I changed the date and time to Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 7:00 PM

Um... I did NOT add this meetup! I posted a suggestion for a meetup on this topic over a year ago, but I did not add it, and haven't been involved in any planning for it. Maybe this is a bug with the site software (?), but please change it, if possible, for accuracy sake. Thanks. That said, I might be interested in attending this meetup if there were some info. on who is presenting and some idea of what their background/level of expertise is etc.

I could certainly present what we're doing, if there is any interest. We've been practicing Scrum for a long time, and have recently integrated Kanban. I am happy to share.

I changed the location to Microsoft - San Francisco

I removed the location. It was Microsoft - San Francisco

@Andrew: when a suggestion gets posted and people show support for it by saying "count me in" it gets announced as a meetup automatically. its a feature, I think 4 ppl need to support it for the announcement to happen. don't worry, you're not on the hook for anything!

My colleague Beth Lingard and I are Agile Project Leads and would be happy to share our experiences using both Scrum and Kanban in our integrated product development process at ModCloth.com.

Hi,
I currently work in Emeryville so I have a request: If your orgainization is located in downtown SF and you have a large meeting room to accomadate 30 people, can you find out from HR if they are willing to let us meet? We can cap the invite. If you like the idea, please run with it and let's formalize it. :-)

Cheers,
Serge

@Serge, I work at Atlassian and we might be able to accommodate 30. We're not downtown, but walking distance from 16 & Mission BART station. Ping me if you want to discuss details.

Thanks,
Ken

Hey I can get to Atlassian- sounds like the right place to meet unless there are other offers.

I changed the location to Atlassian

Atlassian is happy to host. We can fit 30 people comfortably and I'm sure we can squeeze in a few more around the edges, if necessary. We'll even provide some beverages to keep everyone refreshed.. ;)

Hi Everyone,
Ken, thats great! So, please email Ken directly to RSVP and he can keep count. Please do not show-up without RSVPing directly with Ken -- not fair to him and his orgainization. When you RSVP can you please let him know if you want to present? The topic is established -- Let him know how long and your format.

I look forward to meeting everyone!
Cheers,
Serge

All,

Serge and I just discussed logistics for the event and I have revised the meetup accordingly. A couple of updates:
* Please update the RSVP on the meetup site (not me directly)
* Please send any speaking requests to Serge to get on the agenda

We look forward to seeing everyone in a few weeks.

I'm really amazed at the level of response on this topic. I've been raising the topic of Kanban at developer groups for about 18 months to mostly blank stares (and maybe even a little hostility at the Certified ScrumMaster training course I attended last year). Definitely looking forward to this session!

Hello everyone,

Looks like we're going to have a good turnout tomorrow for this meetup. Since our available meeting space is limited, I'd like you to update your RSVP's in case you CANNOT ATTEND.

We'd like to cap the event around 50 people and this will allows others the opportunity to join. (Plus, it will let us know how much beer to get.. ;)

Serge is in charge of the agenda and I believe he's got one or two good presentations lined up.

Thanks in advance.
Ken & the Atlassians

I am so sorry, but I don't think I can make it. I really wish I could but I am not able to get out.

Here's a link to the book I mentioned, by Henrik Kniberg: "Kanban and Scrum - Making the Most of Both" (free download as PDF). Kniberg has great credibility in the Scrum community, and I recommend this as a one-hour coffee shop read to really understand what Kanban is all about, and dispell common Scrum "versus" Kanban misconceptions. http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/kanban-scrum-minibook

Thanks for the great conversations last night! You can reach me at a.e.wali@modcloth.com and you can reach Beth at b.lingard@modcloth.com. Looking forward to the next event!

This was a great event! For more information on the Lean Software & Systems Conference, go to http://lssc11.leanssc.org. I have also posted an Intro to Kanban webinar there: http://lssc11.leanssc.org/video/

Thanks, everyone, for making the meetup a great success. I have uploaded the videos from both presentations to this playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7DF50EA24ECBC092

There's also a few minutes of discussion at the end of the second preso (before my battery died.. ;)