Learn how to go Agile with Scrum at our December 15th meetup
| From: | Marko Gargenta |
| Sent on: | Monday, November 16, 2009 1:45 PM |
Folks,
Our December 15th meetup is going to be a bit different!
We are co-organizing an event with a number of local user groups (SF-Java, SF-PHP, and SF-.NET) on something that truly crosses the technology boundaries: agile software development :-)
I'll start off the evening by giving a brief overview of Scrum, an iterative incremental framework for managing complex work (such as new product development), commonly used with Agile - just so that we are all on the same page.
We will then hear a story from the trenches of what exactly it means to "go Agile" by the folks from Genius.com - yes, the smart bunch from our last event with Jens Østergaard on Why is Scrum So Hard.
The hardest part of going Agile is the initial rollout of a new way of working. Whether it's getting executive buy-in, overcoming team skepticism, serially prioritizing work, instilling cross-functional collaboration, or learning just-in-time design and incremental development, embracing Agile can be a daunting task. In this session, Genius.com will share what made their rollout successful and what lessons they learned along the way.
Genius.com sells Software-as-a-Service sales and marketing applications to customers ranging from startups to multi-national enterprises such as British Telecom and Cisco. In it's five years of existence, Genius.com has released 8 products and accumulated more than 500 customers. As the company has evolved, so has the engineering department. The transition to Agile began in 2007 following a series of slipped releases and growing frustration with the pace of development progress. More than two years (and 14 consecutive on-time major releases) later, Genius.com's Agile implementation continues to evolve. Ryan Ausanka-Crues, Development Manager, and Scott Mersey, Vice President of Marketing and Products, will share their experiences.
They will cover what Genius.com was like before rolling out Agile, what their rollout looked like, what they've tuned as they've gone along, and what their process currently looks like (including our split into two development teams).
Special thanks goes to Michael Tougeron from the SF-PHP group and Bruno Terkaly from Microsoft for making this event happen!
We are still confirming the sponsors for this meetup, but it's safe to say that there will be plenty of drinks, pizza, and swag :-) More details for follow!
Please note that this event will be hosted at SF-Microsoft, 835 Market St (@4th) on the 7th floor.
See you on the 15th. Make sure you RSVP sooner, rather than later if you wish to reserve your spot.
Cheers,
Marko
Marakana.com
For the full details on the speakers, please go to the event page.
Our December 15th meetup is going to be a bit different!
We are co-organizing an event with a number of local user groups (SF-Java, SF-PHP, and SF-.NET) on something that truly crosses the technology boundaries: agile software development :-)
I'll start off the evening by giving a brief overview of Scrum, an iterative incremental framework for managing complex work (such as new product development), commonly used with Agile - just so that we are all on the same page.
We will then hear a story from the trenches of what exactly it means to "go Agile" by the folks from Genius.com - yes, the smart bunch from our last event with Jens Østergaard on Why is Scrum So Hard.
The hardest part of going Agile is the initial rollout of a new way of working. Whether it's getting executive buy-in, overcoming team skepticism, serially prioritizing work, instilling cross-functional collaboration, or learning just-in-time design and incremental development, embracing Agile can be a daunting task. In this session, Genius.com will share what made their rollout successful and what lessons they learned along the way.
Genius.com sells Software-as-a-Service sales and marketing applications to customers ranging from startups to multi-national enterprises such as British Telecom and Cisco. In it's five years of existence, Genius.com has released 8 products and accumulated more than 500 customers. As the company has evolved, so has the engineering department. The transition to Agile began in 2007 following a series of slipped releases and growing frustration with the pace of development progress. More than two years (and 14 consecutive on-time major releases) later, Genius.com's Agile implementation continues to evolve. Ryan Ausanka-Crues, Development Manager, and Scott Mersey, Vice President of Marketing and Products, will share their experiences.
They will cover what Genius.com was like before rolling out Agile, what their rollout looked like, what they've tuned as they've gone along, and what their process currently looks like (including our split into two development teams).
Special thanks goes to Michael Tougeron from the SF-PHP group and Bruno Terkaly from Microsoft for making this event happen!
We are still confirming the sponsors for this meetup, but it's safe to say that there will be plenty of drinks, pizza, and swag :-) More details for follow!
Please note that this event will be hosted at SF-Microsoft, 835 Market St (@4th) on the 7th floor.
See you on the 15th. Make sure you RSVP sooner, rather than later if you wish to reserve your spot.
Cheers,
Marko
Marakana.com
For the full details on the speakers, please go to the event page.
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