Events

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Creating a (Healthy) Sense of Urgency - Agile LnL

Creating a (Healthy) Sense of Urgency - Agile LnL

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 12:45 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=m28dddb0ea81a83e5590c356e627ae168

In this 45 minute session, we are going to discuss ways to create a sense of urgency that will help create a healthly working environment for your team. We'll also look at pitfalls -- things to avoid that create… More →

Splitting Agile User Stories: Theory and Practice - Mark Shead

Splitting Agile User Stories: Theory and Practice - Mark Shead

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=m8584532770d8edaac23b8f4b719c742c

You've probably heard about "splitting" user stories, but often the idea is mentioned without any real concrete idea of what it involves. In this talk we are going to look at why splitting user stories is valuable, some… More →

Effective Daily Standup Meetings - AgileLnL

Effective Daily Standup Meetings - AgileLnL

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=m2c434a21d291e5c038d7d663707c3fd6

Your daily standup meeting can be your most important secret weapon for getting work done quickly and efficiently, but this doesn’t happen by accident. Effective daily standups are the result of a lot of intentional… More →

Predicting the Future - Forecasts vs. Estimates

Predicting the Future - Forecasts vs. Estimates

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=mb8ef3568a73ada46229faf67fb6e65ce

In this session, we are going to look at the differences between estimating and forecasting. We will start out looking at examples of sizing work to make sure there aren’t hidden parts and then look at estimation… More →

What is Agile? - Agile LnL

What is Agile? - Agile LnL

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=mba30e88dfca10938fc114ba4506d1bd8

What does a cult that clears runways in the forest and wears coconuts like headphones have to do with Agile? You’ll find out in this talk that is a refresher of the foundation of Agile with a focus on the why behind all… More →

Agile Game Day - Christmas Edition

Agile Game Day - Christmas Edition

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 12:30 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=m07491807640a2b02f5483ff9cd1b7185

Come test your Agile knowledge, impress your co-workers, and win fabulous prizes! For this lunch and learn session, we are going to take a break from listening to people talk about Agile and instead play some game… More →

Agile Principle #7 - Working Software - AgileLnL

Agile Principle #7 - Working Software - AgileLnL

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 12:45 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=m8d3f5ac1ef40e869b653cf2932b7beee

Continuing our walk through all 12 Agile Principles, this week we will be looking at Principle #7 - Working software is the primary measure of progress. Is this principle so obvious that it doesn't need to even be… More →

Selenium Patterns & Antipatterns - Agile LnL

Selenium Patterns & Antipatterns - Agile LnL

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 12:45 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=m14ccf7edf15b090eded94230aa085833

Selenium is a wonderful tool, but many of the ways to use it that work well when you have 5 tests, start to break down when you are dealing with a large application with 5,000 tests. In this session we will look at… More →

User Driven Architecture - Agile LnL

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 12:00 PM America/Chicago

Does your architecture drive your application or does your application drive the architecture? In this 35 session we are going to walk through a number of decisions teams make when it comes to architecture and look at… More →