Events

Past events

Optimizing for Flow

Optimizing for Flow

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=mab1c89f4f9c0650f7b87541ead6c78f9

In this online version of my popular interactive token flipping workshop, we are going to simulate some work, do some experiments to optimize the flow, and then talk about the principles we can apply to the way we… More →

WIP Into Shape - AgileLnL - Ryan Latta

WIP Into Shape - AgileLnL - Ryan Latta

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=m32920f06709e23ff9226c881b20c8eae

Work-In-Progress limits are a powerful but unintuitive technique that can lead to rapid improvements in performance and processes. Teams using Ryan Latta's simplified approach often deliver work 4x to 10x faster. In… More →

Reliable Retrospectives

Reliable Retrospectives

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=mf72db28c92cc708040a008b38f358832

Retrospectives are an important part of most Agile teams driven by the principle of reflecting and improving the way the team works. Not all retrospectives achieve that goal. Some teams have trouble coming up with… More →

Crafting Compelling User Stories: The Key to Successful Software

Crafting Compelling User Stories: The Key to Successful Software

Tuesday, September 5, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=m792449c2873fc31aa11882018edca284

User stories drive the process of creating software. Good user stories help develop software efficiently, but poor user stories can lead to lower return on investment and even cancelled projects. We will look at a… More →

Test Driven Development & Pair Programming - Live Coding Demo

Test Driven Development & Pair Programming - Live Coding Demo

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=mc2e2554abfcd47ebc6256840a1de0a93

In this Test Driven Development and Pair Programming Benjamin and Mark are going to create a simple algorithm using TDD and pair programming. Come see how developers can use pair programming and test driven development… More →

Awesomely Simple Book Summary

Awesomely Simple Book Summary

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 12:30 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=maebf877b47edb8c5a1315e14d69e2f2d

Awesomely Simple is a book that takes strategies gleaned from successful companies and distills them down to six simple principles. These principles aren't just for huge companies. They are also very present on… More →

Habits of Success & Practices of Failure

Habits of Success & Practices of Failure

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=m8b7516f13f709dfdb08ce3e47348bb8c

Some software projects fail because of things outside the team's control. However, most of what makes a project succeed or fail comes down to what the team decides to do each day. In this talk we are going to look at… More →

Agile Principle #6 - A Deep Dive - Agile LnL

Agile Principle #6 - A Deep Dive - Agile LnL

Tuesday, August 1, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=m579504086a90b411d97e40d914f0132d

Continuing our journey of doing a deep dive with each Agile principle, this session is going to be focused on Agile Principle #6: "The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a… More →

Coaching Agile Delivery

Coaching Agile Delivery

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 · 12:00 PM America/Chicago – 1:00 PM America/Chicagohttps://xeric.webex.com/xeric/j.php?MTID=maa61d0270a8af7d17d71f07fd22d3dc5

Agile says we should satisfy the customer through "early and continuous delivery" and that "working software is the primary measure of progress" and that we should "deliver working software frequently." With all this… More →