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The next event for Agile-Carolinas: Todd Olsen

Topic: "Agile Business Intelligence: Implementing a data warehouse using vertical slices."

Todd adds: "Building a data warehouse can be a challenging and risky endeavor. This talk will explore how to use Agile to incrementally deliver a data warehouse. We'll discuss how to create and implement a backlog of stories from scratch in the midst of technical and business uncertainty."

Bio:
To be added for Todd Olsen.

When: It starts at 6:00pm with food and networking and will go until 8pm.

Where:
CPCC West Campus.
We are in H2 Building, probably room 2132 this time.

Note: Even though this is on Oct 1, this is the "Sept" meetup. We will have another one in Oct.

Speaker: Ken Pugh

Topic: Acceptance Test Driven Development

Time: 6-8 pm

No cost. Food is provided.

Location: Usual place - CPCC West Campus. Ken will talk on Acceptance Test Driven Development.

Topic:
"Defining, understanding, and agreeing on the scope of work to be done is often an area of discomfort for product managers, developers and quality assurance experts alike. Many of the items living happily in our defect tracking systems were born of the difficulty we have in performing said activities. Acceptance Testing roots out these defects by reexamining the process we use to define the work to be done and how it is tested.

This session will introduce acceptance testing; explain why it works; and outline the different roles the team members play in the process. We will contrast acceptance testing with unit testing and show examples of how the process clarifies the work to be done."

Bio: A fellow consultant with Net Objectives, Ken Pugh has more than one-third of a century of experience in software developmentfrom gathering requirements for stock market analysis to testing real-time radar systems. Ken consults, trains, testifies, and mentors from London to Sydney on agile processes and technology topics ranging from object-oriented design and test-driven development to Linux/Unix. He has written several programming books, including the Jolt Award winner, Prefactoring, and Interface Oriented Design. When not computing, Ken enjoys snowboarding, windsurfing, biking, and hiking the Appalachian Trail.

It starts at 6:00pm with food and networking and will go until 8pm.
Room 2138
3210 CPCC West Campus Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28208 US

Event: OPEN SPACE

Topic: "Either brag or moan" Tell us about something that is going well or something that is causing you or your team real problems.

We expect about 4 "sessions" in the two 45 minute segments.

See the website for more info: http://agile-carolinas.pbworks.com/FrontPage

Location: CPCC,
3210 CPCC West Campus Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28208
Bldg H2 (2nd Fl), room 2132

We will start at 6pm and go to 8pm. We will have food and some drinks.

Speaker: Ben Carey

Topic: Adopting a Whole-team Approach To Quality

In this talk we will discuss and explore methods for integrating quality into all aspects of software delivery team. Discussion topics will include methods for defining acceptance criteria, the use of behavior/test-driven development, moving from acceptance criteria to acceptance testing, and a variety of other methods including the use of contextual inquiry, ubiquitous language, continuous integration, and automated governance.

In addition to the various practices, we will also discuss the mindset shift and a few strategies that can be used to move to a high-quality delivery model.

Speaker bio: Ben Carey Ben Carey is an agile coach with Rally Software in Raleigh, NC. His has 10 years in the SW industry.

His passions include enabling fast and effective delivery of software, helping teams reach high-performance, and helping find the essence of great software. He is a CSM and a CSP.

Location: CPCC,
3210 CPCC West Campus Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28208
Bldg H2 (2nd Fl), room 2132

We will have networking and food starting at 6:00pm. The talk will start at 6:30pm. And we will stop at 8:00pm or so.

What's a Manager to Do? How managers can reshape their roles with self-organizing agile teams

Sometimes I see teams that reject all direction and go their own way, declaring, “We are self-organizing.” They are missing an important fact. When someone is paid by a company to be part of a team, that team exists within the organizational context.

On the other hand, some managers hear the words “self-organizing” and believe the team is on its own—that they can go into semi-retirement. But that’s not the case, either.

In fact,both are risky over-simplifications.

When teams self-organize there's still plenty for managers to do, but their relationship with the team changes. We'll explore principles to follow as the team takes on more responsiblity for managing their own work, making decisions, and managing team membership.

Speaker's Bio: Esther Derby works with individuals, teams, and organizations to improve their ability to deliver valuable software. Esther is recognized as one of the leaders in the human-side of software development, including management, organizational change, collaboration, building teams and retrospectives. She’s been a programmer, systems manager, project manager, and internal consultant. She currently runs her own consulting firm, Esther Derby Associates, Inc., in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Esther has an MA in Organizational Leadership, is the author of over 100 articles and co-author of Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great and Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management.. She’s a founder of the AYE Conference and is a board member of the Agile Alliance. You can read Esther's articles and blog at http://www.estherderby.com or contact her at 612 724 8114 or derby@estherderby.com

Location: CPCC, 3210 CPCC West Campus Dr., Charlotte, NC 28208
Bldg H2 (2nd Fl), room 2101

We will have networking and food starting at 6:00pm. The talk will start at 6:30pm. And we will stop at 8:00pm or so.