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SUMMARY:ASUG - Mid-Year Retrospective
DESCRIPTION:As we approach mid-2019\, we’ve had a lot of great speakers and facilitators share their Agility journeys with us. As this group belongs to you all\, we want use this time to see how what has resonated well and also see what we can change. \nFor our next session\, we’ll be conducting a group retrospective to see how you all are feeling about the group and the content so far. The desired outcome is to surface what we should stop\, start\, and continue doing. \nWe look forward to hearing all of the valuable feedback you have to offer as we work to keep your meetup relevant\, fun\, and thought-provoking!
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/asug-mid-year-lean-coffee-event/
LOCATION:Intercontinental Hotels Group\, Three Ravinia Drive Suite 100\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30346\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190725T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190725T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190725T023501Z
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SUMMARY:Death to "it depends" Leadership! w/ Lawrence Henderson
DESCRIPTION:How many of us have been in a business or project launch meeting and details of what needs to be done start to be thrown around and then the “leader” in the room gets asked a question\, and the gut-wrenching response comes back\, “Well\, It depends.” Well\, thank you “Captain obvious!” is what we think\, well\, maybe just me. How many projects or decisions have been stalled by “It depends”? If we as leaders know so much about the path to improved organizational performance\, why is it so difficult to get there? \nThis interactive session will incorporate small group and large group think-tank discussions on how we can close the gap between Knowing versus Doing. We will begin the work to put to death the defacto “It Depends” and build a healthy living environment for decision-making and action-taking. \nTakeaways: \nA model to get conversations started and actual ideas on the tablePersonal identification of what role you play as a team memberChallenge to be an actual Change Agent at your organization \nProfessional Bio:Lawrence Henderson has been a comfort disrupting Certified Leadership & Organizational development Coach\, Trainer\, and Speaker for over 15 years\, working to deliver social/culturally aware programs that shift the fabric of an organization. Lawrence started his career as an impactful leader through service to his country in the U.S. Army. Now as the Founder and Senior Learning Partner of Business Operational Support Services\, LLC\, he stands in a position to help people connect to the best versions of themselves. He has an unquenchable desire to help bridge the gap for others in their pursuit of God’s purpose in their lives by speaking on the TED stage\, facilitating workshops\, seminars\, and small groups that provide people with the tools to lead today and well into the future. As an authentic voice to live a life of humility\, openness\, and transparency\, Lawrence models the way as a volunteer in several nonprofits and professional organizations throughout the Greater Atlanta area to be the change needed in and around the community. \nSome interest includes jumping on his 2007 Harley Davidson Fatboy while creating memories with his wife Gepre of over 10 years\, and their family pet Chili.
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/death-to-it-depends-leadership-w-lawrence-henderson/
LOCATION:Tricentis\, 3424 Peachtree Rd NE Suite 1000\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30326\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190719T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190719T131500
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190424T225454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190718T004516Z
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SUMMARY:Agile Lunch Bunch @AgileThought (400/Abernathy)
DESCRIPTION:Agenda begins with optional Lightning Talk “Openers” before moving into Lean Coffee format. If you want to propose a Lightning Talk\, feel go with the standard Agile Alliance conference format of 3 min slideless\, 5 slides in 5 min\, or 7 min Pecha Kucha (20 slides\, 20 sec). \nThen we’ll shift to an adapted Lean Coffee format (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhG-A-kRPAU) so come load our backlog with your interests\, questions\, and ideas. We’ve had great feedback on how the ensuing dialogue will really get a feel for the “pulse” of the Atlanta Agile community. Consistently strong engagement and interactions have sparked our learning. \nLunch will be provided! Please keep the input on how to best optimize and evolve the dialogue! \nSee you all there! \nRob Phillips \n(678) 557-9522
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/agile-lunch-bunch-tbd-7/
LOCATION:AgileThought\, 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Building 600\, Suite 105\, Atlanta\, ga\, 30328\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190719T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190719T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190621T231945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190719T164632Z
UID:2542-1563535800-1563541200@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:All Things Agile Gwinnett (ATAG)
DESCRIPTION:The July meetup agenda will start off with lunch sponsored by Genuent. Once everyone has had a chance to get settled\, we will kick off the meetup with brief individual introductions (10 secs each). \nWe will then have a talk on Business Agility from James Sweet via Zoom. James is currently the Regional Agile Delivery Lead for the Western Region for the Eliassen Group. James is also a Lean/Agile Transformation Architect advising clients in best practices and helping them select and implement successful transformation strategies.James has 10 years of experience as an Enterprise Level Agile Coach and Change Agent working with clients of all sizes from small startups to fortune 10.Prior to that James was an Agile practitioner performing in the following roles: Chief Product Owner\, Product Manager\, Product Owner\, Scrum Master/Team Coach\, Release/Solution Train Engineer \nThe second half of the event we will use the Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) format. Lean Coffee is a structured\, but agenda-less meeting. Participants will gather\, build an agenda (backlog of topics)\, and begin the discussion. Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda for the meeting is democratically generated. \nWe will close the meetup with a “Rapid Retrospective” (5 minutes) covering what was beneficial to the group and what could be enhanced in future ATAG meetups. \nThe total event time is scheduled for ~1.5 hrs. \nPlease arrive a few minutes early because attendees will need to sign in at the front desk. Parking is available in front of the building and behind the building. Please park on the M3 side since the other side of the lot is owned by SAGE. \nWe look forward to seeing you there! \nWalt and Derwin
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/all-things-agile-gwinnett-atag-6/
LOCATION:M3\, 1715 N Brown Rd Bldg. A\, Suite 200\, Lawrenceville\, GA\, 30043\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190717T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190717T190000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190621T220416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190717T015018Z
UID:2538-1563386400-1563390000@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Business Agility Atlanta July meetup
DESCRIPTION:The Business Agility Atlanta meetup is an open\, interactive and collaborative discussion of Business Agility approaches across the enterprise including HR\, Marketing\, Finance\, Support\, Sales\, Recruiting\, Operations\, etc. Come join the conversation at one of our monthly meetups\, share your experiences and collaborate with others actively pursuing ways to be more responsive and effective in all parts of the enterprise. \nOur July speaker is Karen Page\, leading a discussion on “How to Create a Culture Comfortable with Change in Order to Enable Business Agility”. As we strive to move our companies along the Business Agility maturity curve from crawl and walk to run and fly we will be introducing a lot of change to our organizations. Let’s get together to talk about how to create a culture comfortable with change. We will discuss how to set a foundation to improve our odds of success as we establish a learning organization. This session is intended to be interactive – bring your examples of what changes are occurring in your teams and companies. Topics will include: \n· Why is change so hard? The Satire Change Model \n· Creating an environment of trust – executing a deliberate change communication plan. ADKAR Model \n· Learning mindset – inspect and adapt \nAudience: Team leads\, managers\, directors and above throughout the organization. We all have a role in leading change in our organizations (and our personal lives!). Come join the discussion and let’s talk about ways to get ourselves and our teams comfortable with change. \nParking is free at the venue and the meetup is on the 5th floor (suite 500). Food and mingle starts at 5:30\, discussion starts at 6:00.
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/business-agility-atlanta-july-meetup/
LOCATION:Matrix Resources Inc\, 1000 Abernathy Rd NE #500\, Atlanta\, GA 30328\, Matrix Resources Inc\, 1000 Abernathy Rd NE #500\, Atlanta\, GA 30328\, Atlanta\, Ge\, 30328\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190626T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190626T194500
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190606T213807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190626T013133Z
UID:2412-1561571100-1561578300@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Presenter Series: Assumptions and Ambiguity be Damned.
DESCRIPTION:This a continuation of our Presenter Series. The presenter series is onsite only and seeks to bring in leading speakers to share their experiences in order to provoke new ideas and challenge existing paradigms within the agile space. \nJoin us as Dennis Stevens presents on “Assumptions and Ambiguity be Damned. Develop a Strategy to Embrace Change.”. \nDescription:Markets are changing faster than typical strategic planning cycles can support. Additionally\, digital strategies are increasing interdependencies and exacerbating the strain on execution. Strategic planning often falls short because it’s not as fluid as it needs to be. \nOne thing we must consider\, is that there are—typically— a lot of assumptions being made about markets as well as the organization’s capacity to execute. Those assumptions often miss the mark when attempting to meet the ever-changing needs and expectations of shareholders and customers. \nAgile provides the opportunity to create the requisite adaptability to validate and adapt to as we understand our ability to deliver and the realizable value of our strategies. \nMore about Dennis Stevens:For over 25 years\, Dennis Stevens has been helping organizations leverage technology to improve their business performance. As Chief Methodologist and Co-Founder of LeadingAgile\, he is focused on the pragmatic application of Lean and Agile thinking to integrate Project Management\, Business Analysis\, and Software Engineering in a way that enables scaling Agile to the Enterprise. \nDennis was a significant contributor to Microsoft’s Business Architecture methodology\, was the Deputy Project Manager for PMI’s OPM3 Second Edition\, and served on both the IIBA and PMI steering committees figure out how to employ agile and lean for their constituents. \nHe was published in the June 2008 Harvard Business Review article “The Next Revolution in Productivity” (https://hbr.org/2008/06/the-next-revolution-in-productivity). Dennis is co-author of the Cutter Consortium Executive Report “Rethinking the Agile Enterprise” discussing incremental strategies to Enterprise Agile adoption. He is recognized as a contributor to Ric Merrifield’s “Re-Th!nk: A Business Manifesto for Cutting Costs and Boosting Innovation” and David J. Anderson’s “Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business.”
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/presenter-series-assumptions-and-ambiguity-be-damned/
LOCATION:Intercontinental Hotels Group\, Three Ravinia Drive Suite 100\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30346\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190625T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190625T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190614T225846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190625T141612Z
UID:2481-1561485600-1561492800@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Pizza and Lean Coffee
DESCRIPTION:For a twist this month we’ll crowd source relevant topics and have an engaging discussion from a variety of perspectives. Come join us for fun\, food and the chance to connect with other agile enthusiasts!
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/pizza-and-lean-coffee/
LOCATION:CollabNet VersionOne\, 6220 Shiloh Rd Suite 400\, Alpharetta\, GA\, 30005\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190621T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190621T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190517T174918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190621T134251Z
UID:2223-1561118400-1561122000@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:SM 101 Community - Working Agreements\, Def of Ready and Done  (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:This session was dreamed up by Sr. Scrum Masters that want to share knowledge they’ve acquired over the years with brand new Scrum Masters. \nIn this session we’ll give advice on how to establish working agreements\, definition of ready and definition of done \nLink to Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/8352189418
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/sm-101-community-working-agreements-def-of-ready-and-done-via-zoom/
LOCATION:GA
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190621T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190621T131500
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190327T213059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190612T234619Z
UID:1716-1561117500-1561122900@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Agile Lunch Bunch @AgileThought (400/Abernathy)
DESCRIPTION:Note: Due to Agile Day Atlanta conference\, AgileThought has kindly agreed to shift back hosting by 1 month. \nAgenda begins with optional Lightning Talk “Openers” before moving into Lean Coffee format. If you want to propose a Lightning Talk\, feel go with the standard Agile Alliance conference format of 3 min slideless\, 5 slides in 5 min\, or 7 min Pecha Kucha (20 slides\, 20 sec). \nThen we’ll shift to an adapted Lean Coffee format (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhG-A-kRPAU) so come load our backlog with your interests\, questions\, and ideas. We’ve had great feedback on how the ensuing dialogue will really get a feel for the “pulse” of the Atlanta Agile community. Consistently strong engagement and interactions have sparked our learning. \nLunch will be provided! Please keep the input on how to best optimize and evolve the dialogue! \nSee you all there! \nRob Phillips \n(678) 557-9522
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/agile-lunch-bunch-tbd-6/
LOCATION:AgileThought\, 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Building 600\, Suite 105\, Atlanta\, ga\, 30328\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190619T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190619T190000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190520T171914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190619T215133Z
UID:2248-1560965400-1560970800@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Business Agility Atlanta June meetup
DESCRIPTION:The Business Agility Atlanta meetup is an open\, interactive and collaborative discussion of Business Agility approaches across the enterprise including HR\, Marketing\, Finance\, Support\, Sales\, Recruiting\, Operations\, etc. Come join the conversation at one of our monthly meetups\, share your experiences and collaborate with others actively pursuing ways to be more responsive and effective in all parts of the enterprise. \nOur June speaker is Jason Molesworth leading a discussion on “Building an ROI-driven case for Business Agility and Clear Enterprise Agility Metrics “ \nWhile the strategic benefits of Business Agility are clearly compelling\, the sheer breadth of transformation involved can make developing a clear Return on Investment (ROI) model challenging. This session is intended to be an interactive exploration of the factors that should be explored when building the case for a Business Agility Transformation effort. Topics to include:• Establishing a clear baseline for team-level Agility maturity• Defining a quantitative connection between maturity and value delivery• Exploring the increased value delivery associated with increased team maturity• Discussing the average team-level costs of a Business Agility transformation• Deriving a clear (and compelling) ROI view of a cohesive Business Agility transformation \nThe stakes are high\, and the benefits are clear. Come join the discussion and let’s explore ways to frame the benefits of Business Agility in a way that can help stakeholders clearly articulate the full ROI impacts of their efforts and get the critical funding needed to realize Business Agility across the Enterprise! \nAudience: executives\, digital transformation leaders\, agile leaders\, business and technical leadership\, designers\, product leadership\, marketing\, sales\, HR\, and all other do’ers. \nParking is free at the venue and the meetup is on the 5th floor (suite 500). Food and mingle starts at 5:30\, discussion starts at 6:00.
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/business-agility-atlanta-june-meetup/
LOCATION:Matrix Resources Inc\, 1000 Abernathy Rd NE #500\, Atlanta\, GA 30328\, Matrix Resources Inc\, 1000 Abernathy Rd NE #500\, Atlanta\, GA 30328\, Atlanta\, Ge\, 30328\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190614T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190614T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190521T183207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190613T221758Z
UID:2265-1560511800-1560517200@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:All Things Agile Gwinnett (ATAG)
DESCRIPTION:The June meetup agenda will start off with lunch sponsored by Genuent. Once everyone has had a chance to get settled\, we will kickoff the meetup with brief individual introductions (10 secs each). \nThe event will then move to our guest speaker\, Mark Sheffield\, who will be presenting via Zoom video. Mark is an Agile Coach\, author\, and IT consultant. He co-wrote the book “Inviting Leadership” with Daniel Mezick. For the ATAG June meetup\, he will share with us the power of Openspace Agility and how it can help engage a team for a common vision and goal. \nThe second half of the event we will use the Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) format. Lean Coffee is a structured\, but agenda-less meeting. Participants will gather\, build an agenda (backlog of topics)\, and begin the discussion. Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda for the meeting is democratically generated. \nWe will close the meetup with a “Rapid Retrospective” (5 minutes) covering what was beneficial to the group and what could be enhanced in future ATAG meetups. \nThe total event time is scheduled for ~1.5 hrs. \nPlease arrive a few minutes early because attendees will need to sign in at the front desk. Parking is available in front of the building and behind the building. Please park on the M3 side since the other side of the lot is owned by SAGE. \nWe look forward to seeing you there! \nWalt and Derwin
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/all-things-agile-gwinnett-atag-5/
LOCATION:M3\, 1715 N Brown Rd Bldg. A\, Suite 200\, Lawrenceville\, GA\, 30043\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190607T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190607T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190517T174918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T212850Z
UID:2222-1559908800-1559912400@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:SM 101 Community - Managing remote teams  (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:This session was dreamed up by Sr. Scrum Masters that want to share knowledge they’ve acquired over the years with brand new Scrum Masters. \nIn this session we’ll give advice on how manage remote teams and build tight collaboration across time zones \nLink to Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/8352189418
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/sm-101-community-managing-remote-teams-via-zoom/
LOCATION:GA
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190529T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190529T191500
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190508T084624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190529T210029Z
UID:2132-1559151900-1559157300@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Presenter Series: Agile Party Planning
DESCRIPTION:This a continuation of our Presenter Series. The presenter series is onsite only and seeks to bring in leading speakers to share their experiences in order to provoke new ideas and challenge existing paradigms within the agile space. \nJoin us as Ben van Glabbeek presents on “Agile Party Planning”. \nDescription:Agile Party Planning – How to keep the management team from crashing your agile methods party. \nNo one wants to be left out of the party but when we start talking about agile methods that’s what we do to the managers. They are left to the side and asked to be servant leaders without any guidance. Let’s explore how to enable and empower the management team with new tools so they are welcomed instead of crashing the party. \nMore about Ben van Glabbeek:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-van-glabbeek/
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/presenter-series-agile-party-planning/
LOCATION:Intercontinental Hotels Group\, Three Ravinia Drive Suite 100\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30346\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190528T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190528T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190508T200036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190528T195041Z
UID:2136-1559066400-1559073600@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Agile Teams across Time and Space with Josh Kite and Michelle Webb
DESCRIPTION:Agile Teams Across Time and Space with Josh Kite \nThe Agile Manifesto calls for us to work face to face\, but that is not always feasible for a number of reasons. Josh will talk through a few simple\, practical things you can to to make your distributed teams more effective. While this discussion is focused on development teams\, the concepts can improve all of your dispersed meetings regardless of who is involved. \nJosh is the owner of PIVOT Agile and has impacted Agile adoption at many companies including The Coca-Cola Company\, Equifax\, Anthem\, and L Brands \nMichelle is a Senior Agile Coach at Eliassen Group with a passion for helping teams and trains succeed in their Agile journeys.
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/agile-teams-across-time-and-space-with-josh-kite/
LOCATION:CollabNet VersionOne\, 6220 Shiloh Rd Suite 400\, Alpharetta\, GA\, 30005\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190524T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190524T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190517T174918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190523T191543Z
UID:2220-1558699200-1558702800@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:SM 101 Community - Running Effective Retrospectives (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:This session was dreamed up by Sr. Scrum Masters that want to share knowledge they’ve acquired over the years with brand new Scrum Masters. \nIn this session we’ll give advice on how to run effective retrospectives and discover why these are the most important scrum ceremony on your calendar \nLink to Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/8352189418
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/sm-101-community-running-effective-retrospectives-via-zoom/
LOCATION:GA
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190517T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190517T131500
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190220T202515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190515T231913Z
UID:1365-1558093500-1558098900@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Agile Lunch Bunch: SKIP MAY! Go to Agile Day Atlanta 5/10 &/or Unconference 5/17
DESCRIPTION:Due to a couple major Atlanta Agile events occurring in May\, we’ll skip Lunch Bunch this time and encourage everyone to please consider attending Agile Day Atlanta on Friday 5/10 and/or the Lean+Agile Atlanta Unconference on 5/17. \nBoth events will be at the Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College near Ga 400 & 141. Please find links below… \nhttp://agiledayatlanta.com/ \nhttps://www.leanagileatlanta.com/ \nSee you all there! \nRob Phillips \n(678) 557-9522
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/agile-lunch-bunch-tbd-5/
LOCATION:Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College\, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd\, Cumming\, GA\, 30041\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190515T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190515T190000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190410T054749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190515T170254Z
UID:1845-1557941400-1557946800@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Business Agility Atlanta May meetup
DESCRIPTION:The Business Agility Atlanta meetup is an open\, interactive and collaborative discussion of Business Agility approaches across the enterprise including HR\, Marketing\, Finance\, Support\, Sales\, Recruiting\, Operations\, etc. Come join the conversation at one of our monthly meetups\, share your experiences and collaborate with others actively pursuing ways to be more responsive and effective in all parts of the enterprise. \nIn May\, Jay Johnson will explore Business Agility and Innovation Through Design Thinking: \nSummary:Today’s organizational demands and customer complexities are continuously changing. Innovative and customer-focused companies are moving to Agile Enterprise structures and leveraging design thinking practices and lean-agile practices within the respective business domains. Successful companies are learning how to do use Design Thinking to solve problems and to innovate\, thus increasing customer delight and loyalty\, while increasing agility across the enterprise. \nThe most adopted practices used for Business Agility include Design Thinking and Service Design. Design Thinking\, Service Design\, Design Sprints\, Lean Enterprise\, and the Lean-UX Canvas are examples of practices that many successful companies are embracing today. \nDuring this discussion\, we will cover:-An overview of Design Thinking\, Service Design\, and Innovation-How to implement Design Thinking and Innovation Practices-Aligning Design Thinking with Business Agility-Examples from companies successfully implementing these practices \nAudience: executives\, digital transformation leaders\, agile leaders\, business and technical leadership\, designers\, product leadership\, marketing\, sales\, HR\, and executives. \nParking is free at the venue and the meetup is on the 5th floor (suite 500). Food and mingle starts at 5:30\, discussion starts at 6:00.
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/business-agility-atlanta-may-meetup/
LOCATION:Matrix Resources Inc\, 1000 Abernathy Rd NE #500\, Atlanta\, GA 30328\, Matrix Resources Inc\, 1000 Abernathy Rd NE #500\, Atlanta\, GA 30328\, Atlanta\, Ge\, 30328\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190510T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190510T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190423T165703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190508T194603Z
UID:1979-1557487800-1557493200@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:All Things Agile Gwinnett (ATAG)
DESCRIPTION:The May meetup agenda will start off with lunch sponsored by Genuent. Once everyone has had a chance to get settled\, we will kickoff the meetup with brief individual introductions (10 secs each). \nThe event will then move to our guest speaker\, Daniel Mezick (http://newtechusa.net/danielmezick/) who be presenting via Zoom video. Daniel is an author\, consultant\, expert on enterprise business agility and extending adaptive agile culture beyond software. He is a frequent keynote speaker on self-management and business agility at industry conferences worldwide. For the ATAG May meetup he will covering the topic of his latest book Inviting Leadership (https://www.amazon.com/Inviting-Leadership-Invitation-Based-ChangeTM-World/dp/0984875352) that he and Mark Sheffield have co-authored. \nThe second half of the event we will use the Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) format. Lean Coffee is a structured\, but agenda-less meeting. Participants will gather\, build an agenda (backlog of topics)\, and begin the discussion. Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda for the meeting is democratically generated. \nWe will close the meetup with a “Rapid Retrospective” (5 minutes) covering what was beneficial to the group and what could be enhanced in future ATAG meetups. \nThe total event time is scheduled for ~1.5 hrs. \nPlease arrive a few minutes early because attendees will need to sign in at the front desk. Parking is available in front of the building and behind the building. Please park on the M3 side since the other side of the lot is owned by SAGE. \nWe look forward to seeing you there! \nWalt and Derwin
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/all-things-agile-gwinnett-atag-4/
LOCATION:M3\, 1715 N Brown Rd Bldg. A\, Suite 200\, Lawrenceville\, GA\, 30043\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190509T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190509T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190330T174259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190508T200036Z
UID:1746-1557403200-1557406800@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:SM 101 Community - Relative Estimation and Team Velocity (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:This session was dreamed up by Sr. Scrum Masters that want to share knowledge they’ve acquired over the years with brand new Scrum Masters. \nIn this session we’ll give advice on how to do relative estimation and establish a team’s velocity. \nLink to Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/8352189418
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/sm-101-community-relative-estimation-and-team-velocity-via-zoom/
LOCATION:GA
CATEGORIES:Communities of Practice,Meetups
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190426T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190426T150000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190330T174258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190426T141021Z
UID:1745-1556287200-1556290800@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Agile Coach Peer to Peer Community of Practice
DESCRIPTION:This is a community of practice for Agile Coaches and Transformation Leaders. We’ll have a lean coffee type agenda and share challenges and successes with the goal of encouraging each other and learning together. \nLink to Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/8352189418
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/agile-coach-peer-to-peer-community-of-practice/
LOCATION:GA
CATEGORIES:Communities of Practice,Meetups
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190426T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190426T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190330T174258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190426T141021Z
UID:1744-1556280000-1556283600@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:SM 101 Community - Working with Remote Teams (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:This session was dreamed up by Sr. Scrum Masters that want to share knowledge they’ve acquired over the years with brand new Scrum Masters. \nIn this session we’ll cover a key concept…how to best work with remote teams! \nLink to Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/8352189418
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/sm-101-community-working-with-remote-teams-via-zoom/
LOCATION:GA
CATEGORIES:Communities of Practice,Meetups
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190425T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190425T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190322T134227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190426T004937Z
UID:1668-1556215200-1556222400@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Visualization and Team Performance: Using data to improve your Scrum team.
DESCRIPTION:Agile is an empirical and fact-based approach to development In this session the presenters demonstrate ways of looking at your own team performance data to identify what areas might need attention\, and how to decide where to dig deeper! Join Ryland Leyton and Aly Khemani of Aptos.com as they show you how to visualize and identify issues in feature development\, estimation\, development progress\, and a variety of other agile smells! \nDoors open at 6pm\, Speaker starts at 6:30. Session concludes by 8:00PM \nLOCATIONAptos.comResurgens Plaza945 East Paces Ferry Rd NE\, Atlanta\, GA 30326Map linkThis is right above the Lenox Marta Station.PARKING:You may park in the building\, we will be issuing vouchers.ONCE IN THE BUILDING (VIA MARTA OR PARKING)Take the elevator to the Grand Lobby (GL).Someone will be there from 6pm to 6:30pm to direct you to the 25th floor.We will start the program at 6:30.
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/visualization-and-team-performance-using-data-to-improve-your-scrum-team/
LOCATION:945 East Paces Ferry Rd NE\, 945 East Paces Ferry Rd NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30326\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190419T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190419T131500
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190123T185510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190417T224512Z
UID:1083-1555674300-1555679700@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Agile Lunch Bunch @Boosterthon (Mansell/400)
DESCRIPTION:Agenda begins with optional Lightning Talk “Openers” before moving into Lean Coffee format. If you want to propose a Lightning Talk\, feel go with the standard Agile Alliance conference format of 3 min slideless\, 5 slides in 5 min\, or 7 min Pecha Kucha (20 slides\, 20 sec). \nThen we’ll shift to an adapted Lean Coffee format (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuQCNkF4uO8) so come load our backlog with your interests\, questions\, and ideas. We’ve had great feedback on how the ensuing dialogue will really get a feel for the “pulse” of the Atlanta Agile community. Consistently strong engagement and interactions have sparked our learning. \nLunch will be provided! Please keep the input on how to best optimize and evolve the dialogue! \nSee you all there! \nRob Phillips \n(678) 557-9522
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/agile-lunch-bunch-tbd-4/
LOCATION:Boosterthon\, 10400 Old Alabama Road Connector\, Alpharetta\, ga\, 30022\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190412T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190412T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190330T174258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190411T201126Z
UID:1743-1555070400-1555074000@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:SM 101 Community - Working Agreements (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:This session was dreamed up by Sr. Scrum Masters that want to share knowledge they’ve acquired over the years with brand new Scrum Masters. \nIn this session we’ll cover a key concept…setting up working agreements with your team. As part of that we’ll also discuss setting up a definition of ready for stories and definition of done. \nLink to Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/8352189418
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/sm-101-community-working-agreements-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/8352189418\, https://zoom.us/j/8352189418\, Georgia\, ga\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190412T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190412T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190319T215104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190412T163239Z
UID:1642-1555068600-1555074000@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:All Things Agile Gwinnett (ATAG)
DESCRIPTION:The agenda will start with a short lunch (15 minutes) sponsored by Genuent. After lunch\, we will start the meetup with brief individual introductions (10 secs each) and then move to the Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) format. Lean Coffee is a structured\, but agenda-less meeting. Participants will gather\, build an agenda (backlog of topics)\, and begin the discussion. Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda for the meeting is democratically generated. \nWe will close the meetup with a “Rapid Retrospective” (5 minutes) covering what was beneficial to the group and what could be enhanced in future ATAG meetups. \nThe total event time is scheduled for 1.5 hrs. \nPlease arrive a few minutes early because attendees will need to sign in at the front desk. Parking is available in front of the building and behind the building. Please park on the M3 side since the other side of the lot is owned by SAGE. \nWe look forward to seeing you there! \nWalt and Derwin
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/all-things-agile-gwinnett-atag-3/
LOCATION:M3\, 1715 N Brown Rd Bldg. A\, Suite 200\, Lawrenceville\, GA\, 30043\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190328T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190328T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190312T103623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190327T150309Z
UID:1575-1553796000-1553803200@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Agile Retrospective: Change it Up w/ L.L. Purcell
DESCRIPTION:Doors on at 6pm. Speaker Starts at 6:30pm \nWe know retrospectives are basic to any agile practice. We know they are important. Yet we find retrospectives are not getting done to the degree of making continuous improvement or not getting done at all. Change things up! Change your retrospectives to create interest\, spark enthusiasm and truly add the value that they should.
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/agile-retrospective-change-it-up-w-l-l-purcell/
LOCATION:The Queen building\, 5 Concourse Parkway suite 2700\, Atlanta\, US
CATEGORIES:Meetups
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190327T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190327T191500
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190311T001405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190327T022528Z
UID:1564-1553708700-1553714100@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Presenter Series: Change or Die - Approaches for continuous change & improvement
DESCRIPTION:This a continuation of our Presenter Series. The presenter series is onsite only and seeks to bring in expert speakers to share their experiences in order to provoke new ideas and challenge existing paradigms within the agile space. \nJoin us as Brad Hugick and Dan Sloan present on “Change or Die”. \nDescription:These are the words that are often said within large enterprises that must continuously adapt and improve in a volatile\, uncertain\, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Although it sounds simple on the surface\, it can be quite challenging to rapidly change and improve at enterprise scale. Why is this? \nIn this session\, we will unearth the challenges inherent in large-scale organizational change and why it is threatening the long-term viability of our largest enterprises. To solve this difficult problem\, we will explore a promising approach for continuous change and improvement referred to as a “Chapter of Change”. We will dig deep into the principles and practices for this approach by drawing on a powerful combination of Open Space Technology and Scrum\, while sharing real-world experiences that can be used to implement a pragmatic “Chapter of Change” format in your organization. \nMore about Dan Sloan:Dan is an Enterprise Coach and ‘ways of working’ advocate at Cox Automotive\, a global automotive services and software company focused on transforming the way the world buys\, sells\, owns and uses cars.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielhsloan/ \nMore about Brad Hugick:Brad Hugick is an Enterprise Coach at Cox Automotive and currently supporting the Inventory Solutions portfolioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradhugick/
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/presenter-series-change-or-die-approaches-for-continuous-change-improvement/
LOCATION:Intercontinental Hotels Group\, Three Ravinia Drive Suite 100\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30346\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190326T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190326T194500
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190131T194909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190326T164051Z
UID:1158-1553622300-1553629500@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:The Grow Model presented by Tammy Schubert and Sydney Ryanczak
DESCRIPTION:GROW Coaching Model for the Product Owners and Scrum Masters. It provides a basic framework for them to work with teams and individuals in the spirit of continuous improvement. \nThe GROW Model has proved successful all over the world to a diverse mix of people with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. It forms the most common basis of coaching in many organizations and universities globally. The GROW Model is now one of the most popular principal pillars utilized within the international coaching community as a whole\, due to the outstanding results it helps people to achieve personally and within global organizations. \nTraining Overview \nWhat is it?How to use it?Practical application.
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/guest-facilitator-and-speakers-sydney-ryanczak-and-tammy-schubert-2/
LOCATION:Fire and Brimstone Tavern\, 10595 Old Alabama Rd Con #1\, Alpharetta\, GA\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190320T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190320T190000
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190222T171010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190320T032951Z
UID:1388-1553103000-1553108400@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Business Agility Atlanta March meetup
DESCRIPTION:The Business Agility Atlanta meetup is an open\, interactive and collaborative discussion of Business Agility approaches across the enterprise including HR\, Marketing\, Finance\, Support\, Sales\, Recruiting\, Operations\, etc. Come join the conversation at one of our monthly meetups\, share your experiences and collaborate with others actively pursuing ways to be more responsive and effective in all parts of the enterprise. \nIn March\, Michael Noel will discuss a number of business agility scenarios and case studies across functions like sales and customer service. He will cover structures\, governance models\, and funding models that have worked\, for exploiting agility\, to achieve business results. He will talk about strategies for influencing change and for overcoming political\, cultural\, and structural impediments that often get in the way of business agility. \nParking is free at the venue and the meetup is on the 5th floor (suite 500). Food and mingle starts at 5:30\, discussion starts at 6:00.
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/business-agility-atlanta-march-meetup/
LOCATION:Matrix Resources Inc\, 1000 Abernathy Rd NE #500\, Atlanta\, GA 30328\, Matrix Resources Inc\, 1000 Abernathy Rd NE #500\, Atlanta\, GA 30328\, Atlanta\, Ge\, 30328\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190315T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190315T131500
DTSTAMP:20260606T131040
CREATED:20190109T181924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190313T210800Z
UID:951-1552650300-1552655700@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Agile Lunch Bunch @AgileThought (400/Abernathy)
DESCRIPTION:Agenda begins with optional Lightning Talk “Openers” before moving into Lean Coffee format. If you want to propose a Lightning Talk\, feel go with the standard Agile Alliance conference format of 3 min slideless\, 5 slides in 5 min\, or 7 min Pecha Kucha (20 slides\, 20 sec). \nThen we’ll shift to an adapted Lean Coffee format (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhG-A-kRPAU) so come load our backlog with your interests\, questions\, and ideas. We’ve had great feedback on how the ensuing dialogue will really get a feel for the “pulse” of the Atlanta Agile community. Consistently strong engagement and interactions have sparked our learning. \nLunch will be provided! Please keep the input on how to best optimize and evolve the dialogue! \nSee you all there! \nRob Phillips \n(678) 557-9522
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/agile-lunch-bunch-tbd-3/
LOCATION:AgileThought\, 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Building 600\, Suite 105\, Atlanta\, ga\, 30328\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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