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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:20260606T145425
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/
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190529T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190529T191500
DTSTAMP:20260606T145425
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190528T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190528T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145425
CREATED:20190508T200036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190528T195041Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190524T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190524T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145425
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/
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190517T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190517T131500
DTSTAMP:20260606T145425
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190515T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190515T190000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145425
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190510T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190510T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145425
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190509T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190509T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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/
CATEGORIES:Communities of Practice,Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190426T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190426T150000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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/
CATEGORIES:Communities of Practice,Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190426T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190426T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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/
CATEGORIES:Communities of Practice,Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190425T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190425T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190419T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190419T131500
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190412T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190412T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190412T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190412T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190328T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190328T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190327T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190327T191500
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190326T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190326T194500
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190320T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190320T190000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190315T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190315T131500
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190308T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190308T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
CREATED:20190201T204927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190307T200705Z
UID:1172-1552044600-1552050000@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:All Things Agile Gwinnett (ATAG)
DESCRIPTION:***** Meetup date has changed to March 8th ***** \nThe 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 a Quick-Fire (10-15 minute) discussion on Kanban presented by Jeremy Pullen of Polodis Inc. \nThe event will 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\, and begin talking. 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-2/
LOCATION:M3\, 1715 N Brown Rd Bldg. A\, Suite 200\, Lawrenceville\, GA\, 30043\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190228T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190228T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
CREATED:20190125T194558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T073704Z
UID:1102-1551378600-1551384000@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Deliver Quality Software Faster with Automated Testing w/ Aaron Lindsay
DESCRIPTION:Modern Agile environments are pushing to deliver high quality software at speed. Mobile applications\, IoT devices\, and microservices must provide the most cutting-edge features to customers\, while organizations contend with legacy applications that are driving the backend or are undergoing re-architecture for cloud deployments. If a defect is pushed to customers as a result of a change\, it can have cascading negative brand effects. To successfully deliver quality at speed\, organizations need to adopt automated processes to ensure software is tested fully. In this session\, Parasoft will present how to evolve from manual to automated testing by leveraging technologies including static analysis\, unit testing\, functional testing\, and load testing\, in an always-on\, stable test environment. \nAaron Lindsay has been helping Parasoft’s clients harden code\, develop functional testing solutions\, and virtualize their environments for almost 7 years. He has worked on projects all across America\, South America\, and India incorporating service virtualization into verticals that range from banking and healthcare to defense organizations. \nPrior to Parasoft Aaron worked with an R&D team under Dr. Ciera Jaspan to identify collaboration constrains in Java frameworks and developed static analysis tools that would identify defects.
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/deliver-quality-software-faster-with-automated-testing-w-aaron-lindsay/
LOCATION:Home Depot Store Support Center\, 2455 Paces Ferry Road\, Atlanta\, GA\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T191500
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
CREATED:20190122T164636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190225T183107Z
UID:1071-1551203100-1551208500@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Everything you wanted to know about getting and growing your Agile career
DESCRIPTION:Danny Presten from Lithe Consulting and Jennifer Mitchell from G-squared Group will spend an evening helping you develop a strategy for building your career in the emerging Agile world. During this talk they’ll forecast where the job market is trending\, identify what the hot careers will be and help you develop a plan for building your experience and landing that dream job. \nWhat’s the job market looking like for 2019 and beyond?What do you think of the “gig economy” is there a move toward more temp contract work?What agile jobs are most sought after?What other jobs are in demand?How has job searching changed in the last 5 years?What part does social media play while searching for a job?What job sites do you recommend?How important are resumes really?How frequently should you look to make a change? What’s too quick or too slow?What mistakes do you see candidates making?What advice would you give to someone wanting to make a career change? What about applying for a more senior role?What place do certifications play? How important are they really?What certifications are in demand right now? \nDanny Presten is an entrepreneurial self starter with over 20 years experience successfully delivering complex IT solutions in a variety of industries including web development\, e-commerce\, healthcare\, non profit\, supply chain\, and legal. He currently owns his own business focused on improving end to end product delivery processes getting higher value in shorter cycle times for his clients. \nJennifer Mitchell is the Managing Partner for GSquared Group. She holds a Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia and has an extensive background in sales\, marketing\, recruiting and business development. She has a passion for nurturing IT talent and when she’s not in the office enjoys entertaining friends and family and spending time with her two young boys. \nLooking forward to it.
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/guest-facilitator-and-speaker-danny-presten/
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/New_York:20190220T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T190000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
CREATED:20190118T060627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190220T164409Z
UID:1033-1550683800-1550689200@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Business Agility Atlanta February 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. We will utilize a lean coffee format to discuss items from the audience. Bring your questions and experience! \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-february-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/New_York:20190215T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190215T131500
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
CREATED:20190109T181924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190213T201127Z
UID:950-1550231100-1550236500@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=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-2/
LOCATION:Boosterthon\, 10400 Old Alabama Road Connector\, Alpharetta\, ga\, 30022\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190131T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190131T203000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
CREATED:20190114T164519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T215158Z
UID:994-1548959400-1548966600@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Agile for Distributed Teams
DESCRIPTION:The Agile Manifesto calls for us to work face to face\, but that is not always feasible for a number of reasons. Josh and Michelle will talk through a few simple\, practical things you can 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. \nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jwkite/https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwebb99/
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/agile-for-distributed-teams/
LOCATION:The Queen building\, 5 Concourse Parkway suite 2700\, Atlanta\, US
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190129T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190129T191500
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
CREATED:20190102T181537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190126T173956Z
UID:851-1548783900-1548789300@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Guest facilitator and Speakers - Sydney Ryanczak and Tammy Schubert
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/
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/New_York:20190125T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190125T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
CREATED:20190102T181537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190124T192453Z
UID:849-1548415800-1548421200@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:All Things Agile Gwinnett (ATAG)
DESCRIPTION:The Agenda will consist of meeting and greeting each other for the first 15 minutes and then migrating to a Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) format for 1 hour. Lean Coffee is a structured\, but agenda-less meeting. Participants gather\, build an agenda\, and begin talking. Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda for the meeting is democratically generated. The event will then close (Last 15 minutes) with a “Rapid Retrospective” discussing the ATAG meet up. What was beneficial to the group and what could be enhanced in future ATAG meetups. The total event time is scheduled for 1.5 hrs. \nLunch will be provided. \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. \nLook forward to seeing you there! \nDerwin and Walt
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/all-things-agile-gwinnett-atag/
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/New_York:20190123T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190123T191500
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
CREATED:20190116T152027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T180801Z
UID:1013-1548265500-1548270900@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Workshop Series: Intentional Learning – Map a Successful Strategy
DESCRIPTION:This a continuation of our Workshop Series. The workshop series is onsite only and seeks to bring in expert speakers into an interactive environment to share their experiences in order to provoke new ideas and challenge existing paradigms within the agile space. \nJoin us as Claire Moss will presents “Intentional Learning – Map a Successful Strategy” \nDescription:As agile team members\, we are committed to learning. However\, often our learning is opportunistic and unplanned: we chase the latest shiny thing and gain broad but shallow knowledge. In a workshop inspired by Dan North and Chris Matt’s work in skills mapping\, you will chart your own learning adventure based on where you are now and where you want to be in the future. \nMore about Claire:– http://blog.aclairefication.com/about/
URL:https://www.agileoctane.com/event/workshop-series-intentional-learning-map-a-successful-strategy/
LOCATION:Intercontinental Hotels Group\, Three Ravinia Drive Suite 100\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30346\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190118T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190118T131500
DTSTAMP:20260606T145426
CREATED:20190102T181336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190116T182903Z
UID:842-1547811900-1547817300@www.agileoctane.com
SUMMARY:Agile Lunch Bunch @AgileThought (GA400&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/
LOCATION:AgileThought\, 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Building 600\, Suite 105\, Atlanta\, ga\, 30328\, us
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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