Mark your calendar: November 30 - the next BeyondAgile event

[Inna Balutina]

Please Note:

Due to Thanksgiving Holiday, BeyondAgile meeting will be held on November 30, which is a 5^th Wednesday of the month instead of our traditional 4^th Wednesday.

 

November 30 BeyondAgile event: 

"Recognizing Software Debt" by Chris Sterling, VP of Engineering - Agile Advantage

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

 

Read on for program and location information, or visit us at BeyondAgile.org.

 

The Blurb

Software debt slowly creeps into software assets if left unnoticed and can slow down delivery in ways that seemed faster initially. Fortunately, modern tools, frameworks, and software development approaches help us manage software debt effectively at a reasonable cost to implement. This program will show ways to recognize software debt in five debt areas so that you can start to manage it.

 

Our Speaker

Chris Sterling has supported the efforts of many teams and whole organizations in their adoption of Agile methods. He speaks at many conferences and user groups on topics ranging from test automation to architecture to management. Chris has taught the “Advanced Topics in Agile Software Development” class at the University of Washington in the Agile Developer Certificate extension program. He recently published the book Managing Software Debt: Building for Inevitable Change with Addison-Wesley.

Event Agenda

6:30 - Networking and food

7:00 - Meeting begins

7:00 - Announcements:

Jobs sought/offered

General announcements

Sponsor acknowledgements

7:10 - "Recognizing Software Debt" by Chris Sterling

8:20 - Drawing for Valuable Giveaways

8:25 - Meeting retrospective

8:30 - Meeting ends, we clean up, socialize

 

Event Location:

Vertafore, Inc.

11724 NE 195th Street

Bothell, WA

 

Enter on the 195th Street side, and look for the blue BeyondAgile logo.

 

Questions? Contact us at inna.b...@gmail.com, or visit our Google Group (BeyondAgile), or take a peek at our Google Site at beyondagile.org

- What's BeyondAgile?

It's the Puget Sound-area group for meeting and learning from others who are building software using Agile, Lean, and other innovative approaches.

 

- When Do We Meet?

We generally meet on the *4th* Wednesday of the month, unless we have a chance to grab a fantastic presenter on another date.

 

- Where Do BeyondAgile Events Happen?

In a valiant attempt to be as reachable for as many in the Puget Sound tech community as possible, we're trying out meeting north of Seattle in Bothell, thanks to the hospitality of Vertafore.

Let us know how that works for you.

 

- What is BeyondAgile like?

Come to our events, join one of our rotating program teams, or just watch what we do on our online sites--you decide what works for you!