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[Walter Bodwell]

Here's a first cut at the newsletter.  It will go out tomorrow night. Let me know if you have any additions / corrections.

Thanks,

Walter

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Welcome to Agile Austin's monthly newsletter.  In it, we'll publicize what's new at Agile Austin, upcoming events, blog entries from the local community and anything you need to know about Agile Austin.

What's New At Agile Austin

 

2014-15 Board.  The 2014-15 board is now official and will be composed of: President - Yasser Farra, Vice President - Jason Morillo, Treasurer - Paul Prachyl, Program Chair - Mark Spitzer, Education Chair - Ned Horvath and Technology Chair - Chelsea Valentine.  The new board will take office on September 1.  Many thanks to all of the outgoing board members.

Keep Austin Agile 2015.  Save the date: The next Keep Austin Agile Conference will be on May 8, 2015 at the Renaissance Hotel.

Board meeting.  For those who were unable to attend our June board meeting and are interested in what we talked about, you can see the notes here.

 

Meetings

 

July 1 (6:00 - 9:00 pm)	Monthly Meeting - Agile for the Enterprise: Bridging the Business/IT Gap with Lean Drops BancVue, 4516 Seton Center Pkwy, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78759 Solutions are born out of challenges.  “Agile has solved so many issues already and we’re using it...well!  But the business isn’t happy, the execs aren’t happy and it’s making IT unhappy.  And how are we supposed to scale like this?”  Sharing a proven ideology that bridges the gap across the enterprise...simply. Speaker: Susan Lynnn To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11932028017
July 2 (6:00 - 9:00 pm)	Agile Austin U - Foundations Course - Sprint Ceremonies St. Edward’s University–North Austin, 9420 Research Boulevard, Echelon III, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78759 The Agile Austin U Foundations Course is a 9-week night course that is free to our community. The intent is to introduce the core concepts of Agile, Scrum, Lean Software and Kanban. There will be two volunteer instructors for each class and dinner will be provided. Proof of Attendance will be provided for those interested in claiming PDU's.  There will be one registration for the whole course rather than one per class. If you register for this course, the expectation is that you will be able to attend the entire 9-weeks of instruction.  To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11762161943
July 3 (6:00 - 9:00 pm)	Book Club - The Art of Action 1 of 3 Bridge360, 10415 Morado Cir, Bldg I, #350, Austin, TX 78759 Our next book is Stephen Bungay's The Art of Action: Leadership that Closes the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results. We expect to eat this in three gulps, so we plan to cover 7/3 - Chapters 1-3 To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/12043046075
July 8 (noon - 1:00 pm)	Kanban SIG Planview, 8300 N Mopac Expy, Austin, TX 78759 More details will be sent as they become available to agileaust...@googlegroups.com.
July 9 (6:00 - 9:00 pm)	Agile Austin U - Foundations Course - Scrum Simulation St. Edward’s University–North Austin, 9420 Research Boulevard, Echelon III, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78759 The Agile Austin U Foundations Course is a 9-week night course that is free to our community. The intent is to introduce the core concepts of Agile, Scrum, Lean Software and Kanban. There will be two volunteer instructors for each class and dinner will be provided. Proof of Attendance will be provided for those interested in claiming PDU's.  There will be one registration for the whole course rather than one per class. If you register for this course, the expectation is that you will be able to attend the entire 9-weeks of instruction.  To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11762161943
July 15 (noon - 1:00 pm)	Product SIG - Keeping Your Backlog Lean XO Group, 2700 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757 A backlog needs to be carefully administered to avoid becoming bloated. It’s not easy maintaining a lean backlog but the benefits of doing so are numerous. Learn how design in process (DIP) limits, separate opportunity backlogs, managed queues, and reduced batch sizes can keep your product backlog lean. Speaker: Lucina Stricko and Dan Corbin To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/12032350083
July 15 (noon - 1:00 pm)	The Xenia Project - Planning Meeting #3 BancVue, 4516 Seton Center Pkwy, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78759 Xenia is the ancient Greek concept of hospitality, the generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home and/or associates of the person bestowing guest-friendship. This project's goal is to organize a community hack-a-thon that will involve college students and local professionals collaborating on real-world projects for non-profit organizations. To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/12031190615
July 16 (6:00 - 9:00 pm)	Agile Austin U - Foundations Course - Kanban & Lean Overview St. Edward’s University–North Austin, 9420 Research Boulevard, Echelon III, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78759 The Agile Austin U Foundations Course is a 9-week night course that is free to our community. The intent is to introduce the core concepts of Agile, Scrum, Lean Software and Kanban. There will be two volunteer instructors for each class and dinner will be provided. Proof of Attendance will be provided for those interested in claiming PDU's.  There will be one registration for the whole course rather than one per class. If you register for this course, the expectation is that you will be able to attend the entire 9-weeks of instruction.   To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11762161943
July 17 (6:00 - 9:00 pm)	Book Club - The Art of Action 2 of 3 Bridge360, 10415 Morado Cir, Bldg I, #350, Austin, TX 78759 Our next book is Stephen Bungay's The Art of Action: Leadership that Closes the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results. We expect to eat this in three gulps, so we plan to cover 7/17 - Chapters 4-6 To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/12043050087
July 17 (6:30 - 8:30 pm)	Conference Planning - Keep Austin Agile 2015 Conference Planning BancVue, 4516 Seton Center Pkwy, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78759 Join us plan the Keep Austin Agile 2015 Conference.  We have a date and place! May 8, 2015 at Renaissance Hotel!  Committees have been formed and if you are interested in helping, please come and join us. Meeting notes from planning sessions are kept at:  https://sites.google.com/a/agileaustin.org/kaa2015/meeting-minutes To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/12044695007
July 23 (6:00 - 9:00 pm)	Agile Austin U - Foundations Course - Agile Technical Practices St. Edward’s University–North Austin, 9420 Research Boulevard, Echelon III, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78759 The Agile Austin U Foundations Course is a 9-week night course that is free to our community. The intent is to introduce the core concepts of Agile, Scrum, Lean Software and Kanban. There will be two volunteer instructors for each class and dinner will be provided. Proof of Attendance will be provided for those interested in claiming PDU's.  There will be one registration for the whole course rather than one per class. If you register for this course, the expectation is that you will be able to attend the entire 9-weeks of instruction.  To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11762161943
July 24 (6:30 - 8:30 pm)	Board Meeting - July Meeting Agile Velocity, 8140 N. Mopac Expressway, Building IV, Suite 140, Austin, TX 78759 Join the board in discussing how things are going with Agile Austin. See here for the current agenda / notes (it will be updated during the meeting). To add to it, send an email to bo...@agileaustin.org. The first thing we do in board meetings is ask for additional topics / prioritize the topics at hand. As a result, the agenda will change. The best way to encourage discussion of a particular topic is to attend. To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/12098329429
July 30 (6:00 - 9:00 pm)	Agile Austin U - Foundations Course - Retrospective St. Edward’s University–North Austin, 9420 Research Boulevard, Echelon III, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78759 The Agile Austin U Foundations Course is a 9-week night course that is free to our community. The intent is to introduce the core concepts of Agile, Scrum, Lean Software and Kanban. There will be two volunteer instructors for each class and dinner will be provided. Proof of Attendance will be provided for those interested in claiming PDU's.  There will be one registration for the whole course rather than one per class. If you register for this course, the expectation is that you will be able to attend the entire 9-weeks of instruction.  To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11762161943

That's it for this month (check the web site for late breaking news).  As always, we welcome your feedback.  How can we help you solve the problems you face in becoming more agile?

The Agile Austin Board

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[Jay Paulson]

Kanban sig 

David hawks to run the kanban pizza game. I'll add the sig some time today but if I don't get to it wanted to make sure you have it in the newsletter

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[Bernardo Salinas]

I will also be posting the Lean Coffee meet for the Kanban SIG.