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[Walter Bodwell]

Here's a first cut of the May newsletter.  Let me know if you have any additions / changes. It will go out on Wednesday.

Thanks,

Walter

P.S.  If you're interested in becoming a board member, please shoot me a note.

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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

 

Election.  We're now looking for those interested in running for the Agile Austin board for 2014-15.  A tentative slate of candidates will be presented at the May monthly meeting.  This will finalized at the June meeting and the election will go from that point to the end of June.  The board will be announce on July 1 and their term will go from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015.  There will definitely be some changes this time.  If you're interested in becoming a candidate, send an email to vicepr...@agileaustin.org.

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

 

Meetings

 

May 1 (6:00 - 8:30 pm)	Book Club - Thinking, Fast and Slow - 2 of 5 Bridge360, 10415 Morado Cir, Bldg I, #350, Austin, TX 78759 While not strictly speaking a book about Agile, Nobel-winner Kahnemann shares the results of a lifetime of experimental psychology research. The book is replete with insights into individual and group behavior. I notice the impact on my own behavior every day - so join us, and understand (and manage) your brain better.  Amazon link: http://amzn.to/1hFf0Ng The Kindle version is only $2.99, the best investment you'll make this year, even if you don't come to the book club - but we hope you will. Our first meeting was a VERY lively discussion, and we were almost standing room only! Our new host (Bridge360) is very cordial (and nowhere near the 360 Bridge, check the venue and your map!)   Provisional Schedule (note: updated, we're planning to use 5 sessions rather than 4) May 1 - section 2 This will be a fun read, join us! To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11189085857
May 2 (noon - 1:00 pm)	Agile Leaders SIG - Leadership Mastermind Session CA Technologies, 5001 Plaza on the Lake, Third floor, Austin, TX 78746 Mastermind groups (known under many names) have grown in popularity as leaders like you seek to drive success through brainstorming with trusted colleagues, solving problems, generating creative ideas, designing strong action plans, and holding each other accountable. We'll briefly discuss the mechanics for forming a mastermind group and the rules of engagement. We'll then launch into a session facilitated by Pat Scherer.  Prepare for the session by jotting down your answers to the following two questions: What is your biggest opportunity for advancing your company, career or other significant area of your life? What is the biggest obstacle or challenge to advancement in this area?     Participation in the discussion is optional but the greatest benefit for yourself and others will come out of your commitment to participate.   The rules of engagement for a mastermind session: Be 100% committed to your own success and that of your colleagues. Hold in confidence everything shared in the group. Speaker: Pat Scherer To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11297941447
May 6 (6:00 - 9:00 pm)	Monthly Meeting - Practicing Agile in a Waterfall World BancVue, 4516 Seton Center Pkwy, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78759 Summary: Techniques and tools to plan and track Agile programs in a non-Agile organization Non-Agile organizations demand timelines and status readouts that present challenges to Agile development teams and product owners. We will walk you through techniques developed at Dell which have been used in 1.0 product releases and initial releases of products transitioning to Agile. We have used these techniques in projects with sizes ranging from 1 to 12 scrum teams and durations from 3 to 16 months. Whether you're a large enterprise or smaller development organization, we hope some of these techniques can be applied. Speaker: Timothy Balraj & James Watt To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11176331709
May 13 (noon - 1:00 pm)	Kanban SIG Planview, 8300 N Mopac Expy, Austin, TX 78759 More information will be sent to the Agile Austin notify mailing list as it becomes available.
May 14 (11:30 am -1:00)	Executive Luncheon - Agile Executives Luncheon – Q2 2014 North by Northwest, 10010 North Capital Of Texas Highway, Austin, TX 78759 You are cordially invited to attend the quarterly Agile Austin luncheon of practicing agile executives. This luncheon is convened to help senior leaders with agile software development teams of a dozen or more solve practical problems. Guests should consider themselves “executives”, which generally means that they are a VP, CxO, or a Director or similar in a larger organization. Registration will be closed at 10pm on the Sunday before the event or at 40 people, whichever comes first. Please respect that, if you RSVP and do not attend, you may deny a seat to another and force us to incur unnecessary expense. Please direct questions to pres...@agileaustin.org in advance of the event. Also, please use this address to let us know of any special dietary needs. To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/10642974423
May 15 (6:00 - 8:30 pm)	Book Club - Thinking, Fast and Slow 3 of 5 Bridge360, 10415 Morado Cir, Bldg I, #350, Austin, TX 78759 While not strictly speaking a book about Agile, Nobel-winner Kahnemann shares the results of a lifetime of experimental psychology research. The book is replete with insights into individual and group behavior. I notice the impact on my own behavior every day - so join us, and understand (and manage) your brain better.  Amazon link: http://amzn.to/1hFf0Ng The Kindle version is only $2.99, the best investment you'll make this year, even if you don't come to the book club - but we hope you will. Our first meeting was a VERY lively discussion, and we were almost standing room only! Our new host (Bridge360) is very cordial (and nowhere near the 360 Bridge, check the venue and your map!)   Provisional Schedule (note: updated, we're planning to use 5 sessions rather than 4) May 15 - section 3 This will be a fun read, join us! To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11189093881
May 15 (6:30 - 8:00 pm)	The Xenia Project - Planning Meeting #1 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. For more info, see: https://sites.google.com/site/thexeniaproject/ Agenda coming soon... To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11353884775
May 22 (6:30 - 8:30 pm)	Board Meeting - May 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/11380295771
May 29 (6:00 - 8:30 pm)	Book Club - Thinking, Fast and Slow 4 of 5 Bridge360, 10415 Morado Cir, Bldg I, #350, Austin, TX 78759 While not strictly speaking a book about Agile, Nobel-winner Kahnemann shares the results of a lifetime of experimental psychology research. The book is replete with insights into individual and group behavior. I notice the impact on my own behavior every day - so join us, and understand (and manage) your brain better.  Amazon link: http://amzn.to/1hFf0Ng The Kindle version is only $2.99, the best investment you'll make this year, even if you don't come to the book club - but we hope you will. Our first meeting was a VERY lively discussion, and we were almost standing room only! Our new host (Bridge360) is very cordial (and nowhere near the 360 Bridge, check the venue and your map!)   Provisional Schedule (note: updated, we're planning to use 5 sessions rather than 4) May 29 - section 4 This will be a fun read, join us! To Register (and for more info): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/11189115947

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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