I have posted before about my involvement with Ignite Phoenix. This powerful community and wonderful team of volunteer organizers helps keeps me energized. Last February 11th I gave the introduction presentation to kick off Ignite Phoenix #9: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy1aTQPjnXM] Creative Sparks They are everywhere! Right now, near you, is another person. That person cares about something, […]
What I Did At Camp
Desert Code Camp, that is. Last Saturday, May 15th, was the seventh incarnation of Desert Code Camp. As I briefly announced before, Code Camp is a day of volunteer presenters and attendees bent on learning from each other. I throughly enjoy these events. Deeper Into Scrum My first session was “Going Deeper Into Scrum, An Agile […]
Presenting at Desert Code Camp
This Saturday, May 15th, I will be presenting two sessions at Desert Code Camp. The first session is scheduled for 11:30 AM: Going Deeper Into Scrum, An Agile Journey. Lunch follows so we have some incentive to end on time! The next session is right after lunch at 1:00 PM: The Agile Manifesto – What […]
Guiding a Scrum Project Simulation for PhxSUG
I will be guiding the next Phoenix Scrum User Group meeting tomorrow, April 15th. We will be doing a project simulation using Scrum. It will be a fun opportunity to experience Scrum in action! Discussions will help both novices and experienced Agile practitioners alike. Meeting details are available at the PhxSUG website, where you can […]
The Gangplank Presentation – Wow!
Earlier this week I spoke at Gangplank. It was an excellent experience, with some hard questions at the end! Slides This presentation is the first I have posted to SlideShare, an interesting experiment of itself. Please have a look: [slideshare id=3559866&doc=businessbenefitsofbeingagile-100325234418-phpapp02] Questions At the end of the presentation and after the presentation time, two smart […]
Speaking at Gangplank on March 24th
Gangplank is a collaborative workspace in the Phoenix, Arizona valley that is changing the entrepreneurial landscape. The anchor companies support extra space for co-working and local association meetings at no charge. Every Wednesday they host a “Brown Bag” presentation by someone in the community. Topics have ranged from urban dairy farms to the state of […]