updated email address ...

Ian's email provider has gone wonky so if you want to come along next week can you email him on this one instead: ian@scottishdance.net

Free evening session with Johanna Rothman Wednesday 21st May

Nice work Ian Brockbank!  Come see Johanna Rothman next week.  Email Ian -  ian@badgertaming.net - if you're keen.

Clarke

Hi All,

 

Johanna Rothman will be in Edinburgh in next week with Gil Broza, and she has agreed to do a free evening session for the Lean/AgileScotland community on the night before the course starts.

 

Date: Wednesday 21^st May, 7:30pm

Venue: Wolfson Microelectronics Building 2, 26 Westfield Road, Edinburgh EH11 2QB

Westfield Road is on the 22 and 30 bus routes; we're almost exactly opposite Sainsbury's Murrayfield, and just across the railway line from Murrayfield Stadium.  We're in the building nearer the railway bridge.  There should be parking around the back of the building.

 

Here's her description of the event:

Overcoming 7 Common Pitfalls of Transitioning to Agile

© 2014 Johanna Rothman

If you've been considering agile or moving to agile, you may have encountered some pitfalls in your projects. You are not alone.

Agile is not a slam-dunk change. There are several common pitfalls when you transition to agile. If you recognize them, maybe you can fix them. Johanna Rothman will discuss "The Iteration is too short/the stories are too big"; "We need an expert"; "Implementation in Layers", "Experts estimating", "We must have overtime"; "We don't have technical debt!" and "Featur-itis", and what to do about these problems. If we have time, we will discuss any issues you see on your projects.

Johanna Rothman Bio

Johanna Rothman, known as the "Pragmatic Manager," helps organizational leaders see problems and risks in their product development. She helps them recognize potential risks, seize opportunities, and remove impediments.

Johann a was the Agile 2009 conference chair. She is the current agileconnection.com technical editor. Johanna is the author of these books:

-          Manage Your Job Search

-          Hiring Geeks That Fit

-          Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects

-          The 2008 Jolt Productivity award-winning Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management

-          Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management

-          Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds: The Secrets and Science of Hiring Technical People

She is writing a book about agile and lean program management. She writes columns for Stickyminds.com and projectmanagment.com, and writes two blogs on her web site, jrothman.com, as well as a blog oncreateadaptablelife.com.

 

Hope to see you there!

 

Cheers,

 

Ian Brockbank

Edinburgh, Scotland

ian@badgertaming.net | www.badgertaming.net | @badgertaming

Taming the wild animal of software development