April 26, 2024

Agile Fundamentals for Business Analysts and Project Managers

The Agile Fundamentals for Business Analysts and Project Managers 3-day course (March 25-27, 2013) introduces you to the core values, principles, and practices of Agile – today's #1 project approach. Many project management and business analyst professionals are finding themselves leading, managing and analyzing on Agile development teams. This … [Read more...]

Much Ado About Agile VII – Agility Applied

As a developer or tester, manager or product owner, project manager or scrum master, you will have heard of agile, probably tried some of the practices, perhaps even work on an agile team. Then join us at this year's 7th annual Much Ado About Agile conference. If you are thinking of adopting agile, starting to use agile, or an experienced agile … [Read more...]

Quality in Agile: Practice & Strategy Conference 2012

DESCRIPTION Agile Vancouver will be hosting another of our successful conferences on 25 and 26 May 2012. This one will be focused on Quality in Agile: Practice & Strategy. The goal is to bring together developers, testers, performance and operational people, business analysts, and decision makers to collaboratively talk about Agile Quality as a … [Read more...]

10 years of Experiences with Agile Software Development

Time: Networking starts: 6pm Presentation and Q&A: 6:30pm to 8:30pm Location: Welch Room, 4th Floor, YWCA at 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver Description: MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., based in Richmond B.C., has over 40 years of experience building systems and software for Canadian and international customers. Since 2001, … [Read more...]

Celebrating An Agile Holiday For All

Join us for some Agile games… The holiday season is about sharing, about having fun, and, of course, about a little good food and cheer. This year, why not join us for an evening of networking, fun, food, and gifts. There will be no formal talk, but there is a puzzle we need to solve. As you know, Santa works to the tightest of deadlines, and so of … [Read more...]

Coping With Resistance in Making Agile Work

Good ideas are not accepted just because they are good ideas. At some stage, everyone experiences resistance, often seemingly irrational resistance from rational people. In this talk, Marius de Beer will discuss the mechanics of resistance, and practical steps for coping with it. Resistance is frequently experienced by those seeking to transition … [Read more...]