2010 Meeting Schedule

Date	Subject	Speakers
January 30	General Meeting	Don Robins (Outformations, Inc.)
February 24	Software Re-Engineering	Brad Irby (Alobria Systems)
March 31	Leveraging NHibernate	Jeff Doolittle (Lotpath, Inc.)
April 28	General Meeting	Don Robins
May 26	Embracing Loose Couplin - DI Frameworks	Brad Irby
June 30	Making Pair Programming Fun and Effective	Steve Bockman & Rob Myers
July 28	An Introduction To Agile Software Development	David Chilcott
Aug 25	TBD	Â
Sep 29	TBD	Â
OCTOBER	BAADD ANNUAL MEETING	Â

 

Next Meeting: San Francisco – Wednesday, July 28 - 6:30 pm

 An Introduction To Agile Software Development

Presented by: David Chilcott

Agility is the ability to create and adapt to change. Agile software development methods include: Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Crystal, Dynamic Systems Development Methodology (DSDM), Feature Driven Development and Adaptive Software Development. In general, agile methods can be used on any sort of project (software or non-software) to:

Focus on customer value via constant business-driven prioritization of features and regular customer feedback

Manage uncertainty and risk through evolutionary (iterative and incremental) product development

Utilize intense collaboration and feedback via maximum face-to-face communication

Unleash team members’ creativity and productivity through light touch leadership and self-organization

Deliver high quality through plan-do-study-act continuous improvement cycles

In this presentation, esentation, David Chilcott will provide an overview of Agile development processes and methods such as Scrum and Pair Programming. This approach emphasizes rapid face-to-face high bandwidth communication, rapid feedback cycles and ongoing incremental process improvement to deliver customer value rapidly in short interations. If you've been wondering what all the hoopla is about Agile, don't miss this presentation. We'll also be raffling off a certificate for a free 2-hour Agile coaching session.

David Chilcott has an unusual set of skills that encompasses both the deeply technical and the deeply human aspects of software development. In addition to his background as a system architect and software developer, David holds a degree in group dynamics, and has completed formal training in creative problem solving, advanced facilitation, Innovation Games facilitation and conflict resolution. His passionate focus on collaboration and clear communication supports effective Agile project management and team facilitation, training, and consulting.

David is the founder of Outformations, a collaborative software design, development, and Agile business consulting practice. David has been designing and building custom business applications since 1989. He’s the lead systems analyst and designer for Outformations as well as the chief Agile evangelist, trainer and coach.

With a long standing interest and commitment to supporting learning communities David has been actively supporting and participating in both national and local associations, non-profits and business organizations for over 30 years. He is a former president of the Bay Area Association of Database Developers, is on the Agile Open California conference organizing team. He is also on the board of the National APLN and the founder and a board member of the Bay Area Agile Project Leaders Network (BayAPLN) Local Chapter.

To RSVP, or for more information email Don Robins at dbr@outformations.com *Please RSVP by email before noon on the day of the meeting.