I just wanted to second this. I've been coaching these folks in adopting XP/Agile for over four months and they're as agile as it gets. Last night, they...
Hi all, Looking for a new perspective? A colleague in Salem has a position open for someone with strong coaching and development skills. Old and new projects,...
Thanks everyone for stepping up to volunteer for moderating PNSQC sessions. The few volunteer positions have been filled, and quickly! Who knew you could...
Hello Portland Agilists, If you're willing to trade a half day of volunteering for 2 days of free conference registration at the 26th annual PNSQC conference...
It's local and affordable and has great speakers and sessions. Check it out. *** Diana Larsen http://www.futureworksconsulting.com ... It's local and...
Calling unemployed, underemployed, or mis-employed XPDX software engineers, A company I know has embarked on an Agile adoption. They are also looking for great...
Hi, Reminder: We invite one and all to our Agile user groups'(XPDX & APLN- PDX & ), monthly first Friday pub lunch: Time: 1-3 pm Date: Friday, Sept 4 Place:...
Hi all, Please forgive my intrusion into the discussion space. I am a lurker in the group but I just wanted to let people know that I'm seeking employment as a...
http://calagator.org/events/1250457370 I'll see you there. Diana *** Diana Larsen http://www.futureworksconsulting.com/get-in-touch For upcoming conferences,...
Accelinnova announces its first public offering on their Collaborative Leadership Tools taught by International Collaborative Business Leaders Pollyanna Pixton...
Find all the info on the Pub Lunch that I forgot to include in the previous message on calagator.org http://calagator.org/events/1250457370 Diana *** Diana...
Reminder: We'll meet for the XPDX/APLN-PDX Agile Pub Lunch on Friday, July 3, from 1 pm to ~2:30/3:00 pm, depending on who shows up and the topics we bring...
Diana beat me to it. Brian's talk at Agile Roots was fabulous. My only complaint was that it was too short. Do come. Jim ... -- James Shore - The Art of Agile ...
Hey all, I heard Brian give his keynote at the Agile Roots conference this morning. It was fabulous, inspiring, provocative, and thoughtful. If you can find...
Folks- I have several unused copies of the GOF Design Patterns books and Alistair Cockburn's Writing Effective Use Cases to give away. First come first served....
Fellow agile folk- I wanted to invite you to attend a one hour web-based training short course on I am conducting in partnership with InfoQ next Wednesday, ...
Quick training course reminder: Diana Larsen and I are putting on some awesome (if I do say so myself) training courses here in Portland in June: The Art of...
Because the Agile Lunch is taking place so close to the XPDX evening meeting, at today's lunch we decided to change the date of the lunch to the FIRST Friday...
Hi everyone, Quick reminder that our monthly Agile Lunch is today at 1:00pm in the McMenamins on NE 15th & Broadway. I hope to see you there! Jim -- James...
Quick correction to the Calagator URLs: "Bugs Do Not Exist" - http://calagator.org/events/1250456971 Monthly Pub Lunch - http://calagator.org/events/1250456985...
When Chris proposed an agile games session at Agile Open Northwest, it was so popular he had to run it twice! So, Chris and Elisabeth Hendrickson have put...
After the XPDX meeting tonight, join us for lunch on Friday @ McMenamin's on Broadway. Tell us what you tried at work on Thursday. Details on Calagator: ...
XPDXers and APLNfolk- I promise to make this announcement short and to the point. I will be teaching a public Writing Agile Use Cases course March 18+19 at the...
Hi all, I'm a pretty silent member of the APLN-PDX discussion group. I think you'll find this workshop of interested however: Elisabeth Hendrickson came to...
Hello XPDX-ers and APLN-PDX-ers, You're invited to the 8th Annual Retrospective Facilitators Gathering scheduled for May 11-15 at Boulder Mountain Lodge in...
Two, two, two meetings in one month. In one week actually. Check out calagator.org for links to descriptions of the XPDX & APLN- PDX meetings coming up this...
Come along this Wednesday evening to the XPDX talk on Lean software development! We have an expert in Lean, Corey Ladas, coming down from Seattle to speak for...
Hi all, The holidays are over, time to think about what you'll do this year to stay current and improve your skills. In these economic times, that's more...