Hi all, We had a great turnout in both May and June, so we're going to continue the trend. Our next meeting of XPDX and APLN-PDX will once again fall on the...
This is a final reminder that the APLN Leadership Summit is happening in Seattle next week. Don't miss out. Check out the great lineup and register at...
Hello all, We've formed a third-Friday-of-the-month pattern, so XPDX and APLN-PDX folks will gather once again on Friday, April 15, at McMenamins on Broadway...
This is almost too good to miss. I may need to rearrange my work schedule such that I'm in town Tue-Fri rather than Mon-Thu. But will miss it again this...
It's not the same as being at the conference and seeing the live performance. Still, no true Agilist should miss this "Dear XP" sing- along. :-) Imagine 1300...
FYI - everyone. Meeting on Sept. 17, to review the agile conference. ** Diana Larsen http://www.futureworksconsulting.com/get-in-touch "Secrets of Agile...
Hi all, In case you didn't know, PNSQC is coming up next week! Ron and Chet will be there, along with a host of other Agile luminaries. And at the end of the...
I am excited to be conducting a one-day workshop November 6, in conjunction with Oregon Graduate Institute's Center for Professional Development in Beaverton,...
Hi everyone, Don't forget, our monthly Agile lunch at the Broadway McMenamins is this Friday! Meet for a drink, some lunch, or just good conversation at 1pm...
Quick reminder: Some of us will meet for lunch and conversation from 1 pm - about 3 pm at the McMenamins on NE Broadway and 15th near Lloyd Center. We invite ...
Hello Portland Agilists, There's still time to register for the free panel discussion on "Incremental Architecture in an Agile Organization" next Tuesday, Oct....
XPDXers and APLNers- I am pleased to be conducting a one-day agile design workshop, in conjunction with Oregon Graduate Institute's Center for Professional ...
Wednesday I posted about a one day Skills for the Agile Designer workshop. I'm pleased to say that enough students have enrolled and we will hold this...
AGILE 2009 Making Agile a Reality August 24-28, 2009 Chicago, USA http://agile2009.agilealliance.org Agile2009 is the premier international Agile conference...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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: ...
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...
Quick correction to the Calagator URLs: "Bugs Do Not Exist" - http://calagator.org/events/1250456971 Monthly Pub Lunch - http://calagator.org/events/1250456985...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...