It's BeyondAgile: people making software that works!

In our continuing series of compelling-but-announced-at-the-last-minute
presentations, BeyondAgile presents:

   "Agile ROI: Building the Business Case for Agile"
   Wednesday, 28 May 2009
   6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Read on for agenda and locations information, or visit our Google Group
at  http://groups.google.com/group/beyondagile


- The Blurb
You've had a great holiday weekend, and now it's time to shake off that mellow,
relaxed feeling and get down to business -- Agile business, that is. Join us
*this* Thursday evening to hear Dave Wylie, Agile consultant and "get-it-done"
engagement manager lay out a rock-solid proof that shipping early wins, every
time. Ever wondered why your team understands that Agile makes sense but your
upper management doesn't? It's because they haven't heard Dave make the numbers
work. Bring them along!

Building on material first presented as a Webinar (see
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/596306620), in this new and expanded talk
Dave will explore the concept of Agile business value, why companies are
adopting Agile, and how this reduces cash commitments to projects.

David Wylie is an Engagement Manager at SolutionsIQ, responsible for project
success and delighting his customers. He's worked as a software developer,
tester, analyst, project manager and consultant on systems strategy, software
selection, conversions, sun setting applications, business analysis,
development, reporting and testing.


- Event Agenda
o Welcome and Announcements (10 min.)
o "Agile ROI presentation" (45 min.)
o Questions and Answers (20 min.)
o Giveaway Drawing (if we find a giveaway to giveaway...) (5 min.)
o Meeting Retrospective (10 min.)
o Socializing and Breakout/Breakup/Beer


- Event Location
We're meeting at *two* physical locations this month, connected through
videolink:

Eastside (Redmond)
   SolutionsIQ
   First Floor Training Center
   10785 Willows Road NE, Suite 250
   Redmond WA

Directions and picture of building at
    http://www.solutionsiq.com/about-us/contact-us.php
Look for the tent signs and the blue BeyondAgile logo

Westside (Seattle)
Amdocs Digital Commerce Division (formerly QPass)
Greece Room
2211 Elliott Ave Suite 400
Seattle WA


Questions? Contact us at beyondagile@..., or visit our
Google Group, or contribute to the nascent Wiki at beyondagile.org. Or
(we're really letting a thousand flowers bloom here) you can RSVP/
discuss the event at the BeyondAgile FaceBook event site:

   http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=68941257907&ref=nf


- What's BeyondAgile?
It's the combination and follow-on to a number of the agile-oriented
user and interest groups that have operated in the Puget Sound area. We aim to:

o Build a bigger agile community
o Take advantage of overlaps between existing groups
o Expand beyond meetings and provide a place to collaborate
o Align software development and business
o Explore cutting-edge ideas and techniques
o Discover the most useful practices among all agile processes


- When do we meet?
The plan was to gather at least once a month on the 4th Thursday of
the month, and probably more often. We're still getting the bugs out,
but three of our four events have happened on the 4th Thursday. Come and help us
work out future events.


- Where do BeyondAgile events happen?
Our goal is to have many answers to this. As a result, we've worked to
remove the impediment offered by bridges and commuting: we (try to)
hold our events in both Eastside and Seattle locations, through the
semi-magic of videocasting. That's harder than it seems; we'd also still like to
present events freed from the confines of time through streaming video. If you
can make that happen, please help us!


- What is BeyondAgile like?
That, in large part, is up to you. A primary reason for consolidating our
efforts is to broaden our base of support, capability, and leadership. We
envision a more active, multi-faceted organization that does more than just host
talking heads. We try to gather at least once a month on the 4th Thursday of the
month, and in the future, probably more often. You can help us decide.