PMI San Diego Chapter

More great writings gathered from far and wide. Scrum at Mind Candy – brief video of a task board in action over a three month period. Confessions of an Agile Project Manager – PMI sponsored a video contest among PMP using Agile – check out the results on YouTube! Thoughts on two months pairing – Sarah Mei reflects on [...]

New stuff to read and learn before the holiday The Zen of Scrum – Jurgen Appelo provides a 70-minute video overview of Scrum, roles and philosophy. The Difference Between Waterfall, Iterative Waterfall, Scrum & Lean (in pictures) – Visual representations of these various processes. Company Culture Affects Your Code – A short examination of influence of Conway’s Law [...]

Some new links to share and idea to learn. What Does an Agile Coach Do? – Considering an AgileScrum Pilot?  Don Gray talks about what you might expect from your new Agile Coach. Should the ScrumMaster Also Be a Member of the Team? – Clinton Keith provides his perspective to a common questionscenario many Scrum teams face [...]

Links to share with your friends and co-workers Is an Agile PMO possible? – Curt Finch talks about the values of both Agile practices, PMI standards and how to marry the two. Self-organization: the secret sauce for improving your Scrum team – In this 90-miute video for Google, Jeff Sutherland talks about the role of self-organization and other [...]

Sorry for the long delay – the blog has been down.  Now back to the great links. Large-Scale Agile – Jim Shore talks about the seven factors to consider when trying to make Agile large. What is the One Thing You Can Do to be More Agile? – various vendors at the Agile 2009 conference provide their answer [...]

Agile-Scrum CoP wrote a new blog post: Best Link of the Week – Feb 9th 2010

Excellent links for everyone to share.

Pollyanna Pixton on Agile Leadership – a 30-minute video talking about the factors corporate leaders can influence which support Agile teams.
How I Learned to Program Manage an Agile Team After 6 Years of Waterfall – Sara Ford describes in brutal candor her experience becoming an Agile PM while [...]

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Agile-Scrum CoP wrote a new blog post: Best Links of the Week – Feb 1st 2010

Here are two weeks worth of linkie goodness for everyone.

4th Annual State of Agile Survey – VersionOne, an Agile project management tool, has published their annual survey on the adoption of Agile; a great source of industry statistics and window into how other companies are using Agile.
From Waterfall to Agile – in [...]

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Agile-Scrum CoP wrote a new blog post: Best Links of the Week – Jan 19 2010

Continuing with links to the best of the blogs since last week.

Three things I wish I knew before jumping – PMP and Certified ScrumMaster, Pat Guariglia, shares some lessons learned after his first Scrum pilot project in 2007.
Mike Cottmeyer on the Agile PMP – InfoQ has a 78-minute video from Mike Cottmeyer’s [...]

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Agile-Scrum CoP wrote a new blog post: Best Links of the Week – Jan 12th 2010

Here are some links to the best of the blogs since the beginning of the year.

The Role of Leaders on a Self-Organizing Team – Mike Cohn talks about the important role management continues to play on Scrum teams.
Agile Scales, Waterfall Doesn’t – or so claims Vasco Duarte during this 48-minute video [...]

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Agile-Scrum CoP wrote a new blog post: Best Links of the Week – New Year Edition

New Year links, a little late, but ready for your review.

Defense Procurement Goes Agile – a summary from the Agile Process Leadership Network’s (APLN) October 2009  meeting describing how the DoD is moving away from waterfall to an iterative, incremental processes.
Mixing it up with Agile & PMI – Orange County PM, <a [...]

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eciagilescrum wrote a new blog post: XPSD Call for Speakers

Extreme Programming San Diego (XPSD), the local Agile software development usergroup, is looking for speakers to talk about their experiences applying Agile software development practices.  XPSD meets on the 1st Thursday of every month at The Linkery in North Park from 6 PM to 8 PM to network, share ideas and discuss trends [...]

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eciagilescrum wrote a new blog post: Best Links of the Week – Christmas 2009 Version

A bag full of Christmas links.

Grooming the Product Backlog – Laura Brandenburg talks about the role of requirements management through the Scrum Product Backlog.
Make the Product Backlog DEEP – more on good practices for maintaining the Product Backlog from Mike Cohn.
Why is Agile so Hard to Sell? – describes some of the [...]

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