BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T020000 RDATE:20170312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170610T204522Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170730T163000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170730T093000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170610T204522Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170723T011622Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250472057 DESCRIPTION:**This will be a limited capacity event. Seating will be avai lable on a first come\, first serve basis.** \;\n \;\n*We will be giving away bright green and sturdy PDXWIT totes to the first 10 people who check-in at the event!* \;\n \;\nThe focus of this workshop is to learn about the Agile framework\, methodologies\, and practices. Par ticipants will learn the basics of Agile\, the Scrum and Kanban variants \, and the similarities and differences between them. The workshop is pa rt lecture\, part hands-on group exercises. The goal of the group exerci ses is to help participants gain a clear understanding of Agile\, as wel l as practice the basics of Agile. \;\n \;\nPlease note: \;\nPl ease plan to arrive at 9:30 sharp. Late arrivals would disrupt the class . \;\nNo laptops are needed. \;\nAll skill levels are encouraged t o attend. \;\n \;\nThis program will be conducted by Sejal D'Souza \, a PMP and CSM-certified project manager with experience coaching Agil e teams and managing enterprise software projects for Fortune 500 compan ies. She has managed cross-functional global teams for multi-million dol lar projects and enjoys the challenge of introducing new teams to Agile. She is passionate about social enterprises\, having founded social prog rams such as Dhwani and PDX Empower. \;\n \;\nAgenda : \;\nIntr oduction to Agile \;\nBenefits of Agile \;\nTypes of Agile methodo logies \;\n• Scrum \;\n• Kanban \;\n• Extreme Programming \ ;\nDeep dive into Scrum \;\nDeep dive into Kanban \;\nAgile tools& #13\;\nPros and Cons of Agile \;\nRetrospective \;\n \;\nPDXWIT Purpose : \;\nPDXWIT is a community-based non-profit organization. O ur purpose is to strengthen the Portland women in tech community by offe ring educational programs\, partnerships\, mentorships\, resources and o pportunities. We are unifying a supportive environment for current and p otential women in tech\, all of whom are committed to helping each other . Our goal is to bring together and empower women in tech and to encoura ge others to pursue tech careers. This is our step towards reducing the gender imbalance in the industry and addressing the current negative eff ects of that imbalance on women. \;\n \;\n \;\nTrans and non-bi nary people are always welcome at our events.\n\nTags: portland oregon\, networking\, Science & Tech\, women in tech\n\nImported from: http://ca lagator.org/events/1250472057 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pdx-women-in-tech-pdxwit-crash-course-in -agile-methodologies-tickets-35015528388 SUMMARY:PDXWIT Presents Crash Course in Agile Methodologies LOCATION:NWEA: 121 Northwest Everett Street\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:14 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR