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:20120311T020000 RDATE:20120311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120206T201935Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120419T170000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120419T083000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120206T201935Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120215T212427Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250461927 DESCRIPTION:THANK YOU to our sponsors: ProKarma and Agile Open Northwest! ! \;\n \;\nFor any code base there comes a time when you want (or need) to change it. If your changes are extensive\, it’s easy to get los t in a jungle of dependencies or on a sea of broken code. Ultimately\, y ou might just give up and shove it away under the legacy label. Instead of doing that\, use "\;The Mikado Method\,"\; a systematic appro ach to reclaim your code. The method helps you visualize\, prepare\, and perform business-value focused changes\, while delivering\, and without having a broken code-base in the process. It enhances team communicatio n\, collaboration and learning\, and helps individuals stay on track. 3\;\n \;\nhttp://mikadomethod.wordpress.com/book/ \;\n \;\nFor: Lead developers\, architects\, programming coaches\, or anyone who want s to get some serious hands-on practice on how to work their way out of messy code while keeping the delivery frequency and business value focus . \;\n \;\nJoin Ola Ellnestam\, founder of Agical.se and author o f The Mikado Method\, as he leads the group through exploring techniques for restructuring difficult-t0-work-with code. Ola likes to combine peo ple\, technology and business which is best done with simple means and f lexible processes. More than that he likes to share his knowledge and ex periences because that’s how new insights are created according to him. http://ellnestam.wordpress.com/ \;\n \;\nhttp://www.hanoulle.be/ 2012/02/who-is-ola-ellnestam/ \;\n \;\nhttp://www.agical.com/ \ ;\n \;\nRegistration fee: $85 - The participation of our sponsors\, ( including Agile Open Northwest\, ProKarma\, and...you?) helps us to keep the fee as low as possible. \;\n \;\nFor more information\, or i f you'd like to sponsor this event\, contact dlarsen [at] futureworkscon sulting [dot] com \n\nTags: workshop\, programming\, training\, software development\, refactoring\, coding\, legacy code\, software architectur e\, software design\, SOLID\, coupling\, cohesion\, software application s\, continuous delivery\, agilepdx\n\nImported from: http://calagator.or g/events/1250461927 URL:http://www.regonline.com/mikadomethodworkshop SUMMARY:AgilePDX event: "The Mikado Method\, or how to behead the legacy beast" workshop LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:13 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120425T200910Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120509T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120509T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120425T200910Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120425T200910Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250462325 DESCRIPTION:May 9th Rose City SPIN Seminar \;\n \;\nWhy We Need Arc hitects And Architecture On Agile Projects \;\n \;\nPresented by R ebecca Wirfs-Brock \;\n \;\nDates/Times: Wednesday\, May 9\, 2012: Networking @ 5:30-6:30 PM\; Seminar 6:30-7:30 PM \;\n \;\nLocatio n: OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center)\, 8305 SW Creekside Place\, Suite C\, Beaverton\, Oregon\, 97008\, 2nd floor. \;\n \;\nAbstrac t: \;\n \;\nThe rhythm of agile software development is to always work on the next known\, small batch of work. So where is the place for architecture on an agile project? Some think that software architecture should simply emerge and doesn’t require ongoing attention. But it isn’t always prudent to let the architecture emerge at the speed of the next iteration. Complex software systems cam have lots of moving parts\, depe ndencies\, challenges\, and unknowns. Counting on a good architecture to spontaneously emerge without any architectural investigation can be ris ky. So how should architecting be done on agile projects? It varies from project to project\, depending on risk\, complexity\, and size. This ta lk presents some useful practices for architecting on both smaller and l arger agile projects and explores what it means to be an agile architect . \;\n \;\nBio: \;\n \;\nRebecca Wirfs-Brock is an internat ionally recognized leader in the development of object design methodolog ies. Although best known as a software design guru and creator of Respon sibility-Driven Design and the x-driven meme\, Rebecca is also an innova tor of techniques for simply expressing complex requirements and effecti vely designing and communicating software architecture. She is active in the agile community\, and is currently President of the non-profit Agil e Open Northwest openspace conference and co-producer of the Agile 2012 Insights (experience reports) Stage. She champions bringing the right ba lance of design and architecture into agile projects and frequently help s product engineering\, IT\, and startups with the technical bits\, as w ell as with effective teamwork and agile design and architecture practic es. Her passion is software design habitability. You've got to be able t o live comfortably with your code. \;\n \;\nA Special Treat from P NSQC \;\n \;\nPlan on coming early! In collaboration with the Paci fic Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) the SPIN meeting will have pizza and pop provided by PNSQC beginning at 5:30 pm. \;\n \; \nPNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference\, a group o f volunteers interested in Software Quality. The Mission of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce higher quality software. As a n on-profit\, it seeks to promote software quality by providing education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community . \;\n \;\nThanks also to OTBC \;\n \;\nWe want to thank OT BC (http://www.otbc.org/) for providing the space for this talk \;\n& #13\;\nHow to Register \;\n \;\nNo need to register! This is a FRE E lecture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. But you can help us plan food and drinks by registering at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/343648762 7 \;\n \;\nRose City SPIN \;\n \;\nThe Rose City Software P rocess Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking\, mu tual support\, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchang e practical experiences\, ideas\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and war stories a bout the technical\, business\, and human facets of software process imp rovement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community o f the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large compan y or a small one\, corporate or self-employed\, industrial or academic s etting\, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN. \;\n\n\nTags: agile\ , software development\, software architecture\n\nImported from: http:// calagator.org/events/1250462325 SUMMARY:Why We Need Architects And Architecture On Agile Projects LOCATION:OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center): 8305 Southwest Creeksi de Place\, Beaverton Oregon 97008 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131010T130932Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140510 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140505 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131010T130932Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131010T130932Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250465039 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, May 5\, 2014 at 7am through Fri day\, May 9\, 2014 at 4pm.\n\nDescription:\nThe SEI Architecture Technol ogy User Network (SATURN) Conference is the largest conference in North America dedicated to software architecture. \;\n \;\nIn 2014\, t he SATURN Conference will celebrate its 10th year. Each year\, SATURN at tracts an international audience of practicing software architects\, ind ustry thought leaders\, developers\, technical managers\, and researcher s to share ideas\, insights\, and experience about effective architectur e-centric practices for developing and maintaining software-intensive sy stems. \;\n\n\nTags: software architecture\, agile\, ruby on rails\, soa\, mobile\, cloud computing\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/ev ents/1250465039 URL:http://www.sei.cmu.edu/saturn/2014/ SUMMARY:SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Conference LOCATION:Portland Marriott (Downtown): 1401 SW Naito Parkway\, Portland O regon 97201 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR