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:20190310T020000 RDATE:20190310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190418T233244Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190520T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190520T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190418T233244Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190418T233421Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250475480 DESCRIPTION:**Please RSVP on our Meetup page to reserve your spot: ** \;\nhttps://www.meetup.com/AgilePDX-User-Group-Portland-Metro/events/259 745618/ \;\n**If you are unable to attend\, please update your RS VP to open your seat for another attendee.** \;\n \;\nJoin us for a beer (or beverage of your choice) and a snack at the Rogue Eastside Pu b to discuss The Age of Agile by Stephen Denning. (Our poll tied twice\, so I flipped the coin\, as promised. If you want to read Start with Why by Sinek\, we'll do that next time!) Here's the book in a nutshell from the book flap: "\;The Age of Agile unpacks the groundbreaking ideas and practices that are remaking the very foundations of business. Repor ting from the front lines\, Denning takes you deep into the Agile manage ment revolution. Denning demystifies Agile by providing three “laws” tha t make it practical and clear: • The Law of the Small Team shows how to operate in a “VUCA” world (Volatility\, Uncertainty\, Complexity\, Ambig uity). Using this law\, difficult problems are split into manageable bat ches and performed by small cross-functional\, self-governing teams\, wo rking iteratively in short cycles\, with fast feedback from customers an d end-users. • The Law of the Customer flows from the epic shift in powe r in the marketplace from seller to buyer\, and the need for firms to ra dically accelerate their ability to make decisions and change direction in light of unexpected events and new customer demands. It amounts to a Copernican revolution in management. • The Law of the Network (the linch pin of Agile) illustrates what’s involved in making the entire organizat ion Agile."\; Let's ponder and talk about how his "\;Laws"\; help us or hinder us on our agile journeys. Join the #reading channel i n our AgilePDX slack workspace to share your thoughts &\; ideas about this and future reads. Not part of AgilePDX slack? Send a request to ag ilepdxcoordinating@googlegroups.com and we'll invite you.\n\nTags: meetu p:event=259745618\, meetup:group=AgilePDX-User-Group-Portland-Metro\, so ftware development\, extreme programming\, scrum\, agile project managem ent\, test driven development\, agile testing\, kanban\, lean startup\, computer programming\, Agile Coaching\, agilepdx\n\nImported from: http: //calagator.org/events/1250475480 SUMMARY:AgilePDX User Group - Portland Metro - Agile Practitioners Book C lub: The Age of Agile by Denning LOCATION:Rogue Eastside Pub & Pilot Brewery: 928 Southeast 9th Avenue\, P ortland OR 97214 us SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190610T190606Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190715T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190715T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190610T190606Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190610T190606Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250475719 DESCRIPTION:**Please RSVP on our Meetup page to reserve your spot: ** \;\nhttps://www.meetup.com/AgilePDX-User-Group-Portland-Metro/events/262 070829/ \;\n**If you are unable to attend\, please update your RSV P to open your seat for another attendee.** \;\n \;\nJoin us for a beer (or beverage of your choice) and a snack at the Rogue Eastside Pub to discuss Start with Why by Simon Sinek. (Our poll tied twice\, and th is is part two!) Here's the book in a nutshell\, according to the handy Amazon description: "\;In 2009\, Simon Sinek started a movement to h elp people become more inspired at work\, and in turn inspire their coll eagues and customers. Since then\, millions have been touched by the pow er of his ideas\, including more than 28 million who’ve watched his TED Talk based on START WITH WHY -- the third most popular TED video of all time. Sinek starts with a fundamental question: Why are some people and organizations more innovative\, more influential\, and more profitable t han others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and emplo yees alike? Even among the successful\, why are so few able to repeat th eir success over and over? People like Martin Luther King Jr.\, Steve Jo bs\, and the Wright Brothers had little in common\, but they all started with WHY. They realized that people won't truly buy into a product\, se rvice\, movement\, or idea until they understand the WHY behind it. STAR T WITH WHY shows that the leaders who've had the greatest influence in t he world all think\, act\, and communicate the same way -- and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle\, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built\, movements can be led\, and people can be inspired. And it al l starts with WHY."\; Let's ponder and talk about how asking WHY wil l help us or hinder us on our agile journeys. Join the #reading channel in our AgilePDX slack workspace to share your thoughts &\; ideas abou t this and future reads. Not part of AgilePDX slack? Send a request to [ masked] and we'll invite you. Events are made possible by the AgilePDX c ommunity and our sponsors\, including platinum sponsor ProFocus Technolo gy https://www.profocustechnology.com/ . Learn more about our sponsors a t https://agilepdx.org/sponsorship.\n\nTags: meetup:event=262070829\, me etup:group=AgilePDX-User-Group-Portland-Metro\, software development\, e xtreme programming\, scrum\, agile project management\, test driven deve lopment\, agile testing\, kanban\, lean startup\, computer programming\, Agile Coaching\, agilepdx\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events /1250475719 SUMMARY:AgilePDX User Group - Portland Metro - Agile Practitioners Book C lub: Simon Sinek's Start with Why LOCATION:Rogue Eastside Pub & Pilot Brewery: 928 Southeast 9th Avenue\, P ortland OR 97214 us SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR