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DESCRIPTION:Networking at 5:30 PM\, talk begins at 6:00 PM.&#13\;\n&#13\;
 \nIn partnership with the Intel Agile &amp\; Lean Conference and the Pac
 ific Northwest Quality Conference\, Rose City SPIN is proud to present t
 his park bench discussion on “Escaping Velocity.”&#13\;\n&#13\;\nHas Agi
 le crossed the chasm and if so\, what’s next?   What will the industry l
 ook like in the next five years? This will be an open discussion with th
 e speakers and audience about where we are and where we’re going in prod
 uct development. Bring your burning questions about Agile as the audienc
 e will be able to ask questions during the park bench session. This is y
 our opportunity to generate discussion about Agile topics with some of t
 he top minds in the industry!&#13\;\n &#13\;\nSpeakers:&#13\;\n&#13\;\nJ
 ames Grenning trains\, coaches and consults worldwide. James professiona
 l roots are in embedded software. His mission is to bring modern technic
 al and management practices to embedded development teams. He is the aut
 hor of Test-Driven Development for Embedded C. He is a co-author of CppU
 Test\, a popular unit test harness for embedded C and C++. He invented P
 lanning Poker\, an estimating technique used around the world\, and part
 icipated in the creation of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development
 . His business website is http://renaissancesoftware.net.&#13\;\n&#13\;\
 nDavid “The Dude” Hussman teaches and coaches agility in companies of al
 l sizes all over the world. For more than 10 years\, David has evolved t
 he successful adoption of agile methods in medical\, retail\, legal\, ed
 ucation\, health care\, control systems\, digital audio\, financial and 
 more. Sometimes he is pairing with developers and testers\, while other 
 times he is helping product manager create product roadmaps. David belie
 ves in helping companies design processes that help them instead of simp
 ly teaching them to follow a process. In addition to working side by sid
 e with design and delivery teams\, David works with leader and executive
 s to promote the use of agile methods to attack the real challenges of t
 heir specific industry. In 2009\, David received the Gordon Pask Award f
 rom the Agile Alliance.  David’s company called DevJam provides coaching
 \, coursework\, development staff and product development. DevJam has se
 asoned mentors and builders who pragmatically match technology\, people\
 , and processes to create better products in more competitive cycles. &#
 13\;\n&#13\;\nDiana Larsen is a founder of FutureWorks Consulting\, LLC\
 , Diana Larsen partners with clients in the software industry to create\
 , guide\, and fortify resilient workplaces and improve project performan
 ce. In addition to consulting with and coaching leaders and teams on ado
 pting Agile work systems\, she leads team\, project\, and whole system p
 rocesses for collaborative learning\, thinking and planning.  Diana co-a
 uthored Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great! and Liftoff: Laun
 ching Agile Teams and Projects. She serves on the boards of directors of
  the Agile Alliance and the Agile Open Northwest non-profit\, and is an 
 associate of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nPlease
  register at: http://www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=6157030845. (Registr
 ation is option\, but it does help organizers plan).\n\nTags: agile\, le
 an\, software development\, spin\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/
 events/1250463969
SUMMARY:Rose City SPIN: Agile Industry Speaker Panel on "Escaping Velocit
 y"
LOCATION:Intel Jones Farm Conference Center (JFCC): 2111 NE 25th Avenue\,
  Hillsboro Oregon 97124 US
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