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:STANDARD DTSTART:20131103T020000 RDATE:20131103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140117T001613Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140214T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140214T120000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140117T001613Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140117T001613Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250465539 DESCRIPTION:In February\, due to popular demand\, we are revisiting retro spectives with our local (and noted international) authority on the topi c\, Diana Larsen. \;\n \;\nRetrospectives improve any project or p rocess--building on a team’s immediate past experience of success and fa ilure. Smart teams and organizations hold Retrospectives iteratively\, t hroughout the work cycle and at important milestones. In Retrospectives\ , teams systematically evaluate their own performance\, explore their le ssons learned\, expand their capacity and capability\, and forge ways to continuously improve their work and deliverables. Teams can’t truly cal l themselves Agile if they don’t include Retrospectives among their regu lar work practices. \;\n \;\nHowever\, over time as Retrospective s become routine\, they can also become stale and boring\, delivering le ss value to the team. Or teams may hold pro forma Retrospectives that do n't result in real improvements. How can you prevent this? Keep your Ret rospective practice fresh through a renewed emphasis on team learning\, collective analysis\, and collaborative decision making. Bring new activ ities and group processes to the meeting that will stimulate better thin king and improvements. In this session\, Diana Larsen will introduce the Flexible Framework for Retrospectives and how to incorporate the Five R ules for Team Learning in your Retrospective designs. She'll lead a disc ussion of new team activities to enlarge your repertoire\, so bring your favorites to share. \;\n \;\nBio: \;\nDiana Larsen\, foundin g partner of FutureWorks Consulting\, is considered an international aut hority in the areas of Agile software development\, team leadership\, an d Agile transitions. Diana works with organizations around the world to design work systems\, improve project performance\, and support Agile le aders and enterprises. Deeply in tune with how work teams grow\, adapt\, and develop\, she co-authored Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams G reat\, Liftoff: Launching Agile Teams and Projects\, Quickstart Guide to Five Rules for Accelerated Learning\, and articles about the Agile Flue ncy model at www.agilefluency.com and http://www.infoq.com/articles/agil e-fluency-fit-purpose Follow Diana on Twitter (@DianaOfPortland). \;\ n \;\nWe’ll be waiting for you at Ringler’s under the Crystal Ballroo m on Burnside but will start on time at 12p and end on time at 1p. We’r e in the back room. If you miss this opportunity\, you miss an opportun ity to learn\, network\, and drink McMenamin’s beer in the middle of day with new friends.\n\nTags: agilepdx\n\nImported from: http://calagator. org/events/1250465539 URL:http://www.agilepdx.org SUMMARY:AgilePDX Downtown Pub Lunch: Keeping it Fresh: New Ideas for Ag ile Retrospectives LOCATION:McMenamins Ringlers Pub: 1332 W Burnside St.\, Portland Oregon 9 7209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR