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:20110313T020000 RDATE:20110313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110427T234438Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110602T170000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110602T090000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110427T234438Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110427T234438Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250460528 DESCRIPTION:In this fast paced\, hands-on one day course\, you will learn and experience the principles and practices of Lean Thinking applied to service industries (non-manufacturing). During this course you will “le arn to see” waste in any process\, enabling you to identify opportunitie s for improving speed\, quality\, cost\, innovation\, employee engagemen t\, and customer satisfaction. \;\n \;\nLean operates across three levels of an organization. \;\n \;\n * At the individual level \, Lean enables people to do their daily work\, while improving how they do this work\, always with a keen focus on what their customers want.&# 13\;\n * At the management systems level\, Lean focuses on cross-func tional activity\, breaking down organizational silos\, balancing demand and workload so processes flow smoothly. \;\n * At the executive l evel\, Lean connects organization strategy with management systems and d aily improvement activities\, ensuring that everyone in the organization is communicating clearly and focusing on process improvements that yiel d the greatest benefit to the organization. \;\n \;\nYou’ll return to your organization with: \;\n \;\n * Hands-on experience wit h fundamental Lean tools and techniques that drive process improvement&# 13\;\n * The understanding needed to begin investigating the flow of work and information within your organization\, identifying opportunitie s to increase value and reduce waste \;\n * A clear comprehension of the value Lean offers in terms of speed\, quality\, cost\, innovation \, employee engagement and customer satisfaction\, and an ability to art iculate that value within the context of your own organization. \;\n& #13\;\n \;\nMore info: http://oregontrainingnetwork.com/lean-for-serv ice/ \;\n\n\nTags: lean\, strategy\, business strategy\, management\n \nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250460528 URL:http://oregontrainingnetwork.com/lean-for-service/ SUMMARY:Lean for Service LOCATION:PSU Professional Development Center: 1515 SW 5th\, 1050\, Portla nd OR 97201 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110420T000250Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110609T170000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110609T090000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110420T000250Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110420T000250Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250460505 DESCRIPTION:When written well\, use cases can effectively convey subtle u ser-system interactions. This hands-on workshop shows you how to “lighte n up” use cases\, write them just-in-time and use them to communicate es sential system behaviors. \;\n \;\nThis workshop gives you the han ds-on experience and builds the skills you will require to effectively w rite use cases for an agile environment. \;\n \;\nIn this hands-on workshop you will learn: \;\n \;\n * How to effectively write use cases for agile development \;\n * How to “tune” written descr iptions to meet project specific needs \;\n * How to break a use c ase into user stories and incrementally track their implementation \; \n * Agile usability techniques—personas\, Wizard of OZ prototyping&# 13\;\n * Incremental writing—adding details when they matter \;\n * How to write acceptance tests for use cases \;\n * To relate use cases to features\, business policies\, and UI prototypes \;\n 3\;\nThis workshop benefits User Experience Designers\, Product Owners\, Business Analysts and Developers who will learn how to quickly write us age descriptions and integrate them with user prototypes and mock-ups. T his workshop also benefits Business Analysts who still need to write req uirements but want to “lighten” them up. Developers will benefit from kn owing when to ask for usage descriptions and how to review them for “mir acle” system powers. \;\n \;\nRegister and learn more: http://oreg ontrainingnetwork.com/writing-effective-agile-use-cases/\n\nTags: agile\ , agile scrum\, scrum\, agile methodology\, agile development\, use case s\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250460505 URL:http://oregontrainingnetwork.com/writing-effective-agile-use-cases/ SUMMARY:Writing Effective Agile Use Cases LOCATION:PSU Professional Development Center: 1515 SW 5th\, 1050\, Portla nd OR 97201 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR