Scrum – Ease The Hard Parts

I have participated in this volunteer event in the past and this Saturday is no exception.  I will lead a session at 10:15 AM where we will review the Scrum framework and discuss the places where the framework can be hard to implement.  We will share experiences and techniques for getting through these places for even better performance.

Agile Content Abounds!

Before I list the many sessions about Agile and Scrum, let me remind you of an important point.  Desert Code Camp is free, as in no-cost.  A free opportunity to learn, ask questions and discover gems from practitioners sharing their experience.  Find a session or two or more to take advantage of this community gift!

Here are the sessions related to Agile and Scrum, gleaned from the schedule for you!

• Thinking Agile by Martin Nagel
• Scrum . . And by Ken Ward
• Introduction to Domain Driven Design by Craig Berntson
• Behavior Driven Development From The Trenches by Lee Brandt
• Everyday Extreme Programming (XP) by Clayton Lengel-Zigich
• How To Manage Self-Organizing Teams by Jade Meskill
• User Stories and Release Planning – Difficulties and Nuggets by Perry Reinert

Classes for Kids

There are a number of sessions designed specifically for children to get hands-on experience programming and creating.  Thanks to Gangplank Jr., you can bring your young offspring to learn programming with Scratch, build Lego robots and other things.  Check the schedule for these classes marked with minimum age appropriate notation.

It will be a great Saturday!  If you don’t attend my session, look around for me to say hello before the day is done.

The first session is scheduled for 11:30 AM: Going Deeper Into Scrum, An Agile Journey.  Lunch follows so we have some incentive to end on time!

The next session is right after lunch at 1:00 PM: The Agile Manifesto – What it means to the code and the coder.  I promise to make the conversation interesting so we won’t fall into food sleepiness!

Even if you can’t attend my sessions, please come out to the camp to learn and interact with our great technical community.  Desert Code Camp is always no cost to everyone.  And we will get a free lunch to boot!

I attended Ignite Phoenix 1 more than a year ago.  I was blown away by the willingness of people to stand up and talk about thier passion, the support from the audience and the creative minds connecting.  When Jeff Moriarty and Roger Williams asked for volunteers to organize the next one, I jumped at the opportunity.  I’ve been working the events ever since.

My Experience

Have you ever had a great planning meeting?  One where everyone is at least supporting the discussions and when innovative and powerful ideas just seem to flow?  Have you seen a speech or concert or movie that left you moved, passionate and uplifted?  Fireworks in your head as the passionate presentation awakens power, connections and creativity in your own mind.  This is Ignite Phoenix for me, for 18, five-minute presentations in a row.  A brainstorming session of 550+ people led by 18 presenters with passion!

OK, so maybe it’s not directly Agile or Scrum related, but it is powerful.  It recharges me to work with a fabulous “naturally agile” team.  And the power of team building, on a huge scale, is on display.  I love it!

The Points

• If you have passion to present, please submit your idea by Friday, October 2nd.
• If you are in the Phoenix, Arizona area on November 3rd, you should be at Ignite Phoenix 5.
• We’ll be at The Tempe Center for the Arts in the 600-seat theater.  Watch the web site for updates on ticket availability.

It will stretch your mind!