Special Events
Growing APLN Houston in 2010 Print E-mail

APLNH LeadersThe APLN Houston Leadership team met in January to map out plans for 2010.  Incorporating the feedback we have received from all of you over the last several months, the team put together an adaptable plan to continue growing APLN Houston.  Our working session included discussions of member benefits, program formats, future expansion, operational efficiencies, and networking with other agile organizations.

APLNH LeadersAPLN Houston membership has grown from around 100 in January 2009 to almost 600 today.  In parallel, average attendance has blossomed from around 25 in January 2009 to over 60 today. To accommodate our future growth, APLN Houston will incorporate in 2010 as a not for profit corporation. Even with this incorporation however, we feel it important to keep our regular monthly meetings free or at very low cost to our members!

APLNH LeadersAPLN Houston remains an all volunteer organization and as such our continued growth depends on our volunteers.  We are grateful to those of you who have chosen to get involved and help. In 2010, we are committed to offering more varied and rewarding volunteer experiences.

APLNH LeadersAlso in 2010 we are committed to start offering special workshop events that will help those new to agility come up to speed. In addition we plan to expand the reach of APLN Houston by initiating "APLN To Go" and seek out additional locations around Houston to host special events such as those conducted downtown at Waste Management in late 2009.

With your help and continued support we look forward to an active and vibrant 2010 for APLN Houston!
 
Welcome to APLN Houston

Bringing Agile Project Leaders Together

APLN Houston promotes the growth of agile practices by bringing together Houston’s agile leaders to share real-world experiences and by providing professional networking forum.

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Learn more about APLN Houston here.
 
Rescheduling Mike Cohn Print E-mail

Mike CohnMike Cohn's visit to Houston is being rescheduled.

With great disappointment Mike Cohn has informed us of an unavoidable schedule change that won't allow him to be in Houston in April.  He has promised an APLN Houston appearance later this year and we will keep you all up-to-date as details develop.  Thanks for understanding our need to be flexible.

A Certified Scrum trainer, Mike Cohn is the founder of Mountain Goat Software, a process and project management consultancy and training firm. He is the author of newly published Succeeding with Agile (one of our November door prizes), Software Development using Scrum, Agile Estimating and Planning and User Stories Applied for Agile Software Development, as well as books on Java and C++ programming. With more than twenty years of experience, Mike has previously been a technology executive in companies of various sizes—from startup to Fortune 40. A frequent magazine contributor and conference speaker, Mike is a founding member of the Scrum Alliance and the Agile Alliance. He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Mountain Goat Software

Also available from Mike are six recent, one-hour videos available for free download recorded at June's Norwegian Developer's Conference. Topics covered include user stories, estimating, planning, prioritizing, an introduction to Scrum, and leading a self-organizing team.
 
Sysco Logistics Print E-mail

SyscoWe hope you enjoyed APLN Houston’s new meeting venue at Sysco Corporation, 1390 Enclave Parkway. 

 

Meetings will now be the 3rd Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted on this site. Meeting format:

  • 6:00pm - 6:20pm - Network with your fellow agile practitioners
  • 6:20pm - 6:30pm - Announcements and Introductions
  • 6:30pm - 7:30pm - Featured Program

Parking is available in front of the Sysco buildings (1370 & 1390 Enclave Parkway) and in the garage off Forkland Drive. When parking in the garage please press the call button for entry, park and walk around the street to the front entrance of 1390 Enclave Parkway.

Also please help us speed check-in by registering for the meeting
at least 24 hours in advance.
 
Where Will You Be in 2010? Print E-mail

Have you thought about what agile conferences you will attend in 2010?  Now is the time.

Agile AllianceThe premier event will be Agile 2010 held this year at the Gayloard Opryland Resort in Nashville August 9-13, 2010.  Stay tuned at agile2010.agilealliance.org for more details.

 

Better Software ConferenceAgile Development Practices Conference

Two great conferences from SQE are co-located at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas June 6-11, 2010.  Register for one and attend both! See more details for all of SQE's 2010 conferences at sqe.com/conferences.

 

LSSC Conference

Join the Lean Software & Systems Consortium for their inaugural conference in Buckheade (Atlanta) April 21-23, 2010. This is the first formal community event of the broad based community forming around application of Lean Thinking to software development and systems engineering.  For complete details visit: atlanta2010.leanssc.org

 
 
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Agile Musings - Michele Sliger

Agile Projects and Portfolios - Jochen Krebs

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Exploring Lean and Agile - LitheSpeed

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Succeeding with Agile - Mike Cohn

Don MinnickOracles, Moles, Naysayers, Organization Drivers…  How do your team members deal with Information versus Execution?  How can you help them across the Information and Execution gaps?  Thanks to Don Minnick for returning to APLN Houston with another thought provoking presentation helping us understand that managing the human intellect to deliver useful information, products and services is the critical executive skill of the 21st century.  Don’s presentation slides are now available: Download Presentation

Thanks also to Stephen Ebaugh and Apex Systems Inc, for generously sponsoring food and refreshments for our December meeting.

Apex Systems

Jim HighsmithJim Highsmith re-sets the bar!

Speaking to our largest crowd yet Jim Highsmith wow'ed our January audience with an intriguing new look at measuring value. Helping us understand that there is "no more normal", Jim challenged us to be more focused on outcomes and work toward satisfying the Agile Triangle. We are very grateful to Jim for making time in his busy schedule to visit APLN Houston.

Winners!Congratulations to Ram Chada and Brent Walker on winning copies of Jim's latest book Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products. The book is also available to APLN Houston members at a 35% discount. Click here for details.

We also want to thank TEKsystems for their generousity in providing food and refreshments for the meeting.

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