22. June 2009 by rmaciver.

Back by popular demand!

LitheSpeed is returning to Houston for an encore ScrumMaster class and is offering APLN Houston members a discount.

Join Sanjiv Augustine for this two-day ScrumMaster certification course that provides everything you need to begin leading or participating in a Scrum team. On completion, participants are registered as Certified ScrumMasters (CSMs), which includes a one-year membership in the Scrum Alliance, (www.scrumalliance.org) where valuable materials and information are available exclusively to CSMs.

Use the discount code ‘APLN‘ (without the quotes) to receive a 20% discount as a member of APLN Houston

For more details and to register please visit: http://www.lithespeed.com/CSM_Detail.htm

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11. June 2009 by rmaciver.

Please Note our New Location and Start Time!

Risk and Risk Management – Theory and Practice

Todd will introduce a number of theories, tools and practices surrounding risk and risk management. He will share some practical experience using these techniques and approaches and how they fit in with agile development, explaining what works and what does not based on his experience and that of his colleagues.

Learning outcomes:

• Types of Risks
• General Strategies for Managing Risk
• Set of Practical Tools for Managing Risk

Todd Little is a Sr. Development Manager for Landmark Graphics Corp. For over 25 years he has been involved in almost all aspects of software development with a focus on commercial software applications for oil and gas exploration and production. He is on the Board of Directors for the Agile Alliance. In 2003, he co-founded the Agile Development Conference, and served as the Program Director for ADC2004 and for Agile2005 and Agile2006. He is a co-author of the Declaration of Interdependence for Agile Project Leadership and a founding member and past President of the Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN).

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Door Prize!

Feeling lucky?
Pre-register for tonight’s meeting and have a chance to win
2 Astros Tickets
generously donated by

You must pre-register and be present to win.
A minimum of 45 people must attend to award the door prize.

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Sponsorship

Please join us in thanking Sysco for their generous support in
hosting tonight’s meeting

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people you can trust, results you can count on

TEKsystems is a global IT Services Organization that offers a broad range of technical services to assist our customers with implementing and supporting technology initiatives across their enterprise. From onsite sourcing to full functional turnkey outsourcing, TEKsystems’ customer centric approach allows us to calibrate the right delivery approach, location, and methodology to meet our client’s needs.

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PMPs may file for 1 PDU under Continuing Certification Requirements’ “Category 4: Other Providers.”

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18. May 2009 by rmaciver.

APLN Houston is Moving!

 Mark your calendars

Beginning on July 16, 2009

Please join us at 6:00 PM the 3rd Thursday of each month

at

1390 Enclave Parkway
Houston, Texas 77056

PMPs may still file for 1 PDU under Continuing Certification Requirements’ “Category 4: Other Provders” for attending APLN Houston meetings.

Please join us in thanking Sysco for their generous support!

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