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http://aplnhouston20100318.eventbrite.com The 25 Minute Sprint: The Pomodoro Technique and Agility  It seems in every aspect of our lives things are moving and changing faster. There's more to do and there's still only 24 hours in the day. Everyone is playing multiple different roles. We rarely get the time we think we need to get things done, and yet we still have to get things done. We have all become jugglers of time, some of us experts, most of us just hoping we don't drop too many of the important balls.  Time management techniques have been around longer than project management techniques and software development methodologies. There truly may not be anything new under the sun, but every once in awhile someone comes up with a novel perspective on how to solve challenging problems.
The Pomodoro Technique relies on the Agile concepts of a simple process, simple tools, sustainable pace and reflection to manage time more effectively. This session will introduce the core concepts of the Pomodoro Technique and include an exercise in which everyone will participate in a Pomodoro/sprint.
Tony Akins has been in the software industry for over 25 years, working in research and development, direct marketing and sales, product development, training and development, project management, process improvement and technology transition. He is currently the Director of Software at Behavioral Recognition Systems where he oversees the day-to-day operations of Research, Development, Quality Engineering and Deployment staffs. Previously Tony was a Senior Consultant at Valtech Technologies where he provided expertise in agile project management. Sponsorships------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Door Prizes!Be sure to attend this meeting to have a chance at winning a copy this book, donated by Tony Akins or one of these Pomodoro Timers, donated by APLN Houston 
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Due to scheduling conflicts the April meeting has been moved to Wednesday April 21, 2010! Please register at: http://aplnhouston20100415.eventbrite.com/ Facilitation Patterns and Antipatterns Facilitation skills are essential for anyone. In fact, everyone facilitates whether
they know it or not! Do you work on a team, manage an organization, or
otherwise work with others? The opportunity to facilitate will come up.
Steven “Doc” List will lead you to explore the common patterns & antipatterns
that come up in facilitation, for the facilitator and the participants. We'll have
some fun by taking on roles, and exploring the behaviors that work and that don't
work. The session will include some time on specific activities and techniques
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