While at Agile2015, InfoQ interviewed me and some of my AgileFlorida.com colleagues and you can now see the InfoQ interview and transcript (25 min). In the interview, we talk about our distributed network of user groups and how we collaborate. A […]
Agile Florida
Agile2015 – Processing day 2
Last time, I covered Day 1 of the Agile 2015 conference. This time, I’ll share hilights for Day 2. Most of this day I spent focusing on my AgileFlorida.com presentation and helping my colleague Sarah with her Rewire your Brain talk. […]
Recommendations for someone new to the Product Owner role?
I often get questions of the form of “How do I start this (practice/role)?” Recently, I got the following question (details altered to protect their identity): I’m a manager with a local company who works mainly as a product owner and internal customer point […]
Long live @AgileFlorida (RIP Orlando Scrum)
This post is part celebration of agile in Florida and part bitter-sweet memories for me. I rarely share personal stories nor long blog posts, but I share the following to encourage others who struggle with building a “user group” or building […]
My wish list for Meetup as a user group leader (thanks Meetup)
NOTE: This post is updated at the end with a very quick response from Meetup.com (Thanks!) Warning: this is a rant. I’m currently writing an Agile2015 experience report telling the history of AgileFlorida.com and AgileOrlando.com specifically. Meetup.com was a key […]
Preparing for Agile Open Florida 2015 – No One Size Fits All
Later this month, I have the privilege of facilitating the Agile Open Florida 2015 conference. Final preparations are well under way and we have sold out six weeks before the conference. There is some personal preparation that would benefit everyone […]
Agile Roadtrip to Valpak
This past Thursday I had an opportunity to road trip from Orlando to Tampa to meet with folks from Valpak whom I’ll be collaborating with on the next Agile Open Florida (AOF). What an awesome trip! The picture is me […]
Answering questions from Driving Value with Agile Teams
This past Tuesday, I had an opportunity to speak to a combined audience from Central Florida IIBA and Agile Orlando. It was a great session and I hope everyone had as much fun as I did! Thank you for the […]
Reflecting on Agile Open Florida
It’s been over 2 weeks since Agile Open Florida happened and I’m still buzzing with the possibilities of where Florida can go next. Not only did we hold our first state-wide open space for agilists, but we were able to […]
Agile Open Florida on June 27
The first Agile Open Space conference is coming to Florida on June 27! Since I attended my first open space at XP Universe 2001, I have been hooked on the open space concept. Never attended an “open space” or a […]