John Voris, Lead Coordinator's Posts - Agile Philly2024-03-29T05:32:48ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttp://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVorishttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3875541543?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://agilephilly.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=0hetdklcfxljk&xn_auth=noSPaMCAST 630 – It’s All About the People, A Panel Discussion with Laberge, Parente, Voris, Sweeney, and Cagleytag:agilephilly.ning.com,2020-12-24:3783271:BlogPost:10308952020-12-24T16:36:34.000ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttp://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
<h2 class="post-title">SPaMCAST 630 – It’s All About the People, A Panel Discussion with Laberge, Parente, Voris, Sweeney, and Tom Cagley</h2>
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<p>In March 2020, as our world was shrinking and words like ‘lockdown’ and ‘zoom-bombing’ were becoming a reality, we recorded and aired in <a href="https://bit.ly/2VX7tTu">SPaMCAST 597</a> </p>
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<p><strong>Paul Laberge, Susan Parente, Jo Ann Sweeney, John Voris, and Tom Cagley</strong> returned to talk about how we could create or…</p>
<h2 class="post-title">SPaMCAST 630 – It’s All About the People, A Panel Discussion with Laberge, Parente, Voris, Sweeney, and Tom Cagley</h2>
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<p>In March 2020, as our world was shrinking and words like ‘lockdown’ and ‘zoom-bombing’ were becoming a reality, we recorded and aired in <a href="https://bit.ly/2VX7tTu">SPaMCAST 597</a> </p>
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<p><strong>Paul Laberge, Susan Parente, Jo Ann Sweeney, John Voris, and Tom Cagley</strong> returned to talk about how we could create or preserve interactions leading to serendipity.</p>
<p>Remote working was new for many people. This week we discuss what went well and what have we learned from nearly a year of working remotely.</p>
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<p>Tom Cagley as the editor of SPaMCAST reconvened the group to gather insights we need about People Skills. The discussion is full of great ideas to improve remote and hybrid working environments, but most of all it is full of ideas to help respect people in tough times or not.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Go to the SPAMCAST webpage to see the Bios of the Panel</strong></span></p>
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<p><a href="https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2020/12/21/spamcast-630-its-all-about-the-people-a-panel-discussion-with-laberge-parente-voris-sweeney-and-cagley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2020/12/21/spamcast-630-its-all-about-the-people-a-panel-discussion-with-laberge-parente-voris-sweeney-and-cagley</a> </p>
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<p></p>SPaMCAST 597 – Intentional Serendipity, A Panel Discussiontag:agilephilly.ning.com,2020-12-24:3783271:BlogPost:10309712020-12-24T16:28:52.000ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttp://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
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<p><strong>SPaMCAST 597 – Intentional Serendipity, A Panel Discussion</strong><br></br> <strong>with Laberge, Parente, Voris, Sweeney, and Cagley</strong><br></br> URL :…<br></br></p>
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<p><strong>SPaMCAST 597 – Intentional Serendipity, A Panel Discussion</strong><br/> <strong>with Laberge, Parente, Voris, Sweeney, and Cagley</strong><br/> URL :<br/> <a href="https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/spamcast-597-intentional-serendipity-a-panel-discussion-with-laberge-parente-voris-sweeney-and-cagley/" target="_blank"">https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/spamcast-597-intentional-serendipity-a-panel-discussion-with-laberge-parente-voris-sweeney-and-cagley/</a><br/> Posted : April 26, 2020 at 9:10 pm<br/> Author : tcagley Tom Cagley)<br/> Tags : Agile, Remote, Teams<br/> Categories : Agile</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The panel is composed of Paul Laberge, Susan Parente, John Voris, Jo Ann Sweeney, and the host Tom Cagley.</span></p>
<p><br/> <a href="https://tcagley.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/spamcast-1400dpi.jpg" target="_blank"">https://tcagley.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/spamcast-1400dpi.jpg</a><br/> <a href="http://www.spamcast.net" target="_blank"">http://www.spamcast.net</a><br/> <br/> Play Now! ( <a href="https://bit.ly/2VX7tTu" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/2VX7tTu</a> )<br/> Subscribe: Apple Podcast (<br/> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/software-process-measurement/id213024387?mt=2" target="_blank"">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/software-process-measurement/id213024387?mt=2</a><br/> )<br/> Check out the podcast on Google Play Music (<br/> <a href="https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=">https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=</a><a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Iivswiy4ppyulme7pbsaidbodpm?t%3DSoftware_Process_and_Measurement_Cast" target="_blank"">https://play.google.com/music/m/Iivswiy4ppyulme7pbsaidbodpm?t%3DSoftware_Process_and_Measurement_Cast</a><br/> )<br/> <br/> The SPaMCAST 597 features a <strong>special panel of leaders</strong> discussing working<br/> from home now and after the initial reaction to being remote has worn<br/> off.</p>
<p><strong>One of the important points that we discussed was the need to make</strong><br/> <strong>space for intentional serendipity.</strong></p>
<p>The panel is composed of Paul Laberge, Susan Parente, John Voris, Jo Ann Sweeney, and the host Tom Cagley.<br/> <br/> <em><strong>Panelist Bios</strong></em><br/> <br/> Jo Ann Sweeney FCIM FIIC MCIPR is an engagement and communication<br/> consultant. Typically, she acts as change management lead on complex<br/> programmes, facilitating development of effective engagement, training,<br/> and communication strategies and then assisting as the strategies are<br/> implemented.<br/> <br/> Clients value her deep understanding of audiences. Jo Ann is known for<br/> clarifying the complex and for persuading key stakeholders to get<br/> involved and actively support change.<br/> <br/> You are welcome to download a complimentary copy of Jo Ann’s guide How<br/> to Explain Change in 8 Easy Steps at<br/> <a href="https://freeguide.explaining-change.com/" target="_blank"">https://freeguide.explaining-change.com/</a> (<br/> <a href="https://freeguide.explaining-change.com/" target="_blank"">https://freeguide.explaining-change.com/</a> )<br/> <br/> Contact Jo Ann at jo.ann@sweeneycomms.com<br/> <br/> John Voris is the current leader of AgilePhilly, the local user group in<br/> the Philadelphia area for Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Software.<br/> (<a href="http://www.AgilePhilly.com">www.AgilePhilly.com</a> ( <a href="http://www.agilephilly.com" target="_blank"">http://www.agilephilly.com</a> ) ) His day job is<br/> working on financial applications for Crown Cork & Seal, an essential<br/> company with over 100 years of manufacturing food and beverage cans. <br/> Prior to Crown, John was an independent software consultant for 30+<br/> years helping both small companies and Fortune 100 large companies with<br/> both applications and operating systems.<br/> <br/>  <br/> <br/> Reach out on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/john-voris-7b20525 (<br/> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-voris-7b20525" target="_blank"">https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-voris-7b20525</a> )<br/> <br/>  <br/> <br/> With more than 30 years in the information technology industry, Paul<br/> Laberge – CGI Director Consulting-Expert, has a wide range of<br/> experience providing IT project management. He enjoys coaching leaders<br/> in deploying business technology solutions. His experience in<br/> organizational change management spans many different lifecycles<br/> including transitions to Agile frameworks (RUP, XP, Scrum, SAFe, Nexxus,<br/> LeSS) and incorporating Lean (Kanban) methodologies.<br/> <br/> Reach out on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paullaberge (<br/> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paullaberge" target="_blank"">https://www.linkedin.com/in/paullaberge</a> )<br/> <br/> Susan Parente is a Principal Consultant at S3 Technologies, LLC and a<br/> University Professor at multiple Universities. Mrs. Parente is an<br/> author, mentor and professor focused on risk management, traditional and<br/> Agile project management. Her experience is augmented by her Masters in<br/> Engineering Management with a focus in Marketing of Technology from<br/> George Washington University, DC, along with a number of professional<br/> certifications. Ms. Parente has 23+ years’ experience leading software<br/> and business development projects in the private and public sectors,<br/> including a decade of experience implementing IT projects for the DoD.<br/> <br/> Contact Susan at parente.s3@gmail.com<br/> <br/> Re-Read Saturday News <br/> <br/> This week we tackle Chapter 9 of Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking<br/> When Stakes Are High, Second Edition by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan,<br/> Switzler ( <a href="https://amzn.to/34RuZ6V" target="_blank"">https://amzn.to/34RuZ6V</a> ) . The subtitle of this chapter is a<br/> fair summary of the ideas in the chapter: how to turn crucial<br/> conversations into action and results. Let’s face it if you don’t do<br/> anything with what you learn in a crucial conversation you are wasting a<br/> lot of value.<br/> <br/> Week 1 - Logistics, Forewards, and Preface ( <a href="http://bit.ly/2wls1Mq" target="_blank"">http://bit.ly/2wls1Mq</a> ) -<br/> <a href="http://bit.ly/2wls1Mq">http://bit.ly/2wls1Mq</a> ( <a href="http://bit.ly/2wls1Mq" target="_blank"">http://bit.ly/2wls1Mq</a> )  <br/> <br/> Week 2 - Chapter 1: What’s a crucial conversation? And who cares? (<br/> <a href="http://bit.ly/3a7Kivp">http://bit.ly/3a7Kivp</a> ) - <a href="http://bit.ly/3a7Kivp">http://bit.ly/3a7Kivp</a> ( <a href="http://bit.ly/3a7Kivp" target="_blank"">http://bit.ly/3a7Kivp</a><br/> )  <br/> <br/> Week 3 – Chapter 2: The Power of Dialogue ( <a href="http://bit.ly/3aO4cMa" target="_blank"">http://bit.ly/3aO4cMa</a> )<br/> – <a href="http://bit.ly/3aO4cMa">http://bit.ly/3aO4cMa</a> ( <a href="http://bit.ly/3aO4cMa" target="_blank"">http://bit.ly/3aO4cMa</a> )   <br/> <br/> Week 4 - Chapter 3: Start With Heart ( <a href="http://bit.ly/2UbJizK" target="_blank"">http://bit.ly/2UbJizK</a> ) -<br/> <a href="http://bit.ly/2UbJizK">http://bit.ly/2UbJizK</a> ( <a href="http://bit.ly/2UbJizK" target="_blank"">http://bit.ly/2UbJizK</a> )  <br/> <br/> Week 5 - Learn To Look ( <a href="https://bit.ly/3djnnPX" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/3djnnPX</a> ) -<br/> <a href="https://bit.ly/3djnnPX">https://bit.ly/3djnnPX</a> ( <a href="https://bit.ly/3djnnPX" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/3djnnPX</a> )<br/> <br/> Week 6 - Make It Safe ( <a href="https://bit.ly/39p4Xu4" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/39p4Xu4</a> ) -<br/> <a href="https://bit.ly/39p4Xu4">https://bit.ly/39p4Xu4</a> ( <a href="https://bit.ly/39p4Xu4" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/39p4Xu4</a> )  <br/> <br/> Week 7 - Master my Stories ( <a href="https://bit.ly/2V1DJUZ" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/2V1DJUZ</a> ) -<br/> <a href="https://bit.ly/2V1DJUZ">https://bit.ly/2V1DJUZ</a> ( <a href="https://bit.ly/2V1DJUZ" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/2V1DJUZ</a> )  <br/> <br/> Week 8 - State My Path ( <a href="https://bit.ly/2XtqTSr" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/2XtqTSr</a> ) -<br/> <a href="https://bit.ly/2XtqTSr">https://bit.ly/2XtqTSr</a> ( <a href="https://bit.ly/2XtqTSr" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/2XtqTSr</a> )  <br/> <br/> Week 9 - Explore Others’ Paths ( <a href="https://bit.ly/2ViOGD5" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/2ViOGD5</a> ) -<br/> <a href="https://bit.ly/2ViOGD5">https://bit.ly/2ViOGD5</a> ( <a href="https://bit.ly/2ViOGD5" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/2ViOGD5</a> )  <br/> <br/> Week 10 - Move to Action ( <a href="https://bit.ly/2y1ddUb" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/2y1ddUb</a> ) -<br/> <a href="https://bit.ly/2y1ddUb">https://bit.ly/2y1ddUb</a> ( <a href="https://bit.ly/2y1ddUb" target="_blank"">https://bit.ly/2y1ddUb</a> )  <br/> <br/> We are starting the poll for the next book in the re-read series. Crucial<br/> Conversations has two more chapters and an afterword left which means we<br/> have approximately three weeks to choose what we will read next. I am<br/> going to try something a little different this time by focusing on books<br/> I’ve read in late 2019 early 2020 and that I carry around with me when<br/> I am working. One exception is the inclusion of the runner up from our<br/> last poll.<br/> <br/> Poll – let me know what you’d like to revisit next!<br/> <br/> View Poll ( <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/10543339/" target="_blank"">http://polldaddy.com/poll/10543339/</a> )<br/> <br/> If you do not have a copy or have tossed it at someone during a crucial<br/> conversation, it is time to buy a copy. Please use the link<br/> <a href="https://amzn.to/34RuZ6V">https://amzn.to/34RuZ6V</a> ( <a href="https://amzn.to/34RuZ6V" target="_blank"">https://amzn.to/34RuZ6V</a> ) (using the link<br/> helps support the blog and podcast).<br/> <br/> Next SPaMCAST<br/> <br/> SPaMCAST 598 will feature our essay titled Recognizing A Toxic Meeting<br/> Culture. Just because you are meeting remotely doesn’t mean meeting<br/> culture has been reset.  <br/> <br/> We will also return to the QA Corner with Jeremy Berriault.<br/> <br/>  <br/> <br/> Add a comment to this post:<br/> <a href="https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/spamcast-597-intentional-serendipity-a-panel-discussion-with-laberge-parente-voris-sweeney-and-cagley/#respond" target="_blank"">https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/spamcast-597-intentional-serendipity-a-panel-discussion-with-laberge-parente-voris-sweeney-and-cagley/#respond</a><br/></p>One Free ticket to Philly ETE Conferencetag:agilephilly.ning.com,2016-11-30:3783271:BlogPost:600202016-11-30T20:30:00.000ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttp://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
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<p><span class="font-size-5">We need a Slogan for our Stickers.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5">Enter the contest, and</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5">Win a ticket to Philly ETE Conference.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><a href="http://www.agilephilly.com/page/one-free-ticket-to-philly-ete-conference">one-free-ticket-to-philly-ete-conference</a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5">We need a Slogan for our Stickers.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5">Enter the contest, and</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5">Win a ticket to Philly ETE Conference.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><a href="http://www.agilephilly.com/page/one-free-ticket-to-philly-ete-conference">one-free-ticket-to-philly-ete-conference</a></span></p>We are working on an SDT Conference coming in Junetag:agilephilly.ning.com,2015-04-12:3783271:BlogPost:502002015-04-12T15:00:00.000ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttp://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
<p>There is suddenly talk of a SD&T conference in Philly or Washington area. Narish Jain (one of the founders of AgilePhilly) started these in the Philly area 5 to 7 years ago, and runs them in India where he now permanently lives.</p>
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<p>( SD&T is Simple Design and Test Conference. Done in a true Open Space Conference style, it usually went both Saturday and Sunday. </p>
<p>If I remember right, at one of the conferences, one thing that made it different = The price of…</p>
<p>There is suddenly talk of a SD&T conference in Philly or Washington area. Narish Jain (one of the founders of AgilePhilly) started these in the Philly area 5 to 7 years ago, and runs them in India where he now permanently lives.</p>
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<p>( SD&T is Simple Design and Test Conference. Done in a true Open Space Conference style, it usually went both Saturday and Sunday. </p>
<p>If I remember right, at one of the conferences, one thing that made it different = The price of admission was that you had to be ready to present on SOMETHING , and put it on a stickie – even if it was just a 5 minute lightning talk. The various choices we then had to vote on were so varied and so amazing ! )</p>
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<p>Narish is coming to the states from June 10-24, we would love to "welcome him home" by having one here in Philly or in the Washington area.</p>
<p>Narish also has given some entertaining and thoughtful presentations at conferences, that make you laugh as well as think.</p>
<p>You will find his card decks throughout the internet.</p>
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<p>To follow the conversation on when it will happen ,</p>
<p> <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/sdtconf/t/e091e1e857604c2f" target="_blank"">http://groups.google.com/group/sdtconf/t/e091e1e857604c2f</a></p>Dan Mezick's slides from Nov 20th 2013 ( 35 Meg download as PDF )tag:agilephilly.ning.com,2013-12-18:3783271:BlogPost:377652013-12-18T01:30:00.000ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttp://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
<p>We finally have the slides from AgilePhilly's November 20th 2013 meeting.</p>
<p>Dan Mezick's slides -</p>
<p>Topic was Open Agile Adoption</p>
<p>Format is in PDF format</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/t1l0hn3kuymm31a/OpenAgileAdoption4Q2013.pdf">https://www.dropbox.com/s/t1l0hn3kuymm31a/OpenAgileAdoption4Q2013.pdf</a></p>
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<p>We finally have the slides from AgilePhilly's November 20th 2013 meeting.</p>
<p>Dan Mezick's slides -</p>
<p>Topic was Open Agile Adoption</p>
<p>Format is in PDF format</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/t1l0hn3kuymm31a/OpenAgileAdoption4Q2013.pdf">https://www.dropbox.com/s/t1l0hn3kuymm31a/OpenAgileAdoption4Q2013.pdf</a></p>
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<p> </p>Pics from the AgileTour 2013 (October 7th 2013)tag:agilephilly.ning.com,2013-11-25:3783271:BlogPost:367892013-11-25T15:30:00.000ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttp://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
<p>I know I put the link up for the AgileTour 2013 pictures, but heck if I can find it.</p>
<p>So I thought I would shove the Dropbox link up here on the Blog Post pages.</p>
<p>If we have any other materials ( like the BIG files that don't fit anywhere) - - Dropbox appears to be the way to go.</p>
<p>(Yes we have still have the <a href="http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/AgilePhilly">http://www.YahooGroups.com/group/AgilePhilly</a> website that can handle photos and more, but for the big files…</p>
<p>I know I put the link up for the AgileTour 2013 pictures, but heck if I can find it.</p>
<p>So I thought I would shove the Dropbox link up here on the Blog Post pages.</p>
<p>If we have any other materials ( like the BIG files that don't fit anywhere) - - Dropbox appears to be the way to go.</p>
<p>(Yes we have still have the <a href="http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/AgilePhilly">http://www.YahooGroups.com/group/AgilePhilly</a> website that can handle photos and more, but for the big files or big collections of files - - - Dropbox it.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hkpbmllzmjla4g0/VW7zakpJSk">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hkpbmllzmjla4g0/VW7zakpJSk</a></p>
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<p>If you like Snapfish, the pics are up there too. <a class="bitmark-shortlink" href="http://bit.ly/1eki3Xu"><span class="protocol">http://</span>bit.ly/1eki3Xu</a> </p>
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<p> </p>Some Free and Cheap eBooks on Behavior Driven Developmenttag:agilephilly.ning.com,2013-06-10:3783271:BlogPost:295552013-06-10T15:27:09.000ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttp://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
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<p>A free eBook in pre-release on Acceptance Testing, and comments are being collected. You can use the voucher code 91YmqbaAzuEu all of this month to download a free copy.<br></br><br></br>Go to the book’s blog page at <a href="http://baddotrobot.com/book">http://baddotrobot.com/book</a> for more info or use the voucher directly on the Leanpub book page to download …</p>
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<p>A free eBook in pre-release on Acceptance Testing, and comments are being collected. You can use the voucher code 91YmqbaAzuEu all of this month to download a free copy.<br/><br/>Go to the book’s blog page at <a href="http://baddotrobot.com/book">http://baddotrobot.com/book</a> for more info or use the voucher directly on the Leanpub book page to download <a href="https://leanpub.com/essential_acceptance_testing">https://leanpub.com/essential_acceptance_testing</a><br/><br/>(2)</p>
<p>And on the Technical Topic of Testing, here are some free eBooks on Testing. <a href="http://www.ministryoftesting.com/resources/ebooks/">http://www.ministryoftesting.com/resources/ebooks/</a></p>
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<p>(3) 50 % off a Manning Book on BDD</p>
<p><strong>Save 50%</strong> on <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0012TK11yu063t_wtrfwKBoyflrPSkxzsGc39WrXLWQp0hSh0kduAJH20Y7kQBGZRXvoN-IlbKbrU5pnMZ0Zy6jQFy6TPVyZplQBOVCB4nJs2F5Q2IoG3GRXu8kHni-FF_A" target="_blank">BDD in Action</a> and these other selected books. Just enter <strong>bddlaunch50</strong> in the Promotional Code box when you check out. Expires Thursday, June 13. Only at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0012TK11yu063sMKFqRfFQAXqmLzx5sItFRWVl589zXPHl1KnLMql879hvulxr1CYUXfbEBhqsHcYtnYXgbgXBbLdR9QgJv9r4YHkw5DFsrBmuGhrWq0HHI4Q==" target="_blank">manning.com</a>.</p>
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<p>Go there just for the free Intro chapter</p>
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<p> </p>Microsoft Code Camp in Philly is now a truly Agile Conferencetag:agilephilly.ning.com,2011-08-30:3783271:BlogPost:147042011-08-30T15:19:07.000ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttp://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
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<p>The Microsoft Code Camp on Oct 15th will be having an Open Spaces Track. In my mind, that brings a lot of new people around to the idea of Open Spaces during conferences.</p>
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<p><strong>Open Spaces</strong> - Jess Chadwick - Room 105</p>
<p>An open discussion forum lasting the entire day. The format is deliberately fluid, with the general flow consisting of: participants shout out topics to discuss, vote on a topic, discuss it for 10 minutes (or more... or less), and then…</p>
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<p>The Microsoft Code Camp on Oct 15th will be having an Open Spaces Track. In my mind, that brings a lot of new people around to the idea of Open Spaces during conferences.</p>
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<p><strong>Open Spaces</strong> - Jess Chadwick - Room 105</p>
<p>An open discussion forum lasting the entire day. The format is deliberately fluid, with the general flow consisting of: participants shout out topics to discuss, vote on a topic, discuss it for 10 minutes (or more... or less), and then pick a new topic. Rinse and repeat for an entire day of lively and intriguing group conversation!</p>
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<p>And do not forget the Philly Alt Net group, led by our own Brian Donahue, moving the discussion forward for Agile Practices in the dot Net world. </p>
<p><strong>alt.NET -</strong> <a href="http://codecamp.phillydotnet.org/2011-2/Lists/Track/DispForm.aspx?ID=22">Brian Donahue</a> - Room 141</p>
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<p><a href="http://phillydotnet20111015.eventbrite.com/">http://phillydotnet20111015.eventbrite.com/</a> Saturday Oct 15th</p>
<p> </p>Free talks by our previous speakerstag:agilephilly.ning.com,2011-01-21:3783271:BlogPost:55822011-01-21T16:16:46.000ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttp://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
<p>Free Talks by Mary Poppendieck & Gojko Adzic among others<br></br>are listed in the <strong>lower right hand corner</strong> of <a href="http://skillsmatter.com/go/home">http://skillsmatter.com/go/home</a> </p>
<p>These were listed in the newsletter of Skills Matters. Times are London times.</p>
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<p>Near as I can tell, their podcasts of recent talks listed in their newsletter is not condensed well on any page of their site. These…</p>
<p>Free Talks by Mary Poppendieck & Gojko Adzic among others<br/>are listed in the <strong>lower right hand corner</strong> of <a href="http://skillsmatter.com/go/home">http://skillsmatter.com/go/home</a> </p>
<p>These were listed in the newsletter of Skills Matters. Times are London times.</p>
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<p>Near as I can tell, their podcasts of recent talks listed in their newsletter is not condensed well on any page of their site. These include:</p>
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<p>FREE TALK In The Brain of Simon Brown: Software Project SOS, Jan 27<br/>Talk: Software Project SOS<br/>Speaker: Simon Brown<br/>Date: January 27, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK In The Brain of Gojko Adzic: Breaking the TDD Mould, Feb 3<br/>Talk: Breaking the TDD Mould<br/>Speaker: Gojko Adzic<br/>Date: February 3, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK The Limited WIP Society: Kanban Clinic, Feb 7<br/>User Group: Limited WIP Society<br/>Talk: Kanban Clinic<br/>Speaker: John Stevenson<br/>Date: February 7, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK In The Brain of Russ Miles: Getting Architecturally Agile with Event Driven Architectures, Feb 10<br/>Talk: Getting Architecturally Agile with Event Driven Architectures<br/>Speaker: Russ Miles<br/>Date: February 10, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK In The Brain of Linda Rising: Who do You Trust? Beware of Your Brain, Feb 14<br/>Talk: Who do You Trust? Beware of Your Brain<br/>Speaker: Linda Rising<br/>Date: February 14, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK In The Brain of Steve Freeman, Feb 22<br/>Talk: To be decided<br/>Speaker: Steve Freeman<br/>Date: February 22, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK Agile Testing UK: The (Rocky) Road to Agile at the Walt Disney Company, Feb 23<br/>Talk: The (Rocky) Road to Agile at the Walt Disney Company<br/>Speaker: Richard Glew<br/>Date: February 23, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK In The Brain of John Stevenson: Kanban vs. the Mafia, Feb 28<br/>Talk: Kanban vs. the Mafia<br/>Speaker: John Stevenson<br/>Date: February 28, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK In The Brain of David Laribee, Mar 17<br/>Talk: To be decided<br/>Speaker: David Laribee<br/>Date: March 17, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK In The Brain of Alan Shalloway: Applying Lean Software Development Principles Throughout the Organization, Mar 22<br/>Talk: Applying Lean Software Development Principles Throughout the Organization<br/>Speaker: Alan Shalloway<br/>Date: March 22, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK In The Brain of Jurgen Appelo: The Big-Ass View on Competence, Mar 30<br/>Talk: The Big-Ass View on Competence<br/>Speaker: Jurgen Appelo<br/>Date: March 30, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK In The Brain of Jutta Eckstein: Typical Pitfalls in Agile Software Development, May 18<br/>Talk: Typical Pitfalls in Agile Software Development<br/>Speaker: Jutta Eckstein<br/>Date: May 18, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
<p>FREE TALK In The Brain of Mary Poppendieck: A Tale of Two Terminals, May 24<br/>Talk: A Tale of Two Terminals<br/>Speaker: Mary Poppendieck<br/>Date: May 24, 2011, 18:30-20:00</p>
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<p>-============== Prior Talks ==============-</p>
<p><br/><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/making-management-work-with-agile/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/making-management-work-with-agile/zx-1334</a> Making Management Work with Agile (Patrick Kua)<br/> <a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/keynote-deliberate-discovery-code-like-you-mean-it/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/keynote-deliberate-discovery-code-like-you-mean-it/zx-1334</a> <br/>Deliberate Discovery: Code Like You Mean It (Dan North)</p>
<p><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/bdd-atdd-and-page-objects/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/bdd-atdd-and-page-objects/zx-1334</a><br/>BDD, ATDD and Page Objects (John Smart)<br/> <br/><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/winning-big-with-specification-by-example-lessons-learned-from-50-successful-projects/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/winning-big-with-specification-by-example-lessons-learned-from-50-successful-projects/zx-1334</a><br/>Winning Big with Specification by Example (Gojko Adzic</span)</p>
<p><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/cucumber-from-the-horses-mouth/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/cucumber-from-the-horses-mouth/zx-1334</a></p>
<p>Cucumber from Horse's Mouth (Aslak Hellesøy)</p>
<p><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/agile-business-analysis-with-feature-injection-1554/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/agile-business-analysis-with-feature-injection-1554/zx-1334</a><br/>Agile Business Analysis with Feature Injection (Andy Palmer, Antony Marcano)<br/> <a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/objective-agility-what-does-it-take-to-be-an-agile-company/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/objective-agility-what-does-it-take-to-be-an-agile-company/zx-1334</a><br/>What Does It Take to be an Agile Company (Allan Kelly)</p>
<p><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/using-agile-methods-to-become-competent/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/using-agile-methods-to-become-competent/zx-1334</a><br/>Using Agile Methods to Become Competent (David Laribee)</p>
<p><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/test-driven-data-warehouse-development/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/test-driven-data-warehouse-development/zx-1334</a> <br/>Test Driven Data Warehouse Development (Andy Barker)</p>
<p><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/test-driving-at-high-speed-klarnas-agile-story/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/test-driving-at-high-speed-klarnas-agile-story/zx-1334</a><br/>Test-driving at High Speed: Klarna's Agile story (David Evans, Erik Stenman)<br/> <br/>href="<a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/agile-testing-at-trader-media/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/agile-testing-at-trader-media/zx-1334</a> <br/>Agile Testing at Trader Media (Stuart Taylor , Vivek)</p>
<p> <br/><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/patterns-and-practices-of-building-gherkin-based-living-documentations/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/patterns-and-practices-of-building-gherkin-based-living-documentations/zx-1334</a> Patterns and Practices of Building Gherkin Based Living Documentations (Gaspar Nagy, Christian Hassa)</p>
<p><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/successful-agile-teams/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/successful-agile-teams/zx-1334</a> <br/>Successful Agile Teams (Jan Machacek)<br/> <br/><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/agile-retrospectives-part-i/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/agile-retrospectives-part-i/zx-1334</a> <br/>Learning from Experience with Retrospectives (Rachel Davies, Liz Sedley)</p>
<p><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/enterprise-architecture-in-a-lean-enterprise/zx-1334">http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/enterprise-architecture-in-a-lean-enterprise/zx-1334</a> Enterprise architecture in a Lean Enterprise (Erik Doernenburg)</p>
<p> </p>Slides from the last meeting Sept 22ndtag:agilephilly.ning.com,2010-10-01:3783271:BlogPost:32472010-10-01T23:11:01.000ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttp://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
<p>Slides from the last joint meeting with SPIN on Sept 22nd are at<br/><a href="http://spin.asqphilly.org/PastMeetings.html">http://spin.asqphilly.org/PastMeetings.html</a><br/></p>
<p>Slides from the last joint meeting with SPIN on Sept 22nd are at<br/><a href="http://spin.asqphilly.org/PastMeetings.html">http://spin.asqphilly.org/PastMeetings.html</a><br/></p>