Size And Speed: Stories, Tools and Techniques From Fast-Moving Enterprises

Posted onJuly 26, 2016September 6, 2016

When: August 24, 2016 6:30pm – 8:30pm Where: Scrum Inc. 1 Broadway Cambridge MA DESCRIPTION How do you combine speed with scale? Does rapid speed actually scale? The answer Read More …

The Updated Scrum Guide is now available!

Posted onJune 30, 2016July 26, 2016

On July 6, 2016 Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, the creators of Scrum an the Scrum Guide, introduced changes to the Scrum Guide, including why they made these changes and what Read More …

Requisite Agility – How Much Is Enough?

Posted onJune 28, 2016August 17, 2016

When: July 27, 2016 6:30 – 8:30pm Where: Scrum Inc. 1 Broadway, Cambridge MA. 02142 Is Every project an Agile project? The answer is very, very clear: NO. However, Read More …

Nexus – the exoskeleton of Scaled Scrum

Posted onMay 17, 2016July 26, 2016

Scaling Agile using the Nexus Framework When: June 22, 2016 6:30pm – 8:30pm EST Where: Scrum Inc. 1 Broadway, 5th floor Cambridge, MA 02142 View the slides from this presentation here: Read More …

Scaled Agile Testing and Advanced Scrum Master Training

Posted onMay 3, 2016September 7, 2016

Presents Scaled Agile Testing When: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EDT) – Add to Calendar Where: IAC – Boston – 1320 Centre St #203, Newton, Read More …

Spotify – The Agile Transformation Never Stops!

Posted onApril 29, 2016June 28, 2016

When: Wednesday May 25, 2016, 6:30 – 8:30 PM Where: Scrum Inc.1 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142 Slides: Spotify talk Agile Boston Description Believe it or not, not everything Read More …

The Agile PMO – practical value driven change leadership in projects and portfolios

Posted onMarch 6, 2016April 29, 2016

The Agile PMO When: Wednesday April 27, 2016 6:30 – 8:30 PM Where: 1 Wayside Rd Burlington, MA 01803 Michael Nir – The Agile PMO Our April meeting features Read More …

Leading Agile Software Teams

Posted onFebruary 26, 2016April 1, 2016

Leading Agile Software Teams When: March 24 and 25, starting at 9:00 AM Where: WeWork, BOSTON, MA So you are a manager and your organization has gone Agile, which includes self-organization and Read More …

Leveraging Lean Agile Elements in SAFe

Posted onFebruary 26, 2016April 1, 2016

Leveraging Lean Agile Elements in SAFe to Solve Immediate Business Challenges Agile Boston Presentation by John Brennan Join on us Wednesday March 23, 2016 at 6:30 PM as Principal Program Manager Read More …

SAFe – The ART of ART Design

Posted onFebruary 9, 2016February 26, 2016

How to map SAFe Agile Release Trains and Value Streams to your organization Thanks to everyone who attended this event! Please find a copy of the slides here. SAFe the Read More …

Agile Boost Camp

Posted onJanuary 22, 2016February 26, 2016

Agile Boost Camp When February 10 & 11, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST) Where WeWork South Station 745 Atlantic Avenue Boston MA 02111 Join a 2-day Agile Read More …

SAFe – A dangerous weapon. Techniques to implementing a lasting adoption of the Scaled Agile Framework

Posted onDecember 16, 2015February 9, 2016

Please join us on Wednesday January 27 in Burlington MA starting at 6:30 pm as senior enterprise agility coach Yuval Yeret describes several techniques that can be used to produce a lasting and productive adoption Read More …

Another Amazing Give Thanks For Scrum in 2015!!

Posted onDecember 9, 2015December 10, 2015Leave a comment

Agile Boston wants to THANK everyone who attended and presented at this year’s Give Thanks For Scrum event, we had an absolute blast celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Scrum!! A special thanks of Read More …

Give Thanks For Scrum 2015

Posted onDecember 2, 2015December 9, 2015Leave a comment

Join us on Tuesday November 24, 2015 at the Microsoft New England Research Center for Agile Boston’s 7th Annual Give Thanks For Scrum event. This year we will celebrate the 20th anniversary Read More …

SAFe 4.0 Training

Posted onOctober 27, 2015January 22, 2016

AgileSparks presents Leading the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe(TM)) training workshop with Yuval Yeret When Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 9:00 AM – Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 5:00 PM (EST) Where WeWork 745 Read More …

Winning the Knowledge Transfer Game

Posted onOctober 5, 2015October 29, 2015

Join us on Wednesday October 28 in Burlington MA starting at 6:30 pm as Agile Coach Frank Saucier helps us understand why knowledge transfer is so important to the success of any team. Frank Read More …

The Disciplined Agile Enterprise: Harmonizing Agile and Lean

Posted onSeptember 23, 2015October 14, 2015

A Special “out-of-cycle” Event! On Wednesday October 7, 2015 Scott Ambler, Senior Consulting Partner at Scott Ambler + Associates, will discuss how an agile enterprise increases value through effective execution and delivery Read More …

Disciplined Agile Training

Posted onSeptember 17, 2015October 27, 2015

Introduction to Disciplined Agile – Certification Prep Workshop Disciplined Agile (DA) is an IT process decision framework for delivering sophisticated agile solutions in the enterprise. It builds on the existing proven practices Read More …

Self-Organization in a Hierarchical World

Posted onAugust 18, 2015September 24, 2015Leave a comment

On Wednesday September 23, 2015 at 1 Wayside Road in Burlington MA. starting at 6:30 pm, Dan LeFebvre, a Certified Scrum Coach, will discuss ways teams can self-organize within a top-down hierarchical organization. The 11th principle of Read More …

The 3 Pillars of Agile Testing Strategy

Posted onAugust 10, 2015September 28, 2015Leave a comment

Join us on Thursday, September 24 at 6:30 in Cambridge MA. where experienced Agile coach Bob Galen introduces us to the 3 Pillars Approach to Agile Testing Strategy, a framework for establishing a Read More …

Agile2015 Field Report – Using the word Invitation

Posted onAugust 4, 2015August 13, 2015Leave a comment

This is a field report of various Agile community events during the week of August 3, 2015 as well as an update on what is working well for socializing the idea Read More …

September 2015 Agile Training

Posted onJuly 22, 2015September 30, 2015Leave a comment

New Training courses are being offered in September 2015 by Agile Coach and Teacher BOB GALEN Bob Galen, an Agile Methodologist, Practitioner & Coach based in Cary, North Carolina, is offering Read More …

August Meeting: Lasting Agile Adoption

Posted onJuly 9, 2015August 27, 2015Leave a comment

The Journey Towards Lasting Agile Adoption On Wednesday August 26, 2015 at 1 Wayside Road in Burlington MA. starting at 6:30 pm, Greg Wright, a director of software development at Kepware Technologies in Read More …

July Meeting: REAL AGILE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS with Stuart Turner

Posted onJuly 1, 2015August 26, 2015Leave a comment

When: Wednesday July 22 2015 Where: CAMBRIDGE (NEAR ALEWIFE “T” STATION) Who: Stuart Turner Description The Agile Boston User Group presents “REAL AGILE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS” with Stuart Turner This session Read More …

June Meeting: Perfect Or Imperfect Scrum

Posted onJune 3, 2015August 24, 2015Leave a comment

When: June 24, 2015 Where: Burlington MA Who: Beth Macy Description Perfect Or Imperfect Scrum Which is it for your teams? PERFECT or IMPERFECT SCRUM? Through her in-depth knowledge of psychology and human Read More …

Business Agility Boston Conference

Posted onJune 1, 2015August 19, 2015Leave a comment

WHEN: June 30, 2015 WHERE: BOSTON, MA THEME: “FROM SMALL STEPS TO BIG CHANGES” Description This is the event for every kind of leader in every kind of organization who is responsible for Read More …

May Meeting: The Core Protocols, 11 EASY RECIPES FOR A GREAT TEAM AND GREAT RESULTS

Posted onMay 5, 2015August 19, 2015Leave a comment

When: Wednesday May 27, 2015 Where: Burlington, MA. Who: RICHARD KASPEROWSKI NOTE: EVERYONE ATTENDING GETS A COPY OF RICHARDS BOOK: DESCRIPTION Your team can be ten times Read More …

Special April Meeting: BUSINESS AGILITY: HOW TO GET IT. HOW TO USE IT

Posted onApril 7, 2015August 19, 2015Leave a comment

When: Thursday April 30, 2015 Where: Cambridge, MA. Who: RYAN MARTENS, CTO of Rally Software Description BUSINESS AGILITY: HOW TO GET IT. HOW TO USE IT “I just want to Read More …

April Meeting: AGILE, NEUROSCIENCE & LEADERSHIP – based on David Rock’s SCARF Model

Posted onApril 5, 2015August 19, 2015Leave a comment

When: Wednesday April 22, 2015 Where: Burlington, MA Who: Pat Arcady Description The 2013 Shift Report from the Deloitte Center for the Edge which studies productivity at work, documents the Read More …

March Meeting: SALLY ELATTA talks HEALTHY TEAMS

Posted onMarch 2, 2015August 19, 2015Leave a comment

When: Wednesday March 25, 2015 Where: Burlington, MA Who: SALLY ELATTA Description HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR AGILE TEAM? Everyone wants metrics, but which ones really matter? Which metrics can help you ‘actually’ Read More …

Special February Meeting: Agile Testing

Posted onFebruary 9, 2015August 19, 2015Leave a comment

When: Thursday February 26, 2015 Where: Cambridge MA Who: Joe Justice Description AGILE TESTING Testing is critical to release products. Yet the stories of catastrophic project failures due to inadequate testing are legion. Obamacare Read More …

February Meeting: BEING AGILE: GETTING THE MIND-SET THAT DELIVERS

Posted onFebruary 3, 2015August 19, 2015Leave a comment

When: Wednesday February 25, 2015 Where: Burlington MA Who: GIL BROZA Description BEING AGILE: GETTING THE MIND-SET THAT DELIVERS Are you excited about adopting Agile? Have you put in place the Read More …

DAN LEFEBVRE IS THE OPERATIONAL LEADER OF AGILE BOSTON FOR 2015

Posted onJanuary 1, 2015August 19, 2015Leave a comment

Effective January 1, 2015, the Core (or general) circle of Agile Boston has elected DAN LEFEBVRE as the Operational Leader of the group! Dan LeFebvre of Freestanding Agility Read More …

January Meeting: Agile Boston Community Open Space

Posted onDecember 19, 2014August 19, 2015Leave a comment

When: Thursday January 29, 2015 Where: BURLINGTON MA (at NUANCE Corp) Theme: “Agile Boston: What’s the NEXT Chapter?” Description AN INVITATION TO OPEN SPACE ….. Read More …

December Meeting: THE SECRET LIFE OF GROUPS

Posted onNovember 20, 2014August 20, 2015Leave a comment

When: Tuesday December,02, 2014 Where: Burlington MA (Nuance Communications) Who: DR. DANIELLE KENNEDY from WORKLAB, on: (NOTE: this is an off-schedule meeting!) Description THE SECRET LIFE OF GROUPS Learning Objectives: Read More …