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Topic: Swarming – The Birds and the Bees and Agile
More and more teams find themselves working in an incredibly chaotic environment. How the team reacts to the stimuli in that environment can mean the difference between success and failure. Discovering and applying the rules that will best guide us to success in this complex ecosystem is a daunting task. Where else can we look for examples of this kind of complex group behavior?
In the animal world there is a fascinating set of behaviors that are self organizing, emergent, have simple rules, no central control, etc. These ideas resonate strongly with some of the central tenets of Agile development. These patterns of behavior exhibited by animals are very reminiscent of the team behavior we are seeking in Agile development teams. What can the behavior of groups of animals teach us about working on Agile teams?
In this presentation we will discuss the definition and characteristics of swarming behavior and how it applies to the work of Agile teams. Through a combination of hands on exercises and discussion, we will explore the rules that seem to work well in the natural world and the Agile development world.
About the Speakers
Tom Perry – Sr. Program Manager/Agile Coach at Authorize.net. 15 years development experience including applications for desktop publishing and the web. 10 years experience mentoring, coaching, and consulting with Agile teams (XP, Scrum). Tom is a Certified Scrum Practitioner and Project Management Professional (PMP).
Dhaval Panchal – Agile Coach, Analyst, and Certified Scrum Practitioner with SolutionsIQ. Trained and coached 30+ Scrum project teams during enterprise rollouts, including midsized to Fortune 10 companies. Background in development, business and functional analysis, organizational change, project management, and business intelligence
Meeting Date and Agenda
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
6:00pm Food & Drink
6:30pm Some words of Thanks
6:45pm Topic: Swarming – The Birds and the Bees and Agile
7:30-ish End of talk, general questions etc.
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
6:00pm Food & Drink
6:30pm Some words of Thanks
6:45pm Topic: Swarming – The Birds and the Bees and Agile
7:30-ish End of talk, general questions etc.
Location
Qpass Corporate Headquarters
2211 Elliott Avenue
Suite 400
Seattle, Washington 98121
Phone: +1.206.447.6000
Qpass Corporate Headquarters
2211 Elliott Avenue
Suite 400
Seattle, Washington 98121
Phone: +1.206.447.6000
Further inquiries can also be emailed to SeattleScrum at Gmail dot com. This announcement may also be found at Seattle Scrums home page: http://www.SeattleScrum.org.
