Agile mechanics can be installed in weeks or even days, but there is a depth to successful Agile teams that is difficult to capture. In Missing Pieces, Ryan Cromwell discuss many of the subtle and overlooked traits, behaviors, and practices of Agile team members by describing high and low points in my Agile journey. In returning to your budding Agile team you’ll see new opportunity to leap beyond sufficient Agile to high performing Agile by recognizing moments for courage, moments for silence, moments for failure and more.

For more information and to RSVP, please visit:

http://www.meetup.com/techlifecolumbus/events/17329228/

Location:
Hilton/Polaris
8700 Lyra Drive
Columbus, OH 43240
(614) 885-1600
Contact person: Rachel Howard

Date:
June 20th and 21st
Time:
9 am to 4 pm

Event Description:

Pillar Technology is proud to sponsor a public offering of: Coaching Agile Teams (http://tinyurl.com/coachingagile).

The class is a two day active learning event taught by Lyssa Adkins (author of “Coaching Agile Teams) and Michael Spayd and is a practical course geared to help those who influence agile teams be more influential. For $900, you can spend two days in a hands-on, active learning environment. The course will be April 25th and April 26th in Columbus, OH at the Hilton Polaris 8700 Lyra Drive, Columbus, OH 43240. There are a limited number of seats, so sign up early.

Please register online:
http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=961831

For more information contact Rachel Howard (rhoward@pillartechnology.com) at 614.203.0996

Please mark your calendar and join IIBA Columbus Chapter on Wednesday, April 13 at 5:30 at Cardinal Health for the annual IIBA Columbus Chapter Employer Fair!

Agile job opportunities are available with many of the employers.

Meeting is open and free to IIBA® Local Chapter Members and Non-Members

Meeting Date and Time:
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 5:30 PM (hors d’oeuvres and beverages available at 5:30)

Enjoy networking, food, and beverages until the panel discussion at 6:30 PM

Meeting Location:
Cardinal Health – West Campus – Cafeteria
7200 Cardinal Place
Dublin, OH 43017

The employers have donated a lot of great prizes that we will be giving away at the conclusion of the event (must be present to win).

Please RSVP at RSVP – April 13 Employer Fair
http://columbusoh.theiiba.org/index.php/chapter-events/meeting-rsvp?view=ckforms&id=2
so IIBA may get an accurate count for food.

Participating Employers on April 13 include:
• Apex
• ICC
• ASPE
• Muskingum University
• CareWorks
• NetJets
• Cardinal Health
• Nationwide Insurance
• Cardinal Solutions
• Quick Solutions
• ComResource
• Sogeti
• Comsys
• Unicon
• DTI

Topic: Critical Skills and Changing Market Dynamics SDLC Professionals Need to Consider for 2011

Summary: The Jobless recovery has had a major impact on the skills you need for professional success. Companies are continually asking their employees to do more with less, and drive project efficiency and success. The money and need for projects is back, but hiring to support those projects is not. It looks like hiring trends are loosening up and positions will become available in late Q1 and Q2 2011, but it will take beyond Q3 of 2011 for those new hires to have a positive impact on work loads.

In this presentation we will review four key areas:

* Review current Macro-Economic trends and impact those trends have on SDLC professionals
* Compensation trends for SDLC professionals (compare and contrast data from our Agile, BA and PM salary surveys)
* Business Analyst, Project Management and Agile Professional Trends for 2011
* Technology trends and impact those trends will have on SDLC professionals

The information we will present is based on the data we’ve collected in our BA, PM and Agile salary surveys for 2009 and 2010, conversations we constantly have with customers, feedback from our instructors, and data collected from previous seminars.

This is not a technical presentation on these topics but a presentation based on what enterprise organizations are trying to accomplish, and the skills they need to accomplish those goals

Speaker: David Mantica, President, ASPE

Speaker Bio: David has more than 16 years of experience in business to business continuing education. David’s area of expertise is in executive, product management, marketing and operational capacities. He has product managed the initiation, development and delivery of more than 300 instructor-led and live online training courses. Topics include software development life cycle, IT, telecommunications, financial, healthcare IT and marketing industries.

David was instrumental in the development and delivery of the training industries first voice over IP enabled live instructor led training course(s) for public consumption and chaired CompTIA’s Learning Alliance formulation committee. He was on the boards of the DSLcon, Frame Relaycon, STP Conferences and Raleigh Latin School, and is currently on the board of IIOM (International Institute of Outsourced Management).
David has participated in numerous certification committees and supported the work of certifying bodies including the Scrum Alliance, PMI, IIBA, TruSecure and CompTIA. He currently writes weekly on the ASPE-SDLC and ASPE-ROI blogs, and has published salary surveys for Agile, product management and business analysis in 2009 and 2010. David has presented at numerous IIBA chapter meetings, Comdex Chicago, OSP Conference and the ACUTA conference. He has facilitated more than 20 web seminars informing more than 2,500 business professionals on business technology topics. David’s expertise is in understanding the business drivers that underscore the need for technology, and finding a market place for educational products to help professionals achieve competitive advantage through the alignment of business and IT.
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Increase your velocity and productivity via cross-functional teamwork, learning ways to best make and meet commitments, establish priorities and plan your iterations better. You’ll learn:

•Techniques for leading your teams through an effective iteration planning meeting.

•Core concepts in iteration planning, backlogs, prioritization.

•Practical, on-the-ground tips from your peers.

•Answers to your most common stumbling blocks.

Intended For: IT, Dev, QA and project managers, directors and team members who must learn and build the core Agile skills of planning and executing powerful iterations.

REGISTER NOW at

http://www.rallydev.com/events/agile_webinar_series/registration?src=rally3

The Central Ohio Agile Association (COHAA) would like to recognize and congratulate three members for their new leadership roles in the organization. These members volunteer their time to further COHAA’s goal of promoting the use of Agile practices in software delivery by helping others learn and succeed on their path to Agility.

Reshma Pathare, VP Membership
Reshma is an Agile Key Lead with a strong track record of accomplishment in leading teams through complex projects and the challenging transition to Agile processes. She is experienced in applying Agile approaches and incorporating Lean thinking for continuous improvement to increase efficiencies.

Reshma has a strong project/process management, business analysis and quality assurance background. She has worked closely with all levels of leadership on top-tier multi-million dollar projects in both private and public sector domains and has led on-site and off-shore teams.

In addition to her involvement with COHAA, Reshma has been on the Board for COQAA and volunteered with IIBA. She is also active in the local BA, PM and QA communities. In her spare time, Reshma enjoys volunteering for non-profits and providing technology support

Justin Browder, VP Marketing
Justin is an Agile Project Manager and Coach with a solid record of accomplishment in transforming and leading software development teams through complex projects and the challenging transition from Waterfall to Agile processes. He is a proven leader experienced in the application of Agile approaches and a strong believer in continuous process improvement to increase project efficiency.

Justin has a strong technology background and has led successful projects using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies. He has deep experience managing project financials and working closely with executives on high-budget and high-visibility projects utilizing co-located and globally distributed teams. Justin has developed an expertise in planning and implementing technology solutions for retail distribution, public sector, and entrepreneurial start-up organizations.

Justin has been active with COHAA since its inception and has also been active in the national Agile community since being introduced to iterative development concepts.

Brad Nelson, acting VP Volunteer Relations
Brad is an Agile Project Manager and Coach with a solid record of accomplishment in transforming and leading software development teams through the challenging transition from Waterfall to Agile processes. He is experienced in the application of Agile software development frameworks in the development of robust systems that deliver true business value. He is a strong proponent of mentoring and life-long learning.

Brad is equally proficient as an Agile or SDLC Project Manager with many years of IT Project Management experience. He has a technical background in software development, infrastructure, database, and device integration. Brad has performed on-site project management and consulting services to over 150 companies nationally and internationally. He has extensive sponsor and customer interface experience in the development and delivery of complicated software systems. Brad has experience in Fortune 98, private industry, software vendor, VAR, entrepreneurial start-up, and consulting companies.