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COHAA March Events: Because Agile is Awesome, and you want to learn more

COHAA is proud to present the following user stories for the March 2011 Iteration:

3/3 7:30 am – 9:00 am AEP – Day in the Life of an Agilist Tour:
Take a guided tour of a functioning agile space. See a real stand up, and have a chance to ask questions. ($10 non-premiere members, Free to premiere members. Space is limited!)

3/18 7:00 am – 8:30 am Agile PM LIG:
The Agile PM Local Interest Group is a partnership between the Central Ohio PMI and the Central Ohio Agile Association. These events are highly interactive facilitated discussion where you bring the challenges and work with other professionals to devise solutions or engage in healthy debates. (Free to public. Space is limited)

3/23 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Nationwide – Application Development Center:
One of the largest insurance companies in the United States, Nationwide Insurance is the home of a next generation application development center fusing a lean software development framework with agile principles and techniques. In this interactive session… (Free to public)

3/31 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Overcoming Scrum Buts:
Scrum Buts are obstacles commonly encountered by most organizations during the adoption phases of Scrum. Scrum Buts are reasons why organizations find it difficult to take full advantage of Scrum to solve the problems and realize the potential benefits the Scrum framework can provide. They are cultural attitudes, traditional practices, and excuses for breaking or modifying the rules of Scrum. (Free to public)

To learn more and RSVP please go to: www.cohaa.org

***Also, if you have participated in one of the recent LIG meetings and would like to continue the discussions, check out our new discussion board, Agile LIG Discussion on our website***

EXTRA CREDIT will be provided to anyone who posts the attached flier in their break room.

Sincerely,
The COHAA Board

-And as always, please remember to use Agile responsibly.

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Welcome to 2011 COHAA Events

COHAA wants to welcome you to 2011. This year we will increase our velocity by offering more events with even better content then last year (though this year’s jokes will probably be worse). We have a great backlog of events to come this year, and our first Iteration is ready for review, with you, our business partners. Coming up in the next few months, please join us for:

Jan 27th (6:00 PM)
CodeMash Retrospective (Sign up now at www.COHAA.org)

Feb 18th (7:00 AM)
Agile BA LIG: Breaking down the epic (Space is limited, sign up now at www.COHAA.org)

In our Backlog:

March 7-8
Professional Scrum Master Training taught by Ken Schwaber in Columbus.

May 26th
The 2nd annual Path to Agility

Look forward to seeing you,
COHAA Board