Agile BUG - the Agile Beer Users Group

April Agile Beer Night

2012-04-17T11:13:57.359375-04:00

Next Thursday April 26 is the next installment of Agile Beer Night. We'll meet up at Daman's Bar and Grill in Redmond at 5:30 for some great conversations about all things Agile, and have some good beer also! Come on down and participate, whether you are a seasoned expert or just looking to find out more about this whole "agile" thing - there is always something to be learned. We'll talk about Kanban, TDD, Scrum, and all the tips and tricks that experienced teams use to develop software successfully using Agile methodologies. Hope to see you there!

Agile Beer Night December 29

2011-12-24T13:17:42.524125-05:00

Next Thursday December 29 is Agile Beer Night! Please join us at Daman's Pub in Redmond for some great conversations about Agile software development, and a pint of some great beer! We'll have folks on hand who can answer questions and give free advice about Agile development practices based on real-world, in-the-trenches hands-on experience. Come on down to the pub and join in the conversation! Whether you're a seasoned pro or just have questions about how to do Agile or do it better, help us celebrate our wins and accomplishments on this last ABN of 2011. 5:30-6PM is happy hour, so do arrive early to catch the special deals! Attached is the ICS calendar appointment for your convenience. See you all there!

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October Agile Beer Night is Thursday!

2011-10-25T13:43:09.09825-04:00

Do you use User Stories in your agile practice? How good are you at writing user stories? Do you have your product owner write the stories? Or does the team write them? How are your acceptance criteria? This month we'll be looking at how well we write user stories, and some of the techniques (and failings) we have in generating our stories. Please join us at Daman's this Thursday the 27th (the day after tomorrow) from 5:30 - 7:30 to enjoy a beer and discuss User Stories!

See you there!

ABN - New night Last Thursday of the month

2011-09-21T17:26:22.2023835-04:00

There are some other competing events on the last Wednesday of the month, so to avoid this competition and allow everyone to attend all the events, we're moving ABN to the last Thursday instead of Wednesday. This month we'll meet at Daman's at 5:30 on Thursday September 29 for good beer and perhaps even a guest speaker from SalesForce.com to talk about how they have implemented Agile development practice and how it's helped their business. Please feel free to bring your questions, answers, and conversations and join us at Daman's on Thursday the 29th!

Agile Beer Night Wed Aug 31

2011-08-25T16:19:17.6-04:00

Agile Beer Night is on for August! Please join us for a pint down at Daman's Bar and Grill in Redmond at 5:30 on Wednesday evening August 31. The theme for this month is Kanban and Lean practices. We'll discuss topics like Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, and lots of other great topics on Lean and Agile. Bring your questions, your answers, and discussion points and let's have some great conversations about these Agile practices! Even if you don't practice Lean, but perhaps are curious about it, be sure to stop by and ask lots of questions. We'll also have people there who can answer questions about XP development, Scrum project management and Lean Agile practices if there is interest. Bring your questions and answers about anything Agile and we'll see you down at the pub!

July Agile Beer Night

2011-07-11T11:02:44.317-04:00

Agile Beer Night is back for July! Please join us for a pint down at Daman's Bar and Grill in Redmond at 5:30 on Wednesday evening July 27. The theme for this month is XP [eXtreme Programming] practices. We'll discuss test-driven development, pair programming, and lots of other great topics. Bring your questions, your answers, and discussion points and let's have some great conversations about this Agile practice! Even if you don't practice XP, but perhaps are curious about it, be sure to stop by and ask lots of questions. We'll also have people there who can answer questions about Scrum project management and Lean Agile practices if there is interest. Bring your questions and answers about anything Agile and we'll see you down at the pub!

April Agile Beer Night, this Wednesday 4/27 at 5:30PM at Daman's Bar and Grill in Redmond

2011-04-26T23:29:16.65625-04:00

Please join us for the April Agile Beer Night, this Wednesday 4/27 at 5:30PM at Daman's Bar and Grill in Redmond. Come on down and have a pint, and let's talk about Agile Software Development! Share stories, talk about what really works (or what doesn't), or just listen in to learn more about Agile. This month, our theme will be about planning - release planning, sprint planning, and daily planning. It's short notice, but please make it if you can. We'll see you there!

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Agile Beer Night - Wed March 30

2011-03-27T16:53:53.262875-04:00

The next installment of Agile Beer Night is next Wednesday, March 30 at Daman's Bar and Grill at 5:30PM. This month's theme is around unit tests, TDD, and Agile software testing in general. Whether you're a QA person, a Dev person, or a manager or something else - software testing should be important to you. Come share your perspective over a pint of your favorite draught. If you have some tips or tricks you can share, or if you'd just like to listen - please join us.

Daman's is located at 14810 NE 24TH St Redmond, WA 98052 (425)881-8801 Happy hour runs until 6PM, and I always buy the first pitcher of beer!

Come down to Daman's and hang out with us for a bit, for some good conversations about Agile software and beer. See ya there!

Agile Beer Night is Feb 23 2011

2011-02-11T14:30:55.625-05:00

February Agile Beer Night is Wednesday Feb 23 2011, 5:30PM - 7:30PM at Daman's Bar and Grille in Redmond.

The topic of this month's meeting is Collaborating With Remote Teams - how to have success with remote, nearshore, or offshore team members. Please bring your experience, questions, success stories, and challenges. Please share with us as we collaborate on how to execute and improve on this process. In a global virtual economy, we will all need to overcome these challenges to be successful at delivering software for our customers.

Please plan on next Wednesday and join us for some good conversations about Agile Software Development and some good beer too!

See you at Daman's at 5:30 on Wednesday the 23rd!

January Meeting: SeaSPIN / Seattle XP User Group

2011-01-26T17:31:35.953-05:00

This month, we won't have a "beer night" but rather I would like to invite everyone to the Beyond Agile / SeaSPIN / Seattle XP User Group meeting at SolutionsIQ in Redmond:

Managing a collaborative multi-national team in real-time using Agile/Lean/Scrum/Xp: ...Building a 100 MPG road car in 3 months

If anyone wants to attend, here is a link to the page: http://seaspin.org/

SolutionsIQ is on Willows road in Redmond, the meeting is Thursday 1/27/2011 from 6PM-8PM and includes free food!

See you there!