Op dinsdagavond 31 augustus organiseert Agile Holland een meetup bij Ericsson in Rijen, met als thema Midsummernight Method Madness. Eelco Gravendeel, Remi-Armand Collaris en Eef Dekker zullen op deze avond hun visie geven op het combineren van verschillende (Agile) project methodieken/frameworks.

Heb je ook een verhaal over Midsummernight Method Madness? Bereid het voor als Pecha Kucha en klim op de bühne in de aansluitende Open Space. Heb je een specifieke vraag over Midsummernight Method Madness? Zet hem bij binnenkomst op een sticky, zodat hij tijdens of na de presentaties beantwoord kan worden.

Vanaf 17:00 ben je welkom, wij zorgen voor broodjes.

Join us for Europe's largest Lean and Kanban - The next wave for software and systems process - conference. The conference, which will be held over two days from 23 through to 24 September brings together the leading innovators, practitioners, and influential thought leaders in Lean software and systems management. The conference will assist organizations that depend on software - from start-ups to those that build complex, software intensive products, systems & services - with the application of Lean Thinking throughout the enterprise.

Registration is now open for Software Craftsmanship 2010, which will be on Oct 7th at Bletchley Park (UK).

This year's conference will focus on the technical disciplines, and every session will involve live coding. There'll be no talks or keynote speeches, just 120 enthusiastic software craftsmen sharing and learning from each other in the most practical way possible.

The article: http://www.gilb.com/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=431 is really worth reading.
It is a fundamental opinion / critique on the way we apply Agile Manifesto and I really wonder what is your opinion on this and I'm looking for some spicy discussion. Maybe Tom himself will join in.

His main message is that you can have happy customers, but still fail. The reason is lack of attention for stakeholders value. In other words, quantified business improvements.

Kom op zaterdag 31 juli van 16:00 tot 20:00 uur lekker grillen in de Agile achtertuin van Nederland op Agile Holland's Backyard BBQ! Nou ja, achtertuin, om een beetje ruimte te hebben zal het barbecue festijn plaatsvinden op Camping Geversduin, standplaats nummer 431. Kom je met de auto, navigeer dan naar Beverwijkerstraatweg 205 (http://bit.ly/9jjk1o). Komt je met het openbaar vervoer, neem dan de trein naar Station Castricum en vanaf daar bus 167 naar halte Geversduin (3 strippen).

Coding Dojos are inspired by the Socratic Circle, a learning method that involves questions and debate between participants and teacher, illuminating different points of views.

Come learn and practice Test-Driven Development with FitNesse, an acceptance testing framework that enables you to communicate progress with business and customers, while improving your programming skills.

You are welcomed to join us on Friday evening, June 18, in the Amsterdam Public Library (Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam) - next to Amsterdam Central Station - for a coding dojo with a focus on TDD with FitNesse.

XP Day Benelux is an international conference about Agile development, intended for people from all walks of life who want to uncover better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. XP Days Benelux is made for, and made by, the Agile Community. Now you can be a contributor too.

XP Day Benelux will have something for everyone. Sessions for people who are new to Agile, sessions for experienced people, a good mix of technical, experience, management and process sessions. We’ll have sessions on Agile in real life, stories of success and horror, hands on workshops, and sessions that will completely surprise you!

We are looking for enthusiastic people who want to lead these sessions. People who work with Agile in any role, business or form. People who are willing to share, and are prepared to learn. Reflective practitioners who are not only interested in quality work but also want to know why things work as they do.

We are in particular looking for new, even crazy, topics and ideas!

On the evening of Wednesday 26 May, we will organize a meetup on agile coaching with Lyssa Adkins:

What is an agile coach, really?

More and more frequently, ScrumMasters and project managers are being asked to coach agile teams. But it's a challenging role. It requires new skills - as well as a subtle understanding of when to step in and when to step back. Migrating from "command and control" to agile coaching requires a whole new mind-set.

This leaves many wondering, “What is my role in a self-organized team? How do I help the team yet stay hands-off?” Many respond by going too far to either extreme. This session turns these questions into answers, and answers into action by offering provocative views into coaching done well and practical ways to get there by adapting skills from professional coaching, conflict management, teaching, collaboration and more.

In this session, we will explore these topics:

• Key mindset shifts successful agile coaches achieve

• What skills from allied disciplines do agile coaches bring to their teams?
• Ways to measure your success and improvement as a coach

As an agile coach, you can help project teams become outstanding at agile, creating products that make them proud and helping organizations reap the powerful benefits of teams that deliver both innovation and excellence. Come see how.

Agile Open Holland is the conference by and for you! Organized by Agile Holland, it is an Open Space conference, where the program is made by the participants at the start of each conference day. You can propose discussions, workshops, simulations, games, coding dojos, whatever topics and formats you are passionate about and want to take responsibility for.

Since the conference is what you make it, you'll come back to work re-energized, filled with fresh ideas to make your work more fun, more productive and more profitable.

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