The Bay Area Lean Software Development User Group July Meetup

This time around, the theme is "Lean for Scrum Users". (This will be a recurring theme, I suspect.) It should be especially useful for those looking to get started with Lean ideas on their projects....

The agenda -

Chris Sims: "An Hour of Lean/Agile Learning Games"
Sharing: Experienced lean folks share stories/ideas they've used and seen on their projects

Runa.com will again sponsor snacks (pizza and soda)... and remember, the location is 2 blocks from El Camino (there is another similar address 2 miles or so away).

Here's some info from Chris about his session:

Workshop Description

In this workshop we'll be diving headlong into Lean/Agile practices by engaging in a simulation exercise that lets you learn by doing. As a team, we're going to launch a fictitious aerospace company, build and ship product, run financials and apply lean principles, particularly Kanban. We'll look at different approaches to optimizing multi-stage processes and engage in some team problem solving.

Time permitting, we will play a few other learning games as well. Join us; It's going to be a lot of fun.

Presenter Bio:

Chris Sims helps organizations improve the productivity and happiness of their software development teams. His approach combines experiential training, coaching, and even direct technical contribution to help teams realize the benefits of a lean/agile approach to software development.

Chris is the founder of Agile Learning Labs. He is chair of the IEEE Technical Management Council of Silicon Valley, and is on the board of BayAPLN, the Bay Area chapter of the Agile Project Leadership Network.
Chris is a certified scrum master and practitioner, who has been doing agile software development since the turn of the century. He has made a living in roles such as: Scrum Master, Product Owner, Engineering Manager, Project Manager, C++ Developer, Musician, and Auto Mechanic.