Agile on Tap - Back for 2019

We now have details of the first two talks of the year. The evening will follow the usual format -

Meet for drinks around 19:00.
First Talk around 19:30
Break for a swift half time drink
Second Talk
Drinks to conclude

James Sear from avion.io will be with us to talk about

How to build a startup with a full-time job

Is it possible to build a full-scale web application on the side of a full-time job? James thinks so. He will talk through the challenges that him and his co-founder faced and the strategies they used to find the time and energy to launch their startup.

This talk covers a wide range of topics such as tech stack choices for real-time JavaScript applications, balancing work, side projects and home life, the nightmares of HTML5 drag and drop, the excitement of launch night, the buzz of new signups and a tandem bicycle.

Avion is a user story mapping tool for software development teams. You can check out their product beforehand at www.avion.io.

Peter Mariott

Go and make the developers more productive

About the talk

"Go and make the developers more productive" the Managing Director told Peter as he began his role as Interim Development Manager. There was an obvious frustration by the business with the productivity of the development team - and the development team was frustrated with the business!

This could be the story of how productivity improved by introducing lean ideas across the entire business and how it resulted in the faster delivery of value. And it is that. But more importantly, it's the story of how some experiments in toe-curling honesty has helped the business focus on their goal and removed frustration as all people get to use their own skills in delivering better products more quickly.

About Peter

Peter started as a C programmer back in the late 1980s and is a software & data architect, developer, trainer and interim manager. Since 2003 he has worked as a consultant with a range of organisations ranging from large multinationals to small startups.

His primary focus is complex projects that combine challenging technical, business and organisational issues.