About us
Welcome to Agile Austin! Keeping Austin Agile, One User Story at a Time.
Agile Austin is the largest group of Agile professionals in the central Texas Area. As a 501c(6) non-profit, we provide and promote gatherings of like-minded individuals in the Austin Area.
Agile Austin’s mission is to connect people and foster professional growth through collaborative events that educate our community on uncovering better ways to deliver value through Agile values, principles, and practices.
Come connect with us, share and collaborate together, and grow through learning from others.
Website -- www.agileaustin.org
YouTube channel -- https://www.youtube.com/@agileaustin1933
Upcoming events
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Agile Austin Book Club: Plays Well with Others, session 1
·OnlineOnlineWe're reading Plays Well with Others by Eric Barker. We plan to read and discuss through Part 2 / Chapter 10 at our meeting February 19th, and conclude our discussion March 5th. But we're agile, we'll take more (or less) time as appropriate.
(The Zoom link is visible right after you register. The link to the Miro discussion board will be posted in the Zoom chat once the meeting is underway.)
Do you have a book to recommend? Please submit this form, so our program committee can consider it.
if you'd like to be on the program (book selection) committee, please contact david.wight@agileaustin.org .
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Remote Process
Our process is in flux -- we're experimenting with new moderation and recording techniques, so please be on time and please be patient. And expect a call for participation -- we want this to be your book club.
Discussion Notes
for this and all our books may be found here. Notes are open to comment by anyone (please do!) and you'll also find how to get REIMBURSEMENT for books and the READING LIST for possible future books. (Discussion notes may or may not be taken in future -- we're experimenting to see what's valuable.)
About Book Club
We meet most months the 1st and 3rd Thursdays, so you can put that in your calendar. When and if we resume physical meetings we'll feed you, and if you participate in most of the sessions, we'll even reimburse you for the book, so save that receipt.
We have not recorded Book Club sessions in the past, but that could change:
Recording Disclosure
"AgileAustin has the right to record any hosted event which includes, but is not limited to, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), Monthly Meetings, Conferences, and special events. By registering for, or attending an Agile Austin hosted event, you are giving AgileAustin consent to record and post recorded content containing your image, voice and name at a minimum, online. For remote events, you have the option to turn off your camera, mute your microphone and hide your name."
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Product and AI SIG: Customer Collaboration: Agile Lip Service or Essential Pt. I
·OnlineOnlineJoin us for a great program at the Agile Austin Product and AI SIG! Once you sign up, you'll receive an email with a calendar event and Zoom link.
Session Title:
Customer Collaboration: Agile Lip Service or Essential Enabler - Part I of IIA Practical Two-Part Discussion on the Customer Role in Product Development
Abstract:
Customer collaboration is one of the four core principles of the Agile Manifesto, yet for many teams it feels either too abstract to apply or too risky to attempt. In physical and hybrid product development, this confusion is amplified. Teams typically fall into one of two patterns: continuing business as usual by executing against fixed requirements with little real customer insight, or adopting a superficial feedback approach that devolves into debate over opinion-driven feature requests.In both cases, teams rely on iterative cycles to appear agile while outcomes fail to improve. The issue is not cadence. It is a lack of clarity around why customer insight matters, how to obtain it with the right focus, and how to use it effectively to improve speed, value, and decision quality.
What We'll Cover:
Effective agile teams use customer input to reduce uncertainty, guide tradeoff decisions, and adapt at the right level of fidelity at the right time. Drawing on industry examples and direct experience, our facilitator, Dorian Simpson, will lead a discussion focused on the true purpose of customer collaboration and how to apply it with intent.As this is such a rich topic, we'll tackle this in two parts.
Session 1: The Purpose and Channels for Accessing Your Customers' Brain
This session will focus on the why, who, when and where of customer collaboration before delving into the "how".We'll explore:
- The type of feedback needed for agile development success
- The elements of powerful feedback systems to deliver the right insight at the right time.
- What a customer channel looks like, how to set one up, and who is responsible.
- Along the way, we will have an interactive discussion on common pitfalls and how to overcome them.
Speaker: Dorian Simpson, Founder, Chief Evangelist MAHD Framework
Dorian Simpson is a product and innovation leader with over 20 years of experience helping organizations build agile, customer-focused capabilities for complex physical and hybrid products.
He is the founder of the MAHD Framework (Modified Agile for Hardware Development) and has worked with leading innovators, Fortune 500 companies, and consulting firms including BCG to move teams beyond agile theory to measurable outcomes. His work spans product development, portfolio strategy, and organizational enablement across technology-driven industries, combining deep technical grounding with practical business leadership.
Dorian holds a BSEE from Northwestern University, an MBA from the University of San Diego, is a certified NPDP, and is the author of The Savvy Corporate Innovator.
Slack Community for the Agile Austin Product and AI SIG:
Please contact Matt Roberts ([matt.roberts@agileaustin.org](http://matt.roberts@agileaustin.org/)) or Vishal Sheth ([vishal.sheth@agileaustin.org](http://vishal.sheth@agileaustin.org/)) if you'd like to join our slack community!18 attendeesAgile Austin Book Club: Plays Well with Others, session 2
·OnlineOnlineWe're reading Plays Well with Others by Eric Barker. We plan to read and discuss through Part 2 / Chapter 10 at our meeting February 19th, and conclude our discussion March 5th. But we're agile, we'll take more (or less) time as appropriate.
(The Zoom link is visible right after you register. The link to the Miro discussion board will be posted in the Zoom chat once the meeting is underway.)
Do you have a book to recommend? Please submit this form, so our program committee can consider it.
if you'd like to be on the program (book selection) committee, please contact david.wight@agileaustin.org .
——
Remote Process
Our process is in flux -- we're experimenting with new moderation and recording techniques, so please be on time and please be patient. And expect a call for participation -- we want this to be your book club.
Discussion Notes
for this and all our books may be found here. Notes are open to comment by anyone (please do!) and you'll also find how to get REIMBURSEMENT for books and the READING LIST for possible future books. (Discussion notes may or may not be taken in future -- we're experimenting to see what's valuable.)
About Book Club
We meet most months the 1st and 3rd Thursdays, so you can put that in your calendar. When and if we resume physical meetings we'll feed you, and if you participate in most of the sessions, we'll even reimburse you for the book, so save that receipt.
We have not recorded Book Club sessions in the past, but that could change:
Recording Disclosure
"AgileAustin has the right to record any hosted event which includes, but is not limited to, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), Monthly Meetings, Conferences, and special events. By registering for, or attending an Agile Austin hosted event, you are giving AgileAustin consent to record and post recorded content containing your image, voice and name at a minimum, online. For remote events, you have the option to turn off your camera, mute your microphone and hide your name."
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Past events
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