Agile Austin

We're reading How Data Happened by Chris Wiggins and Matthew L. Jones. We'll discuss through chapter 5 for September 21st, and ideally through chapter 10 October 5th, and plan to wrap October 19th.

We had a light turnout 9/21, many were busy, so please bring your thoughts for the first 10 chapters / Parts I and II on 10/5.

Note: the Amazon site can be confusing, the paperback format will not be available until spring 2024, but the Kindle and hardcover formats are available now.

Do you have a book to recommend? Please submit this form, so our program committee can consider it.

*** We're still on Zoom, but looking to go hybrid soon. ***

(The Zoom link is visible at right after you register. The link to the Miro discussion board will be emailed to registrants shortly before the meeting, and probably posted in the Zoom chat by somebody.)

Also, we're looking for participation in a grand experiment to take Book Club hybrid. None of these roles is intended as a single person, i.e. we'll share out the responsibilities:

• If you would like to be one of the in-room facilitators, please contact jim.brisson@agileaustin.org.
• if you'd like to be on the program (book selection) committee, please contact david.white@agileaustin.org
• if you're interested in being a scribe to capture what we discover, please contact PatrickBInman@gmail.com.
• If you have a lead on a venue in the Austin area for our hybrid meetings, please contact ned.horvath@agileaustin.org
• If you're interested in being a "link" between online and in-room participants—no experience necessary, we're trying to figure this out!—please contact Ned, or Jim, or Patrick

We'll continue to be pure-virtual until we find a venue, so if you know of a place, please speak up!

——

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 (this recently changed). 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."

We're reading How Data Happened by Chris Wiggins and Matthew L. Jones. We'll discuss through chapter 5 for September 21st, and ideally through chapter 10 October 5th, and plan to wrap October 19th.

Note: the Amazon site can be confusing, the paperback format will not be available until spring 2024, but the Kindle and hardcover formats are available now.

Do you have a book to recommend? Please submit this form, so our program committee can consider it.

*** We're still on Zoom, but looking to go hybrid soon. ***

(The Zoom link is visible at right after you register. The link to the Miro discussion board will be emailed to registrants shortly before the meeting, and probably posted in the Zoom chat by somebody.)

Also, we're looking for participation in a grand experiment to take Book Club hybrid. None of these roles is intended as a single person, i.e. we'll share out the responsibilities:

• If you would like to be one of the in-room facilitators, please contact jim.brisson@agileaustin.org.

• if you'd like to be on the program (book selection) committee, please contact david.white@agileaustin.org

• if you're interested in being a scribe to capture what we discover, please contact PatrickBInman@gmail.com.

• If you have a lead on a venue in the Austin area for our hybrid meetings, please contact ned.horvath@agileaustin.org

• If you're interested in being a "link" between online and in-room participants—no experience necessary, we're trying to figure this out!—please contact Ned, or Jim, or Patrick

We'll continue to be pure-virtual until we find a venue, so if you know of a place, please speak up!

——

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 (this recently changed). 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."

Speaker: Colleen Johnson
Colleen is a Transformation Coach with Agile Velocity and the CEO of ProKanban.org, an inclusive Kanban learning community. She is also co-founder of ScatterSpoke, a proud Atlassian Ventures Portfolio company driving actionable improvements through retrospective data. She has presented and taught Agile to audiences around the world. As a coach, she has worked across a range of industries with clients like Wells Fargo, eTrade, Home Depot, Tanium, Gemini, and more. Colleen helps organizations apply a systems thinking approach to aligning agile methodologies end-to-end. She has served as a board member for Agile Denver, the Agile Uprising, and chair of the Mile High Agile Conference. She is happiest in the woods, camping with her three kids and very patient husband.