AgilePDX User Group - Portland Metro

Let's be real: Power dynamics, whether implicit or explicit, exist and they impact how we interact with others and how we achieve results. People in different roles purposefully have different vantage points, perspectives, and responsibilities that influence what they do, how they do it, why they do it, and with whom they do it. "Bosses" exist to ensure that decisions are made and actions are taken that are in the best interest of the overall organization, especially as that organization grows in scope and scale to meet more complex challenges. And everyone has a boss.

Unlike your peers, the boss seems...different. Those differences in responsibilities, skillsets, and behaviors can make it difficult to know how to interact effectively with the boss, especially when that boss holds power over decisions that impact you and those around you.

In December's edition of the Agile PM Roundtable, we'll explore how you can work effectively with your boss and other people in your organization who hold positions of influence and power (real or perceived). We'll convene a Lean Coffee to discuss questions that are of interest to you like:

• What’s motivating you to talk to the “the boss”?
• How can you tailor your communication for the boss?
• What experiences have you had when talking to the boss? What was effective? What wasn’t?

We hope to see you there!
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AgilePDX is providing a forum for Agile Project Managers, Agile Facilitators, and Scrum Masters to gather online once a month and discuss all things project, program, and portfolio related. Please join us for a Lean Coffee style event facilitated by experienced Agile PM's and instructors in the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner prep program.

You'll be dialing in from your desktop with your favorite early morning brew. Please join with your camera on. The Zoom URL will be provided to confirmed attendees. Feel free to post questions to this meetup prior to the event.

We welcome divergent opinions and experience reports. Bring your challenges for groups feedback and support. Plan to join 15 minutes early for coffee clatch chat and networking or stay 15 minutes for the same networking experience.

Join us for a monthly, hands-on group programming workshop!

(Also known as mob programming)

The goals of this workshop are to practice group programming, turn up the good, learn by doing, and promote rapid knowledge sharing. Come practice with us!

This workshop starts with a short discussion, then we will dive right into collaborating on a small programming problem! We provide plenty of opportunities to ask questions and reflect on what we're learning.

All skill levels and software disciplines are welcome! The group programming workshop is a risk-free, safe space for you to learn and experiment!

Group (Mob) Programming is a software development practice with many benefits - it raises code quality, removes knowledge silos, minimizes mental fatigue, and more. In practice, it feels more like a bulldozer than a race car —unstoppable and thorough.

The core of group programming is pointing many pairs of eyes on a single problem, pushing all the code through a single keyboard. Each month we'll explore different methods for learning to group code well and reaping the rewards of this practice as soon as possible on your own team.

Facilitator Bio:

Mindy Zwanziger (pronounced "Swan Tigger", but with Z's) is a math teacher turned software engineer. She has a degree in math and spent two years teaching middle and high school students before deciding it wasn't quite the right fit. She attended an online coding school called Launch School and was fortunate to participate in one of the first cohorts of Collab Lab—a project-based collaborative experience for new developers. She currently works as a Software Engineer at New Relic.

FAQs:

Q: Is the space ADA accessible?

A: Yes

Q: Will there be gender-neutral restrooms?

A: Yes

Q: Will there be food and drinks at this event?

A: Soda and water will be provided. Please feel free to bring snacks!

Q: How do I get to the New Relic offices?

A: Please see the event location + the "How to find us" section in the sidebar.

Events are made possible by the AgilePDX community and our sponsors, including platinum sponsor ProFocus Technology (profocustechnology.com). Learn more about our sponsors at agilepdx.org.

Have you found us on Slack? Here is a link if you're new to the community: https://join.slack.com/t/agilepdx/shared_invite/enQtODEwMTEwOTI1MDI5LTBmOGY3ZTc4N2NjMTQxYjIyZTdmNzJkMmJmOWIxMDQyYWI5ZDdmYTY2YWZmNjgyZDY1YTEwZmJkMzkzNjEzOTA

Above photo by Canva Studios

Let's spend the late morning sun(?) in lightly-facilitated discussions of Agile-, work- and life-inspired topics and notions are the name of the game at High Church (no deities or prayer necessary).

While many of us who gather work in tech and are aligned to big-A or little-a agile systems and ways of organizing our work, this community is also curious and creative to end up drawing on all kinds of non-traditional influences. Which makes our conversations fun, surprising and enlightening. Join us!

AgilePDX is providing a forum for Agile Project Managers, Agile Facilitators, and Scrum Masters to gather online once a month and discuss all things project, program, and portfolio related. Please join us for a Lean Coffee style event facilitated by experienced Agile PM's and instructors in the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner prep program.

You'll be dialing in from your desktop with your favorite early morning brew. Please join with your camera on. The Zoom URL will be provided to confirmed attendees. Feel free to post questions to this meetup prior to the event.

We welcome divergent opinions and experience reports. Bring your challenges for groups feedback and support. Plan to join 15 minutes early for coffee clatch chat and networking or stay 15 minutes for the same networking experience.

How can you connect developers to the team's target outcomes?

Do you feel like there is a disconnect between developers and the bigger picture and the goals of your organization? Have you wanted something like the castle on the left, but ended up with the one on the right? (Or maybe you got something entirely different, like a spaceship.)

Join us January 26, 2024, to share ideas and experiences about how to get on the same page and make things that your team and your customers love.

If you need a passcode for zoom use Westside1

Have you found us on Slack? Here is a link if your new to the community:

https://tinyurl.com/agilepdx-slack

Let's spend the late morning sun(?) in lightly-facilitated discussions of Agile-, work- and life-inspired topics and notions are the name of the game at High Church (no deities or prayer necessary).

While many of us who gather work in tech and are aligned to big-A or little-a agile systems and ways of organizing our work, this community is also curious and creative to end up drawing on all kinds of non-traditional influences. Which makes our conversations fun, surprising and enlightening. Join us!

AgilePDX is providing a forum for Agile Project Managers, Agile Facilitators, and Scrum Masters to gather online once a month and discuss all things project, program, and portfolio related. Please join us for a Lean Coffee style event facilitated by experienced Agile PM's and instructors in the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner prep program.

You'll be dialing in from your desktop with your favorite early morning brew. Please join with your camera on. The Zoom URL will be provided to confirmed attendees. Feel free to post questions to this meetup prior to the event.

We welcome divergent opinions and experience reports. Bring your challenges for groups feedback and support. Plan to join 15 minutes early for coffee clatch chat and networking or stay 15 minutes for the same networking experience.

Let's spend the late morning sun(?) in lightly-facilitated discussions of Agile-, work- and life-inspired topics and notions are the name of the game at High Church (no deities or prayer necessary).

While many of us who gather work in tech and are aligned to big-A or little-a agile systems and ways of organizing our work, this community is also curious and creative to end up drawing on all kinds of non-traditional influences. Which makes our conversations fun, surprising and enlightening. Join us!

AgilePDX is providing a forum for Agile Project Managers, Agile Facilitators, and Scrum Masters to gather online once a month and discuss all things project, program, and portfolio related. Please join us for a Lean Coffee style event facilitated by experienced Agile PM's and instructors in the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner prep program.

You'll be dialing in from your desktop with your favorite early morning brew. Please join with your camera on. The Zoom URL will be provided to confirmed attendees. Feel free to post questions to this meetup prior to the event.

We welcome divergent opinions and experience reports. Bring your challenges for groups feedback and support. Plan to join 15 minutes early for coffee clatch chat and networking or stay 15 minutes for the same networking experience.