About us
CALGARY AGILE meets the third Thursday of every month (September to June) in Calgary. We provide a focal point for the use of agile methods in local businesses and organizations. Our diverse and inclusive membership includes software developers, managers, business professionals, researchers, students, and people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
We have a local focus and our meetings promote networking within our agile community. Members are encouraged to ask questions, offer to speak, propose alternative meeting styles, and to fully participate. Each meeting typically starts with a half-hour "meet and greet" session where members can socialize and have fun. This is followed by a one hour talk by a distinguished guest. We are always experimenting with more ideas, and encourage active engagement, so subscribe for the latest!
History: CALGARY AGILE has evolved since being founded as the Calgary Agile Methods User Group in 2002 by Dr. Frank Maurer and Dr. Grigori Melnik at the University of Calgary. Having grown to be Calgary's largest agile user group as well as the longest running. Topics that have been presented include: Agile Product and Portfolio Ownership, Business Agility, Cultivating Agile Culture and Mindsets, Scaling Organizations, Agile software development, Extreme programming (XP), Lean software development, Clean Code, Kanban, Lean startup, facilitation techniques, Coaching Agile Teams, Organizational and Leadership Coaching, and many engaging industry experience presentations, activities, panels, discussions and workshops.
We are proud to be an officially recognized Scrum Alliance User Group. Scrum Alliance is the leading membership association dedicated to advancing agile practices globally. Visit scrumalliance.org to learn more.
Upcoming events
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Smart Cities: Facilitating Technology Innovation for Better Decisions
Improving, IMPROVING 2535 3 Ave SE Suite 102 · T2A 7W5, Calgary, AB, CASmart Cities are not just about deploying new technologies — they are about making better decisions, faster, in complex and uncertain environments. Calgary’s Smart City approach focuses on facilitating experimentation with new technology to enable informed investment decisions, improve service delivery and prepare for future disruptors.
In this informative session, you will learn:
- 🌇 Examples from Calgary’s Smart Cities work
- 🧭 How Strategic Foresight can be used to design strategy
- 🙌🏼 How facilitation techniques can help narrow down problems that technology might be able to help
- 🔵 Experiencing AI Problem Framing Methodology (Design Sprint Academy)
About the speaker:
Luis has been with the City of Calgary for 13 years. He is currently the Program Manager in the Smart Cities section leading the portfolio of Digital Equity, Partnerships and Regional Collaboration. His role includes working with Calgary’s Smart City team to advance Smart Calgary strategy, from making the new Wave Tech Centre a reality to working with community members to address the digital divide to building relationships to foster a regional approach to Smart Cities. During the journey with The City he provided consulting services to several business units and departments across the corporation on strategic planning, governance and project and program management. He also worked with the business community to make Calgary more business friendly and with The City's senior leadership to design and implement corporate strategic initiatives. Behind every project and initiative Luis works, he brings the power of design, futures thinking and engaging facilitation skills to solve complex systemic issues. Luis has an MBA from the University of Bradford in the UKWhy attend?
- Learn about disruptive methodologies
- Discover how The City of Calgary applies technology to scale the City's services
- Explore how AI is applied to the public sector
Come with questions, ideas, or just curiosity - leave with clarity and community.
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