Software Testing Lean Coffee @ Russell House Tavern, Harvard Square

Originally, this was supposed to be at John Harvard's, which is no more! Location is switched to the Russell House Tavern.

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What is a "Lean Coffee"? Picture a dinner-and-discussion group run like an Agile End-of-Sprint Retrospective.

• Each Participant writes down on Post-It Notes topics they want to discuss.
• After grouping up similar topics, each person votes on which topics they want to discuss. Each participant gets two votes to spend.
• "Timebox" how long you want to spend on a topic. Five minutes? Ten minutes?
• Time's up? Revote to add more time or jump to the next topic.

How to RSVP:

Unfortunately, at the Russell House Tavern in Harvard Square we could only make a reservation for ten people. If you RSVP "Yes", and you find out that you can't make it, please change your reservation.

A wait list will be provided.

About Russel House Tavern:
https://russellhousecambridge.com/

"A New American Tavern, Russell House Tavern is a comfortable gathering spot for every occasion-from casual lunch breaks on the patio to after-work cocktails in the upstairs tavern to functions in the private dining room and everything in between".

Dinner Menu: https://russellhousecambridge.com/menus/

With such a large group, please try to bring cash to settle up the bill.

About the Event:

T.J. will bring Post-It Notes and Sharpies for people to use.

• We can pick discussion topics -- loosely related to software testing or quality assurance -- while looking at menus.

• After reviewing the topics, grouping up similar ones in a "To Be Discussed" pile, we can vote on which we want to discuss. Each person can vote twice! Either twice on the same topic, or once on two separate topics.

• How long does the group want to talk about the topic? Five minutes? Ten? We can go around the table to casually compare and contrast different viewpoints about the topic. The Post-It Note is in the "Discussing" pile.

• Time's up? Do want to still talk about the topic? Extend it another five or ten minutes. If not, retire the topic in the "Topic Discussed" pile, and on to the next topic!

About Lean Coffees:

"Lean Coffee started in Seattle in 2009. Jim Benson (http://twitter.com/ourfounder) and Jeremy Lightsmith (http://twitter.com/lightsmith) wanted to start a group that would discuss Lean techniques in knowledge work – but didn’t want to start a whole new cumbersome organization with steering committees, speakers, and such. They wanted a group that did not rely on anything other than people showing up and wanting to learn or create". - LeanCoffee.Org (http://leancoffee.org/)

"The Lean Coffee format is both easy to follow and effective at facilitating learning and collaboration through group discussions. Although the name combines ‘Lean’ (eg. Lean Thinking, Lean Startup, etc.) and ‘Coffee’ (implying casual morning sessions), neither the topics nor the meeting times need be so rigid. For instance, I’ve attended Lean Coffee meetups held in mornings, afternoons and evenings. You can gather at a local coffee house, a pub or at your office. Most successful Lean Coffee groups maintain a reliable cadence, meeting at the same time and place each week or two". - AgileCoffee.com (http://agilecoffee.com/leancoffee/)