In This Issue

• Avoiding the Five Ways to Fail When You Scale Agile - Jeff Sutherland Webcast
• Linda Rising on “Fearless Change” - Video Interview from Qcon
• How To Fail With Agile - Mike Cohn & Clinton Ketih for Better Software
• Agile Dev Practices Conference - Orlando, Nov. 10-14
• Get $50 off “Deep Agile” at MIT in Boston - See Below
• Other Upcoming Events You Should Know About:
  San Francisco, CA - Bay APLN Special Event: Nov 3
  Vancouver, BC - Much Ado About Agile 3: Nov. 4-6 Boston, MA - Deep Agile: Not As Easy As You Thought: Nov. 8-9 (save $50) Orlando, FL - Agile Development Practices: Nov. 10-14

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Webcast - Avoiding the Five Ways to Fail When You Scale Agile

When?
October 7th at 4:00pm EDT (20:00 GMT)
October 8th at 9:00am EDT (13:00 GMT)

Cost: Free

Description
This Webcast will offer insight about extending a successful agile pilot project across a development organization and scaling large agile deployments. Specifically, learn how to avoid these five sure-fire ways to fail at scaling that include:

• Skimp on training and education
• Practice agile in silos
• Ignore other areas of the business
• Encourage organizational complexity
• Fail to scale the infrastructure

Join Dr. Jeff Sutherland as he shares his experience and ideas behind successful Agile Development. Having been the VP or CTO of nine software product companies and introducing Scrum methodology to five of those, his opinion and ideas are considered the best in the industry. Listen to this webcast to benefit from Dr. Sutherland's knowledge of Agile Development.

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Linda Rising on “Fearless Change” Avoiding the Five Ways to Fail When You Scale Agile

In this interview made by Floyd Marinescu, co-founder of InfoQ, Linda Rising talks about the book "Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas" and offers examples of how the patterns presented in the book can ease the stress of Agile adoption.

Watch the interview Here
(http://www.infoq.com/interviews/Linda-Rising-Fearless-Change)

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How To Fail With Agile: 20 Tips to Help You Avoid Success
Mike Cohn and Clinton Keith for Better Software

A switch to agile often conflicts with personal career goals such as maintaining the status quo and working no harder than necessary. These twenty guidelines will help you sabotage your agile project, helping you fail quickly and spectacularly.

Retrieve the PDF from here.
(http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/article_view/40-how-to-fail-with-agile)

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Agile Development Practices Conference - V1 Saves you $200
Orlando, Florida - November 10-14, 2008

Save $200 by registering using code: "VOAV".

Over 95 learning sessions including: tutorials, keynotes, conference classes, and more. In depth tutorials with half-day and full-day options and presentations from highly experienced agile professionals and thought leaders.

More info than you can handle:

Conference Web site: http://www.sqe.com/agiledevpractices
Download Brochure: http://www.sqe.com/go?ADPBR
Digital Brochure: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/sqe/agile08/
Keynotes: http://www.sqe.com/agiledevpractices/Keynotes
Tutorials: http://www.sqe.com/agiledevpractices/Tutorials
Concurrent Sessions: http://www.sqe.com/agiledevpractices/Concurrent
Conference-at-a Glance: http://www.sqe.com/agiledevpractices/Schedule
Hotel Reservations: http://www.sqe.com/go?ADP08Hotel
Register Now: https://www.sqe.com/agiledevpractices/Register/SelectConference.aspx

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Deep Agile: Not As Easy As You Thought - VersionOne saves you $50

A 2-Day Intensive Conversation With James Coplien and Bob Martin. Come prepared to be surprised and have your assumptions questioned! Our goal is to get well beyond the buzzwords and introductory agile ideas, and to get you thinking.

What?
Deep Agile 2008: Not as Easy as you Thought!

When:
November 8-9, 2008, 9am-5pm

Where: MIT, Cambridge, MA

Save $50 when you register - enter VersionOne's discount code “DA2008PCA67.”

Space is limited to 90 in this MIT seminar room and we are expecting to sell out early. So register early! Go to http://agilebazaar.org/

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Other Upcoming Events You Should Know About

Bay Area APLN Special Event - David Anderson Talk
When? November 3 (evening)
Where? San Francisco, CA
How Much? Free, RSVP required
More Information:
http://bayapln.org/index.php

Much Ado About Agile - Agile Vancouver
When? November 4-6
Where? Vancouver, BC
How Much? $420 (almost sold out)
More Information:
http://www.AgileVancouver.ca

Leading Agile Transformation from the Top Down
When? November 5 (evening)
Where? Seattle, WA
How Much? Free (registration required)
More Information:
http://www.solutionsiq.com/event/register-november2008.php

Agile Bazaar presents Deep Agile
When? November 8-9
Where? Cambridge, MA (MIT)
How Much? $650 (limited space)
Save $50 by using VersionOne's discount code: DA2008PCA67
More Information:
http://www.agilebazaar.org/DeepAgile2008/DeepAgile2008Agenda.htm

Agile Development Practices
When? November 10-14
Where? Orlando, FL
Event Info: http://www.sqe.com/agiledevpractices/
Event Registration: https://www.sqe.com/agiledevpractices/Register/SelectConference.aspx