In This Issue

• Kanban Development Oversimplified
  Jeff Patton
• Innovation Games @ Scrum Gathering Munich
  See below for links to videos
• Agile Development Practices in Orlando
  Save up to $300 with code VNAV
• Tobias Mayer Blogs about Scrum Alliance Turbulence
  Read the blog post here
• AgilePalooza Boston October 30th
  Learn more and register here

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Kanban Development Oversimplified - Jeff Patton

Identified as one of the best articles written about Kanban by David Anderson at the Lean/Kanban conference in London, this is a great introduction.

Read the article here.
(http://agileproductdesign.com/blog/2009/kanban_over_simplified.html)

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Innovation Games @ the Scrum Gathering in Munich

Lowell Lindstrom and Paul Culling ran Innovation Games as part of the "Dialogue Room" at the Munich Scrum Gathering. The aim of both games was to improve the Scrum Alliance and how it supports the Scrum Community. These videos outline two Innovation Games: "Remember the Future" and "Speedboat".

Lowell Lindstrom describes "Remember The Future": here.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw8KwUWYgrI)

Tobias Mayer describes "Speedboat": here.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwVbcioYvdM)

Also:
"Draw Me A Picture", adapted by Deb Hartmann Preuss from Norman Kerth's "Art Gallery" retrospective exercise from his book "Project Retrospective", as described by Olaf Lewitz here.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqnZlMnpH5c)

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Agile Development Practices - Orlando, FL

Mark your calendar to attend Agile Development Practices, and visit our booth in the EXPO on November 11-12. Learn the latest in agile methods, technologies, tools, and leadership principles from thought leaders who deliver inspiring keynote presentations, in-depth tutorials, and a wide range of conference classes. Check out the full conference program here.

Save up to $300 using VersionOne code VNAV here
(http://www.sqe.com/go?ADP09One2)

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Tobias Mayer blogs about recent turbulence within Scrum Alliance

Tobias' very well written blog post brings some clarity to turbulence within the Scrum Alliance organization. Tobias covers the departure of Ken Schwaber from the board and the organization.

Read the blog post here.
(http://agileanarchy.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/ken-and-the-scrum-alliance/)

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AgilePalooza Boston - October 30

Are you in the New England area next week? If so, be sure to take part in AgilePalooza at the Crowne Plaza Boston-Natick. Speakers include David Hussman, Jeff Patton, Johanna Rothman and Mike Cottmeyer. This is a fantastic opportunity at only $69 and includes lunch.

Learn more and register here.
(http://www.AgilePalooza.com)

These other free events are happening in Boston and New York:

Boston Event
Tuesday, November 10th
8:30AM - 3:00PM EST
Key Note: Rich Mironov from Enthiosys will be speaking on 'Mitigating Risk with Agile Development'.

More Details - http://www.accurev.com/seminar/boston20091110-4

New York/New Jersey Event
Wednesday, November 11th
8:30AM - 3:00PM EST
Key Note: Brian Bozzuto from BigVisible will be speaking on 'Agile is More than Better, Cheaper, Faster'.

More Details - http://www.accurev.com/seminar/newark20091111-4

Both Events feature the following:

• An agile approach to requirements management
• Proving the ROI impact of Agile methods and tools
• Keys to effective, reliable continuous integration
• Emerging SCM best practices for Agile development
• How to ensure software quality/security throughout Agile development cycles