In This Issue

• AgilePalooza Coming to Atlanta Feb. 26
  Learn more and register for this 1 day agile conference
• Continuous Deployment in 5 Easy Steps
  Eric Ries
• Grooming the Product Backlog
  Roman Pichler for Agile Journal
• Agile Requirements Breakdown Structure
  David Bulkin for Lithespeed's LitheBlog
• Upcoming Webinars
  See below for webinars from Pillar Technology, Net Objectives and LItheSpeed
• Agile in Action Roadshows
  See below for events in Dallas, Washington and Santa Clara

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AgilePalooza Atlanta - February 26, 2010

AgilePalooza's next stop is Atlanta, Georgia on February 26th. This full day agile conference features 2 tracks: Learning Agility and Advancing Agility. Speakers include George Schlitz, Mike Cottmeyer and Lee Henson. Cost is only $69 and includes lunch.

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

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Continuous Deployment in 5 Easy Steps - Eric Ries

Discussion about continuous deployment has really heated up over the past year. If you haven't heard much about it this post by Eric is a good place to start. There is also some good two-way commentary that follows.

Read the post here.
(http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/03/continuous-deployment-5-eas.html)

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Grooming the Product Backlog - Roman Pichler for Agile Journal

The product backlog is a beautifully simple artifact – a prioritized list of the outstanding work necessary to bring the product to life. To work with the product backlog effectively, it needs regular attention and care; it needs to be carefully managed, or groomed...

Read the article here.
(http://www.agilejournal.com/articles/columns/column-articles/2647)

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Agile Requirements Breakdown Structure - David Bulkin, LitheBlog

In agile when we talk about requirements, we often talk about epics, features and user stories. But, do we really know how these different levels of requirements fit together, and how they relate to vision, goals and outcomes? This post provides a simple example of what a requirements breakdown can look like...

Read the post here.
(http://lithespeed.blogspot.com/2010/01/agile-requirements-breakdown-structure.html)

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Upcoming Webinars

Here are some upcoming free webinars covering a wide array of topics:

Pillar Technology
There are two upcoming webinars:
- How to get started with Agile (Feb. 24th)
- 5 Tools for Better Testing in Java (March 2nd).
You can also view past webinars.
Learn more at here.
(http://www.pillartechnology.com/index.php/webinars)

Net Objectives (March 10th, 2010)
Team Kanban in a Waterfall Environment with Alan Shalloway
Learn more & register here.
(https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/832117768)

Lithespeed (April 7, 2010)
Scaling Agile - Multiple Team Dynamics with Sanjiv Augustine
Learn more & register here.
(https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/724481953)

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Agile in Action Roadshows

Sponsored by Software Quality Engineering, Agile in Action features keynotes by agile thought leaders and sessions by Electric Cloud, Perforce, Klocwork and VersionOne. Come out to learn about both agile best practices and various tools available to your team.
(Vendor sponsored sessions are *not* tool demos but demos are available)

March 9th - Dallas, Texas
Featuring keynote by Bob Myers of Pillar Technology
Learn more & register here.
(http://www.electric-cloud.com/lp/road-show_TX030910-V1.php)

March 11th, Washington, DC
Featuring keynote by Sanjiv Augustine of Lithespeed
Learn more & register here.
(http://www.electric-cloud.com/lp/road-show_DC031110-V1.php)

March 16th, Santa Clara, CA
Featuring keynote by SolutionsIQ
Learn more & register here.
(http://www.electric-cloud.com/lp/road-show_CA031610-V1.php)