Agile Training & Events

User Experience and agile - Melbourne, Australia

Organised by Melbourne Scrum User Group

This session will be centred around user experience and how it can integrate into agile developments.We will have an overview of Agile UX from Peter Grierson from REA and then have a panel discussion relating to your real world examples of Agile UX at workPlease let us know in the comments whether you would like to be part of the panel, or have any other suggestions for the session.A central location will be announced prior to the meetup.

Agile Tour Sydney - Review and Retrospective - Sydney, Australia

Organised by Agile Alliance Australia - Sydney Chapter

Agile Tour Sydney 2011 Review and Retrospective! Took place december, 9th Fri & 10th Sat at the University of Technology, SydneyAgile Tour Sydney was a 2 day non-profit conference run by practitioners for practitioners who are directly involved in Agile delivery and who are prepared to actively participate and share experiences. Thank you all for the wonderful Agile Tour Sydney 2011 edition. In order to move on to the 2012 edition, let's meet and review the previous event.

Pacific Edition: Notes from the Scrum Gathering - 9pm Eastern online - Cary, United States

Organised by Agile3d Distributed Agile Congress

May had a few interesting events - The Scrum Gathering in Atlanta, and the Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds in DC. Join me for an open space discussion from those who attended as they summarize their favorite gems of the conferences. (yes, I'm going to both, so you get at least my thoughts)I'l like to extend a special invite to our Aussie friends if they can make it at their lunch hour. I know our European friends may be asleep at this time, so we'll do another Atlantic Edition.

Ruby Study Group - Los Angeles, United States

Organised by The Los Angeles Ruby/Rails Meetup Group

Introduction to Ruby on RailsHave you been meaning to learn to build web sites with Ruby on Rails? Now is the time to get going. The LA Ruby Study Group will be reading Agile Web Development With Rails (4th edition).Please make sure you are using the 4th edition of the book. Earlier editions will not work. If you don't already have a copy, I recommend you purchase the ebook from the Pragmatic Programmers site so you get the version recently updated for Rails 3.2

GOTO Amsterdam 2012 - Amsterdam, Netherlands

Organised by Trifork & Dutchworks

International Software Development Conference

Soirée Alt.Net Mai - Paris, France

Organised by Alt.Net France

Veuillez réserver la soirée du 24!Le format sera de 2/3 sessions de 30 min + discussions. Au programme: WCF Async Queryable Services, Le NoSQL au service de l?incrémental+guestsCette soirée sera un peu différente de d'habitude car nous avons voulu changer un peu les formats. Nous allons essayer de faire plusieurs présentations plus courtes au lieu d'une seule grosse. Cela permettra de dynamiser un peu les choses et de laisser plus de place aux échanges.

LDNUG Reboot - O Fallon, United States

This is a planning for the Lubbock .NET User Group. If you are interested in making LDNUG a worthwhile user group, please attend this message. Send RSVP to info@ldnug.net by next Wednesday (5/23)

IT Martini - save the date - Columbus, United States

Organised by TechLife Columbus

5/24 - IT Martini 21: Agile IT Ability | Presented By COHAA

A Learning Retrospective - Ottawa, Canada

Organised by Ottawa Scrum Users Group

Please join us for a learning, hands-on retrospective! During this meetup we will:- Participate in a retrospective on Agile Ottawa events over the last year- Ask questions and discuss various retrospective techniquesWe are pleased to have this session hosted by Mark Levison.Networking starts at 6:00, and the event at 6:30.As always, the event is free and refreshments will be served.Information on Mark can be found at

In The Brain of Pekka Klarck: Acceptance testing and ATDD with Robot Framework - London, United Kingdom

The Robot Framework is a generic open source test automation framework for acceptance testing and acceptance test-driven development (ATDD). It has an easy-to-use tabular syntax for creating test cases and its testing capabilities can be extended by generic and custom test libraries (a.k.a. fixtures). In this session, Pekka Klarck provides a thorough introduction of the most important features of the framework, its history, and the typical use cases.

Ruby Study Group - Los Angeles, United States

Organised by The Los Angeles Ruby/Rails Meetup Group

Introduction to Ruby on RailsHave you been meaning to learn to build web sites with Ruby on Rails? Now is the time to get going. The LA Ruby Study Group will be reading Agile Web Development With Rails (4th edition).Please make sure you are using the 4th edition of the book. Earlier editions will not work. If you don't already have a copy, I recommend you purchase the ebook from the Pragmatic Programmers site so you get the version recently updated for Rails 3.2

Gojko Adzic's Test Driven Development Workshop - London, United Kingdom

*To register for this event, please go here * TDD expert Gojko Adzic is returning to Skills Matter. If you are looking to learn the fundamentals of Test Driven Development by actually doing it, then this 2-Day interactive course by world leading expert Gojko Adzic is for you! Be prepared to be immersed in a realistic TDD project, where you will learn the principles and practices of TDD, as well as how to implement them in the real-world.

Meet the Agile recruiters - Melbourne, Australia

Organised by Agile Business Analysts, Melbourne

Want to know what's going on in the Agile recruitment space in Melbourne?This month we bring you a panel of four recruiters who deal with Agile roles Given our agenda at this group there will be a particular focus on BA, PM and QA type gigs.If you have particular questions feel free to post them below on this page's comments.

Regular Meetup - Dordrecht, Netherlands

Organised by Agile Holland

De reguliere Agile Holland meetup begint om 18:00 met een eenvoudige doch voedzame maaltijd gevolgd door één of meer praatjes, workshops en/of openspace sessies.Heb je een idee voor een thema? Meld het! Het staat alle leden vrij om los van de reguliere meetups extra meetups te organiseren. Mocht je daar hulp bij nodig hebben, neem dan contact op via info@agileholland.com.

June Meetup - Bath, United Kingdom

Organised by Bath Scrum User Group

Networking Event: Informal drinking & chatting about all things agile. Drink & food sponsored by Agilify.

IASA NL meetup - Den Haag, Netherlands

Organised by IASA NL

16:00 – 16:30 Inloop en welkom16:30 – 17:30 Viktor Grgic - Agile Architecting, doing more with less17:30 – 18:15 Diner18:15 – 19:15 Sessie 2 – Fishbowl – interactieve discussie19:15 – 20:00 Sessie 3 – Iasa, next steps, planning, trainingen, interactieve discussie etc.20:00 – 21:00 Borrel en netwerkenAgile Architecting, doing more with less

Ruby Study Group - Los Angeles, United States

Organised by The Los Angeles Ruby/Rails Meetup Group

Introduction to Ruby on RailsHave you been meaning to learn to build web sites with Ruby on Rails? Now is the time to get going. The LA Ruby Study Group will be reading Agile Web Development With Rails (4th edition).Please make sure you are using the 4th edition of the book. Earlier editions will not work. If you don't already have a copy, I recommend you purchase the ebook from the Pragmatic Programmers site so you get the version recently updated for Rails 3.2

Agile Australia Review - Kings Park, Australia

Organised by Agile Alliance Australia - Perth Chapter

More details to come, however we are proposing a night to talk about what was interesting at the Agile Australia conference this year. There are quite a few members attending this year I believe, would be great to here from everyone on the night

In The Brain of Uncle Bob (Robert C. Martin): The S.O.L.I.D. Principles of OO and Agile Design - London, United Kingdom

What happens to software? Why does is rot over time? How does an Agile development team prevent this rot, and prevent good designs from becoming legacy code? What is the shape of good design? In this talk Uncle Bob presents the SOLID principles of object oriented software design. These principles govern the structure and interdependencies between classes in large object oriented systems.

Ruby Study Group - Los Angeles, United States

Organised by The Los Angeles Ruby/Rails Meetup Group

For our first book, we are reading "Everyday Scripting in Ruby for Teams, Testers, and You" by Brian Marick. This project-based book will help everyone learn the why and how of creating projects in Ruby. We will be reading about two chapters per week and working our way through the exercises at the end of each chapter - and any others people come up with during the week.

Jon Jagger & Kevlin Henney's Agile Development for Developers - London, United Kingdom

Kevlin Henney (editor of the '97 Things Every Programmer Should Know' project) -- and Jon Jagger (expert coach-consultant-mentor-trainer-programmer, specialising in agile software development) present a three-day workshop teaching you essential agile princicples, practices and processes. Jon Jagger will lead this Agile Development for Developers workshop, giving you the chance to learn from the expert who built CyberDojo.

The IIBA present the Agile extension to the BABOK. - Melbourne, Australia

Organised by Agile Business Analysts, Melbourne

The IIBA present the Agile extension to the BABOK.

Regular Meetup - Dordrecht, Netherlands

Organised by Agile Holland

De reguliere Agile Holland meetup begint om 18:00 met een eenvoudige doch voedzame maaltijd gevolgd door één of meer praatjes, workshops en/of openspace sessies.Heb je een idee voor een thema? Meld het! Het staat alle leden vrij om los van de reguliere meetups extra meetups te organiseren. Mocht je daar hulp bij nodig hebben, neem dan contact op via info@agileholland.com.

How to become an Agile Organization? - Chicago, United States

Organised by Chicago Agile Open Space

We will begin the meetup at 5:30 pm with networking, pizza and beverages.The lightning talks start at 6:00 and the open space goes from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.If you want to be a "lightning talker" please email me with the issue or solution that you want to discuss.

Gojko Adzic's Test Driven Development Workshop - London, United Kingdom

*To register for this event, please go here * TDD expert Gojko Adzic is returning to Skills Matter. If you are looking to learn the fundamentals of Test Driven Development by actually doing it, then this 2-Day interactive course by world leading expert Gojko Adzic is for you! Be prepared to be immersed in a realistic TDD project, where you will learn the principles and practices of TDD, as well as how to implement them in the real-world.

Allan Kelly & Chris Matts' Essential Agile for Business Analysts course - London, United Kingdom

Join Allan Kelly, author and well-known speaker for his three-day “Essential Agile for Business Analysts” course. In this course, you will gain an understanding of what Agile software development is, how Agile development differs from traditional software development - and how it does not. You will learn about the common terms and practices used in Agile, gain a clear understanding of the Business Analyst's role on Agile teams and the tools available to them.

Gojko Adzic's Test Driven Development Workshop - London, United Kingdom

*To register for this event, please go here * TDD expert Gojko Adzic is returning to Skills Matter. If you are looking to learn the fundamentals of Test Driven Development by actually doing it, then this 2-Day interactive course by world leading expert Gojko Adzic is for you! Be prepared to be immersed in a realistic TDD project, where you will learn the principles and practices of TDD, as well as how to implement them in the real-world.

Gojko Adzic's Test Driven Development Workshop - London, United Kingdom

*To register for this event, please go here * TDD expert Gojko Adzic is returning to Skills Matter. If you are looking to learn the fundamentals of Test Driven Development by actually doing it, then this 2-Day interactive course by world leading expert Gojko Adzic is for you! Be prepared to be immersed in a realistic TDD project, where you will learn the principles and practices of TDD, as well as how to implement them in the real-world.

Allan Kelly & Chris Matts' Essential Agile for Business Analysts course - London, United Kingdom

Join Allan Kelly, author and well-known speaker for his three-day “Essential Agile for Business Analysts” course. In this course, you will gain an understanding of what Agile software development is, how Agile development differs from traditional software development - and how it does not. You will learn about the common terms and practices used in Agile, gain a clear understanding of the Business Analyst's role on Agile teams and the tools available to them.