Monday, August 27, 2012

NY SPIN: September 12: Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens (Stellman & Greene)

Please note that we have new and varied meeting spaces this season.

NY SPIN is pleased to welcome back Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene, this time to talk about Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens. If you attended any of their previous presentations, then you know you don't want to miss our season opener with them.



Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


(Need to cancel? Use our event contact form to let us know.)

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Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


September 2012 NY SPIN Event Announcement
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Date: (Wednesday) September 12, 2012
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic:
Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams:
Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens

Presenter(s): Andrew Stellman & Jennifer Greene
Location: Kaplan Test Prep
*********************************************************************

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

Platinum Sponsor


BigVisible


BigVisible Solutions - Leading Providers of Agile Coaching, Training, and Consulting.


Other Sponsors

KuperPresents.com (managing our website)

Pearson Education/InformIT (providing books we raffle off at NY SPIN events)


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Registration ends September 11th at (or when all seats are filled)


Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


 **PLEASE ONLY REGISTER ONCE**
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 Synopsis:

Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens

The board game Othello has the slogan, “A minute to learn, a lifetime to master.” This applies really well to a team that’s learning Scrum. The basic practices and mechanics of Scrum are straightforward, and not difficult to adopt. The basic pattern for a Scrum project is simple, which makes it very attractive for teams who want to go agile. And if that were all it took to adopt Scum effectively, we’d all be running great agile teams! But many teams find that they run into trouble with their Scrum adoption, and usually end up with what feels like an “empty” implementation. We explore the reasons behind this in our new talk, Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Openness, Courage, Pigs, and Chickens.
Biography - Jennifer Greene & Andrew Stellman

Jennifer Greene and Andrew Stellman have been managing projects and writing about project management together since they first met in 1998. Their first book, Applied Software Project Management was published by O’Reilly in 2005 and received widespread praise from both working project managers and academic researchers. Their second book, Head First PMP, which is now in its second edition, has helped tens of thousands of project managers pass the PMP exam. Andrew and Jennifer founded Stellman & Greene Consulting in 2003, providing project management services and training to both companies and individuals, and have given talks at companies and conferences around the world.




Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


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Directions

Kaplan Test Prep
395 Hudson St. 

(between W Houston St. and Clarkson St.)
3rd floor


By Train/Subway

Not all trains run at all times and subway schedules are subject to change. For current schedules, weekly service advisories and maps, contact the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) at (718) 330-1234 or visit the subway section of the MTA Web Site.

The following are nearby train and subway stops:
1 to Houston St.
C, E toSpring St.
PATH to Christopher St.
A, B, C, D, E, F, M to W 4th St.


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Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


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**PLEASE ONLY REGISTER ONCE**
To manage your registration and/or
membership, follow the instructions
at the top this message.
==============================================================


Monday, August 20, 2012

NY SPIN: September 12: Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens (Stellman & Greene)

Please note that we have new and varied meeting spaces this season.

NY SPIN is pleased to welcome back Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene, this time to talk about Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens. If you attended any of their previous presentations, then you know you don't want to miss our season opener with them.



Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


(Need to cancel? Use our event contact form to let us know.)

======================================================================
To become a NY SPIN general member, please use the "registration" option at the link below:

http://nyspinmembership.eventbrite.com

**Membership gets you special discounts and sometimes notices of extra events.**
 
Once you have joined in this manner, you can manage your membership by going to http://eventbrite.com/ and logging in and updating your information, should it change.
======================================================================
*** Follow us on: LinkedIn and  Twitter (@NY_SPIN) ***
        Get updates via SMS by texting follow NY_SPIN to 40404 
==============================================================

Donate to NY SPIN

   All donations are tax deductible.
==============================================================

Other Events:

 
==============================================================
Project Management Professionals (PMPs) earn 1 PDU credit for attending an NY SPIN event. (PMI considers NY SPIN to be a "Category B Continuing Education Provider".)
==============================================================




Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


September 2012 NY SPIN Event Announcement
********************************************************************** 
Date: (Wednesday) September 12, 2012
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic:
Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams:
Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens

Presenter(s): Andrew Stellman & Jennifer Greene
Location: Kaplan Test Prep
*********************************************************************

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

Platinum Sponsor


BigVisible


BigVisible Solutions - Leading Providers of Agile Coaching, Training, and Consulting.


Other Sponsors

KuperPresents.com (managing our website)

Pearson Education/InformIT (providing books we raffle off at NY SPIN events)


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============================================================== 

Registration ends September 11th at (or when all seats are filled)


Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


 **PLEASE ONLY REGISTER ONCE**
To manage your registration and/or membership, follow the instructions
at the top of this message.


============================================================== 

 Synopsis:

Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens

The board game Othello has the slogan, “A minute to learn, a lifetime to master.” This applies really well to a team that’s learning Scrum. The basic practices and mechanics of Scrum are straightforward, and not difficult to adopt. The basic pattern for a Scrum project is simple, which makes it very attractive for teams who want to go agile. And if that were all it took to adopt Scum effectively, we’d all be running great agile teams! But many teams find that they run into trouble with their Scrum adoption, and usually end up with what feels like an “empty” implementation. We explore the reasons behind this in our new talk, Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Openness, Courage, Pigs, and Chickens.
Biography - Jennifer Greene & Andrew Stellman

Jennifer Greene and Andrew Stellman have been managing projects and writing about project management together since they first met in 1998. Their first book, Applied Software Project Management was published by O’Reilly in 2005 and received widespread praise from both working project managers and academic researchers. Their second book, Head First PMP, which is now in its second edition, has helped tens of thousands of project managers pass the PMP exam. Andrew and Jennifer founded Stellman & Greene Consulting in 2003, providing project management services and training to both companies and individuals, and have given talks at companies and conferences around the world.




Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


============================================================== 


Directions

Kaplan Test Prep
395 Hudson St. 

(between W Houston St. and Clarkson St.)
3rd floor


By Train/Subway

Not all trains run at all times and subway schedules are subject to change. For current schedules, weekly service advisories and maps, contact the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) at (718) 330-1234 or visit the subway section of the MTA Web Site.

The following are nearby train and subway stops:
1 to Houston St.
C, E toSpring St.
PATH to Christopher St.
A, B, C, D, E, F, M to W 4th St.


============================================================== 




Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


==============================================================
**PLEASE ONLY REGISTER ONCE**
To manage your registration and/or
membership, follow the instructions
at the top this message.
==============================================================


NY SPIN is looking for hosted meeting space

Dear Subscriber: 

NY SPIN is looking for hosted meeting spaces, preferably in Manhattan, but will consider downtown Brooklyn and Long Island City since they are only one or two train stations outside Manhattan, for our upcoming season. 

We meet once a month after work. The meeting dates for the 2012-13 season can be found on our website http://nyspin.org on the Calendar page.

Can your company host one or more meetings with the following basic needs?
  • Time: 5-8 pm
  • Able to scale as needed: 40 - 100 attendees.
  • Connect computer to projector.
  • Connect computer to audio if needed.
  • Mic(s) for speaker(s).
  • Internet access if needed.
  • Technical support as needed for above.
  • White board/flip chart if needed.
  • Tables as needed for sponsor table(s), refreshments and such.
Host gets up to 5 minutes of air time during the announcements portion of the event.


If your company can provide space, please respond to this email.

Thank you.

Richard Kuper
President & CEO
NY SPIN

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Big Visible Solutions renews NY SPIN Platinum Sponsorship

NY SPIN is pleased to announce that BigVisible Solutions has signed on again as a Platinum Sponsor.

BigVisible Solutions is a leading provider of Agile Coaching, Training, and Consulting.

Platinum Sponsor


BigVisible


Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Reminder: Save $200 on training

Reminder:

Event: BigVisible Training:

Dates:  August 20-21
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) - Mike Dwyer

Dates:  August 22-23
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) - Mike Dwyer

Location: NYC

Use Code: NYSPIN12 (and save $200).

For more information and to register, click here:

Monday, August 13, 2012

NY SPIN: September 12: Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens (Stellman & Greene)

Please note that we have new and varied meeting spaces this season.

NY SPIN is pleased to welcome back Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene, this time to talk about Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens. If you attended any of their previous presentations, then you know you don't want to miss our season opener with them.



Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


(Need to cancel? Use our event contact form to let us know.)

======================================================================
To become a NY SPIN general member, please use the "registration" option at the link below:

http://nyspinmembership.eventbrite.com

**Membership gets you special discounts and sometimes notices of extra events.**
 
Once you have joined in this manner, you can manage your membership by going to http://eventbrite.com/ and logging in and updating your information, should it change.
======================================================================
*** Follow us on: LinkedIn and  Twitter (@NY_SPIN) ***
        Get updates via SMS by texting follow NY_SPIN to 40404 
==============================================================

Donate to NY SPIN

   All donations are tax deductible.
==============================================================

Other Events:

 
==============================================================
Project Management Professionals (PMPs) earn 1 PDU credit for attending an NY SPIN event. (PMI considers NY SPIN to be a "Category B Continuing Education Provider".)
==============================================================




Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


September 2012 NY SPIN Event Announcement
********************************************************************** 
Date: (Wednesday) September 12, 2012
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic:
Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams:
Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens

Presenter(s): Andrew Stellman & Jennifer Greene
Location: Kaplan Test Prep
*********************************************************************

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

Platinum Sponsor


BigVisible


BigVisible Solutions - Leading Providers of Agile Coaching, Training, and Consulting.


Other Sponsors

KuperPresents.com (managing our website)

Pearson Education/InformIT (providing books we raffle off at NY SPIN events)


==============================================================






============================================================== 

Registration ends September 11th at (or when all seats are filled)


Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


 **PLEASE ONLY REGISTER ONCE**
To manage your registration and/or membership, follow the instructions
at the top of this message.


============================================================== 

 Synopsis:

Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Courage, Openness, Pigs, and Chickens

The board game Othello has the slogan, “A minute to learn, a lifetime to master.” This applies really well to a team that’s learning Scrum. The basic practices and mechanics of Scrum are straightforward, and not difficult to adopt. The basic pattern for a Scrum project is simple, which makes it very attractive for teams who want to go agile. And if that were all it took to adopt Scum effectively, we’d all be running great agile teams! But many teams find that they run into trouble with their Scrum adoption, and usually end up with what feels like an “empty” implementation. We explore the reasons behind this in our new talk, Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Openness, Courage, Pigs, and Chickens.
Biography - Jennifer Greene & Andrew Stellman

Jennifer Greene and Andrew Stellman have been managing projects and writing about project management together since they first met in 1998. Their first book, Applied Software Project Management was published by O’Reilly in 2005 and received widespread praise from both working project managers and academic researchers. Their second book, Head First PMP, which is now in its second edition, has helped tens of thousands of project managers pass the PMP exam. Andrew and Jennifer founded Stellman & Greene Consulting in 2003, providing project management services and training to both companies and individuals, and have given talks at companies and conferences around the world.




Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 


============================================================== 


Directions

Kaplan Test Prep
395 Hudson St. 

(between W Houston St. and Clarkson St.)
3rd floor


By Train/Subway

Not all trains run at all times and subway schedules are subject to change. For current schedules, weekly service advisories and maps, contact the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) at (718) 330-1234 or visit the subway section of the MTA Web Site.

The following are nearby train and subway stops:
1 to Houston St.
C, E toSpring St.
PATH to Christopher St.
A, B, C, D, E, F, M to W 4th St.


============================================================== 




Click here to RSVP for the September Meeting 

==============================================================
**PLEASE ONLY REGISTER ONCE**
To manage your registration and/or
membership, follow the instructions
at the top this message.
==============================================================