No Meeting October 7th

There is no October meeting for the OC APLN.

No Meeting in September

There is no meeting September 3rd.

No Meeting August 5th

There is no August meeting for the OC APLN.

No Meeting July 2nd

There is no July meeting for the OC APLN.

No Meeting June 3rd

There is no June meeting for the OC APLN.

Moving From Scrum to XP - May 6th

Denise Phillips will be speaking on XP practices and Scrum at the OC APLN, Wednesday May 6th. Many people have asked about XP and Scrum, and this is a great opportunity for an informal discussion of the differences and synergy between XP and Scrum, as well as hearing about specific implementation and experience with various XP practices.

Denise has years of experience in agile, both as a team member and coach. She has recently spoken on agile panel discusisons at local events. 

The meeting starts at 6 PM at Neudesic's Irvine office, 12th Floor conference room, across the street from The Spectrum.

OC APLN Mtg April 1st - ScrumMaster Anti-Patterns

Join us on April 1st at the Orange County Agile Project Leadership Network for a presentation on ScrumMaster Anti-Patterns.

ScrumMaster Anti-Patterns - Where Does It Go Wrong?

With the ever-growing popularity of Scrum, ScrumMaster has become a de facto role on many agile projects. Yet quite a few ScrumMasters struggle with the role, and a lot of organizations aren't gaining the benefits a ScrumMaster is intended to provide.

For example, do you recognize these anti-patterns? Do you know why they can cause pain?

* My ScrumMaster has never been on a Scrum team (but he took a class).
* My ScrumMaster can't really explain to me why we're using Scrum.
* My ScrumMaster is my manager.
* My ScrumMaster runs our daily status meeting.
* My ScrumMaster is busy writing code.
* My ScrumMaster never goes to lunch with us.

Through more than 4 years as a Certified Scrum Trainer and over 9 years on agile teams, I've spent a lot of time with ScrumMasters and what the role is supposed to be. But I've also seen too many dysfunctional ScrumMasters and how that affects product delivery and costs the business.

In this lively and thought-provoking talk, we'll explore the ScrumMaster role, why teams end up with dysfunctional ScrumMasters and how that hurts agile projects. We'll explore common ScrumMaster anti-patterns, why they occur and how to avoid them. We'll challenge the ScrumMaster role, compare it to other models, and address if agile teams really need a ScrumMaster.

Your Speaker:

Paul Hodgetts has been involved in lean and agile development as a coach, mentor and team member since 1998. He is the founder and CEO of Agile Logic, a local Southern California agile consultancy, and has helped companies like Microsoft, SAP, Cisco, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Kelley Blue Book achieve success with challenging, real-world agile projects