DrupalCape will be holding its 1st fourth-quarter meeting for 2012 on 31 October, 2012.
The focus for DrupalCape, as we move into the final couple of workshop meetings for the year will focus on project processes. How to estimate and run a project successfully, how to set up a managed development/design environment, and how to review and test code using processes and tools.
Our meeting on 31st October, 2012 will be focussed on applying Agile project estimation and management methodolgies to successfully run a project.
Please do book - this to assist with catering, thank you.
The meeting agenda is as follows:
| Intro & notices | - | 10 min's | 18:15 | |
| Wildcard | - |
Survey: Michael Wagener will be running a brief survey as prep for 2013 for DC - this years format, barring the socials has worked well. I am looking for people who would be willing to speak to the group, what level (novice/advanced), and what about. Please bring pens and thoughts, and I'll supply the questionairre. Thank you. |
20 min's | |
| Break | - | Re-arrange the room :) | 10 min's | 18:55 |
| Speakers | - | Topic: "Agile Development/Design Presentation/Workshop" Learn how to estimate and run projects successfully using Agile methodologies. This will be an interactive session. |
90 min's | |
| Speaker Profile: Samantha Laing |
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I started my career as a developer. Attention to detail, finding and fixing bugs, and also communicating well to managers and customers quickly saw me promoted to Team Lead and then to Development manager. It was in this position, on a death march project, that I realized there had to be another way and recalled a pleasant project I worked on as a developer – a scrum project. After much reading, and applying some changes, I realized that I wanted to be a scrum master and started my new agile career. Now, a few years later I find myself guiding and mentoring others with a passion for agile. My goal remains to make the entire process from business vision to development less frustrating and more rewarding for everyone involved. I have spoken at some large Agile conferences and met some amazing people worldwide. My personal motto is ‘be brave’, and I embody this by taking on challenges one small step at a time. To learn more about Samantha anc connect with her, please view her LinkedIn Profile or visit the Growing Agile web site. |
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| Speaker Profile: Karen Greaves | ||||
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I have spent my entire career in software development in various roles, but only truly felt comfortable when I discovered eXtreme Programming in 2002. In 2008 I rolled out Scrum to a team of over 80 people and became a Scrum evangelist. Over the last few years I have had hands on experience in various agile roles including, scrum master, product owner, scrum coach and manager. This experience has grown me as a coach and as a trainer.My passion lies in helping people realize their full potential. As an active member of the South African Scrum User Group I have helped bring many international agile experts to South Africa. I have also presented at several agile conferences around the world. To learn more about Samantha anc connect with her, please view her LinkedIn Profile or visit the Growing Agile web site. |
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| Munch & drink | - | 30 min's | 21:00 | |
The pizza's for this meeting have been kindly sponsored by Amoebasys
Note: Please be aware that The Bandwidth Barn has relocated to Woodstock - please view the Google map included with the event invite. The image below includes details of the access and parking arrangements: