Changes to the funding structure now means that each module on the MSc Agile
Software Projects costs £325 only (£650 if you already hold a postgrad
qualification), giving a total of £2925 for the whole MSc.

There's never been a better time to undertake postgraduate study; it's in burst
mode so you can continue working!

www.uclan.ac.uk/agilemsc or contact me for more details

Katie

Methods & Tools has just published in its Fall 2009 issue "Mature Scrum at
Systematic".  Co-written by Carsten Ruseng Jakobsen and Jeff Sutherland, this
article explains how the experiences from combining Lean, CMMI and Scrum have
led Systematic to identify examples of explicit guidance from CMMI that help to
execute Scrum activities even better.

You can download Methods & Tools Fall 2009 issue at
http://www.methodsandtools.com/mt/download.php?fall09

Hi Simon,

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Simon Monk <simon.monk@...> wrote:
>
> I am looking for recommendations (or even course material ;-) ) for a simple
agile development exercises, suitable for intelligent newbies to leave a flavour
of agile development lingering on their taste buds.
> So, really a taster exercise that can be done in an hour or two and gets over
the key ideas. I don't mind if its at the planning or coding ends of the
process.

There's always the XP Game [1], which was run as an AgileNorth event a
few years ago. It covers the basic mechanics of an XP project without
going into the coding practices. If you wanted coding, I know of only
the coding dojo style events, which focus on TDD.
Cheers,
     Kevin

[1] http://www.xp.be/xpgame/

--
http://www.kevinrutherford.co.uk -- agile, TDD, XP, lean, TOC

Hi Ben,

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Ben Hughes <bwghughes@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Kevin - how much do you need?

Good question! Suggest you contact Gemma directly: gemma.cameron@...
Cheers,
     Kevin
--
http://www.kevinrutherford.co.uk -- agile, TDD, XP, lean, TOC

FYI...


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gem <gemma.cameron@...>
Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Subject: [nwdc] Barcamp Blackpool
To: North West Digital Communities Discussion <nwcommunities@googlegroups.com>



Hey guys,

Barcamp Blackpool is on 17th October at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and
we're looking for sponsors:

http://barcampblackpool.com/

If you know of any companies who might be interested in getting
involved, please do let me know.

Hope to see some of you guys there, and when are we all getting
together for a meal or something? Be good to see you all and have a
catch up.

Gem

I attended the 2008 conference in Preston with a group of colleagues. I've not
found any suggestion that there might be one this year?

http://blog.andrewbeacock.com/2009/08/summary-of-augusts-manchester-spring.html

Andy B.

--
Andrew Beacock
email: andrew@...
blog: http://blog.andrewbeacock.com
twitter: @abeacock

agile / apache / java / leadership / linux / mobile / ruby / subversion / web

http://blog.andrewbeacock.com/2009/08/dont-forget-next-manchester-spring-user.ht\
ml

I'll be there...

--
Andrew Beacock
email: andrew@...
blog: http://blog.andrewbeacock.com
twitter: @abeacock

agile / apache / java / leadership / linux / mobile / ruby / subversion / web

http://blog.andrewbeacock.com/2009/07/next-manchester-spring-user-group.html

I'm going to be there, come over and say hi if you go...

Andy B.

--
Andrew Beacock
email: andrew@...
blog: http://blog.andrewbeacock.com
twitter: http://twitter.com/abeacock

agile / apache / java / leadership / linux / mobile / ruby / subversion / web

Yes very much so, in fact I was just thinking about where AgileNorth
has gone in the past couple of years - I even took a trip to the
website to see if it had gone 'underground'

Andy B.


On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 5:41 PM, ddraperuk<dave.draper@...> wrote:
>
>
> All,
>
> In the dim and distant past members from this group would regularly meet to
> discuss a variety of topics in a mutually (in)convenient pub.
>
> Would anyone be interested in bringing back this pub based discussion?
>
> Regards
>
> Dave Draper.
>
> http://www.agiledesign.co.uk
>
>



--
Andrew Beacock
email: andrew@...
blog: http://blog.andrewbeacock.com

agile / apache / java / leadership / linux / mobile / ruby / subversion / web

All,

In the dim and distant past members from this group would regularly meet to
discuss a variety of topics in a mutually (in)convenient pub.

Would anyone be interested in bringing back this pub based discussion?

Regards

Dave Draper.

http://www.agiledesign.co.uk

Here is a link for directions.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Victoria+Family+an\
d+Commercial+hotel,+Leeds+LS1+3BB&sll=53.801829,-1.527765&sspn=0.008744,0.021865\
&ie=UTF8&ll=53.802957,-1.553707&spn=0.016854,0.043731&z=15&iwloc=A

For further details and information on future meetings see
http://www.agileyorkshire.org

Hope you can make it.

Regards

Neil


2009/7/7 Demon <garyj@...>:
> Do you have a postcode for the Victoria Hotel? Not been to one of these
> before so don't know the location.
>
> Thanks
> Gary Jones
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Do you have a postcode for the Victoria Hotel? Not been to one of these
before so don't know the location.

Thanks
Gary Jones

Details

Agile software development has many very common-sense ideas in it, but
if it was all common-sense we'd have been using it long ago. Agile
also contains counter-intuitive ideas: paradoxes that make it hard for
people accept. For example, the notion that we go fast BECAUSE we take
quality to the max is paradoxical for people. They are used to having
to trade off speed and quality. On the other hand the idea that those
who do the work are best placed to estimate it is seen as perfectly
sensible. How can a coherent design emerge if design is done one
iteration at a time? Another paradox. But it's easy to accept that
when you build a system iteratively, you can learn more quickly from
your experiences - that's common sense. We’ll explore the 5 other
paradoxes, and you’ll see how a grasp of these helps you to take your
agile practices to the next level.

Speaker

Nancy Van Schooenderwoert does Agile Enterprise coaching – everything
from launching new agile technical teams to advising executives on how
to take Agile and Lean principles far beyond software development in
their drive to deliver more customer value faster. Nancy pioneered
agile practices for embedded software development beginning in 1998.
Her background in electronics and software development for avionics,
factory automation, medical, and defense systems brings a unique
perspective to her coaching practice. See
http://www.leanagilepartners.com for more details
(nancyv@...).

Where/When

Victoria Hotel, Central Leeds, 8th July, 6:30 for a 7:00 start

See www.agileyorkshire.org for more details.

This should be a good one and ideal to bring your sceptical
colleagues/managers to!

See you all there

Neil

PS Pass the word around

For those that are interested, I've blogged about the content of the
second Manchester Spring User Group meeting.

The topics were around the architecture of the HMRC website and an
introduction to Grails:

http://blog.andrewbeacock.com/2009/06/summary-of-junes-manchester-spring-user.ht\
ml

Andy.

--
Andrew Beacock
email: andrew@...
blog: http://blog.andrewbeacock.com

agile / apache / java / leadership / linux / mobile / ruby / subversion / web

I've blogged with more details here:

http://blog.andrewbeacock.com/2009/06/spring-user-group-comes-back-to.html

Hope to see some of you there.

Andy B.

--
Andrew Beacock
email: andrew@...
blog: http://blog.andrewbeacock.com

agile / apache / java / leadership / linux / mobile / ruby / subversion / web

FYI...


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Richard_Smedley <richard@...>
Date: Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Subject: North West Hackspace - Liverpool meeting
To: NWDC Announcements <nwdc-announcements@googlegroups.com>



Pls forward:

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2422946/

 NW Hackspace
Weds April 22, 2009
7:00pm - 8:30pm
FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology)
88 Wood Street
Liverpool, England L1 4D

A start to getting together a crowd to open a NW Hackspace in
Liverpool [1]:

Starting Weds 22 April, a fortnightly meet-up at 7pm at FACT. We may
try and meet in their media lab at some time, but we'll start with the
bar.

*** BUBBLINO (as seen on BBC ;) ***
Adrian McEwan will bring along Bubblino (as seen on BBC ;) to the
first meeting. Format will be informal discussion after a short intro
on hackspaces.

One reason for choosing this coming Wednesday is that it follows
straight on from the Small Steps to Sustainability meeting on Creative
Learning [2] - something that very much includes having fun in a
hackerspace. I hope that some people will find themselves staying on
from Small Steps for the Hackspace Meeting (or coming early to the HS
meeting, to take part in Small Steps).

Note that Birmingham hackspace combine regular pub meetings with
occasional weekend hackdays. Help us find a venue and we'll be doing
the same.

[1] More on hackspace at http://nwhackspace.wordpress.com/
   & https://groups.google.com/group/NW-hack-space
[2] http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2414656/

--- In agilenorth@yahoogroups.com, "rallydev71" <rallydev71@...> wrote:
>
> Rally Software in Boulder, CO is a leader in Agile development and is proud to
announce employment opportunities within our organization.
>
> We are hiring for an Agile Development Coach to join our Chiswick office. If
it sounds like you might thrive in an environment like this, we'd like to hear
from you. Interested candidates should apply via our website @ www.rallydev.com.
>
> *********************************
> Agile Development Coach/Mentor - London, U.K.
>
> Rally is a dynamic, start-up that provides software-driven enterprises a
complete solution of knowledge, coaching and tooling to succeed with Agile, the
next generation of software development practices. We are recognized nationally
as the best product in our category (Jolt Award 2006 - 2008), locally as the
most innovative product (IQ Awards) and as a top "Best company to work for in
Colorado" 2006 - 2008.
>
> Due to our success, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Agile
Development Consultant (Coach/Mentor) to join Rally's London based office.
>
> An ideal candidate has experience and interest in extending skills in the
following areas.
>
>
> Qualifications
>
>
> · Prior experience coaching Agile project teams with methods such as Scrum,
XP, Lean, FDD, DSDM, or Crystal.
>
> · Prior Consulting background– you will be working with multiple clients
through on site collaboration and remote support.
>
> · Experience leading consulting engagements.
>
> · Training experience – we develop our own collateral in close partnership
with leading experts in the agile community and deliver training to customer
teams.
>
> · Solution selling experience.
>
> · Experience in leading technical teams - coaching, teaching and guiding
people in the various roles in a project driven organization.
>
> · Facilitation skills in leading planning meetings, reviews, and
retrospectives.
>
> · Excellent presentation skills - we value and encourage public speaking
engagements and expect that you're comfortable talking to teams from engineering
level upwards.
>
> · Strong knowledge and passion about Agile principles and practices.
>
> · Willingness to travel 50% – we're a company that is expanding within EMEA
and beyond.
>
> · 10 years or more experience in technology/software organizations.
>
> · Certified ScrumMaster Trainer required.
>
> Location: Chiswick office, London, U.K.
>
> To be considered for this role you must currently live in London and posses
authorization for employment in the U.K.
>
> In our Professional Services organization we actively encourage personal
growth through speaking engagements and participation in agile committees. Our
Coaches have been key-note speakers, organizers of agile conferences and authors
of articles and whitepapers.
>
> At Rally we're looking for people who are passionate about the software
industry and want to work with the best and brightest. We value teamwork, the
ability to meet commitments as well as skill and a successful track record. We
strive for a healthy, productive work/life balance, while enjoying the
opportunity to substantially contribute to the direction and success of a
vibrant software business. Rally offers excellent compensation, benefits and
stock options with an exceptional opportunity to grow.
>
> - No Agencies -
>

Shame you are posting to Agile North, but only allow people to apply who
currently Live in London !!!!

Rally Software in Boulder, CO is a leader in Agile development and is proud to
announce employment opportunities within our organization.

We are hiring for an Agile Development Coach to join our Chiswick office. If it
sounds like you might thrive in an environment like this, we'd like to hear from
you. Interested candidates should apply via our website @ www.rallydev.com.

*********************************
Agile Development Coach/Mentor - London, U.K.

Rally is a dynamic, start-up that provides software-driven enterprises a
complete solution of knowledge, coaching and tooling to succeed with Agile, the
next generation of software development practices. We are recognized nationally
as the best product in our category (Jolt Award 2006 - 2008), locally as the
most innovative product (IQ Awards) and as a top "Best company to work for in
Colorado" 2006 - 2008.

Due to our success, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Agile
Development Consultant (Coach/Mentor) to join Rally's London based office.

An ideal candidate has experience and interest in extending skills in the
following areas.


Qualifications


· Prior experience coaching Agile project teams with methods such as Scrum, XP,
Lean, FDD, DSDM, or Crystal.

· Prior Consulting background– you will be working with multiple clients through
on site collaboration and remote support.

· Experience leading consulting engagements.

· Training experience – we develop our own collateral in close partnership with
leading experts in the agile community and deliver training to customer teams.

· Solution selling experience.

· Experience in leading technical teams - coaching, teaching and guiding people
in the various roles in a project driven organization.

· Facilitation skills in leading planning meetings, reviews, and retrospectives.

· Excellent presentation skills - we value and encourage public speaking
engagements and expect that you're comfortable talking to teams from engineering
level upwards.

· Strong knowledge and passion about Agile principles and practices.

· Willingness to travel 50% – we're a company that is expanding within EMEA and
beyond.

· 10 years or more experience in technology/software organizations.

· Certified ScrumMaster Trainer required.

Location: Chiswick office, London, U.K.

To be considered for this role you must currently live in London and posses
authorization for employment in the U.K.

In our Professional Services organization we actively encourage personal growth
through speaking engagements and participation in agile committees. Our Coaches
have been key-note speakers, organizers of agile conferences and authors of
articles and whitepapers.

At Rally we're looking for people who are passionate about the software industry
and want to work with the best and brightest. We value teamwork, the ability to
meet commitments as well as skill and a successful track record. We strive for a
healthy, productive work/life balance, while enjoying the opportunity to
substantially contribute to the direction and success of a vibrant software
business. Rally offers excellent compensation, benefits and stock options with
an exceptional opportunity to grow.

- No Agencies -

Summer is Coming Up Fast... Are You Registered for an Agile Course? Especially since the company is offering 1 free registration when you buy 4 courses.

Knowledge Team Leadership

Date:  4/29/09 – 4/30/09   Location: London, UK   Trainer: Rachel Weston – Rally Software

To Register Click Here

 Course Overview

This two-day ScrumMaster certification course taught by Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainers provides everything you need to get started with Scrum. One of the largest and fastest-growing Agile project management frameworks, Scrum is a simple software management technique that has a small set of interrelated practices and rules, is not overly prescriptive and is able to produce productivity gains for software development teams almost immediately.

This course shares time-tested practices for managing product backlogs, planning your releases and iterations (Sprints) and tracking and reporting progress. You'll learn how to plan and run Sprint Planning Meetings, daily Scrum Meetings, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives and more!

On completion, participants are registered as Certified ScrumMasters (CSMs), which includes a one-year membership in the Scrum Alliance, (www.scrumalliance.org) where valuable ScrumMaster-material and information are available exclusively to CSMs.

Agenda

• Introduction to Agile Principles
• Introduction to Scrum Principles
• Scrum Core Elements & Practices
• Product Visioning
• Roles & Responsibilities
• Product Backlog & Release Planning
• Sprint Backlog & Sprint Planning
• Sprint
• Daily Standup Meeting
• Burndown Charts & Project Reporting
• Sprint Review & Retrospective
• The 59 Minute Scrum

Participants of this course will be eligible to apply for 16 PDU's toward their continuing education requirements with the PMI (Program Management Institute)

Cheers,

Hannah Shain

info@... 

Agile University

BOULDER, Colo. and LONDON, March 17, 2009 - Rally Software®, the leader in Agile
application lifecycle management (ALM), today announced the first step in its
global expansion with the opening of an office in the United Kingdom. Based in
West London, Rally's new office will make its award-winning Agile solutions and
training services even more accessible to UK and European customers.

Interested in joining our award winning team?

We are looking for highly motivated, self starters to staff our Chiswick Office.
Currently hiring Agile Development Coach/Mentor AND Regional Account
Representative. Descriptions below. Interested candidates should apply via our
website @ www.rallydev.com.

***********************************************************************
Regional Account Representative – London, U.K.

Rally Software Development (www.rallydev.com) located in Boulder, Colorado,
U.S.A is a dynamic, SaaS based company that provides software-driven enterprises
a complete solution of knowledge, coaching and tooling to succeed with Agile,
the next generation of software development practices.

We are recognized as the best product in our category (Jolt Award 2006 -2008),
locally as the most innovative product (IQ Awards) and as a top "Best company to
work for in Colorado" 2006 -2008.
Due to our growth we are seeking a motivated Regional Account Representative to
join our sales organization in Rally's London based office.

Regional Account Representative: An experienced, motivated sales representative
responsible for driving new business with customers and prospects. This position
is a team based position and will require leadership and collaboration with
their teammates to manage all aspects of building and maintaining a sales
pipeline for the EU. Core activities include planning daily-weekly-monthly sales
activity, creating and executing campaigns targeting prospects; orchestrating
resources internal and external to the team; qualifying prospects; creating and
managing account penetration plans; performing web-based demonstrations; and
utilizing Salesforce.com and other automation tools to manage regional sales
activity.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and attributes:

-5+ years experience selling holistic solutions inclusive of enterprise
software, software development tools, project management tools and professional
services in the UK.

-The ability to listen, probe and communicate complex technology and value
propositions.

-A 'hunter' sales mentality with experience achieving/exceeding sales quota.

-Ability to qualify opportunities and prioritize activities to maximize results.

-A passion for creating customer success.

-Entrepreneurial spirit, intellectual curiosity and persuasive confidence.

-Demonstrated mentoring abilities with servant-leadership is a must as this
position may ultimately develop into a leadership role within Rally's London
office.

-Knowledge of methods such as Scrum, XP or Lean a big plus.

-Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, Google - Mail, Calendar and
Documents, Salesforce.com or other CRM.

Position Location: London, U.K. This position will require being in our Chiswick
office daily.

To be considered for this role you must currently live in London and posses
authorization for employment in the U.K.

Travel: Minimal.

What's a Regional Account Representative?


Regional Account Representatives at Rally focus on the small and medium sized
customers. This is an important segment of our business. Lead flow is
significant and the successful rep will know how to quickly qualify
opportunities and move the deal forward.

Why a sales career at Rally?


An opportunity to be an immediate, direct contributor in a growing company that
is defining its market. You will have the ability to meet and exceed On Target
Earnings working in a team environment with the top software companies and
Fortune 500 accounts.

At Rally we're looking for people who are passionate about the software industry
and want to work with the best and brightest. We value teamwork, the ability to
meet commitments as well as skill and a successful track record. We strive for a
healthy, productive work/life balance, while enjoying the opportunity to
substantially contribute to the direction and success of a vibrant software
business. Rally offers excellent compensation, benefits and stock options with
an exceptional opportunity to grow.

If it sounds like you might thrive in an environment like this, we'd like to
hear from you.Please apply via our website @ www.rallydev.com.

***********************************************************

Agile Development Coach/Mentor - London, U.K.

Rally is a dynamic, start-up that provides software-driven enterprises a
complete solution of knowledge, coaching and tooling to succeed with Agile, the
next generation of software development practices. We are recognized nationally
as the best product in our category (Jolt Award 2006 - 2008), locally as the
most innovative product (IQ Awards) and as a top "Best company to work for in
Colorado" 2006 - 2008.

Due to our success, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Agile
Development Consultant (Coach/Mentor) to join Rally's London based office.

An ideal candidate has experience and interest in extending skills in the
following areas.

Qualifications

• Prior experience coaching Agile project teams with methods such as Scrum, XP,
Lean, FDD, DSDM, or Crystal.

• Prior Consulting background– you will be working with multiple clients through
on site collaboration and remote support.

• Experience leading consulting engagements.

• Training experience – we develop our own collateral in close partnership with
leading experts in the agile community and deliver training to customer teams.

• Solution selling experience.

• Experience in leading technical teams - coaching, teaching and guiding people
in the various roles in a project driven organization.

• Facilitation skills in leading planning meetings, reviews, and retrospectives.

• Excellent presentation skills - we value and encourage public speaking
engagements and expect that you're comfortable talking to teams from engineering
level upwards.

• Strong knowledge and passion about Agile principles and practices.

• Willingness to travel 50% – we're a company that is expanding within EMEA and
beyond.

• 10 years or more experience in technology/software organizations.

• Certified ScrumMaster Trainer required.

Location: Chiswick office, London, U.K.

To be considered for this role you must currently live in London and posses
authorization for employment in the U.K.

In our Professional Services organization we actively encourage personal growth
through speaking engagements and participation in agile committees. Our Coaches
have been key-note speakers, organizers of agile conferences and authors of
articles and whitepapers.

At Rally we're looking for people who are passionate about the software industry
and want to work with the best and brightest. We value teamwork, the ability to
meet commitments as well as skill and a successful track record. We strive for a
healthy, productive work/life balance, while enjoying the opportunity to
substantially contribute to the direction and success of a vibrant software
business. Rally offers excellent compensation, benefits and stock options with
an exceptional opportunity to grow.

If it sounds like you might thrive in an environment like this, we'd like to
hear from you. Please apply via our website @ www.rallydev.com.
***********************************************************

Knowledge Team Leadership

Date:  3/31/09 – 4/01/09   Location: London   Trainer: Christopher Avery – Partnerwerks INC

To Register Click Here

Course Overview

Becoming skilled at doing more with others may be the single most important thing you can do to increase your value. Knowledge Team Leadership fills a unique niche by showing you how to master the "personal agility" for getting work done with others. No other course compares.

By over-whelming demand, Christopher has agreed for the first time to teach this popular intensive in a 2-full-day format (as opposed to 3 days). This is made possible by an evening study session on Day 1 of class.

Every participant who engages fully for the entire two-days will receive a certificate for 20 hours of education. Do not plan to arrive late or fly out early.

Please see Agile University for more details about this course and video testimonials!  Knowledge Team Leadership

Cheers,

Hannah Shain

info@... 

Agile University

Hello,

Rally Software Development in Boulder, CO. is expanding into the U.K.
and as a result we are looking to fill a couple positions with
knowledgeable Agile users. Open positions are VOLUME SALES REP and
AGILE DEVELOPMENT COACH and I have listed the descriptions below.
Interested candidates please submit your resume via our website @
www.rallydev.com.

**********************************************************************
Volume Sales Representative - London, U.K.

Rally Software Development (www.rallydev.com) located in Boulder,
Colorado, U.S.A is a dynamic, SaaS based company that provides
software-driven enterprises a complete solution of knowledge, coaching
and tooling to succeed with Agile, the next generation of software
development practices.

We are recognized as the best product in our category (Jolt Award 2006
-2008), locally as the most innovative product (IQ Awards) and as a
top "Best company to work for in Colorado" 2006 -2008.

Due to our growth we are seeking a motivated Volume Sales
Representative to join our sales organization in Rally's London
(Chiswick) based office.

Volume Sales Representative: An experienced, motivated sales
representative responsible for driving new business with customers and
prospects. This position is a team based position and will require
leadership and collaboration with their teammates to manage all
aspects of building and maintaining a sales pipeline for the EU. Core
activities include planning daily-weekly-monthly sales activity,
creating and executing campaigns targeting prospects; orchestrating
resources internal and external to the team; qualifying prospects;
creating and managing account penetration plans; performing web-based
demonstrations; and utilizing Salesforce.com and other automation
tools to manage regional sales activity.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and attributes:

-3+ years experience selling holistic solutions inclusive of
enterprise software, software development tools, project management
tools and professional services in the UK.

-The ability to listen, probe and communicate complex technology and
value propositions.

-A 'hunter' sales mentality with experience achieving/exceeding sales
quota.

-Ability to qualify opportunities and prioritize activities to
maximize results.

-A passion for creating customer success.

-Entrepreneurial spirit, intellectual curiosity and persuasive confidence.

-Demonstrated mentoring abilities with servant-leadership is a must as
this position may ultimately develop into a leadership role within
Rally's London office.

-Knowledge of methods such as Scrum, XP or Lean a big plus.

-Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, Google - Mail, Calendar
and Documents, Salesforce.com or other CRM.

Position Location: London, U.K. This position will require being in
our Chiswick office daily.

To be considered for this role you must currently live in London and
posses authorization for employment in the U.K.

Travel: Minimal.

What's a Volume Sales Representative?
Volume Sales Representatives at Rally focus on the small and medium
sized customers. This is an important segment of our business. Lead
flow is significant and the successful rep will know how to quickly
qualify opportunities and move the deal forward.

Why a sales career at Rally?
An opportunity to be an immediate, direct contributor in a growing
company that is defining its market. You will have the ability to meet
and exceed On Target Earnings working in a team environment with the
top software companies and Fortune 500 accounts.

At Rally we're looking for people who are passionate about the
software industry and want to work with the best and brightest. We
value teamwork, the ability to meet commitments as well as skill and a
successful track record. We strive for a healthy, productive work/life
balance, while enjoying the opportunity to substantially contribute to
the direction and success of a vibrant software business. Rally offers
excellent compensation, benefits and stock options with an exceptional
opportunity to grow.

If it sounds like you might thrive in an environment like this, we'd
like to hear from you.

**********************************************************************
Agile Development Coach - London, U.K.

Rally is a dynamic, start-up that provides software-driven enterprises
a complete solution of knowledge, coaching and tooling to succeed with
Agile, the next generation of software development practices. We are
recognized nationally as the best product in our category (Jolt Award
2006 - 2008), locally as the most innovative product (IQ Awards) and
as a top "Best company to work for in Colorado" 2006 - 2008.

Due to our success, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Agile
Development Consultant and Coach to join Rally's London based office.

An ideal candidate has experience and interest in extending skills in
the following areas.

Qualifications

· Prior experience coaching Agile project teams with methods such as
Scrum, XP, Lean, FDD, DSDM, or Crystal.

· Prior Consulting background - you will be working with multiple
clients through on site collaboration and remote support.

· Experience leading consulting engagements.

· Training experience - we develop our own collateral in close
partnership with leading experts in the agile community and deliver
training to customer teams.

· Solution selling experience.

· Experience in leading technical teams - coaching, teaching and
guiding people in the various roles in a project driven organization.

· Facilitation skills in leading planning meetings, reviews, and
retrospectives.

· Excellent presentation skills - we value and encourage public
speaking engagements and expect that you’re comfortable talking to
teams from engineering level upwards.

· Strong knowledge and passion about Agile principles and practices-
we expect that you have a solid grounding and we will support you
extending your knowledge through challenging work, investment in
training, and constant association with our Agile experts.

· Willingness to travel 50% - we're a company that is expanding within
EMEA and beyond.

· 10 years or more experience in technology/software organizations.

· Certified ScrumMaster (Practitioner or Trainer) required.

Location: Chiswick office, London, U.K.

To be considered for this role you must currently live in London and
posses authorization for employment in the U.K.

In our Professional Services organization we actively encourage
personal growth through speaking engagements and participation in
agile committees. Our Coaches have been key-note speakers, organizers
of agile conferences and authors of articles and whitepapers.

At Rally we're looking for people who are passionate about the
software industry and want to work with the best and brightest. We
value teamwork, the ability to meet commitments as well as skill and a
successful track record. We strive for a healthy, productive work/life
balance, while enjoying the opportunity to substantially contribute to
the direction and success of a vibrant software business. Rally offers
excellent compensation, benefits and stock options with an exceptional
opportunity to grow.

If it sounds like you might thrive in an environment like this, we'd
like to hear from you.

next XP Club  next meeting:

When: 10th of December (tomorrow)  @7pm for 7:30pm

Where: Leeds, Victoria Hotel Pub, room behind the bar

What:  Gary Short's talk on Design Patterns.

A byte more:
Finally we are hosting a Premiership speaker with loads of presenting
experience, charisma and software development history spanning over
the decades.
Gary is a Technical Evangelist for Developper Express, writes his
personal blog for few years now, and also a work blog.
Gary is an avid speaker presenting at various conferences and
developers gatherings all over the country and on international stage
too.
Please see his blog for an extensive list of talks and while you
there, please have a look at the tags, to see how many things interest
Gary.

Extras:
After the talk, some Q&A session and some networking, we will all head
off to Leeds Christmas Market, to have some wurst, sauerkraut and
continental lager.
Drinks and snacks thanks to our sponsors are free.
We will also draw one free personal license for any of the products by
JetBrains - our fantastic sponsor.

WWW:
http://xpclub.erudine.com
http://garyshortor.web140.discountasp.net/blog/Default.aspx
http://community.devexpress.com/blogs/garyshort/
http://www.festiveleeds.com/christmasmarket/


Thanks!

Hi,
The following email is part of an initiative by the north-west based
geek groups. Please reply to the survey if you think you may be
interested in co-working anytime.
Many thanks,
Kevin


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Date: Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Subject: [cwm] Fly The Coop survey
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You can find out (a little) more about Fly The Coop (FTC for short),
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This is focused at Manchester, but if you travel into Manchester from
afar occasionally we'd be pleased to hear about what you think too in
case you'd ever want to call in - we ask for personal details at the
end and the only bit that is compulsory is the postcode so we can
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next XP Club meeting:

When: 10th of December (2nd Wednesday)  @7pm for 7:30pm

Where: Leeds, Victoria Hotel Pub, room behind the bar

What:  Gary Short's talk on Design Patterns.

A byte more:
Finally we are hosting a Premiership speaker with loads of presenting
experience, charisma and software development history spanning over
the decades.
Gary is a Technical Evangelist for Developper Express, writes his
personal blog for few years now, and also a work blog.
Gary is an avid speaker presenting at various conferences and
developers gatherings all over the country and on international stage
too.
Please see his blog for an extensive list of talks and while you
there, please have a look at the tags, to see how many things interest
Gary.

Extras:
After the talk, some Q&A session and some networking, we will all head
off to Leeds Christmas Market, to have some wurst, sauerkraut and
continental lager.
Drinks and snacks thanks to our sponsors are free.
We will also draw one free personal license for any of the products by
JetBrains - our fantastic sponsor.

WWW:
http://xpclub.erudine.com
http://garyshortor.web140.discountasp.net/blog/Default.aspx
http://community.devexpress.com/blogs/garyshort/
http://www.festiveleeds.com/christmasmarket/


Thanks!