Hi All,

FYI - This just in from Agile Atlanta

Posted by: "HandlyCameron" hcameron@... HandlyCameron
Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:05 am (PST)
Hi everyone,

Agile Atlanta is going to move up a few days to Thursday, Dec 4th, at
the regular IBM/ISS location.

Arlen Bankston from LitheSpeed is in town to teach a Certified Scrum
Product Owner class on Dec 4th - 5th. (see
http://www.lithespe ed.com/CPO_ Detail.htm for details about the class)

Arlen is going to speak to us about how to be a good Product Owner.
We will get a more detailed abstract of the talk out soon, but for
now, go ahead and mark you calendars for the 4th.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Handly Cameron
President, Agile Atlanta
http://handly. blogspot. com
Posted by: "HandlyCameron" hcameron@... HandlyCameron
Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:05 am (PST)

TITLE:
Advanced Tools for the Agile Product Owner

ABSTRACT:
Agile Product Owners have difficult jobs; figuring out what to build
and in what order, managing myriad stakeholders, keeping the team fed
and watered… it can all be a bit overwhelming. The basic tools of
methodologies such as Scrum are not always sufficient to keep account
of The Big Picture, generate a truly shared vision within a team and
communicate project progress in a way that resonates to those
unfamiliar with Agile jargon.

This session will explore some specific tools and techniques that
real-world Product Owners have applied to make their lives a bit
easier and create innovative products with minimal overhead.

BIO:

Arlen Bankston is an established leader in the application and
evolution of process management methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma
and BPM, as well as Agile software development processes such as
Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum. He is a Lean Six Sigma Master
Black Belt and Certified ScrumMaster Trainer. He also has eleven years
of experience in product design, leveraging principles of information
architecture, interaction design and usability to develop innovative
products that meet customers' expressed and unspoken needs. Arlen has
led Agile and Lean deployment and managed process improvement projects
at clients such as Capital One, T. Rowe Price, Freddie Mac, and the
Armed Forces Benefit Association. Arlen's recent work has centered on
combining Lean Six Sigma process improvement methods with Agile
execution to dramatically improve both the speed and quality of
business results. He has also led the integration of interaction
design and usability practices into Agile methodologies, presenting
and training frequently at both industry conferences and to Fortune
100 clients.