XP Denver's July meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 26th with special
guest speaker Jim Highsmith. The meeting will be held at the Qwest
Auditorium in Downtown Denver. Doors open at 6:00pm for networking and
refreshments.

Practitioners of agile software development methodologies, including XP, are
often "anti" project management. However, the real issue is not project
management or no project management, but the style of project management.

Many developers rightfully struggle with a style that has been
characterized as "project administration" rather than true project
management. Furthermore, there is a second issue characterized by the
difference between command-control and leadership-collaboration styles of
management. The "right" type of project management is as important, if not
more so, to agile/XP projects as it is to traditional ones. A little project
management can go a long way, particularly with larger projects.

This presentation will cover: a set of agile project management (APM) values
and principles that are based on those of the Agile Software Manifesto, but
adapted for project managers; an APM framework of Envision, Speculate,
Explore, Adapt, and Close; some of the core practices that define APM; and
the key role differences between agile and traditional project managers.

The presentation is based on material in Jim's new book, Agile Project
Management: Creating Innovative Products. In her endorsement of the book
Lynne Ellen, Sr. VP & CIO - DTE Energy, wrote: "This is the project
management book we've all been waiting for - the book that effectively
combines agile methods and rigorous project management. Not only does this
book help us make sense of project management in this current world of
iterative, incremental agile methods but the book is an all-around good
read!"

AGENDA:

6:00 - 6:30 PM Networking and refreshments

6:30 - 6:35 PM Announcements and door prize giveaways

6:35 - 7:45 PM Presentation

SPEAKER

Jim Highsmith directs Cutter Consortium's Agile Project Management Advisory
Service, is a fellow of the Cutter Business Technology Council, and is a
member of the Software Development Productivity Council for Flashline, Inc..
He has 25-plus years experience as an IT manager, product manager, project
manager, consultant, and software developer. Jim has consulted with IT and
product development organizations and software companies in the U.S.,
Europe, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Japan, India, and New Zealand to
help them adapt to the accelerated pace of development in increasingly
complex, uncertain environments.

Jim consults in the areas of Agile Project Management, Adaptive Software
Development, and Team Collaboration.

He has held technical and management positions with software, computer
hardware, banking and energy companies. He has a B.S. in Electrical
Engineering and an M.S. in Management.

Jim is author of Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products
(Addison Wesley 2004), Agile Software Development Ecosystems
(Addison-Wesley, 2002), and Adaptive Software Development: A Collaborative
Approach to Managing Complex Systems (Dorset House, 2000) which won the
prestigious Jolt Award.

Jim is co-editor, with Alistair Cockburn, of the Agile Software Development
Series of books from Addison Wesley. He is a coauthor of the Agile
Manifesto, and a founding member of The AgileAlliance.

Jim is a frequent speaker at conferences worldwide, has published dozens of
articles in major industry publications and was the editor of Cutter's
eBusiness Application Delivery newsletter. His ideas about project
management in the Information Age have been featured in ComputerWorld and
the Economic Times in India.

SPONSORS

The July 2004 meeting sponsors are:

- Rally Software Development (http://www.rallydevelopment.com)
- Addison-Wesley (www.awprofessional.com)
- Softpro Books (http://www.softpro.com)
- Qwest (http://www.qwest.com)

DIRECTIONS

The Qwest auditorium is in the Qwest building on the corner of 17th and
Curtis. The street address is 1005 17th Street. Take the exterior escalators
facing 17th from street level to Level 1. You can then access the elevators
via doors to the right of the escalator landing. Take an elevator to Level A
for the auditorium. If these doors are locked, go to the main building lobby
which is on Level 1 if you proceed from the escalator landing.

In addition to street parking, there is an outside parking lot on the East
side of the Qwest building that costs a flat $6 after 4pm. Several other
lots are within a few blocks and covered parking can be found in the Tabor
Center for around $4.

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