On Monday, March 27th, Agile Denver welcomes Alan Shalloway, Net
Objectives' CEO and Senior Consultant. Since 1981, he has been both an
OO consultant and developer of software in several industries. Alan is a
frequent speaker at prestigious conferences around the world, including:
SD Expo, Java One, OOP, and OOPSLA. He is the primary author of Design
Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design and is
currently co-authoring three other books in the software development
area. He is a certified Scrum Master and has a Masters in Computer
Science from M.I.T. Alan concentrates his training and coaching in Lean
Software Development, Design Patterns, and Agile Software.

Monday's meeting will begin at 5:00 PM with a slightly abbreviated
version of Alan's seminar "Design Patterns in an Agile (even XP)
Environment". Attendees will learn:
- A different view of Agile development
- What Emergent Design is
- What the Object-Pool Pattern is
- Why following principles and practices is more important than
following rote doctrine
- Synthesize the seemingly disparate views of test-driven-development
and design patterns

Visit http://www.netobjectives.com/events/sem_dpagl.htm for more details.

This will be followed by a 30 minute break for refreshments and to
accommodate late arrivals. Alan will complete the evening with his
second talk at 6:30 PM, "The Business Case for Agility: The Lean-Agile
Connection". Alan will drill into the seven principles of Lean Software
development and the Lean-Agile Connection.

See http://www.netobjectives.com/events/sem_lean_agile_cxn.htm for details.

Net Objectives now provides technical staffing as well as training and
coaching. Net Objectives' vision is "Effective software development
without suffering."

Upcoming courses:

ScrumMaster Certification Mar 22-23 Bloomington, MN
Design Patterns Explained Mar 28-30 Denver, CO
The Product Owner Mar 29-30 Bellevue, WA
Design Patterns Explained Apr 11-13 Bellevue, WA
Lean Software Development Apr 19-20 Bellevue, WA
ScrumMaster Certification Apr 19-20 Cupertino, CA
ScrumMaster Certification May 2-3 Bellevue, WA
Lean Software Development Jun 1-2 San Jose, CA

Please note that the meeting will be held at the PPA Event Center near
downtown Denver, and not at the Qwest Auditorium which is under repair.
The PPA location is convenient and parking is free. Doors open at 6:00pm
for networking and refreshments, and the meeting is open to software
professionals and students.

Visit http://www.agiledenver.org for meeting updates and information
about Agile Denver.

AGENDA:

5:00 - 6:00 PM Design Patterns in an Agile Environment
6:00 - 6:30 PM Break for refreshments and announcements
6:30 - 8:00 PM The Business Case for Agility

SPONSORS

March 2006 meeting sponsors include:

- Net Objectives (http://www.netobjectives.com)
- Softpro Books (http://www.softpro.com)
- PPA Event Center (http://www.dppa.com)

DIRECTIONS

We will be meeting at the PPA Event Center near downtown Denver. The PPA
Event Center provides an excellent facility to meet our future meeting
needs. The Event Center can be divided into "break-out" rooms of various
sizes, each with an independent sound system to ensure quality
acoustics. These systems can be operated separately, or combined for
large presentations.

The address is: 2105 Decatur Street, Denver, Colorado 80211. The center
has a dedicated parking lot and parking is free. For additional details
visit the URLs below or call (303)433-8247.
- http://www.dppa.com/EventCenterMap.asp
- http://www.dppa.com/EventCenter/Directions.htm


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