Author Archives: Dan Naden
Agile and Beyond: A Right-Sized, Value-Rich Conference
VersionOne was proud to sponsor and exhibit at the 4th Annual Agile and Beyond conference on Saturday, March 9th in Dearborn, Michigan. We talked with many project managers, developers, business analysts and directors about their past, current or future agile … Continue reading
VersionOne Visits PMI’s Region 5: An Eager Agile Audience
The weather was cold and snowy outside in Charleston, West Virginia in late January, but the atmosphere within the Charleston Marriott Town Center was warm, sunny and full of life. The Town Center was hosting the PMI Region 5 Annual … Continue reading
Agile in Miami is Off and Running
Miami, Florida is a beautiful city. The beaches. The food. The vibrant culture. Lebron James. Add a growing agile group to the list of pluses for this tropical metropolis. Thanks to an eager set of individuals at a recent AgilePalooza … Continue reading
5 Things We Learned at AgilePaloozas in 2012
2012 was a great year of learning, collaboration and fun at AgilePalooza. We’ve crossed this great nation of ours, bringing stimulating talks on release planning, retrospectives, Lean thinking and more to project managers, developers, ScrumMasters and executives. As we retrospect, … Continue reading
3 Tips to Engage Your Agile Software Community
At VersionOne, we’ve always been committed to connecting and energizing with our community of agile software development and project management professionals. Here are a few keys as you look to build community within your organization and beyond. 1. Let them run … Continue reading
Open Space Connects Like-Minded Agile Development Professionals at AgilePalooza Portland
People interested in agile development gathered from all across the Northwest (Beaverton, Gresham, Hillsboro, King City) to attend AgilePalooza Portland last month. The attendees were eager to get started. An exceptional collection of agile development experts were poised to share … Continue reading
The Top 4 Reasons You Need to Attend AgilePalooza
The people have spoken: “Open Space: Alan Shalloway helped lead discussion. Loved it!!” “Great discussion and interesting topics. I will definitely be back.” “Loved having an open dialogue with people from different companies/experiences talking about the most popular topics — … Continue reading
Product Managers: Ready, Set, Go! Who Can Write the Longest Requirements Document?
There are contests: The Super Bowl The World Cup The World’s Strongest Man And then there are other ‘smaller-scale’ contests: Fastest to chug a glass of milk At the workplace, contests run the gamut: from the noble: Let’s raise $10,000 … Continue reading
Agile Adoption: All I Want for Christmas is Business Agility
A new pony, iPad, or driver would be great, but let’s keep jolly old Saint Nick focused on agile. I’ve interacted with companies large and small, and people from entry-level to the executive ranks about their agile intentions. Here are … Continue reading
Agile is NOT a game of perfect
Practice makes perfect. Well, that’s not ‘entirely’ true. I don’t mean to discourage the high achievers in our audience, but no matter how much you practice, you could ALWAYS do better. During his spectacular run a few years ago, Tiger … Continue reading