AEG May 2003

Agile Experience Group

Date:	Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Time:	6:30 - 8:30 p.m. meeting with bar run following
Location:	Advanced Technologies Integration, Inc.; Centennial Lakes Center, Room 80A/80B, Edina, MN [directions]
Topic:	Agile Project Scheduling Using Points & Team Velocity

May 28, 2003 Agile Experience Group

Agile Project Scheduling Using Points & Team Velocity

Using real examples, this presentation explains how a project could be scheduled using the concepts of "Points" and "Velocity". It is intended for all software developers and project managers working on projects that take more than a few weeks and involve more than a few people. While the concepts in this presentation are not strictly related to the Agile World, they apply best in an Agile environment of Small Increments, Constant Re-Planning, and Adaptable Project Teams.

By the end of this presentation, everyone should:

Understand the Concept. (What is a "Point"? What is "Velocity"? How does this give me a plan/schedule that can help my project?)
Determine whether/how it works for different kinds of projects. (How do we estimate and track points? How do we estimate and track velocity?)
Learn something from our experience.
Give us advice from your experience.

Kelly Weyrauch is a Senior Principal Software Engineer in the Cardiac Rhythm Management division of Medtronic, Inc. He has 18 years of software development experience covering a wide range of project size (one-person, few-months projects, to 80-person two-year projects), a wide range of process weight (winging it, to the heavily-regulated medical device world), and a wide range of scheduling success (reasonably inaccurate, to wildly inaccurate).

COST:

There is no cost to attend. Complimentary pizza and beverages will be provided by Advanced Technologies Integration, Inc. (ATI, www.atico.com).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

The AEG thanks Advanced Technologies Integration, Inc. (ATI) for providing pizza, refreshments, meeting space, and support. Also the AEG thanks Pam Rostal and Talent Software for the use of their projector.

ABOUT THE AGILE EXPERIENCE GROUP:

The Agile Experience Group meets and collaborates to share experiences, suggestions, and ideas about moving software development efforts towards more agile, more lightweight practices. Extreme Programming (XP), SCRUM, Crystal, FDD, and ASD are agile approaches. See www.agilealliance.com

We meet in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area and are a special interest group (SIG) of the Object Technologies Users Group (OTUG). See www.otug.org.

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