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Agile Development Office Hours

Next Office Hours: 
03/11/2010
Please email Jeremy with your preferred meeting time.
  • When: 2pm - 6pm, second Thursday of every month
  • Where:
    StartPad
    811 First Ave, Suite 480
    Seattle, WA 98104
    Phone: (206) 388-3466
  • Who: Jeremy Lightsmith

Jeremy spends most of his time & energy building highly performant software development teams.

A seasoned agile coach, trainer & facilitator, Jeremy excels at creating environments where teams can discover how they work best. He has a deep understanding of agile, and is constantly looking for better ways to share knowledge and collaborate.


From Jeremy:


I'd like to talk about how you develop software.  My background is 11 years of coaching & training Agile (XP & Scrum), & Lean teams.  I have a lot of tools & experience that I'd like to share with the startup community.

Come to my office hours, and feel free to bring some of your teammates.  We can talk about :

Where to Get Started

Maybe you are considering moving to an agile process.  You have lots of choices.  What are they?  Which make more sense for your team?  What are the tradeoffs?  What are the things to watch out for as you try them out?  These are the types of questions that are very dependent on your context and you simply can't answer from a book.

Planning a Release (Story Mapping)

Story mapping is my tool of choice for planning a release as a collaborative group.  I can walk you through a very short story mapping session to give you an idea of what's possible with simple index cards.  Trust me, it will amaze you.

Getting Past Blocks

Maybe part of your team has bought into the new process, but you can't figure out how to get buy in from the rest of the team.  Maybe you are using an agile methodology, but aren't seeing the ROI you were hoping for.  I can give you suggestions on what to try or questions to go back to your team and ask.

Brainstorming Next Steps

You've moved to agile, and you're more or less happy.  What's next?  How can you take a good team & process and make it great?  I've got some ideas for helping teams figure out how to answer these questions themselves.


Office hours by appointment only!

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**If you haven't signed up yet and the office hours are today, please call Jeremy at (312) 953-1193 to see if the office hours are still available. Thanks!**