APLN Houston

The Houston chapter of the Agile Project Leadership Network was founded in the summer of 2008 and began conducting monthly meetings in September 2008.  Our mission is to:

promote the growth of agile practices by bringing together Houston's agile leaders to share real-world experiences and by providing a networking forum for like-minded professionals.

APLN Houston events are aimed at the experienced agile practioner in search of broader knowledge as well as the agile "innocent" who are interested in better understanding what agile practices and value are all about.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Houston chapter of the Project Management Institute who provided us our initial meeting venue.  

Chapter Goals

• Promote the growth of agile practices and values in the greater Houston Area
• Provide a forum to share real-world experiences in adopting and maturing agility
• Provide a professional networking forum for the open exchange of information
• Become Houston's leading resource for agile practitioners and enthusiasts

Declaration of Interdependence  

APLN Houston models its values on the Declaration of Interdependence by recognizing that teams succeed only when they respect the interdependence between team members, customers and stakeholders. For more information about the Declaration of Interdependence please visit www.pmdoi.org.

Joining APLN Houston

APLN Houston is open to anyone and everyone interested in learning about agile practices.  At this time we have no membership dues and charge no fees to attend our meetings.  To become a chapter member simply create an account on this site, or register for any upcoming chapter meeting. 

Membership information for the APLN national organization may be found at http://www.apln.org/.  At this time it is not required that you join the national organization in order to participate in APLN Houston. 

Leadership Team

APLN Houston's leaders act as a truly self-organizing, self-directing leadership team dedicated to growing the chapter through the service provided to our membership.

• Robbie Mac Iver, President and Founder - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

  Ron Whitebread, Vice President and Founder - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

  Alan Bustamante, Treasurer and Founder - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

  Shravan Arra, Secretary - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Barbara Brown - Newsletter Coordinator - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Volunteers

APLN Houston's growth and vitality is very much dependent on the energy and dedication of our volunteers.  We are grateful to the following individuals for the service to APLN Houston.

• Allan Watty
• Kerry Ellison
• Gary Baumgartner
• Jean Thornton

Please contact any member of the leadership team if you have time and talents you would like to contribute to the team.

APLN Houston Contact

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Privacy

APLN Houston’s mailing list is private and is not shared or sold to anyone.  Our mailing list is used solely to communicate to our members about APLN Houston events and other events that we think would be of interest.

APLN Houston is One Year old!

Thanks to our members, volunteers and sponsors for all their efforts in making APLN Houston's first year a great success!  Watch our first anniversary video to see some of the highlights of the past year.