Happy 3rd Anniversary APLN Houston!Agile Leadership Network Houston celebrated its 3rd year, promoting and support Agile leaders in the Houston area. Since its humble beginnings in 2008, this group started with a small band of folks interested in supporting Agile values . And with the help of our many sponsors and volunteers the Agile Leadership Network community in Houston has now grown to support over 825 members. Our focus has also grown beyond supporting Agile teams to promoting Agile leadership and Agile organizations.
Long-time supporter TEKsystems kicked off our pre-meeting networking session by providing dinner which included an Anniversary Cake. We also experimented with our first ever open space event covering topics such as, Transitioning from PM to Scrum Master, Retrospectives and the Definition of Done. With many different levels of Agile adoption going on in our community we want to give our members more opportunities to learn from each other.
We continued our evening with a presentation by Barry Rogers, from Improving Enterprises, speaking on “Improving Team Dynamics on Agile Teams”. He shared with us some great information on DiSC personality profiles and how each personality style interacts as part of a team. His insights bring a lot of value to team formation and interactions between working groups, and his exercise emphasizes the need for teams to work closely. The evening ended with some great doors prizes from our great sponsors , TEKsystems donated a Kindle, Valtech donated two course vouchers , and Barry gave away several copies of his new book titled “Individuals and Interactions, An Agile Guide”.
And there’s a lot more to come! We are continuing to support the communication through quality speaker and training events. We are also looking forward to working with our national organization to present our first ever regional Agile Leadership event in Houston.
Thanks for continuing to support the Agile Leadership Network Houston and the Agile Community!
Improving Team Dynamics on Agile Teams Presentation Available  Since Agile focuses on increasing communication effectiveness and the way teams work together, it is important for everyone on the team to understand how to best communicate with one another. In this session, you’ll leave with ways to unlock the true potential of your team through better and more productive communication. You will learn how to identify and capitalize on the diverse behaviors found on teams. An interactive and refreshing look at the human element with actionable techniques that target individuals and their interactions. Topics range from enhancing interpersonal communication to effectively leveraging the anatomy of your team.  Barry Rogers is President, Texas of Improving Enterprises. He is an accomplished Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Scrum Professional. Barry supports clients in both a hands-on and mentorship/coaching capacity supporting a variety of roles including ScrumMaster, Agile adoption mentor, and human dynamics coach. Barry is a published author and also facilitates leadership, agile, and project management training sessions.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LocationSysco Corporation 1390 Enclave Parkway - Houston, Texas - 281-584-1390 Please park in front of either Sysco building (1370 & 1390 Enclave Parkway). If front lots are full, park on the street along Forkland Drive and walk around to the front entrance of 1390. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsorship Food and Refreshments provided by TEKsystems 
-------------------------------------- Door Prizes
 Win a copy of Barry Rogers' new book!
--------------------------------------  Win a complimentary voucher to any of Valtech's 2-Day agile training courses.
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832-278-5695 -------------------------------------- Stay tuned for even more great door prizes! -------------------------------------- Please join us in thanking our sponsors for their generous support of
Agile Leadership Network Houston 
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