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Join APLN Houston for a Special Event at Waste Management 1021 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77002 Agile Estimating and Planning for Scrum Agile Estimating and Planning techniques have become so widely used as part of Scrum that it would be inappropriate to consider Scrum without also considering these practices. Although many teams utilize these techniques, it would be helpful to understand the basic expectations of them within the Scrum framework. In this one-hour session, we'll focus on the following: user stories relative effort and story points the significance of Planning Poker tracking velocity and planning

Peter Borsella is the founder of Winnow Management Corporation, based in United States. Peter is an IT professional with 23 years of experience in application development and IT leadership. He is also a Project Management Professional (certified by the PMI) and a Certified ScrumMaster Trainer (certified by the Scrum Alliance). His ability to contribute across a wide range of environments has taken him to companies such as Hilton, Cisco, and AOL, and to various countries such as India, Hungary, and Israel. Peter is adept in administering all aspects of project management, as well as providing authentic leadership to create effective teams. An active and contributing member to both the PMI and the Scrum Alliance, Peter's speaking engagements focus on bridging the gap between traditional Project Management and Agile Project Management. His goal is to help others understand how to get the best return from any project by achieving higher levels of software quality, increased customer satisfaction, and cohesive teams that enjoy increased productivity. Peter is also teaching a Certified Scrum Master class in Houston on November 5-6, 2009. For more information visit: http://aplnhouston.org/events/training-classes-houston/39-certified-scrummaster-workshop-november-5-6-2009 Event Format- 5:30pm - 5:50pm - Come network with your fellow agile practitioners
- 5:50pm - 6:00pm - APLN Houston Announcements
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm - Program
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