Join us for the April meetingMeetings are now 6:00pm to 8:00pm (Networking 6:00pm - 6:30pm) Epic User Stories – a vital role in healthy agileEpic User Stories play a vital role in healthy agile planning and estimation, but may not be good candidates for your next Sprint planning meeting. In this session we examine some guidelines and best practices for breaking down Epic User Stories into smaller User Stories. We'll briefly review why Epics are an important tool to Product Owners, the timing of breaking down Epics, who is accountable and responsible, and finally some suggestions on how to break them down. 
Gary McCants is a Principle Consultant with Improving Enterprises. He entered the craft in 1986 and has played roles from Analyst Programmer to educator to CIO. Gary's passion is centered in forming and nurturing high-performance teams, and he has found agile methods to be the perfect companion. Being an old fogey, he is witnessing the pendulum swinging back to the simpler, common-sense methods that prevailed when our industry was newer and it was fun to solve our friends' problems with shiny new technology. His appreciation for technical excellence and higher thinking formed during his time at ObjectSpace, where he met the founders of Improving. Gary is an experienced, Certified ScrumMaster and possesses strength in product, project, and requirements management. He most often fills the role of Agile Coach/Mentor, which allows him to leverage his skills in training, team development, and agile adoption.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meeting 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please join us in thanking our sponsors for their generous support of
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