news-events
- May 29, 2009: AgilePalooza, San Francisco
AgilePalooza is a not-for-profit community event presented by VersionOne. It is meant to be a fun, low-cost event that brings internationally recognized coaches and trainers into a community for a day of learning and advancing agile methods. None of the speakers are paid to present or participate. They offer up their services simply to support the agile community...
- May 28, 2009: Innovation Games For Agile Teams, Cambridge (UK)
Scott Gilbert, Enthiosys president, will lead a one day workshop on Innovation Games for Agile teams.
What: Innovation Games For Agile Teams
When: May 28th
Where: Menzies Cambridge Hotel and Golf Club, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8EU. Telephone: 01954 249988
To Register: Contact Natalie Cowell, ncowell@imerge.co.uk
Price: £395/person includes course notes, breakfast, snacks, lunch, afternoon tea...
- May 26-27, 2009: Agile Product Management Class, Cambridge (UK)
Scott Gilbert, Enthiosys president, will be offering a two day course in Agile Product Management
What: Agile Product Management Class
When: May 26th – 27th
Where: Menzies Cambridge Hotel and Golf Club, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8EU. Telephone: 01954 249988
To Register: Contact Natalie Cowell, ncowell@imerge.co...
- Top Five Product Management Books
Many years ago I ran the Education group at ObjectSpace. I had an amazing group of instructors working for me, many of whom have gone on to very successful careers as developers, consultants, and educators. I’m grateful for all that I learned, and continue to learn, from that amazing crew...
- Enthiosys is Hiring! UX Gurus — Come Have Some Serious Fun!
User Experience / User Interface Developer Job Req
Do you like to play games? Do you like to play serious games?
Do you want to change the world?
Enthiosys, Inc., the creator of Innovation Games®, is looking for an experienced user interface / user experience developer. We’re not looking for any developer...
- May 12, 2009: “Joys & Sorrows of Translating In-Person Experiences to Online Tools,” BayCHI
Luke Hohmann will give a talk to BayCHI about transforming in-person collaboration tools into online versions.
What: “The Unexpected Joys and Sorrows of Translating In-Person Experiences to Online Tools”
When: May 12th, 7:30PM (dinner and social networking at 530PM)
Where: PARC’s George E...
- May 8, 2009: “Strategic Role of Product Management in an Agile Development Environment” webinar
Co-presenting with Steve Johnson of Pragmatic Marketing, this webinar is part of the announcement and launch process for the “Living In An Agile World” seminar...
- May 6, 2009: Collaborative Roadmapping at SVPMA
Enthiosys CEO Luke Hohmann will be the guest speaker for May’s meeting of the SVPMA (Silicon Valley Product Management Association)...
- Achieving Product Management Success in an Agile Development Environment
Pragmatic Marketing and Enthiosys announce Agile Product Management Webinars and One-Day Seminars.
Learn how product managers can ensure an Agile development team remains aligned to company strategy and market needs
Scottsdale, AZ, May 5, 2009 - Has your development organization moved to an agile methodology? Are requirements documents declared “old-fashioned”...
InfoWorld: “Agile programming: Beneficial, but it’ll ruffle feathers”
Paul Krill, writing for InfoWorld, attended an Enthiosys-sponsored seminar on agile transformation called “Mitigating Risk with Agile Development: Great Software, Great Business Results...
- April 30, 2009: Agile Transformation Seminar @ IBM San Mateo
Enthiosys is co-presenting a one-day seminar on Agile Transformation entitled “Mitigating Risk with Agile Development: Great Software, Great Business Results...
- April 28, 2009: Roadmapping at Haas Executive Education
Rich Mironov returns to the Haas School’s Product Management Executive Education series, “Product Management: Translating Market Opportunities into Profitability,” for a lecture on product roadmaps and the role of product management...
- April 27, 2009: Agile Alliance Board of Directors Reception (@ Google, SF)
Share your thoughts on the future of Agile at a reception for the Agile Alliance Board of Directors.
Come and join fellow agilists for a lively reception with the Board of Directors of the Agile Alliance on April 27. Hosted by Google, this evening event will give you a chance to network with thought leaders, Board members, and other people committed to the art and practice of Agile development...
- April 25, 2009: SVPMA Workshop on Pricing, Business Models, and What Things are Worth
Rich Mironov led a workshop for SVPMA on “Pricing, Business Models, and What Things are Worth: How to make money in difficult times. “
When: Saturday, April 25th, 9AM – Noon
Where: TechMart, 5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara
Registration: http://svpma.org/workshops.html
Cost: SVPMA Members $25, Non- Members $40...
- April 22, 2009: Collaborating with Customers using Innovation Games®
Scott Gilbert, Enthiosys president, spoke at EMC’s Innovation and Leadership Series on April 22nd.
What: “Collaborating with Customers using Innovation Games®”
Where: EMC, 2831 Mission College Blvd...
- April 20, 2009: Strategic Pricing for Start-ups and New Products at SDForum
Rich Mironov led a discussion for SDForum’s Marketing SIG and Start-up SIG
What: “Strategic Pricing for Start-ups, New Products and Innovations”
When: April 20th, 630PM – 9PM
Where: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 1100 Marsh Road, Menlo Park
Event Page
Cost: No charge for SDForum members, $15 at the door for non-members
Pricing is hard, and most companies don’t spend much time thinking about it...
- April 16, 2009: Innovation Games at Engineering Leadership SIG
When: April 16, 2009 @ 6:30PM (PST)
Where: SAP – Building D, Southern Cross Room, 3410 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304.
Registration: 6:30 @ the door, more info
Cost: $15 at the door for non-SDForum members...
- PM Zen: Book Review - The Art of Product Management
I just finished reading “The Art of Product Management” by Rich Mironov...
- March 30-31, 2009: Innovation Games® class at “Cooper U,” San Francisco
Offered jointly with Cooper, Enthiosys is offering a two-day Innovation Games® class. Cooper consultants help companies of all sizes create successful digital products and services. They’ve also taught their innovative methods, which are quickly becoming accepted as best practices, to thousands of people worldwide...
Business Standard: Understanding Customers Better With Games
Seema Sindhu wrote the following in Business Standard, India’s leading business daily, on March 26th:
“The use of gaming techniques in the process of innovation and product development is a relatively new phenomenon, but it is surely catching up...
Agile Usability: Innovation Games Class At Cooper
I’ll be one of the attendees at Luke Hohman’s Innovation Games class
being held at Cooper in San Francisco March 30-31:
http://www.cooper.com/journal/2009/01/innovation_games.html
In Agile development my personal area of emphasis has been the product
owner role – the people steering development...
- Agile Commons: “The Product Management Move to Agile”
This past Saturday, I attended PCAMP - an unconference for product managers organized by Enthiosys. The event drew over 400 product managers interested in sharing ideas and learning from one another. Agile discussions were everywhere. Take a look at the list of scheduled and impromptu topics...
- InfoQ: “Achieving Agility Needed for Business Survival”
An Enthiosys newsletter titled Chefs and Agile Restaurateurs discusses the need for business agility, drawing the comparison between Agile development and chefs. The article raises a number of useful comparisons that Agile teams will benefit from remembering:
Revenue happens when customers buy and use our solutions, not when we release them...
- Mar-17-09: Roadmapping at Bay APLN, San Francisco
Scott Gilbert, Enthiosys President, will run an Agile Roadmapping tutorial for BayAPLN (Bay Area Agile Project Leadership Network).
What: “Agile Roadmapping” tutorial for BayAPLN
When: Tuesday, March 17th, starting at 6:30 PM (drinks earlier)
Where: Salesforce...
- Mar-14-09: Second Annual P-Camp at Yahoo! Sunnyvale HQ
Enthiosys was thrilled to host and co-sponsor this year’s P-Camp. It had twice the attendees and sessions as our first event in 2008.
See the event wiki HERE.
When: Saturday, March 14th, 2009 from 9:00AM to 4:00PM+
Where: Yahoo! Building C, 701 First Ave, Sunnyvale
Cost: FREE! and included lunch plus an event t-shirt...
