Community Meetings - Past and Upcoming

Written By Allison Pollard

Photo by Will Lion

I am very fortunate to live in a community with multiple agile user groups that provide amazing learning opportunities, and I just have to share the goodness.

DFW Scrum hosted a meeting last week with Eric Nusbaum speaking on Creating a Culture of Quality in Scrum that was quite popular, and the presentation and additional resources have been posted on the group blog.  

Next month, Dallas is going to be wowed with meetings on Portfolio and Program Management--DFW Scrum will have Kenny Rubin speak on Portfolio Management, and the Dallas Agile Leadership Network will have Brian Adkins and Susan Fojtasek with a Reality Check for Program Management.  Both topics become challenges when scaling scrum, and both meetings should prove to be insightful.

Lastly, there's a new agile meetup group for those who are just outside of DFW and wish to meet on the weekends: Servant Leadership & Scrum -- Giving Back to the Community.  The group organizer, Cherie, is a fantastic coach, and I look forward to seeing the group form and grow.

Allison Pollard

Allison Pollard helps overwhelmed technical leaders debug their management approach. She teaches them how to manage up, support people through change, and make time for strategic work. Her education in computer science, mathematics, and English from Southern Methodist University helps her connect technical work with people management. As a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Allison focuses on improving product delivery and leadership culture. Her experience includes work in energy, retail, financial, real estate, and transportation industries. Allison regularly speaks at global conferences like Scrum Gatherings and Agile Alliance's Agile20xx. She promotes women's leadership as the program director for Women in Agile's Mentorship program. When she's not working, Allison likes to drink lattes and listen to Broadway musicals. Allison is a proud glasses wearer and co-owner of Middlegame Partners.

http://www.allisonpollard.com
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