The Agile Playground: Learning Games for the Agile Practitioner

Guest Speaker

Michael McCullough, Quadrus Development Inc.

Date
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Description

The Agile Playground: Learning Games for the Agile Practitioner

playground |ˈplāˌground| noun
a place where a particular group of people choose to enjoy themselves :
• the mountains are a playground for hang gliders.
• this session is a playground for Agile teachers and learners.
This fun, energetic, and interactive session explores game techniques for accelerating the adoption and understanding of Agile principles through experiential learning. The audience will learn unique learning Vectors (Physical, Emotional, and Impressional) for targeting the understanding of Agile values and principles. This session is for anyone looking to learn new and powerful techniques to convey and reinforce the concepts and principles behind Agile.
Attendees will participate in a game that illustrates Lean pull mechanisms to see a firsthand example of how these techniques can be applied to explain complicated ideas.
I am going to attend this session because;
• I want to have fun.
• I am an instructor and I want to learn new and powerful techniques to convey and reinforce the concepts and principles behind Agile.
• I am a coach or Scrummaster and I need efficient and effective tools to help teams become confident and capable at applying Agile practices as quickly as possible.
• I am a lead on my team and I need a toolset to change the way my team works together
• I am new to Agile and I want to learn the principles behind Agile in a fun and interactive way.

About the Speaker

Michael McCullough is a trainer and consultant at Quadrus. He has served as a project leader, trainer, coach and mentor for an impressive list of clients in a broad range of industries and business environments. With a broad background in software development and practical experience leading Agile teams, Michael is able to effectively assist and mentor clients in the adoption and application of Agile methodologies.

Michael has a keen interest in team dynamics and approaches to creating environments for highly productive teams. Michael has deep, practical experience applying game techniques in the classroom and project room to communicate Agile values and principles.

Presentation Slides
Event sponsored by
Quadrus Development Inc.