Agile Philly2024-03-29T10:30:38ZThien-An Nguyenhttp://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ThienAnNguyenhttp://static.ning.com/socialnetworkmain/widgets/profiles/gfx/defaults/profile-006699.png?xn_version=431723162&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1&xj_user_default=1http://www.agilephilly.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=03onowu3vnn8b&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLean Portfolio Managementtag:www.agilephilly.com,2019-12-02:3783271:Topic:5679282019-12-02T19:11:16.236ZThien-An Nguyenhttp://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ThienAnNguyen
<p>Anyone interested in discussing Lean Portfolio Management?</p>
<p>Anyone interested in discussing Lean Portfolio Management?</p> Which Scrum Certification is best?tag:www.agilephilly.com,2017-12-21:3783271:Topic:667182017-12-21T13:53:34.051ZThien-An Nguyenhttp://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ThienAnNguyen
<p>I'm looking at training for Scrum Masters, and noticing that different training programs lead to different scrum certifications. I believe the most popular are:</p>
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<p>1.Scrum.org — Professional Scrum Master (PSM)<br></br>2.Scrum Alliance — Certified Scrum Master (CSM)<br></br>3.Project Management Institute — Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)</p>
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<p>Does anyone have an opinion on which is most valuable or widely accepted or best?</p>
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<p>Thank you.</p>
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<p>Tim Garvey…</p>
<p>I'm looking at training for Scrum Masters, and noticing that different training programs lead to different scrum certifications. I believe the most popular are:</p>
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<p>1.Scrum.org — Professional Scrum Master (PSM)<br/>2.Scrum Alliance — Certified Scrum Master (CSM)<br/>3.Project Management Institute — Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)</p>
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<p>Does anyone have an opinion on which is most valuable or widely accepted or best?</p>
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<p>Thank you.</p>
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<p>Tim Garvey - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia</p> Outside Speaker Requesttag:www.agilephilly.com,2017-05-17:3783271:Topic:623552017-05-17T20:31:53.734ZThien-An Nguyenhttp://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ThienAnNguyen
<p>Hi,</p>
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<p>I am part of the QA CoE at Aetna and we are thinking about inviting speakers from outside the company to come and present / speak on a IT related topics (Ex: DevOps, Security Testing, Accessibility Testing, etc.) The speaking engagement could be from 15-30 mins or even up to an hour if it warrants it. It would be a conducted via an audio / web sharing conference. Would anyone be interested in presenting? If so, please contact me and we can discuss…</p>
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<p>I am part of the QA CoE at Aetna and we are thinking about inviting speakers from outside the company to come and present / speak on a IT related topics (Ex: DevOps, Security Testing, Accessibility Testing, etc.) The speaking engagement could be from 15-30 mins or even up to an hour if it warrants it. It would be a conducted via an audio / web sharing conference. Would anyone be interested in presenting? If so, please contact me and we can discuss further.</p>
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<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Ang Nguyen</p> Are you a Philly based Senior Agile Coach looking for a new home?tag:www.agilephilly.com,2017-04-06:3783271:Topic:623122017-04-06T15:36:08.682ZThien-An Nguyenhttp://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ThienAnNguyen
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Calibri">Are you an Agile Ninja or Sensei? Can you drive change without leaving bodies in your wake? Are you willing to learn something new and add it to your skill set? Do you practice Shu Ha Ri as much as you teach it? </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Calibri">If you have crossed the chasm before and can you lead teams…</font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Calibri">Are you an Agile Ninja or Sensei? Can you drive change without leaving bodies in your wake? Are you willing to learn something new and add it to your skill set? Do you practice Shu Ha Ri as much as you teach it? </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Calibri">If you have crossed the chasm before and can you lead teams to a higher summit, please read on. </font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Calibri">As a fast-paced growing Healthcare solutions company, we want an Agile Coaching Ninja to join our team so that we can continue our successful Lean-Agile journey. The Lean Agile Coach will provide expertise and mentoring across many of NextGen's Product/Project teams as they transition from the current waterfall/hybrid development methodologies to the new R&D wide Lean/Agile framework. He/she will work closely with many teams, including requirements engineers, software engineers, QA/test personnel, project/program managers and product managers/owners, to provide the guidance necessary for a successful transition to these new methods & standards. </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Calibri">You will need to have broad agile experience and deep Scrum experience as well as competencies in Lean/Kanban methods. We build commercial software in the healthcare industry. Experience in both would be great, but the former would be the MMF. </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Calibri">Most importantly, are you a team player? Not just because teamwork is one of our core values and Scrum by nature is a team endeavor, but because you will part of a team. You will work with and help guide our coaches in Irvine and Bangalore. Please email <a href="mailto:mkanig@nextgen.com">mkanig@nextgen.com</a> for further information.</font></span></p>
<p></p> Kanban board examplestag:www.agilephilly.com,2016-09-27:3783271:Topic:595052016-09-27T16:03:46.802ZThien-An Nguyenhttp://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ThienAnNguyen
<p>Would anyone care to post the layout of their kanban boards as examples?</p>
<p>Would anyone care to post the layout of their kanban boards as examples?</p> Expanding the Mentor Program beyond the Pilot.tag:www.agilephilly.com,2016-09-15:3783271:Topic:589612016-09-15T14:59:21.671ZThien-An Nguyenhttp://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ThienAnNguyen
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Agile Philly ran a pilot <span class="il">Mentoring</span> <span class="il">program</span> for the past few months. Feedback has been positive. Mentees have gotten an outside perspective of their challenging situations with ideas to grow and overcome their obstacles. <span class="il">Mentors</span> have honed their leadership and coaching skills. …</span><br></br></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Agile Philly ran a pilot <span class="il">Mentoring</span> <span class="il">program</span> for the past few months. Feedback has been positive. Mentees have gotten an outside perspective of their challenging situations with ideas to grow and overcome their obstacles. <span class="il">Mentors</span> have honed their leadership and coaching skills. </span><br/> <span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br/> <span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Now we're ready to expand beyond the pilot. The <span class="il">program</span> will continue to be informal (minimal guidelines), at no cost to mentees and no revenue to <span class="il">mentors</span>. </span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">To expand the pilot, we are accepting volunteers, focusing on Mentees (someone who wants to be <span class="il">mentored</span>). </span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Volunteering Mentees</strong> (getting <span class="il">mentored</span>): We want you!! We have fewer mentee volunteers than <span class="il">mentor</span> volunteers. If you would be interested in being <span class="il">mentored</span>, please send mail to <a href="mailto:AgilePhillyCoordinators@yahoogroups.com">AgilePhillyCoordinators@yahoogroups.com</a> with Subject "</span><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mentee". Please provide an overview of your situation along with what you hope to gain from the <span class="il">program</span> so that you can more easily be matched with someone experienced in the area you're interested in. Also, include your location (so we can pair people who are reasonably close so they can meet in person if both parties want to do so) and your job role. </span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Volunteering <span class="il">Mentors</span></strong> (giving <span class="il">mentoring</span>): In the pilot, we received many more <span class="il">mentor</span> volunteers than mentees. While we have <span class="il">mentors</span> who are waiting in the wings for their first mentee, we will also accept additional volunteers to be a <span class="il">mentor</span>. If you want to join the list of available <span class="il">mentors</span> (or just want to confirm you are on our <span class="il">mentor</span> list) please mail to <a href="http://AgilePhillyCoordinators@yahoogroups.com/?Subject=Mentor">AgilePhillyCoordinators@yahoogroups.com</a> with Subject "Mentor"</span><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are volunteering as a </span><span class="il" style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">mentor</span><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> for the first time, please provide your qualifications / background so you can be more easily matched with someone looking for your experiences. In your response, provide your location (so we can pair people who are reasonably close so they can meet in person if both parties want to do so) and your job role (e.g. Agile Coach, Product Owner, Scrum Master, etc.)</span></p> slack for discussiontag:www.agilephilly.com,2016-07-06:3783271:Topic:581852016-07-06T19:34:47.860ZThien-An Nguyenhttp://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ThienAnNguyen
<p>Agile Philly is trying an experiment - SLACK. Slack is collaboration software and was recently been in the news for changing the way companies are communicating. See wikipedia for more information. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack_">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack_</a>(software) </p>
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<p>Join AgilePhilly members on <a href="https://agilephilly.slack.com">https://agilephilly.slack.com</a> to discuss your agile questions or challenges for every level of experience.…</p>
<p>Agile Philly is trying an experiment - SLACK. Slack is collaboration software and was recently been in the news for changing the way companies are communicating. See wikipedia for more information. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack_">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack_</a>(software) </p>
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<p>Join AgilePhilly members on <a href="https://agilephilly.slack.com">https://agilephilly.slack.com</a> to discuss your agile questions or challenges for every level of experience. </p>
<p></p> Why are programmers obsessed with cats ?tag:www.agilephilly.com,2016-07-05:3783271:Topic:583452016-07-05T20:55:42.201ZThien-An Nguyenhttp://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ThienAnNguyen
<p><a href="https://www.quora.com/Why-are-programmers-obsessed-with-cats/answer/Michael-DiSibio" target="_blank">https://www.quora.com/Why-are-programmers-obsessed-with-cats/answer/Michael-DiSibio</a> </p>
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<p><a href="https://www.quora.com/Why-are-programmers-obsessed-with-cats/answer/Michael-DiSibio" target="_blank">https://www.quora.com/Why-are-programmers-obsessed-with-cats/answer/Michael-DiSibio</a> </p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1272099586?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="173" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1272099586?profile=original"/></a></p> A great poster to put up in the workplacetag:www.agilephilly.com,2016-06-12:3783271:Topic:578502016-06-12T16:42:47.655ZThien-An Nguyenhttp://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ThienAnNguyen
<p>A great poster for the office place -</p>
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<p>Where we can state the rules out loud and in front of everyone</p>
<p>that it is OK to say " I don't know " and . . . etc..</p>
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<p> Download the <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/fhtuw49q3cyg1de/its-ok-to.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">Poster of It's OK</a> </p>
<p>Here is the <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/05/25/its-ok-to-say-whats-ok" target="_blank">Raw Text</a> to add your own items to the list…</p>
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<p>A great poster for the office place -</p>
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<p>Where we can state the rules out loud and in front of everyone</p>
<p>that it is OK to say " I don't know " and . . . etc..</p>
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<p> Download the <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/fhtuw49q3cyg1de/its-ok-to.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">Poster of It's OK</a> </p>
<p>Here is the <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/05/25/its-ok-to-say-whats-ok" target="_blank">Raw Text</a> to add your own items to the list</p>
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<p><a target="_blank"><img width="750" class="align-full" style="padding: 25px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1272099778?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p> Agile and CMMItag:www.agilephilly.com,2016-04-07:3783271:Topic:566172016-04-07T13:43:10.669ZThien-An Nguyenhttp://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ThienAnNguyen
<p>Does anyone have experience with implementing the CMMI model for Agile? I am currently going through a CMMI Class B appraisal for our Agile methodology and would like to get an understanding how other organizations have satisfied the CMMI model in an Agile environment.</p>
<p>I can be reached through this forum or direct via email at ScottBender2004@yahoo.com. Thanks!</p>
<p>Does anyone have experience with implementing the CMMI model for Agile? I am currently going through a CMMI Class B appraisal for our Agile methodology and would like to get an understanding how other organizations have satisfied the CMMI model in an Agile environment.</p>
<p>I can be reached through this forum or direct via email at ScottBender2004@yahoo.com. Thanks!</p>