Hello Everyone,
Sorry for the extra long hiatus. Our next Agile Tampa group meeting will be Thursday, November 19th. We will be having Ken Pugh from Net Objectives speaking on Acceptance Test Driven Development. Here is a synopsis:

 

Defining, understanding, and agreeing on the scope of work to be done is often an area of discomfort for product managers, developers and quality assurance experts alike. Many of the items living happily in our defect tracking systems were born of the difficulty we have in performing said activities. Acceptance Testing roots out these defects by reexamining the process we use to define the work to be done and how it is tested.

 

This session will introduce acceptance testing; explain why it works; and outline the different roles the team members play in the process. We will contrast acceptance testing with unit testing and show examples of how the process clarifies the work to be done.

 

A fellow consultant with Net Objectives, Ken Pugh has more than one-third of a century of experience in software development—from gathering requirements for stock market analysis to testing real-time radar systems. Ken consults, trains, testifies, and mentors from London to Sydney on agile processes and technology topics ranging from object-oriented design and test-driven development to Linux/Unix. He has written several programming books, including the Jolt Award winner, Prefactoring, and Interface Oriented Design. When not computing, Ken enjoys snowboarding, windsurfing, biking, and hiking the Appalachian Trail.

 

DATE AND TIME:
Thursday, November 19th at 6:30pm

 

NEW LOCATION:
We will be meeting at KForce, which is located in Ybor city.

 

ADDRESS:
KForce
1001 East Palm Ave.
Tampa, FL 33605

 

DIRECTIONS FROM TAMPA:
1. Follow 275 N to Exit 44 Downtown/Scott Street
2. Take Exit 44 staying to the left as the exit splits
3. Make a left on Florida ave which will be only a couple lights down
4. Make a right on East Palm Ave.
5. Follow East Palm Ave under the overpass and through the next stoplight
6. Kforce will then be located on your right-hand side (second large building after the light)

 

SECURITY:
This facility is secure. The gate should be open until 7pm. If you arrive later than that, please use the call box located next to the gate and let the guard know that you are here for the Agile Tampa meeting. Once inside the lobby, you must sign the login sheet with the guard at the information desk. This list will be populated with the names of the people who have preregistered for the event; just sign next to your name.

 

EVENT PRE-REGISTRATION:
To pre-register for the event, simply send an e-mail to agiletampa@live.com with the first and last name to put on the registration list.

 

See you there!
Michael Russo