Meet people from around the world interested in working in distributed teams, Agile, Scrum, and Lean  project management. Hello! I just wanted to welcome you to our Agile Study Group!  We are but one node in your personal learning network.  We are all here to learn - Some by quietly observing, some by doing, some by sharing what they know. We have a couple of exciting activities. Agile Witness News (tm) We interview key industry speakers ten times per year.  Some examples of the experts we i …

The Center of the Agile Universe is a group of agile software development enthusiasts in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. We are building a community who share best practices, network, and provide support to each other. We meet in Fremont on the third Thursday of every month from 5pm to 7pm.  The location will be announced.  Beer and pizza are always provided! To learn more, check out http://centeroftheagileuniverse.com.

A meetup for people who are interested in learning about and sharing information on Agile software development practices of all flavors... Scrum, XP, FDD, Kanban, etc.

We're a group of professionals that want to explore all the best practices of Agile Methodologies and Frameworks. We want to meet, discuss, build relationships, exchange ideas, tips, tricks, tools, news and foster agile project innovation. We're made up of Scrum Masters, Agile Gurus, Product Owners/Managers, Developers, Testers and newcomers to Agile. We welcome people from all backgrounds, not just the IT field, to join us, learn and network with our community. We meet once a month with a happy …

This is a monthly meetup about software testing, where we cover various topics on software testing methodologies, technics, tools, test automation and best practices. I want to have topics are: 1. practical, which means you can immediately apply to your work after learning. 2. inspirational, which drives you passion on software testing and to think ahead. As a tester, I often face challenges in my daily work, such as how to test more effectively, how to measure qualities, when my testing will be …

This is a community of developers who value and care about software development as a craft and want to learn, excel, and connect with other developers and be a part of the software craftsmanship movement.

This group is dedicated to all aspects of software automation and helping people with creating highly robust software. There is a negative connoation with software automation and (to a greater extent) quality assurance in general. Part of the mission of this group is to enable QA Engineers with the latest tools and processes available. The ultimate goal is that test code should be first class citizens in the software development world.

Come to meet people from the local software development industry. We'll share tips and stories and find out who's doing what in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Make those network contacts that are so essential in our careers. Regular meetings open with a short technical presentation to kick off our discussions. Then, following Q&A and possibly a door prize draw, we have our round-the-room introductions and open networking. For the introductions we invite all participants to introduce themselve …

BeyondAgile is the Puget Sound-area user group for people using Agile and Lean practices to improve software and business. We were formed from the combination and extrapolation of some previous Agile-related user groups: the Seattle XP Users' Group and Seattle Scrum. Mostly, we're people who want to share and learn about the latest ideas for better software development and delivery.

"All the brilliant people working at the same time, in the same space, at the same computer, on the same thing." - Woody Zuill, Mob Programming geezer. Read about mob programming at http://mobprogramming.org/. Every couple of weeks or so, Mondays 6pm-8.30pm, you can join us when you can, in downtown Seattle or Redmond (we're alternating for now). Our most recent session was at Nordstrom's Innovation Lab, where eight people had all sorts of fun and games coding up a browser-based chat applicatio …

yvrTesting is a Vancouver-based user group focused on sharing experiences and ideas around software quality assurance and testing. Each month, a speaker or panel from the Vancouver high-tech community will provide a presentation or workshop to the members of this group. Additionally, open discussion and collaboration is encouraged using the platform provided here.

This group is for anyone interested in continuous delivery and software development (including Agile project management, software development, test automation and DevOps, among other topics). Come and join us for a lively discussion, beverages and snacks!

An open invite to anyone that uses or has used Atlassian tools (Confluence, JIRA, Bamboo, Crowd, etc...) or is interested in learning about the tools. This is also an opportunity to network with your fellow Atlassian users and exchange some local product knowledge.

Lean Startup Vancouver is for startups and agile businesses that wants to transform how their products are built and launched by learning from the experience of others who are influenced by the Lean Startup, Lean, and Agile methodology. Through every other monthly events you will have a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers and learn from guest speakers. Video from The Lean Crossroad event "Innovation Through Experimentation. Not Just for Startups A …

We're a friendly group of Ruby programmers who meet weekly to hack on code. Bring a project to work on, or drop by and we'll help you find one. We encourage building real projects because learning in the abstract is too difficult. Hacking on something you care about makes a huge difference.  We talk a lot about Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Datamapper, GitHub, Macs and related stuff. You're welcome to hang out with us on IRC, which is active mostly during the work week. Join us at irc.freenode.net #fv …

Have an idea that you want to try? Passionate about something that you want to share with others? Budding entrepreneur looking for encouragement? Interested in building a side hustle? This group provides learning, support, and discussion around identifying and launching profitable businesses, by starting small and scaling up.  Join us as we learn how to apply the Lean Startup process pioneered by Eric Ries.  We're currently following Steve Blank's Stanford Lean Launchpad course for guidance …

This group is for anyone who manages digital projects in Vancouver. If you run your own web shop, work as a PM or producer for a digital or advertising agency, manage a team at a startup or software company, or work onsite managing a company's online presence or internal applications, this group is for you. We'll be sharing tips and tricks, tools and methodologies, successes and failures, training and employment opportunities and much more. Let's all network and learn from each other (hopefully …

Local MicroStrategy community for Business Intelligence professionals and users in Seattle and Portland. Join fellow MicroStrategy users to share best practices, hear about the latest releases, generate new ideas and discover how to make the most of your MicroStrategy investment. Ideal for customers, partners & all users of MicroStrategy software.

Product Management is a rare skill and it is also increasingly critical for the success of a company. Everyone has learned tips and tricks on being a good product manager and this group serves for these people to share their experiences and also learn from others. We invite experienced product managers, people who are considering a transition to product management and people who are just interested in knowing what is the big deal about product management.