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 …

Meet people from around the world interested in working in distributed teams, Agile, Scrum, and Lean  project management. We come together to share learning and teaching to help in our profession and to prepare to pass industry examinations and certifications.  We remove the barriers- world class content, anywhere, anytime.   We compliment traditional classes that are good because they are short and focused.   We add a long bake time to help you internalize and practice what you learn.  Learners …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …