Live from Paradise Perks, Jon and Vic use the lean coffee format to discuss the following topics:

Agile Games and Gamification

Scrum as a gamification platform

techniques used by people like Bryan Beecham (@BillyGarnet) at Iceberg Ideas

Agile in Japan

referenced The New New Product Development Game by Takeuchi and Nonaka, 1986

Training, Taboos and Readiness

Jon's favorite book: Training from the Back of the Room by Sharon L Bowman

Recursion: Use it or Lose it

Jim McCarthy (Software for your Head, the Booted, etc.)

Jon brought up the movie Ed Wood starring Johnny Depp, but I thought he said "Elwood" and completely missed the reference - lol

Big Plan Up Front (BPUF) vs Just In Time (JIT) plans vs No plans

does no plan = no estimates?

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Here are some upcoming Agile/Lean events in California and across the USA:

Scrum Day San Diego - June 13

Interact with local executives, ask why they went with Scrum and Agile and hear the benefits they received from this new way of working.

Agile2014 - Orlando, FL -- July 31 - Aug 1

AgileAlliance's annual conference will reinforce our understanding of proven methods and will illuminate some of the exciting new innovations that represent the future of Agile.

Agile Open Southern California 2014 - Irvine, CA -- Sept 11-12

Join experienced Agile practitioners and newcomers alike for two days to discuss, examine and otherwise brainstorm the most timely and relevant topics in Agile development today.