Welcome Members!. February 22, 2012 Agenda Welcome Introductions User Group Objectives JIRA 5 Release JIRA Enterprise Atlassian Summit Agile/Scrum and.

Welcome Members!

February 22, 2012

Agenda

• Welcome• Introductions• User Group Objectives• JIRA 5 Release• JIRA Enterprise• Atlassian Summit• Agile/Scrum and JIRA/Greenhopper• Open Discussion• Future Meeting Topics

Thank You

Neustar – For the facilities

Atlassian – For covering food & drink and providing the s.w.a.g.

The Southern California Agile User GroupAgileSoCal

Next AgileSoCal Evening Meeting:

Wednesday, March 21st, 6:00 PM

Hands-On Boot CampPracticing Some Actual Agile Practices

Mentored by Local Agile CoachesLocation: Capital Group, Irvine, CA

Networking & Pizza: 6:00-6:30Presentation: 6:30-8:30

Please RSVP to agilesocal@gmail.com

AgileSoCal meets monthly, usually on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. You can find them at:

On Yahoo! Groups (group name "xpsocal") at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/xpsocal/

On Linked-In (group name "AgileSoCal") at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1833155

On Twitter (timeline name "agilesocal") at http://twitter.com/agilesocal

So Cal Local Agile User Group Events Calendar Thursday, February 23, 5:45-7:30 pmPMI Los Angeles ChapterJustifying the Cost of Quality, Shelly Kang WrightLocation: DeVry University, AlhambraMore Info: http://pmi-la.org

Tuesday, February 28, 6:30-8:00 pmOC IIBAWhy Agile Works, Alex BradleyLocation: Double Tree Hotel, Santa AnaMore Info: http://oc-ca.theiiba.org

Wednesday, February 29, 6:00 pmLos Angeles Lean Startup CircleLean Ux: Somewhere Over the Waterfall, Lane HalleyLocation: Coloft, Santa MonicaMore Info: http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/49773982/

Thursday, March 1, 6:30-8:00 pmAgile San DiegoTBD, Chris ZwickiltonLocation: The Linkery, San DiegoMore Info: http://www.agilesandiego.org

Also watch for LA Kanban/Lean Software Meetup, ALN OC, APLN LA, PMI, SCQAA, IIBA-OC, etc. to be announced…

Watch the AgileSoCal groups for more calendar postings.

Conferences & National Agile Events Calendar

Saturday, March 10Agile and BeyondLocation: Dearborn, MIMore Info: http://agileandbeyond.org

Tuesday, April 3Mile High AgileLocation: Denver, COMore Info: http://milehighagile2012.agiledenver.org/

Monday-Wednesday, May 7-9Scrum GatheringLocation: Atlanta, GAMore Info: http://www.scrumalliance.org/events/421-atlanta--global-event

Sunday-Friday, June 10-15Agile Development Conference WestLocation: Las Vegas, NVMore Info: http://www.sqe.com/AgileDevPracticesWest/

Monday-Friday, August 13-17Agile 2012 ConferenceLocation: Dallas, TXMore Info: http://agile2012.agilealliance.org/

Introductions

• Name• Company• Role• Atlassian Tools Experience

Share & Collaborate on Best Practices, Tips & Tricks, Issues

Promote the most effective use of the Atlassian Tools

Provide more unified feedback to product development

Have FUN!!!!!

User Group Objectives

JIRA 5 Release

http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/whats-new

JIRA 5 Release

http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/whats-new

JIRA Enterprise

http://www.atlassian.com/software/enterprise/overview

http://summit.atlassian.com/

Backlog (Stories, Prioritization, Grooming) Estimation (Points, Hours, etc.) Release Planning Sprint Planning Time Tracking/Burn Down/Velocity Daily Stand Up Sprint Reviews Retrospectives

Agile/Scrum with JIRA/GreenHopper

How do you manage Stories? How do you manage prioritization? Grooming?

Backlog

How do you estimate? (Points, hours, etc.) Planning Poker? Do you use statistical markers?

Estimation

How long is a typical release? How long is release planning

meeting? Who’s included?

Release Planning

How long are sprints? Use child versions for sprints to a

release?

Sprint Planning

How do you track time needed?

How do you track time remaining?

Use burn down charts?

Accurate velocity?

Time Tracking/Burn Down/Velocity

Are these being done consistently? What about global teams? Length? Value? Track or use JIRA in the meeting?

Daily Stand Up

What is done here? How do you leverage JIRA?

Sprint Reviews

Are these being done? Are the outcomes being tracked in JIRA?

Retrospectives

Future Meeting Topics

• Performance & Scalability• Integrations• Product Direction• User Training• Other