The 25 Minute Sprint: The Pomodoro Technique and Agility

It seems in every aspect of our lives things are moving and changing faster. There's more to do and there's still only 24 hours in the day. Everyone is playing multiple different roles. We rarely get the time we think we need to get things done, and yet we still have to get things done. We have all become jugglers of time, some of us experts, most of us just hoping we don't drop too many of the important balls.

Time management techniques have been around longer than project management techniques and software development methodologies. There truly may not be anything new under the sun, but every once in awhile someone comes up with a novel perspective on how to solve challenging problems.

The Pomodoro Technique relies on the Agile concepts of a simple process, simple tools, sustainable pace and reflection to manage time more effectively. This session will introduce the core concepts of the Pomodoro Technique and include an exercise in which everyone will participate in a Pomodoro/sprint.

Tony Akins has been in the software industry for over 25 years, working in research and development, direct marketing and sales, product development, training and development, project management, process improvement and technology transition. He is currently the Director of Software at Behavioral Recognition Systems where he oversees the day-to-day operations of Research, Development, Quality Engineering and Deployment staffs. Previously Tony was a Senior Consultant at Valtech Technologies where he provided expertise in agile project management.

Sponsorships

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Door Prizes!

Be sure to attend this meeting to have a chance of winning a copy of this book donated by Tony Akins

or one of these Pomodoro Timers, donated by APLN Houston

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