... h1. Agile Dinner in Helsinki, March 3rd 2009
*Time:* Tuesday 3.3.2009 18:00
*Place:* [Restaurant Baker's|http://www.ravintolabakers.com], Helsinki
*Theme:* How to get management and business people interested on agile and involved in Agile Finland
*Organiser:* Ari Tanninen at iki dot fi
Most participants in these dinners are techies. How could we involve business and management types? Let's face it, they often have more power to change things.
Specifically:
# How to involve management and business people in agile dinners?
# How to bridge the good ol' gap between management and techies _and_ bring them on board agile?
# If we cannot do the previous, what's the point? Drinking beer and bullshitting?
You can see that my angle here is the techie angle for two reasons: I am one, and I think most Agile Finlanders are, too. That is an issue if we want to make a difference.
h1. Registration
Participants who registered before the new Wiki with it's nice RSVP plug-in were in use:
* Juan Carlos Borrás
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... *A few identified ways of involving non-techies*
* Success stories, described at their level from their point of view
* Make the pain of inefficient software manufacturing visible (there is abundant evidecne, and the concept of a software crisis)
* Recession
* Discuss contracts, especially from the consulting point of view (for example the "money for nothing, change for free" model)
* Good project managers should know how to bridge the gap between techies and business people, use them
* Find the organization for project managers that corresponds with Agile Finland
* Contacts - "bring a friend" dinner
*Other items discussed*
* Possible themes for future dinners
** "The life of a Product Owner" - Jonas
** "What does it mean to be a consultant" from the mouth of a strategy consultant - Ari
** Why do companies have such low standards and expectations?
** Lightning talks
*** Disruptive technology
* Arrange a whiskey tasting session for Agile Finland people
* Arrange a golf course for Agile Finland |