Agile Austin's Ask An Expert
Date: 8/20/2009
Time: 6 pm
Location: Chicago room, Mangia’s Pizza, 8012 Mesa Drive
More info: http://AskAnExpert.AgileAustin.org
As Chief Technology Officer for Inovis, Erik Huddleston drives the vision for Inovis products and technologies and evangelizes the value of the Inovis offerings to the market. Erik has a strong track record of visionary technology leadership in Supply Chain, CRM, and multi-enterprise collaboration.
Erik came to Inovis from the acquisition of BetweenMarkets, the leading provider of partner performance management applications, where he served as Founder and CTO. While at BetweenMarkets, Erik drove an Agile product and development organization and helped dozens of the worlds leading organizations solve the Business Community Management challenges. Prior to founding BetweenMarkets in 2000, Erik architected consumer and retail analytics products at two enterprise software startups: eCustomers, a retail merchandising software provider; and SMART Technologies, a supply chain software provider acquired by i2 Technologies.
Erik brought Scum to Inovis in 2007 in quite a revolutionary manner. He opted for an “all-in” implementation instead of the more customary team-by-team roll-out. The Inovis case study is one of the very few authoritative sources on the “all-in” approach to rolling out Scrum.
The objective of the Ask an Expert program is to provide free consultation by experienced Agile Austin coaches to any Austinite that wrestles with issues related to promoting, planning and executing Agile methods. The program will address the needs of practitioners in companies that produce software, embed software, or use software as an integral part of their business processes. In addition to 1-1 consultation, coaches will gladly hold discussions with entire teams.
Ask an Expert sessions should be primarily regarded as a step toward addressing concrete Agile issues that manifest themselves in a specific environment. Coaches might not be able to complete a comprehensive analysis, but will make certain to suggest what the heart of the problem might be and point out Agile resources that practitioners could use on their own.
To ensure available access to experts, consultative session time will be divided between attendees. Team discussions with any Agilists attending the program will be encouraged to maximize the sharing of experience and draw out the wisdom of crowds. One-on-one sessions are available on request, but will be time-limited based on attendance (15 minutes typical).
The program will strive to balance utility with fun. Utility will primarily be delivered through actionable insights; fun will be had through passionate exploration of Agile topics in a friendly and collaborative manner.
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Hi Everyone, Infusion
Hi Everyone,
Infusion Recruiting would like to make any Agile professionals in transition aware of a few key positions we have with a large Legal Services/Document Mgmt. client here in Austin. We are seeking candidates for the following three positions. Please call or send resumes to denise@infusionrecruiting.com
1. Lead SaaS Developer
We are looking for someone to lead and help architect an exciting new development initiative for us using Agile Development Practices. This person must possess strong technical leadership skills with specific experience with SaaS product implementations. Our team uses a range of technologies such as Java, Ruby/Rails, Oracle, and mySQL. If hired soon you will be able to take the product cradle to grave by helping to define the architecture, implement the solution and see it through initial deployment in Q1 2010.
Desired Experience:
- 5+ years software leadership experience
- 5+ years experience delivering externally facing products
- 2+ years experience developing SaaS products
- 5+ years experience with web application development
- Experience with SOA
- Experience leading teams ranging in size from 5-15 engineers
- Experienced with agile development practices
2. Product Manager
Full-Time
Austin
Legal / Document Mgmt. company
Base: over $120-140k
The Product Manager has responsibility for the ongoing product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle. They gather and prioritize client requirements and own the vision and the integrity of the product. The Product Manager works with sales and management teams to ensure that client satisfaction and revenue goals are being met by the product.
Responsibilities include:
- Define overall product strategy
- Capture user feedback and incorporate desired enhancements and new features into the product roadmap
- Own the evolution of the product roadmap and work with internal stake holders: management/sales/development in prioritizing roadmap
- Work with the development team to define the product release schedule
- Write product requirements for the development team
- Accepts or rejects work results of development team
- Educate sales and project management teams on new features and functionality
- Lend product & industry expertise to sales/marketing initiatives as needed
- Be an internal company expert with respect to the competition
- Act as a leader within the company
Required Skills and Experience:
- 4+ years experience developing user-based web application products preferably in a SaaS model
- Experience working with an Agile development team and defining requirements in User Stories preferred
- Previous experience in the legal industry preferred but not required
- Experience with complex Boolean search syntax preferred
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment while working under extremely tight deadlines
- Possess tremendous organization skills and strict attention to detail
- Ability to travel and meet directly with clients to gather product feedback
Saas Development Manager
Full-Time
Austin
We are looking for someone to manage some exciting new development initiatives for us using Agile Development practices. This person must possess management skills with experience leading SaaS product implementations. Our team uses a range of technologies such as Java, Ruby/Rails, C++, Oracle, and mySQL. If hired soon you will be able to take the product cradle to grave by helping to build the team, manage the release, manage the implementation and see it through initial deployment in Q1 2010.
Desired Experience:
*5+ years software management experience
*5+ years experience delivering externally facing projects
*Experience managing teams ranging in size from 5-15 direct reports
*Ideally experienced in managing a hybrid team of onshore and offshore development
*Ideally experienced in agile development
*Technical background in development or
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