Sunday, May 18, 2008

Agile Methodology (Philadelphia)


BDPA Philadelphia is the 6th largest chapter in the nation. They plan to grow their membership significantly in the coming months by providing program meetings that help advance the careers of African Americans in the IT industry. The June 2008 program meeting will focus on Agile Methodology, an iterative approach to software development. The presenter will be Ramon Davila, who is a senior architect at Siemens Medical Solutions.

Attendees at this program meeting will cover the following agenda topics:
  • What is Agile development?
  • A bit of History
  • Plan Driven Development (Waterfall)
  • Iterative Development
  • The Agile principles
  • Plan driven development vs. Agile development
  • Agile Roles
  • Agile Methodologies
  • The Case in Favor of Agile methods

Attendees are encouraged to bring resumes or business cards. Every program meeting is an opportunity for power networking. There will be IT recruiters in attendance.

The logistics of this meeting are as follows:

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm

Location: CIGNA, 2 Liberty Place
16th and Chestnut Streets, Phila. PA 19101

Don't procrastinate! You can RSVP online or call (215) 844-3235 to ensure that you have a seat at this program meeting!

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