Agile software development means that you provide the client what (s)he doesn’t want in the first 30 days rather than after 180 days. You use the remaining 150 days to build what the client really wants with a “show as you go” strategy following each 30 day iteration. In 2001, Ken Schwaber, Kent Beck, Martin Fowler and Alistair Cockburn amongst others came up with the Agile Manifesto as follows: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through …

The Bellingham Software Developers Network is a community oriented group aimed at furthering the education of developers in and near Bellingham, WA. We are all about software development, the latest technologies and real-world experience to help developers. We welcome new members to join, ask questions and contribute ideas. Join us to learn more about Mobile, Web, .NET, Cloud, and other technologies. Programmers of all skill levels and backgrounds are welcome.

Calling all concerned citizens for internet privacy! Join our group and learn how to properly secure your privacy in the digital age without compromising convenience. Whether you are a technology ace or technology phobic, we want to share our expertise with you and learn from yours. Join us and learn about how your personal information is being used and why maintaining your privacy is important. Private information exchange between private corporations and governing bodies is at an all-time high …

This is a monthly meetup about software testing, where we cover various topics on software testing methodologies, technics, tools, test automation and best practices. I want to have topics are: 1. practical, which means you can immediately apply to your work after learning. 2. inspirational, which drives you passion on software testing and to think ahead. As a tester, I often face challenges in my daily work, such as how to test more effectively, how to measure qualities, when my testing will be …

This group is dedicated to all aspects of software automation and helping people with creating highly robust software. There is a negative connoation with software automation and (to a greater extent) quality assurance in general. Part of the mission of this group is to enable QA Engineers with the latest tools and processes available. The ultimate goal is that test code should be first class citizens in the software development world.

Our group is about Social Networking between peers, and networking between software developer members and the software Industry. We meet regularly and casually around a cup of coffee to get to know each other. Regularly we invite software Industry representatives, and recruiters to talk about their Business and offering. All is done with the purpose of strengthening the tie between peers for fun, education, and career advancement. If you are looking for a job, this is a great opportunity to in …

Join this group of independent software developers, testers, consultants, coaches, trainers and freelancers in the Seattle area.

We are all about software development, the latest technologies and real-world experience to help developers.  We welcome new members to join, ask questions and contribute ideas. We have a bias toward Mobile topics, but cover development on four cross-platform areas: 1) Mobile: Android, iOS, Windows Phone 2) Desktop: Java, Win8 3) Web: HTML5, PHP, JavaScript 4) Cloud: AWS, Azure vNEXT is dedicated to explore the latest in new technology and how it can best be applied to solve todays development …

It's all about putting the right people together! There are programmers who need designers, designers who need programmers, and let's face it everyone can benefit from working with people who are great at business and marketing. The propose of the Software Entrepreneurs Meetup, is to bring together people who have a passion for software and business development. I have spent many years marketing some of the world's most exciting software, and I have seen the power of working with great program …

Join us in the Trenches of Agile Methodology We are a group of Vancouver based professionals involved in software development who strive in the path of excellence and personal growth by building a community of mixed roles and different levels of prowess; meeting new people and exchanging notes on our real world experiences from what we read in books or see in conferences. We follow the principles of the Agile Manifesto, and wish to create a welcoming environment for people new or curious to Ag …

We are a lonely hybrid of hackers, software developers, entrepreneurs without the alpha male social skills to successfully manipulate corporate subordinates because only we exist and our product exists because of us. We must do everything because you are the business, the corporation, the secretary, the annoying HR, accountant, marketer, salesman, software dev, the CEO. Sorry not interested in startupdom or any of it's witchery, raising cash, venture capitalists, ben bernanke, are banned words. …

A meetup for people who are interested in learning about and sharing information on Agile software development practices of all flavors... Scrum, XP, FDD, Kanban, etc.

This group is for people interested in getting together to talk about BuddyPress, the social network plugin for WordPress.

If you are an iOS developer, enthusiast or entrepreneur, come check out the latest in iOS development tips, frameworks and techniques. Come see what people are working on or pitch your next big App idea.

Meeting the right people is crucial. We look to match ideas with talent, hustlers with hackers and provide a great opportunity to meet other people in Vancouver working in the Tech Industry. We are the official meetup for Launch Academy and Grow Lab, as well as community run events like Demo Camp. Want to have an event without having to create an entire new Meetup group? Want to host or promote an event to 100s of web, software, and design craftspeople in Vancouver? Interested in cool cross-dis …

//collaborate here Canada's largest tech meetups RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and …

As professionals and/or hobbyists in the computing industry, we employ many different languages and technologies. Heterogeneous systems are becoming the norm. Over the past few years many developer meetup groups have formed in Vancouver, but most are narrow-scoped and focus on one language or tool. While these groups have their place, the best talks often have a broader appeal than the specific focus of the host meetup. Polyglot Vancouver's mission is to bring together software engineers, compu …

This is the Seattle Chapter of the Open Web Application Security Project http://www.owasp.org We plan to meet monthly in downtown Seattle (KPMG, Google or other) for presentations and talks on all aspects of software security. This chapter will have a strong bias towards software developers and for high quality technical talks only. We have a local discussion mailing list https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-seattle The local chapter leader is Mark Curphey @curphey

Meet people from around the world interested in working in distributed teams, Agile, Scrum, and Lean  project management. Hello! I just wanted to welcome you to our Agile Study Group!  We are but one node in your personal learning network.  We are all here to learn - Some by quietly observing, some by doing, some by sharing what they know. We have a couple of exciting activities. Agile Witness News (tm) We interview key industry speakers ten times per year.  Some examples of the experts we i …

For video editors looking to improve their skills using Premiere Pro. People curious about switching over to Premiere from Final Cut and Avid greatly encouraged. We will also cover other Adobe software that is related to Premiere such as Photoshop, After Effects, InDesign, Encore, Prelude, Speedgrade, Muse, Edge Animate, Audition, Lightroom, and Bridge. Want to know how to build a website and embed video without writing code? This is the place. Want to know how to improve your audio without ProT …

BeyondAgile is the Puget Sound-area user group for people using Agile and Lean practices to improve software and business. We were formed from the combination and extrapolation of some previous Agile-related user groups: the Seattle XP Users' Group and Seattle Scrum. Mostly, we're people who want to share and learn about the latest ideas for better software development and delivery.

For users of Blackbaud's products such as Raiser's Edge, Convio, eTapestry, Financial Edge, Net Community and others. Our goal is to increase understanding and provide information sharing among organizations using this software in British Columbia and beyond.

This is a group for two kinds of people: software developers who want to practice in order to get better at interviewing, and software managers who want to practice in order to get better at performing an interview. Here are our goals: Help developers to get better at the SDE/SDET through mock interviewing sessions.  Getting better means becoming more comfortable with the environment, questions at varying levels of difficulty, and marketing one's self. Help managers to get better at the SDE/SDE …

VANQ is a community association in Metro Vancouver that focuses on encouraging the exchange of software quality assurance and testing knowledge and fostering networking among meeting participants.

Socialize and connect while enjoying food, drinks and a presentation on “Building and Operating Scalable Services With and For Amazon EC2.” You’ll also be able to explore the exciting job opportunities that Amazon Web Services has available for Software Development Engineers, Web Development Engineers, Software Development Managers, Business Intelligence Engineers, and Product Managers. Find out more about AWS http://aws.amazon.com.

What is this...HxD Vancouver is a group dedicated to those interested in Healthcare Experience Design. Who is this for...Designers, information architects, software developers, entrepreneurs, clinicians, business analysts, product managers, students basically anyone with tons of passion for designing how people find, access, experience and deliver healthcare information. Experience is not necessary. How does this work...Because HxD is so broad, everyone will bring something different to the tabl …

VanHANA is a group for anyone interested in SAP HANA. As a group we will work together to build innovative startups, successful products, in-demand solutions and industry expertise. This is the group for you: If you have a startup or thinking about one that can benefit from in-memory computing. If you are working for SAP HANA project and want to know more. You are expert in building successful products, teams, solutions and looking for next big area of growth. What is SAP HANA? SAP HANA is SAP …

The Center of the Agile Universe is a group of agile software development enthusiasts in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. We are building a community who share best practices, network, and provide support to each other. We meet in Fremont on the third Thursday of every month from 5pm to 7pm.  The location will be announced.  Beer and pizza are always provided! To learn more, check out http://centeroftheagileuniverse.com.