Better software through Empathy Mapping

Empathy mapping is a team tool to increase collaboration and gain a deep understand of customers. This was a very hands on meeting where we discovered a new way to learn about our customers and communicate it to everyone in the organization. We also met some new friends that we hope will become part of...
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Awesome Lean Coffee

This was great as old friends connected again. We’re always glad to get people together to meet new friends and see friends they haven’t seen in some time. Lean Coffee is a great event where everyone has a chance to discuss their real life situations and get expert feedback. If you get a chance to...
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Thrive and Survive in an Agile Transformation

International speaker Katy Saulpaugh delivered an amazing and lively presentation to over 40 people. The room was charged with great discussions and every had a great time. These keep getting better and better.
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December’s Impact Mapping

The Impact Mapping meeting was amazing. John Hughes and Rachel Whitt came to lead the workshop of nearly 2 dozen attendees. The meetups at FINRA continue to grow and the energy in the crowd is always exciting. Everyone walked away with a good understanding of how to use the tools of Impact Mapping in both...
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November’s Lean Coffee at FINRA

Two dozen people arrived at the first Wednesday night meeting right after day light savings. Our friends from Celerity to host the meeting and it was very entertaining. 12 topics were discussed and we had some new comers. Very excited to have everyone there.
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Velocity, The Good, Bad and Ugly

This was a great presentation. Almost 40 people came out to listen to Jonathon deliver a somewhat controversial presentation that brought on lots of lively discussion. Sam, Michael and Scott from Eliassen Group provided some delicious pizza from Mama Lucia’s and everyone had a great time and learned a lot. These Meetups keep getting better...
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October, Candies and Beer at Enterprise Knowledge

Another fantastic night with the Arlington team. We had some great discussion, EK opened the taps so we had beer, cheese and candies! The team even came up with an idea that Katy Saulpaugh used in her awesome AgileDC presentation, “The Agile Reorg: A Survival Guide”. The topics covered were: Story Splitting How do you...
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Agile Game Night at FINRA!

This was really awesome. We had 30+ people and the airplane game was so much fun that didn’t have time for the ball point game. As you can see there were lots of smiles and people came from over 30 miles away to join in on the fun. Lots of lessons learned and lots of...
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FINRA Hosted Agile Meetup in Rockville!

This is one the best meetups we’ve ever had. The and energy and excitement was thrilling. 3 tables of great people sharing ideas and learning from each other. Ettain Group even provided pizza!
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