Leading Agile Change for Executives workshop- 5/21; The predominant model for org change is obsolete. The new proven approach to organization change can be used by any exec in a rhythmic, continuous, incremental, and adaptive fashion. Taught by Christopher Avery. Details and sign up at: http://www.cohaa.org/content/?q=node/241

Leading and Coaching People workshop- 5/22; Join Christopher Avery and lean to lead and coach people to take responsibility and demonstrate ownership. Details and sign up at: http://www.cohaa.org/content/?q=node/242

Bring your biggest issues and challenges to the Agile Leadership Network Summit where you can draw on the knowledge and experiences of Summit leaders and your fellow managers who may have already faced and solved some of your issues. You’ll hear what’s working—and not working—and have the opportunity to share your experiences and successes.

Project Managers, Scrum Masters, and other team members are always being put on the hot seat. If your Executive Sponsor asks you “Are we on track to hit the deadline?” and “Are we on track from a budget perspective?” Are you prepared to answer these questions with confidence? Agile projects are different from traditional waterfall projects so the approach for determining if you are on track or not is different as well. Come hear how other Agilists are running their projects and how they are able to tell if their project is on track to succeed from a cost and schedule perspective.

Visit www.thepathtoagility.com for more information and registration links.

Registration will begin on *Friday, April 6th at 9am* for the 3rd annual "The Path to Agility" conference, presented by the Central Ohio Agile Association(COHAA), central Ohio’s fastest growing organization for Agile professionals. This day-long event will be held on *Thursday, May 24th* at the Arena Grand Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. We again expect a sellout crowd, so please be sure to register to guarantee your spot!

You are invited to participate as a speaker at the Day of Agile conferences in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 19, 2012. The conference is a regional, multitrack, practitioner conference focusing on educating those new to agile while bringing together intermediate and advanced practitioners. In previous years this conferences has attracted over 300 people. This year the conference will be held at Miami University's Voice of America Learning Center in West Chester, Ohio.

A year ago, Worthington Industries decided to move in the direction of Agile development. They started by throwing out the cube walls and buying card tables from Sam’s club. And then the real change began. How software development, maintenance and projects were planned, managed, executed, and communicated all changed. Steve Jones, the Scrum Master of the Transformation will discuss how these changes have impacted the business of IT and where they go from here. (Hint: how they will go from Scrum Buts to Scrum.)

Agile best practices talk about 'whole teams' and 'generalizing specialists'. What does this mean from a business analyst perspective? We will discuss how the business analyst can actively participate in the entire lifecycle of a user story. Are there skills that a BA can pick up that can quickly make them more effective in playing other development team roles? Join us for a candid discussion and experience-sharing on this important, if mis-understood topic.