About Us

Agile New England is the leading community of Agile and Lean enthusiasts, practitioners, and learners in New England. Based in Boston, we are committed to fostering more excellent knowledge of the Agile and Lean values, principles, and practices. Our goals are to broaden our members’ understanding and professionalism and increase the effectiveness and competitiveness of software development organizations in New England.

Agile New England is a chapter of the ACM and is affiliated with the Agile Alliance.

History

Agile New England (originally Agile Bazaar) was founded in June of 2002 when Ken Schwaber called a meeting at a hotel in Burlington. He was acting on behalf of the Agile Alliance board in their mission to seed local chapters of Agile Alliance. The founding members present for that first meeting were Mike Dwyer, Stephen McDonald, Ron Morsicato, Ken Schwaber, Tom Stambaugh, Jeff Sutherland, and Nancy Van Schooenderwoert. The organization was renamed “Agile New England” in January 2011.

Activities

We hold meetings on the first Thursday of every month from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. These meetings explore a wide variety of Agile practices and methodologies for beginners and advanced practitioners. The monthly meetings are free of charge and, —  when we meet in person –, include a light dinner, courtesy of our sponsors.

We also organize special events during the year, including the Agile Games and Mob Programming conferences and Agile for Executives. So check back often to learn about current upcoming events.