Feb 12: Blockchain Chaincode with Hyperledger KC

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As organizers of the new officialย Hyperledger Kansas Cityย Meetup, the Keyhole Software team is excited to host the second meetup of the group scheduled for Tuesday, February 12, 2019, from 5:30 โ€“ 7:30 PM.

The topic for this event is titled โ€œChaincode A.K.A Smart Contracts.โ€ Get RSVPโ€™d to attendย on Meetup.com….

Keyhole Announces Kansas City Hyperledger Blockchain User Group

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The Keyhole Software team is excited to announce that we are the new organizers of the official Hyperledger Kansas City Meetup group.

This meetup group will discuss all topics related to Hyperledger blockchains. The group seeks to provide an opportunity for Kansas City professionals to network with others who are interested in, or working with, Hyperledger blockchain networks.ย 

Hyperledger is an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies. It is a global collaboration hosted by The Linux Foundation including leaders in finance, banking, Internet of Things, supply chain, manufacturing, and technology.ย 

The first inaugural meetup of the group is scheduled for Wednesday, December 5, 2018, titled “Hyperledger Fabric In Action.”

Get RSVP’d to attend…

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Refreshing Your Scrum

Keith Shakib Agile, Articles, Consulting, Design, Project Management, Soft Skills 3 Comments

Most of us now have some experience with Agile Scrum practices. Many of us have had years of practice on multiple processes. As a consultant, I have the opportunity to see many differences in how organizations implement and practice the most popular development process methodologies.

While the prescription for good practices is well-documented, many of us have lost our โ€œmojoโ€ at least once and seen many of the benefits of using the process decline.

In this blog, I will indicate some key points required to return to optimal agile performance. I will highlight three common pitfalls, some common causes of those problems, and reminders of how to get back to a high-performance Scrum implementation. Letโ€™s dive in.

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Performing Technical Interviews For Consulting Clients

Clayton Neff Articles, Consulting, Opinion, Soft Skills Leave a Comment

The situation will occasionally arise when we have gained enough respect and confidence from our clients that they will ask us to help them interview new technical people to join the team. As consultants, it’s important for us to be the person that our client needs us to be at the time, so we are definitely willing to help. But, needless to say, this situation must be handled with โ€˜kid gloves.โ€™

Many managers are uncomfortable performing a technical interview in an area they do not feel competent in. Typically, that is when they will ask for your help in the interview process. As technical consultants, we should be able to provide useful feedback to them about the person’s apparent abilities. When it comes to the ‘soft skills,’ we want to ensure we’re on the same page with the client as to if we should limit the interactions to just the technical topics.

Whether you’re a consultant helping your client, or the client manager looking to fill your employee team, there are a number of topics that must be considered when searching for the right technical person.ย In this post, I will point out some useful topics to concentrate on while performing a technical interview– and why they are important questions to ask before hiring a new person to the team

Blockchain Breakfast Boost Scheduled – Omaha, Nov. 28th

Lauren Fournier Bogner Articles, Blockchain, Community, Educational Event, Hyperledger, Keyhole Leave a Comment

We are excited to announce the next free public Keyhole Software educational event in Omaha: Blockchain for the Enterprise in Action.

This Breakfast Boost event is a live learning opportunity that is open to the public. Keyhole presenter David Pitt will walk through how blockchain technology works with a live demonstration of an actual blockchain with a smart contract implemented in Hyperledger Fabric.

This free presentation will be held at 1415 The Meeting Space on Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 from 8-10 A.M. Space is limited. To get more information and reserve your free ticket, please visit https://blockchainwithkeyholeinomaha.eventbrite.com.