Our Events

For our February Software Crafters Cambridge meetup, we are hosting an "unconference"!

This event promises an evening of engaging discussions, knowledge sharing, and networking opportunities focused on the themes of your interests. We hope you’ll come away with some new ideas to tackle your most pressing challenges and find a path to successful solutions within your own career and organisation.

Rather than formal presentations, we are giving everyone attending an opportunity to shape the agenda to focus on your preferences. Our event will therefore be run “unconference” style where you’ll be given the chance to co-create the topics to be discussed.

Join us for an interactive, roundtable discussion in an unconference format. Everyone is encouraged to suggest topics related to software development, craftsmanship, or any tech-related challenges. After voting on the topics, we’ll focus on discussing the most popular ones.

It’s a great chance to dive into the issues that matter to you, share insights, and collaborate on practical solutions. Whether you're seeking advice, offering your perspective, or eager to learn from others' experiences, this is a space to tackle real-world problems together.

No preparation is needed, just bring your ideas, challenges, and curiosity!

Food and drinks are provided, with vegetarian and vegan options available.

** RSVP soon to avoid disappointment as seats are strictly limited **

We have a very special LSCC this month! We are delighted to welcome Dr. Alistair Cockburn, the renowned agile expert who will host a fun and interactive Ask Me Anything style event where he will answer questions with a story.

Bring along your burning questions and Alistair will answer them if he has a relevant story to tell that helps to provide an answer.

About Alistair:
Dr. Alistair Cockburn (pronounced CO-BURN) was named as one of the “42 Greatest Software Professionals of All Time" in 2020, as a world expert on methodologies, project management, software architecture, use cases and agile development. He co-authored both the Agile Manifesto and the Project Management Declaration of Inter-dependence. Since 2015 he has been working on expanding agile to cover every kind of initiative, including social impact projects, governments, and families. For his latest work, books and services, see his website alistaircockburn.com/

Agenda:
6:00-6:30pm - arrive and networking with pizza & drinks
6:30-7:30pm - answering questions with stories
7:30-8pm - networking and drinks
8pm - leave

This is a unique opportunity to meet and ask questions to one of the most influential experts in Agile methodologies, project management, and object-oriented design.

Food and Drinks
Pizza and drinks will be provided upon arrival sponsored by Codurance, with vegetarian and vegan options available.

​The mandate to ‘do more with less’ (or at least doing more with the same) in today’s demanding tech landscape is often seen as achieving productivity and efficiency gains that are powered by AI in the SDLC.

Codurance is delighted to be once again sponsoring and attending the Rainmakers Summit, taking place 25th March, The Point at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester.

This year, Codurance will take part in an expert panel discussion and host two breakout sessions at the event — bringing together funders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to explore the opportunities and challenges of building a dynamic, competitive economy in the North.

In today’s investment landscape, technology is a direct driver of value creation and commercial performance, yet it remains one of the greatest sources of risk to long-term success.

Join Codurance, in partnership with pro-manchester, for a commercially focused breakfast briefing exploring how leveraging modern technology is crucial to creating measurable value, maximising business growth and boosting investor confidence.

Drawing on real-world experience with high-growth and investor-backed organisations, our speakers will explore:

• How technical due diligence is shaping valuation as investors place greater emphasis on resilience, scalability, technology maturity and risk exposure.
• Why the first 100 days post-investment are critical for identifying commercial priorities, unlocking efficiencies, stabilising operations and building investor confidence.
• How strengthening operational efficiency, reducing key-person dependence and accelerating go-to-market can create a more scalable and revenue-ready organisation.
• How stronger technology foundations improve decision-making, enhance data quality and create the conditions for innovation, including AI, when the commercial case is right.

This session is ideal for business leaders, technology leaders, operating partners and portfolio teams who want a clear, practical understanding of how modernisation directly drives growth, reduces risk and increases enterprise value.