Agile Day

Moderator: Roman Pichler, Pichler Consulting Ltd.

Roman Pichler Agile procedures are standard in a large number of companies. Many projects worldwide deploy Scrum, XP, Lean or other well-known but frequently user-written agile methods. However, not every agile project is successful. Agile Day will offer insights into the real-life experiences of agile method consultants, agile customers and agile developers. It will show how agile procedures can be employed profitably in software development projects.

 

Can't Scrum, Won't Scrum

Paul Goddard Agilify Ltd Geoff Watts

27.09.2010 | 09:45 - 10:30 | Fronsac

No big company has ever succeeded in an enterprise agile transformation. Does this prove what the sceptics have always said that Scrum doesn't scale to work in big companies? With inside experience of many large transitions, Geoff Watts and Paul Goddard will explore the red tomatoes of why some companies can't Scrum and the green peppers of why some companies won't Scrum.

Paying Lip-Service to Agile

Jamie Allsop NYSE-Euronext

27.09.2010 | 11:00 - 11:45 | Fronsac

More and more companies are advertising that they are 'agile'. Often this has little to do with agile development other than a belief that being 'agile' is a 'Good Thing'. On the other side of the coin there are teams and companies that aspire to being agile. This talk examines what it means to be agile and suggests shows how paying lip-service to agile can sometimes work, but more likely not.

Aspects of Kanban

Karl Scotland Rally Software

27.09.2010 | 11:45 - 12:30 | Fronsac

A Kanban system is an approach to creating a method in order to improve a business's capability to meet its purpose. This talk will introduce five aspects of a Kanban system: workflow, visualisation, work in process, cadence, and continuous improvement. These aspects are not practices to be followed, but key areas to consider to change and improve an organisation’s delivery capability.

Mastering Common Product Owner Challenges

Roman Pichler Pichler Consulting Ltd

27.09.2010 | 13:30 - 14:15 | Fronsac

Product owners play a key part in creating successful products: They are in charge of the product and lead the development effort. But this new multi-faceted role can be challenging to apply. For many organisations, the path to effective product ownership is littered with traps and pitfalls. This talk helps you recognize and address some of the most common challenges.

Return to Requirements: Meeting customer needs and delivering value in

Allan Kelly

27.09.2010 | 14:15 - 15:00 | Fronsac

Agile software development is great at delivering software but doesn't always pay enough attention to what the customer actually wants, needs and values. Sure there is a Product Owner or Customer role - but how often can you get a real customer? This presentation looks again at the role of requirements in Agile development. Where they come from, who gathers them, how they are assessed.

Agile Analysis: Not an Oxymoron

Ellen Gottesdiener EBG Consulting Inc.

27.09.2010 | 15:30 - 16:30 | Fronsac

Misconceptions abound about how agile projects analyze and develop requirements. In practice, analysis provides a basis for planning, developing and delivering agile projects. Agile analysis is congruent–combining to form a sound and sensible union that drives successful delivery of business value. We’ll explore how agile projects adapt analysis practices, how analysis enables team collaboration and the ways that continual analysis serves agile planning and value delivery.

Panel Agile Day

Roman Pichler Pichler Consulting Ltd

27.09.2010 | 16:15 - 17:00 | Fronsac

This panel provides the opportunity to enter a dialogue with the Agile Day speakers: Ask questions and share your views. It’s a great opportunity to explore some topics in more depth and to discover themes shared by the various talks.

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