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| Topic: | Learning Agile |
| Presenters: | Andrew Stellman & Jennifer Greene |
| Date: | January 27, 2015 |
| Time: | 5:30pm |
| Location: | ThoughtWorks |
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Learning Agile
Agile has revolutionized the way
teams approach software development, but with dozens of agile methodologies to
choose from, the decision to "go agile" can be tricky. In their new
book, Learning Agile, Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene help you sort
it out, first by grounding you in agile’s underlying principles, then by
describing four specific—and well-used—Agile methods: Scrum, extreme
programming (XP), Lean, and Kanban.
Each method focuses on a different
area of development, but they all aim to change your team’s mindset—from
individuals who simply follow a plan, to a cohesive group that makes decisions
together. Whether you are considering agile for the first time, or trying it
again, you will learn how to choose a method that best fits your team and your
company.
In this highly engaging talk, based
on material in their book, Andrew and Jennifer show you how your team's
mindset—the way that you and your team think about projects and practices—has a
big impact on how effectively the team builds software. They show you how that
mindset can make the difference between a team that's put good practices in
place but has gotten only marginal improvement, versus a team that gets highly
effective results from those very same practices.
Biographies:
Andrew Stellman is a
developer, architect, speaker, agile coach, project manager, and expert
in building better software. He has over two decades of professional
experience building software, and has architected large-scale real-time
back end systems, managed large international software teams, been a
Vice President at a major investment bank, and consulted for companies,
schools, and corporations, including Microsoft, the National Bureau of
Economic Research, Bank of America, Notre Dame, and MIT. He's had the
privilege of working with some pretty amazing programmers during that
time, and likes to think that he's learned a few things from them.
Jennifer Greene is an agile
coach, development manager, business analyst, project manager, tester,
speaker, and authority on software engineering practices and principles.
She's been building software for over twenty years in many different
domains including media, finance, and IT consulting. She's worked with
teams of excellent developers and testers to tackle tough technical
problems and focused her career on finding and fixing the habitual
process issues that crop up along the way.
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