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Sunday, November 8
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
Registration Desk Hours - 7:30am–10:00am
8:30 AM
Product Owner Certification (2 days)
Arlen Bankston
Certified ScrumMaster Training (2 days)
Sanjiv Augustine
Fundamentals of Agile Certification—ICAgile (2 days)
Jeff Pierce
Leading SAFe–SAFe Agilist Certification Training (2 days)
Bob Payne
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level (3 days)
Dawn Haynes
12:00 PM
Lunch - 12:00pm–1:00pm
1:00 PM
Multi-day Training Classes Continue - 1:00pm–5:00pm
4:00 PM
Registration Desk Hours - 4:00pm–6:00pm
Monday, November 9
7:00 AM
Registration Desk Hours - 7:00am–4:30pm
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
8:30 AM
Multi-day Training Classes Continue - 8:30am–5:00pm
Full-day Tutorials
Half-day Tutorials
MA
Practical Agile Measurement: Benchmarking to Chart Project Trends
NEW
Michael Mah
,
QSM Associates, Inc.
MB
Configuration Management: Robust Processes for Fast Delivery
Bob Aiello
,
CM Best Practices Consulting
MC
Boot Camp for Agile Leaders: Understanding Your Leadership Style
NEW
Jennifer Bonine
,
tap|QA, Inc.
MD
Eight Steps to Kanban
Ken Pugh
,
Net Objectives
ME
A Product Ownership Practicum for ScrumMasters and Product Owners
NEW
Bob Galen
,
Velocity Partners
MG
Agile Estimation and Planning: Scrum, Kanban, and Beyond
David Hussman
,
DevJam
MH
Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers
Michael Sowers
,
TechWell Corp.
12:00 PM
Lunch - 12:00pm–1:00pm
1:00 PM
Half-day Tutorials
Monday PM Tutorials - 1:00m–4:30pm
MI
Building Cross Platform and Mobile Apps with XAML
NEW
Mike Benkovich
,
Imagine Technologies, Inc.
MJ
Principles and Practices of Lean Software Development
Ken Pugh
,
Net Objectives
MK
Wearables: Navigating the Perfect Storm of Sensors, Big Data, Privacy, and Security
Philip Lew
,
XBOSoft
ML
Test Attacks to Break Mobile, IoT, and Embedded Software
NEW
Jon Hagar
,
Independent Consultant
MM
Innovation Thinking: Evolve and Expand Your Capabilities
Jennifer Bonine
,
tap|QA, Inc.
MN
Planning, Architecting, and Implementing Test Automation within the Lifecycle
Michael Sowers
,
TechWell Corp.
Tuesday, November 10
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
Registration Desk Hours - 7:30am–5:00pm
8:30 AM
Multi-day Training Classes Continue - 8:30am–5:00pm
Full-day Tutorials
Half-day Tutorials
TA
Continuous Delivery: Rapid and Reliable Releases with DevOps
Bob Aiello
,
CM Best Practices Consulting
TB
Requirements Engineering: A Hands-On Practicum
SOLD OUT
NEW
Erik van Veenendaal
,
Improve IT Services BV
TC
Scaling, Spreading, and Succeeding: When to Do What and Why
David Hussman
,
DevJam
TD
The GROWS™ Method: A Modern Software Development Suite
NEW
Andy Hunt
,
Pragmatic Bookshelf
Jared Richardson
,
Agile Artisans
TE
Agile Project Failures: Root Causes and Corrective Actions
SOLD OUT
Jeffery Payne
,
Coveros, Inc.
TF
Build Your Continuous Deployment Pipeline
NEW
Jennifer Bonine
,
tap|QA, Inc.
TG
Telling Your Testing Stories
Bob Galen
,
Velocity Partners
TH
Test Estimation in Practice
Rob Sabourin
,
AmiBug.com
12:00 PM
Lunch - 12:00pm–1:00pm
1:00 PM
Half-day Tutorials
Tuesday PM Tutorials - 1:00m–4:30pm
TI
Coaching and Leading Agility: Tuning Agile Practices
David Hussman
,
DevJam
TJ
Quality Assurance: Moving Your Organization Beyond Testing
NEW
Jeffery Payne
,
Coveros, Inc.
TK
Mobile App Usability and UX for Developers and Testers
Philip Lew
,
XBOSoft
TL
Acceptance Test-Driven Development: Principles and Practices
NEW
Ken Pugh
,
Net Objectives
TM
Essential Patterns of Mature Agile Leaders
SOLD OUT
Bob Galen
,
Velocity Partners
TN
Advanced Test Automation in Agile Development
Rob Sabourin
,
AmiBug.com
4:30 PM
Welcome Reception - 4:30pm–5:30pm
Wednesday, November 11
7:00 AM
Registration Desk Hours - 7:00am–5:00pm
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
8:30 AM
K1
The Care and Feeding of Feedback Cycles
Elisabeth Hendrickson
,
Pivotal
10:00 AM
K2
Continuous EVERYTHING: How Agile Is Changing Our World Forever
Jeffery Payne
,
Coveros, Inc.
11:00 AM
Networking Break - 11:00am–11:30am
11:30 AM
Projects & Teams
Going Mobile
Security
Industry Technical Presentations
BW1
Passion: What Software Teams and Executives Can Learn from Eco-Pirates
Michael Mah
,
QSM Associates, Inc.
BW2
Real-Time Contextual and Social Media Relevance in Mobile
Jason Arbon
,
appdiff.com
BW3
Building and Testing Security-Critical Software Using Agile
Jeffery Payne
,
Coveros, Inc.
ITP1
IT Governance at DevOps Speed: Time to Shift Gears from Projects to Products
John Jeremiah
,
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
12:30 PM
Lunch in the Expo- 12:30pm–1:30pm
1:30 PM
Projects & Teams
User Experience
Security
Industry Technical Presentations
BW4
Leadership Strategy: Influence and Transformation
George Schlitz
,
Objective Change
BW5
Designing Apps for Emotional Engagement
Jaimee Newberry
,
SWINGSET, Inc.
BW6
Privacy, Security, and Trust in the Mobile Age
Philip Lew
,
XBOSoft
ITP2
Automating Non-functional Requirements for an Agile World
2:45 PM
Projects & Teams
User Experience
Test & QA
Industry Technical Presentations
BW7
Visualization to Improve Value Delivery
Michael Harris
,
David Consulting Group
BW8
Observation: The Key to a Great User Experience
Geri Winters
,
Wyyzzk, Inc.
BW9
Testing Is the Profession I Chose
Jyothi Rangaiah
ITP3
Learning From Agile Challenges
Russ Wetmore
,
Mindtree
3:45 PM
Networking Break - 3:45pm–4:15pm
4:15 PM
Projects & Teams
Cloud Computing
Testing
BW10
Lean Entrepreneurship for Software Professionals
Thomas Vaniotis
,
Liquidnet
BW11
Engineering the Cloud: How We Build Cloud Foundry at Pivotal
Elisabeth Hendrickson
,
Pivotal
BW12
Exploratory Testing: Make It Part of Your Test Strategy
Kevin Dunne
,
QA Symphony
5:30 PM
Expo Reception - 5:30pm–6:30pm
Thursday, November 12
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
8:00 AM
Registration Desk Hours - 8:00am–5:30pm
8:30 AM
K3
Introducing the GROWS™ Method for Software Development
Andy Hunt
,
Pragmatic Bookshelf
10:00 AM
Projects & Teams
Cloud Computing
Test & QA
Industry Technical Presentations
BT1
Impersonal Leadership Is Dead: Be Courageous and Connect
Christopher Logan
,
RoZetta Technology
BT2
Eight Miles High: Build Cloud-native and Cloud-aware Systems
Chris Haddad
,
Karux
BT3
Test Data Management: A Healthcare Industry Case Study
Jatinder Singh
,
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Shaheer Mohammed
,
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
ITP4
Continuous Deployment of Application Workloads in the Cloud with IBM UrbanCode Deploy
Chad Holliday
,
IBM
11:00 AM
Networking Break - 11:00am–11:30am
11:30 AM
Projects & Teams
Cloud Computing
Test & QA
Industry Technical Presentations
BT4
The Show Must Go On: Leadership Lessons from the Theater
John Krewson
,
MasterCard Worldwide
BT5
Performance Testing Cloud-Based Systems
Edwin Chan
,
Deloitte Inc.
BT6
Detection Theory Applied to Finding and Fixing Defects
Ru Cindrea
,
Altom Consulting
ITP5
Where’s Test in DevOps?
Nikhil Kaul
,
SmartBear Software
12:30 PM
Lunch in the Expo- 12:30pm–1:30pm
1:30 PM
Business Analysis & Requirements
Personal Excellence
Test Automation
Industry Technical Presentations
BT7
Requirements Are Simply Requirements—or Maybe Not
Robin Goldsmith
,
Go Pro Management, Inc.
BT8
Soft Skills You Need Are Not Always Taught in Class
Jon Hagar
,
Independent Consultant
BT9
Fostering Long-Term Test Automation Success
Carl Nagle
,
SAS Institute, Inc.
ITP6
Mobile App Testing: Faster and Better with the Cloud
Jamie Moore
,
Mobile Labs Inc.
2:30 PM
Networking Break - 2:30pm–3:00pm
3:00 PM
Business Analysis & Requirements
Personal Excellence
Test Automation
BT10
Use Design Thinking to Deliver Innovative Products and Services
Garren DiPasquale
,
Aduro
BT11
You Don't Have All the Answers: So Stop Giving Advice and Start Asking Questions
Judith Mills
,
Judith Mills LLC
BT12
Agile Automation Strategies and Frameworks
Max Saperstone
,
Coveros
4:15 PM
K4
Scaling Agile: A Guide for the Perplexed
Sanjiv Augustine
,
LitheSpeed
5:30 PM
Agile Leadership Summit Kick-Off Reception - 5:30pm–7:30pm
Friday, November 13
7:30 AM
Registration Desk Hours - 7:30am–3:30pm
8:30 AM
Agile Leadership Summit - 8:30am–3:30pm
9:00 AM
Summit Keynote
SMT1
Creating a Culture of Quality
Noopur Davis
,
Intel ISecG
10:30 AM
Summit Keynote
SMT2
Benefiting from Conflict: Building Antifragile Relationships and Teams
Jake Calabrese
,
Agile For All
1:00 PM
Summit Keynote
SMT3
You Said WHAT?
Doc List
,
Doc List Enterprises
2:30 PM
Summit Keynote
SMT4
Leading with a Data-Driven Approach
Mike Longin
,
Ultimate Software
Prateek Singh
,
Ultimate Software
