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8:30

Lean-Agile Scrum Master Training Sunday - Tuesday (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

	Agile Testing Workshop (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
	Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

Monday Full-day Tutorials			Monday Morning Tutorials
	MA	Running Successful Agile Projects: The Crystal Clear Approach NEW Alistair Cockburn, Humans and Technology, Inc.		MD	Getting Agile with Scrum Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
	MB	Writing Great User Stories NEW Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development		ME	Becoming an Agile Coach: Practical and Provocative Techniques NEW Lyssa Adkins, Cricketwing
	MC	Principles and Practices of Lean Agile Development Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives		MF	Leading Successful Projects in Challenging Environments Pollyanna Pixton, Accelinnova
				MG	The Bridge to Agility for Traditional Project Managers Michele Sliger, Sliger Consulting
				MH	Agile Product Planning: Building Strong Backlogs David Hussman, DevJam

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Monday Full-day Tutorials (Continued from AM)			Monday Afternoon Tutorials
	MA	Running Successful Agile Projects: The Crystal Clear Approach NEW Alistair Cockburn, Humans and Technology, Inc.		MI	ADAPTing to Agile: A Guide to Transitioning Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
	MB	Writing Great User Stories NEW Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development		MJ	Tuning and Improving Your Agility: Getting More Done NEW David Hussman, DevJam
	MC	Principles and Practices of Lean Agile Development Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives		MK	Practicing ScrumBut: Ensuring Project Failures NEW Mitch Lacey, Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc.
				ML	User-Centered Agile Software Development NEW Jeff Patton, Independent Consultant
				MM	Release Planning: A Strategy for Success NEW Dan Rawsthorne, Danube Technologies

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8:30

	Agile Testing Workshop (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
	Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

Tuesday Full-day Tutorials			Tuesday Morning Tutorials
	TA	Agile Release Planning, Metrics, and Retrospectives Michael Mah, QSM Associates		TD	Better Decisions Through Collaboration Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development
				TE	Prioritizing Your Product Backlog NEW Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
	TC	Advanced Agile Project Management NEW Jim Highsmith, Cutter Consortium		TF	Writing Effective Use Cases in the Agile Age NEW Alistair Cockburn, Humans and Technology, Inc.
				TG	Agile Chartering: Inspiring, Aligning, and Evaluating Project Communities NEW Joshua Kerievsky, Industrial Logic, Inc.
				TH	Techniques for Measuring Team Velocity Rob Myers, Agile Institute

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Tuesday Full-day Tutorials (Continued from AM)			Tuesday Afternoon Tutorials
	TA	Agile Release Planning, Metrics, and Retrospectives Michael Mah, QSM Associates		TI	Pragmatic Thinking and Learning Andy Hunt, The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC
				TJ	The Beginner's Mind: Keeping Your Agile Adoption Fresh Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development
	TC	Advanced Agile Project Management NEW Jim Highsmith, Cutter Consortium		TK	Fearless Change: Introducing New Ideas Linda Rising, Independent Consultant
				TL	Agile Estimating and Planning Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
				TM	Blending Kanban and Extreme Programming NEW Joshua Kerievsky, Industrial Logic, Inc.

4:30

Welcome Reception (4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Sponsored by Rally Software

5:30

BONUS SESSION • LIVE AID—Agile Philanthropy—With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility - Bob Payne, Electroglide

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8:30

Keynote Presentation—Beyond Scope, Schedule, and Cost: Rethinking Performance Measures for Agile Development - Jim Highsmith, Cutter Consortium

9:45

Morning Break • 9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

10:00

BONUS SESSION • LIVE AID—Agile Philanthropy—With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility - Bob Payne, Electroglide

10:00

Agile Management

Agile Implementation

Testing & Quality

Agile Techniques

Special Topics

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Principled Agility: The Principles Behind the Practices
Mitch Lacey,
Independent Consultant

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2

The Scrum Product Owner Demystified
Jeff Patton,
Independent Consultant

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3

Seven Key Factors for Agile Testing Success
Lisa Crispin,
Ultimate Software

W
4

User Stories for Agile Requirements
Mike Cohn,
Mountain Goat Software

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5

Debug Your Mind
Andy Hunt,
The Pragmatic Programmers

11:30

Lunch • Visit the EXPO, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

12:45

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6

Rightsizing Your Project in a Down Economy
Michael Mah,
QSM Associates

W
7

The Power of Retrospectives
Linda Rising,
Independent Consultant

W
8

Dealing with Defects: The Agile Way
Janet Gregory,
DragonFire

W
9

Determining Business Value
Ken Pugh,
Net Objectives

W
10

CMMI^® or Agile: Why Not Embrace Both?
Hillel Glazer,
Entinex, Inc.

2:45

W
11

Instill Scrum Values to Build High-Performance Teams
Lyssa Adkins,
Cricketwing

W
12

Growing Pains: Why Scaling Scrum and XP Hurts—and What You Can Do
Ed Kraay,
ThoughtWorks

W
13

Source Code Analysis in the Agile World
Gwyn Fisher,
Klocwork

W
14

Realistic Test-Driven Development: Paying and Preventing Technical Debt
Rob Myers,
Agile Institute

W
15

Small Is Beautiful: Business Agility Through Adaptive Governance
Sanjiv Augustine,
LitheSpeed, LLC

4:15

Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, 4:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

4:30

Keynote Presentation—Agile: Resetting and Restarting - Alistair Cockburn, Humans and Technology, Inc.

5:30

Reception in the EXPO Hall, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

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8:30

Keynote Presentation—Agile Brushstrokes: The Art of Choosing an Agile Transition Style - Joshua Kerievsky, Industrial Logic, Inc.

9:30

Networking Break in the EXPO • 9:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

10:00

Transitioning

Agile Implementation

Testing & Quality

Agile Techniques

Lean Thinking

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Going Agile: How It Affects People, Teams, and Processes
Joachim Herschmann,
Micro Focus

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Coaching Agility and Producing Value
David Hussman,
DevJam

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Focused Continuous Testing
Rod Coffin,
Improving Enterprises

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Pragmatic Personas: Putting the User in User Stories
Jeff Patton,
Independent Consultant

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5

Applying Lean Production to Software Development: A Worldview
James Sutton,
Lockheed-Martin

11:30

Lunch • Visit the EXPO • Meet the Speakers

12:45

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6

Organizational Values: A Key to Agile Success
Michele Sliger,
Sliger Consulting

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7

Sixteen Essential Patterns of Mature Agile Teams
Robert Galen,
Independent Consultant

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8

Peer Code Review: An Agile Process
Gregg Sporar,
Smart Bear Software

T
9

Storyotypes: The Patterns Within the Stories
Dan Rawsthorne,
Danube Technologies, Inc.

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10

Kanban: A True Integration of Lean and Agile
Alan Shalloway,
Net Objectives

2:15

Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, 9:30 a.m.– 2:45 p.m.

2:45

Transitioning

Agile Implementation

Testing & Quality

Agile Techniques

Lean Thinking

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11

The Agile PMP: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
Mike Cottmeyer,
VersionOne

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12

Iteration Management: Unclogging Your Development Process
Tiffany Lentz,
ThoughtWorks and
Petra Skapa,
Valtech Paris

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13

Critical Incidents While Testing in Scrum
Rob Sabourin,
AmiBug.com

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14

Agile Architecture: Patterns and Technology
Kirk Knoernschild,
Burton Group

T
15

Embracing Kanban: An Experience Report
Chris Shinkle,
Software Engineering Professionals

4:30

Keynote Presentation—Navigating Conflict on Agile Teams: Why "Resolving" Conflict Won't Work - Lyssa Adkins, Cricketwing

5:30

APLN Summit Reception, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (additional registration required)

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Agile Leadership Summit

New to 2009! Add a Thursday evening and Friday to your conference event by attending the Agile Leadership Summit—What Kind of Leadership Do We Need to Lead Agile? To help your organization succeed in these challenging times, learn from industry leaders who have embraced agile principles and have put them to work successfully in their organizations.

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