Agile Dev Practices West-Conference at-a-Glance

Agile Dev Practices West 2012
Conference at-a-Glance

Sunday, June 10, 2012

7:00	Conference Registration Open (7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)

8:30	Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level Training Sunday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 3-day Course

	Certified ScrumMaster Training (CSM) + PMI-ACP Sunday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 3-day Course

	Product Owner Certification Sunday-Monday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2-day Course

	Fundamentals of Agile Certification Sunday-Monday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2-day Course

	Agile Testing Practices Sunday-Monday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2-day Course

4:00	Conference Registration Open (4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

Monday, June 11, 2012 PDU Units

8:30

Multi-day Training Classes continue (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

8:30

Business Analysis and Requirements Workshop

8:30

Tutorials (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

Full-day Tutorials PDU Units

AM Half-day Tutorials PDU Units


MA	Continuous Delivery: Rapid and Reliable Releases Tim Brown, ThoughtWorks

MB	Product Discovery with User Story Mapping Jeff Patton, Comakers, Inc.

MC	Agile Benchmarking and Release Estimation: Building Your Own Metrics Database Michael Mah, QSM Associates


MD	What’s Your Leadership IQ? Jennifer Bonine, Up Ur Game Learning Solutions

ME	Brewing Up Exploratory Testing in an Agile World Matt Barcomb, LeanDog Inc. Lanette Creamer, Spark Quality, LLC

MF	Project Management Dashboards: Clear, Concise, Actionable Julie Gardiner, Sage UK

MG	Tuning and Improving Your Agility David Hussman, DevJam

MH	Designing Development Process Transformations with Kanban Thinking Karl Scotland, Rally Software Development

MI	Software Endgames: Learn to Finish What You Start Bob Galen, iContact

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Tutorials (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Full-day Tutorials (Continued) PDU Units

PM Half-day Tutorials PDU Units


MA	Continuous Delivery: Rapid and Reliable Releases Tim Brown, ThoughtWorks

MB	Product Discovery with User Story Mapping Jeff Patton, Comakers, Inc.

MC	Agile Benchmarking and Release Estimation: Building Your Own Metrics Database Michael Mah, QSM Associates


MJ	Six Free Ideas to Improve Agile Success Pollyanna Pixton, Accelinnova

MK	Test Management: Being Relevant and Making a Difference Julie Gardiner, Sage UK

ML	Agile Project Design: Building Strong Backlogs David Hussman, DevJam

MM	Understanding Scrum: An Experiential Workshop Mitch Lacey, Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc.

MN	Essential Test-driven Development Rob Myers, The Agile Institute

MO	Twelve Risks to Enterprise Software Projects—And What to Do about Them Payson Hall, Catalysis Group, Inc.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 PDU Units

8:30

Multi-day Training Classes continue (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

8:30

Business Analysis and Requirements Workshop continues

8:30

Tutorials (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

Full-day Tutorials PDU Units

AM Half-day Tutorials PDU Units


TB	Deliver Projects On Time, Every Time Ken Whitaker, Leading Software Maniacs

TC	Consultants’ Skills You Can Use Today Payson Hall, Catalysis Group, Inc.


TD	Scaling Agile with the Lessons of Lean Product Development Flow Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives

TE	Agile Test Automation Janet Gregory, DragonFire, Inc.

TF	Usability Testing in a Nutshell Julie Gardiner, Sage UK

TG	Essential Patterns of Mature Agile Teams Bob Galen, iContact

TH	Experience an Iteration: The Joys of Agile Done Right Darshan Desai, Microsoft Ravi Shanker, Microsoft

TI	A Visual Management System for Enterprise Agile Projects Arlen Bankston, LitheSpeed Bob Payne, LitheSpeed

TJ	Understanding and Managing Change Jennifer Bonine, Software Quality Engineering, Inc.

TR	Leadership for Test Managers Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering, Inc.

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Tutorials (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Full-day Tutorials (Continued) PDU Units

PM Half-day Tutorials PDU Units


TB	Deliver Projects On Time, Every Time Ken Whitaker, Leading Software Maniacs

TC	Consultants’ Skills You Can Use Today Payson Hall, Catalysis Group, Inc.



TK	Disciplined Agile Delivery: The Foundation for Scaling Agile Scott Ambler, IBM Rational

TL	Collaborating with Non-Collaborators Pollyanna Pixton, Accelinnova

TM	The TDD/Legacy Code Dilemma: A Hands-on Workshop Rob Myers, The Agile Institute

TN	Agile Estimation and Planning: Scrum, Kanban, and Beyond David Hussman, DevJam

TO	Design Patterns Explained: From Analysis through Implementation Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives

TP	A Test Leader’s Guide to Agile Bob Galen, iContact

TQ	Managing Requirements Risk: Concepts and Tactics David Gelperin, ClearSpecs Enterprises

TS	Essential Test Management and Planning Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering, Inc.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
8:30	Keynote—The Blurred Boundaries Between Dev, Test, and Ops Ken Johnston, Microsoft

10:00	Networking Break

10:15	Keynote—Integrating Systems Thinking into Enterprise Agile Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives

11:30	Lunch • Visit the EXPO, Open 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
12:45	Becoming Agile		Agile Implementation		Kanban		Agile Testing
	AW1	Agile Architecture Practices for Large Scale Agile Development Scott Ambler, IBM Rational	AW2	Adding Good User Experience Practices into Agile Development Jeff Patton, Comakers, Inc.	AW3	Transitioning Your Team to Kanban: Theory and Practice Gil Irizarry, Constant Contact	AW4	Agile Testing: Challenges beyond the Easy Contexts Bob Galen, iContact

2:00	Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, Open 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

2:30	Becoming Agile		Agile Implementation		Kanban		Agile Testing
	AW5	Designing Agility Practices that Last David Hussman, DevJam	AW6	Agile Metrics: Velocity Is Not the Goal Michael Doc Norton, LeanDog Inc.	AW7	Why Continuous Improvement Programs Fail: Can Kaizen and WIP Help? Michael DePaoli, VersionOne	AW8	Testing Traps to Avoid on Agile Teams Janet Gregory, DragonFire, Inc.

3:45	Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, Open 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
4:00	Becoming Agile		Agile Implementation		Agile Techniques		Agile Testing
	AW9	Signs Your Agile Adoption Is Off Track—And How to Fix It Thomas Stiehm, Coveros, Inc.	AW10	The Science of Lean Karl Scotland, Rally Software Development	AW11	Test-driven Development: An On-stage Demonstration Llewellyn Falco, DevelopMentor	AW12	Acceptance Test-driven Development: Tests with the Future in Mind Jeff Cheezy Morgan, LeanDog Inc.

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

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Thursday, June 14, 2012
8:30	Keynote—Sustainable Software Quality—at Warp Speed Richard Hensley, McKesson Health Solutions

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

10:15	Keynote—Agile Measures that Matter: What Are You Really Learning? David Hussman, DevJam

11:30	Lunch • Visit the EXPO, Open 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m


12:45	Scaling Agile		Agile Requirements		Agile Techniques		Agile Leadership
	AT1	Ten Things You Absolutely Must Know before Touching Agile with a Barge Pole Ade Shokoya, AgileTV.co.uk	AT2	Specification by Example: Building Executable Requirements Michael Connolly, OPOWER	AT3	Implementing Agile in the Cloud with a Large Distributed Team Jeremy Leach, Pitney Bowes	AT4	Enterprise Agile: From the Top Down Jon Stahl, LeanDog Inc.

2:00	Networking Break • EXPO Closes at 2:30 p.m.

2:30	Scrum		Agile Requirements		Agile Techniques		Agile Leadership
	AT5	Patterns of “Big” Scrum Dan Rawsthorne, 3Back	AT6	Ready, Really Ready, and Really Really Ready Stories Ken Pugh, Net Objectives	AT7	Lessons from a DevOps Journey Matt Callanan, Independent Consultant	AT8	Performance Appraisals for Agile Teams Michael Hall, WorldLink Inc.

3:45	Networking Break

4:00	Scrum		Agile Requirements		Agile Techniques		Agile Leadership
	AT9	Restating Scrum: Refining and Extending the Framework Rob Maher, Scrum.org	AT10	Collaboration Workshops: Discover, Plan, and Prepare the Product Backlog Ellen Gottesdiener, EBG Consulting	AT11	Implementing Agile in an FDA-regulated Environment Neeraj Mainkar, Neuronetics	AT12	Journey to Agility: Leading the Transformation Skip Angel, BigVisible Solutions

5:30	Leadership Summit Reception (Summit registration required)

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Friday, June 15, 2012
8:30	Bonus Session - The Workshop on Regulated Software Testing (WREST) 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

	The Agile Leadership Network Summit: What Is Leadership About? At the Agile Leadership Network Summit, practicing leaders in companies that have adopted agile development present their war stories—both successes and failures—and lead exploration into what makes agile grow and thrive—or die.
	Bring your biggest issues and challenges to the Agile Leadership Network Summit where you can: Meet and network with your peers in the industry Participate in insightful and informative sessions focusing on agile leadership issues Join in the “think tank” discussion with industry veterans Develop new ideas and action plans for innovation within your organization

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