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Conference Schedule
Explore all that the Agile Development Conference and Better Software Conference West has to offer.
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Job Function:
- None -
Architecture or Design
Business Analyst
CIO / Director
Configuration Manager
Development Manager
Product Manager
Project Manager
Quality Assurance
Software Architecture or Design
Software Developer
Test Engineer
Test Manager
Interests:
- None -
Adopting Agile Practices
Agile Development
Agile for the Enterprise
Agile Test Automation
Agile Testing
Business Analysis
Change Management
Cloud Computing
Collaboration or Communication
Configuration Management
Design and Architecture
Dev Ops
Development
Leadership
Lean Management
Measurement and Estimating
Measurement and Metrics
People and Teams
Personal Improvement
Process Improvement
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Requirements
SCRUM
Security Testing
Software Testing
Test Automation
Conference:
Agile Development Conference West 2013
Better Software Conference West 2013
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Sunday, June 2
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
Registration Desk Hours - 7:30am–10:00am
8:30 AM
Certified ScrumMaster Training (CSM) + PMI-ACP℠ (3-day)
David Bulkin
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level (3-day)
Dale Perry
Fundamentals of Agile Certification (2-day)
Jeff Payne
Product Owner Certification (2-day)
Arlen Bankston
Agile Tester Certification - ICAgile (2-day)
Rob Sabourin
(Bonus Session) From Practitioner to Published Author: A Workshop About Writing About Software (1-day)
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, June 3
7:00 AM
Registration Desk Hours - 7:00am–4:30pm
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
8:30 AM
Full-day Tutorials
Half-day Tutorials
MA
The Leadership Tutorial: Improving Your Ability to Stand and Deliver
Andy Kaufman
,
Institute for Leadership Excellence and Development, Inc.
MB
SOLD OUT!
Agile Release Planning, Metrics, and Retrospectives
Michael Mah
,
QSM Associates, Inc.
MC
Requirements Engineering: A Practicum
Erik van Veenendaal
,
Improve Quality Services BV
MD
Dealing with Estimation, Uncertainty, Risk, and Commitment
Todd Little
,
Landmark Graphics Corporation
ME
Twelve Heuristics for Solving Tough Problems Faster and Better
Payson Hall
,
Catalysis Group, Inc.
MF
SOLD OUT!
Acceptance Test-Driven Development: Mastering Agile Testing
Nate Oster
,
CodeSquads, LLC
MG
What’s Your Leadership IQ?
Jennifer Bonine
,
tap|QA, Inc.
MH
Tuning and Improving Your Agility
David Hussman
,
DevJam
MI
Design Patterns Explained: From Analysis through Implementation
Alan Shalloway
,
Net Objectives
MJ
Scrum: An Experiential Workshop
Mitch Lacey
,
Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc.
12:00 PM
Lunch - 12:00pm–1:00pm
1:00 PM
Full-Day Tutorials Continue...
MK
Agile Model-Driven Development
Scott Ambler
,
Scott W. Ambler + Associates
ML
The Developer’s Guide to Test Automation
Dale Emery
,
DHE
George Dinwiddie
,
iDIA Computing, LLC
MM
Configuration Management Best Practices
Bob Aiello
,
CM Best Practices Consulting
MN
SOLD OUT!
Scaling Agile with the Lessons of Lean Product Development Flow
Alan Shalloway
,
Net Objectives
MO
Understanding and Managing Change
Jennifer Bonine
,
tap|QA, Inc.
MP
Solving Real Problems through Collaborative Innovation Games®
Bob Hartman
,
Agile For All
Tuesday, June 4
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
Registration Desk Hours - 7:30am–5:00pm
8:30 AM
Full-day Tutorials
Half-day Tutorials
TA
Deliver Projects On Time, Every Time
Ken Whitaker
,
Leading Software Maniacs
TB
Continuous Delivery: Rapid and Reliable Releases with DevOps Practices
Bob Aiello
,
CM Best Practices Consulting
TC
Essential Patterns of Mature Agile Teams
Bob Galen
,
RGalen Consulting
TD
Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers
Rick Craig
,
Software Quality Engineering
TE
Design for Testability: A Tutorial for Devs and Testers
Peter Zimmerer
,
Siemens AG
TF
Agile Project Failures: Root Causes and Corrective Actions
Jeff Payne
,
Coveros, Inc.
TG
SOLD OUT!
User Stories: Across the Seven Product Dimensions
Paul Reed
,
EBG Consulting
TH
The Flow of the Agile Business Analyst
Steve Adolph
,
WSA Consulting
TI
Eight Steps to Kanban
Alan Shalloway
,
Net Objectives
TJ
Software Metrics: Taking the Guesswork Out of Software Projects
Ed Weller
,
Integrated Productivity Solutions, LLC
12:00 PM
Lunch - 12:00pm–1:00pm
1:00 PM
Full-Day Tutorials Continue...
TK
SOLD OUT!
Scaling Agile Up to the Enterprise and Staying Lean
Dean Leffingwell
,
Leffingwell, LLC
TL
Essential Test-Driven Development
Rob Myers
,
Agile Institute
TM
Six Free Ideas to Improve Agile Success
Pollyanna Pixton
,
Accelinnova
TN
SOLD OUT!
Security Testing for Test Professionals
Jeff Payne
,
Coveros, Inc.
TP
Influence Strategies for Software Professionals
Linda Rising
,
Independent Consultant
TQ
SOLD OUT!
Agile Estimation and Planning: Scrum, Kanban, and Beyond
David Hussman
,
DevJam
TR
Getting the Right Requirements—The First Time
Tim Lister
,
Atlantic Systems Guild
4:30 PM
Welcome Reception - 4:30pm–5:30pm
Wednesday, June 5
7:00 AM
Registration Desk Hours - 7:00am–5:00pm
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
8:30 AM
K1
The Art of Change: Influence Skills for Leaders
Dale Emery
,
DHE
10:00 AM
Networking Break - 10:00am–10:15am
10:15 AM
Software Manager’s Lab - 10:15pm–4:45pm
Industry Technical Presentations - Parasoft, SolutionsIQ - 10:15am–11:15am
Agile Leadership
Agile Implementation
Agile Design
Agile Test & QA
AW1
Leading the Creation of an Agile Culture
Pollyanna Pixton
,
Accelinnova
AW2
Governing Agile Teams: Disciplined Strategies to Increase Agile Effectiveness
Scott Ambler
,
Scott W. Ambler + Associates
AW3
Seeking the Agile Path through Database Design
Jonathan Wiggs
,
Netmotion Wireless, Inc.
AW4
Agile Testing: It’s a Team Sport
Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan
,
LeanDog
11:00 AM
Expo is open - 11:00am–2:30pm
11:30 AM
Lunch in the Expo - 11:30am–12:45pm
12:45 PM
K2
Know the Way, Show the Way, Go the Way: Scaling Agile Development
Dean Leffingwell
,
Leffingwell, LLC
2:00 PM
Networking Break - 2:00pm–2:15pm
2:15 PM
Industry Technical Presentations - Jamo Solutions, Tricentis - 2:15pm–3:15pm
Agile Leadership
Agile IT
Agile Design
Agile Test & QA
AW5
Agile Redefines Global Economics: What Recent Data Reveals
Michael Mah
,
QSM Associates, Inc.
AW6
How to Jumpstart Enterprise Agile Adoption
Alan Padula
,
Intuit
AW7
Behavior-Driven Design in Practice
Nir Szilagyi
,
eBay, Inc.
Janarthanan Eindhal
,
eBay, Inc.
AW8
The Agile Tester’s Mindset
Janet Gregory
,
DragonFire, Inc.
3:30 PM
Networking Break - 3:30pm–3:45pm
Expo is Open - 3:30pm–6:00pm
3:45 PM
Industry Technical Presentations - Cognizant - 3:45pm–4:45pm
Agile Leadership
Agile IT
CMMI/Agile
Agile Test & QA
AW9
Building Hyperproductive Agile Teams: Leveraging What Science Knows
Michael DePaoli
,
cPrime
AW10
The Evolution of Agile: Dealing with the Growing Pains
Jonathan Thorpe
,
Serena Software
AW11
Agile and CMMI: Yes, They Can Work Together
Ed Weller
,
Integrated Productivity Solutions, LLC
AW12
Transform Your Agile Test Process to Ship Fast with High Quality
Penny Wyatt
,
Atlassian
5:00 PM
Expo Reception - 5:00pm–6:00pm
Thursday, June 6
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
8:00 AM
Registration Desk Hours - 8:00am–5:30pm
8:30 AM
K3
Magnificence: Culture Hacking, the Common Platform, and the Coming Golden Era
Jim McCarthy
,
McCarthy Technologies, Inc.
9:30 AM
Expo is open - 9:30am–2:30pm
10:00 AM
Networking Break - 10:00am–10:15am
10:15 AM
Agile Leadership
The Agile Enterprise
Regulated Agile
Agile Test & QA
AT1
The Five Facets of an Agile Organization
George Schlitz
,
BigVisible Solutions
AT2
Enterprise Lean-Agile: It’s More Than Scrum
Jeff Marr
,
Cisco
AT3
Agile Development in a Regulated Environment
Chris Ampenberger
,
PHT Corporation
AT4
Scaling Your Tests: Continued Change Without Fear
Ryan Scott
,
Rally Software Development
11:30 AM
Lunch in the Expo - 11:30am–12:45pm
12:45 PM
K4
Lean Software Delivery: Synchronizing Cadence with Context
Mik Kersten
,
Tasktop
2:00 PM
Networking Break - 2:00pm–2:15pm
2:15 PM
Agile Leadership
Agile Requirements
Improving the Team
Kanban
AT5
The 21st Century Needs Radical Management
Bob Hartman
,
Agile For All
AT6
Agile Requirements Is Not an Oxymoron
Paul Reed
,
EBG Consulting
AT7
Building a Team Backlog: The Power of Retrospectives
Kanchan Khera
,
McKinsey & Company
Bhuwan Lodha
,
McKinsey & Company
AT8
The Kanban Pizza Game: Maximize Profit by Managing Flow
Brad Swanson
,
agile42
3:30 PM
Networking Break - 3:30pm–3:45pm
3:45 PM
Lean
Agile Business Analyst
Continuous Delivery
Scrum
AT9
Lean Management: Lessons from the Field
Sanjiv Augustine
,
LitheSpeed
AT10
The Business Analyst’s Critical Role in Agile Projects
Mark Layton
,
Platinum Edge, Inc.
AT11
The Next Frontier of Agile: Journey to Continuous Delivery
Nicole Sweeney
,
Intuit
Martin Franklin
,
Intuit
AT12
Scrum for Global-Scale Development
James Lynn
,
SUTO Consulting
6:00 PM
Agile Leadership Summit Kick-Off Reception - 6:00pm–8:00pm
Friday, June 7
7:00 AM
Summit Registration Hours - 7:00am–3:00pm
8:30 AM
Agile Leadership Summit—Leading Agile Culture Change