For thousands of years, humans have relied on stories. They help us turn information into wisdom, and to build relationships with each other. They’ve been passed down through the generations through spoken word, marks on ceremonial sticks, pictures on caves and tomb walls, words on paper, and in photographs and films. Most of us consume stories passively, without real awareness of what is happening. For most people that’s fine, but for those of us trying to influence behaviors and drive change, this represents a missed opportunity. If we are not conscious of the fundamental drivers of how...
Agile + DevOps West 2022 - Keynotes
Wednesday, June 15
The Art of Storytelling in the Craft of Product Development
Adding Security Testing to CI/CD, Without Losing Any Friends
Everyone wants to put tests into the release pipeline, but no one wants to wait hours for them to finish. After consulting with hundreds of companies, giving advice on AppSec programs and tooling implementation, there a few “right” ways and several “wrong” ways to use security testing tools, both in a pipeline and out. In this talk we will discuss multiple options for adding dynamic application security testing (DAST) to your CI/CD, in ways that won’t compromise speed or results. Some of the options we will cover include: limiting scope, using HAR files, using technology-based testing...
Lightning Strikes the Keynotes
Throughout the years, Lightning Talks have been a popular part of the Agile + DevOps conferences. If you’re not familiar with the concept, Lightning Talks consists of a series of five-minute talks by different speakers within one presentation period. Lightning Talks are the opportunity for speakers to deliver their single biggest bang-for-the-buck idea in a rapid-fire presentation. And now, lightning has struck the Agile + DevOps West keynotes. Some of the best-known experts in testing will step up to the podium and give you their best shot of lightning. Get multiple keynote presentations...
Thursday, June 16
Zoom Out! Building a Successful Product Requires a New Way of Thinking
The traditional interview process is broken, and a change is needed. While the working world changes around us, the process used to bring people to teams remains decades old and largely unchanged. Interviews are intimidating, expensive, and often, unfair. Building high-performance teams starts with the interview process - but it demands one that is humanized and that focuses more on the relationship between employer and employee than just the job. The more each side knows about the other, the higher the odds of a successful relationship. The 2020s are proving to be a period of enormous...
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