Agile Development Practices East

Agile Development Practices East 2011
Conference at-a-Glance

Sunday, November 6, 2011

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

	Product Owner 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

8:30	Bonus Session - Making Agile Work: An Introduction to Agile Development Practices Sunday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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

Monday, November 7, 2011

8:30

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

8:30

Business Analysis and Requirements Workshop (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

8:30

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

8:30

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

Full-day Tutorials

Half-day Tutorials


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

MB	Product Discovery with User Story Mapping Jeff Patton, Jeff Patton & Associates

MC	Project Assessments: Knowing Where You Stand Payson Hall, Catalysis Group, Inc.


MD	Going Back to the Well: Principles of Software Design Chuck Allison, Utah Valley University

ME	Tuning and Improving Your Agility David Hussman, DevJam

MF	From Zero to Hero: Getting Started with Kanban Chris Shinkle, Software Engineering Professionals

MG	Dynamics of the Agile Center of Excellence Bob Galen, iContact

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

12:00

Lunch

1:00

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

Full-day Tutorials (Continued from AM)

Half-day Tutorials


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

MB	Product Discovery with User Story Mapping Jeff Patton, Jeff Patton & Associates

MC	Project Assessments: Knowing Where You Stand Payson Hall, Catalysis Group, Inc.


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

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

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

MM	Evaluating the Quality of Requirements Donald (Mark) Haynes, Modis Consulting

MN	Resistance as a Resource Dale Emery, DHE

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

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

8:30

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

8:30

Business Analysis and Requirements Workshop (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

8:30

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

8:30

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

Full-day Tutorials

Half-day Tutorials


TA	Deliver Projects on Time, Every Time Ken Whitaker, Leading Software Maniacs, LLC

TB	Sustainable Acceptance Test-driven Development with Cucumber Antony Marcano, RiverGlide Andy Palmer, RiverGlide

TC	Continuous Delivery: Rapid, Reliable Releases Jez Humble, ThoughtWorks Rolf Russell, ThoughtWorks

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

TE	Managing Successful Test Automation Dorothy Graham, Software Test Consultant


TF	Scaling Agile with the Lessons of Lean Product Development Flow Cory Foy, Net Objectives

TG	Essential Patterns of Mature Agile Teams Bob Galen, iContact

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

TI	CMMI® Crash Course Hillel Glazer, Entinex

TJ	Usability Testing in a Nutshell Julie Gardiner, Sage

TK	Understanding and Managing Change Jennifer Bonine, Up Ur Game Learning Solutions

TL	Collaborating with Non-Collaborators Pollyanna Pixton, Accelinnova

12:00

Lunch

1:00

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

Full-day Tutorials (Continued from AM)

Half-day Tutorials


TA	Deliver Projects on Time, Every Time Ken Whitaker, Leading Software Maniacs, LLC

TB	Sustainable Acceptance Test-driven Development with Cucumber Antony Marcano, RiverGlide Andy Palmer, RiverGlide

TC	Continuous Delivery: Rapid, Reliable Releases Jez Humble, ThoughtWorks Rolf Russell, ThoughtWorks

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

TE	Managing Successful Test Automation Dorothy Graham, Software Test Consultant



TM	Agile CMMI®: Yes, You Can Hillel Glazer, Entinex and Jeffery Payne, Coveros, Inc

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

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

TP	Starting Up Great Agile Teams—or Resetting Existing Ones Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spayd, Agile Coaching Institute

TQ	Design Patterns Explained: From Analysis through Implementation Cory Foy, Net Objectives

TR	Make the Most of Refactoring to Improve Your Design Arlo Belshee, Microsoft

TS	Configuration Management Best Practices Bob Aiello, CM Crossroads

4:30

Welcome Reception (4:30 - 5:30 p.m.)

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
8:30	Keynote Presentation—Mission Critical Agility Jeff Norris, NASA

10:00	Networking Break

10:15	Keynote Presentation—Enterprise DevOps: Breaking Down the Barriers between Development and IT Operations Jez Humble, ThoughtWorks

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

12:45	Becoming Agile		Agile Requirements		Agile Development Techniques		Agile Testing

	AW1	Zero to Agile in Three+ Years: It's a Marathon Sean Buck, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. George Schlitz, Big Visible Solutions	AW2	INVEST: Agile Requirements that Tell a Story Ken Pugh, Net Objectives	AW3	Continuous Integration: Sign of a Great Shop Jared Richardson, RoleModel Software	AW4	Test Specialist on Agile Teams: A New Paradigm for Testers Henrik Andersson, Jayway

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	AW5	Designing Agility that Lasts David Hussman, DevJam	AW6	User Stories from MONOPOLY: Complex Rules, Random Events, and Twisted Exceptions Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com	AW7	Ten Great Practices Learned from Open Source Projects Mik Kersten, Tasktop Technologies	AW8	Surviving an FDA Audit: Heuristics for Exploratory Testing Griffin Jones, iCardiac Technologies

3:45	Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, Open 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

4:00	AW9	The Agile PMO: From Process Police to Adaptive Governance Sanjiv Augustine, LitheSpeed, LLC	AW10	Agile Requirements Readiness … and the Role of Testers Chris Duro, Cognizant	AW11	Agile Development on Large Legacy Architecture Tony Young, Integrated Research	AW12	Eight Principles for Better Unit Testing Gil Zilberfeld, Typemock

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

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Thursday, November 10, 2011
8:30	Keynote Presentation—The Agile Mindset: Principles for Collaborating and Innovating with Agility Adrian Cho, IBM

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

10:15	Keynote Presentation—Agile Requirements: Not an Oxymoron Ellen Gottesdiener, EBG Consulting

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

12:45	Kanban		Agile Implementation		Agile Development Techniques		Agile Leadership

	AT1	Scrum vs. Kanban: It’s Not Necessarily All of One or the Other Season Tanner, State Farm Insurance Companies	AT2	Using Agile Principles to Run Your Organization Jeffery Payne, Coveros, Inc.	AT3	Software Craftsmanship: It’s an Imperative Fadi Stephan, Excella Consulting	AT4	Mind the Gap: Project Governance vs. Agile Flexibility Mario Moreira, CA Technologies

2:00	Networking Break • Visit the EXPO

2:30	CMMI®		Agile Implementation		Agile Development Techniques		Agile Leadership

	AT5	Lean Framework, Agile Principles, and CMMI® Dustin Potts, Nationwide Insurance	AT6	Agile Pathologies: People Problems in Agile Shops Rajeev Singh, ThoughtWorks, Inc.	AT7	Dealing with Stories: Sizing, Tracking, and Defining “Done” Ken Pugh, Net Objectives	AT8	Development Productivity: The Science behind Motivation Russell Pannone, We Be Agile

3:45	Networking Break

4:00	Scrum		Agile Implementation		Agile Development Techniques		Agile Leadership

	AT9	Patterns of “Big” Scrum Dan Rawsthorne, CollabNet	AT10	Focus on Value First: An Agile Transformation Competency Framework Tamara Sulaiman Runyon, CollabNet	AT11	Test-driven Development: It’s All about Fluency Llewellyn Falco, DevelopMentor	AT12	Kata: Discover the Art of Practice to Become a Better Leader Tom Perry, Visa, Inc.

5:30	Leadership Summit Reception (Summit registration required)

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Friday, November 11, 2011
8:30	Bonus Session - The Workshop on Regulated Software Testing (WREST) 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Agile Leadership Summit by Agile Leadership Network (8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.) Join your peers and agile industry veterans to explore one of the biggest challenges facing agile today—leadership! You’ll hear what’s working—and what’s not—and have the opportunity to share your experiences and successes.

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