Better Software East 2011 Agile Software Development, Plan-Driven Software Development, and Software Project Management

Better Software 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 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 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 and Andy Palmer, RiverGlide

TC	Continuous Delivery: Rapid, Reliable Releases Jez Humble and 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 and Andy Palmer, RiverGlide

TC	Continuous Delivery: Rapid, Reliable Releases Jez Humble and 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 Jeffrey 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—Mission Critical Agility Jeff Norris, NASA

10:00	Networking Break

10:15	Projects & Teams		Business Analysis & Requirements		Cloud Computing		Going Mobile

	BW1	Seven Deadly Habits of Ineffective Software Managers Ken Whitaker, Leading Software Maniacs, LLC	BW2	Beyond Business Analysis: Becoming a Trusted Business Advisor Kent McDonald, Knowledge Bridge Partners	BW3	Cloud-enabled Development: Putting the Agile into the Infrastructure Brian White, Skytap	BW4	Eight Limitations of Mobile Platforms Jacob Stevens, Quardev, Inc.

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	Keynote—What's Surgery Got To Do with Improving Software Practices? Edward Kit, Software Development Technologies

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	BW5	When to Ship: Determining Application Readiness Peter Varhol, Seapine Software	BW6	Nonfunctional Requirements: Forgotten, Neglected, Misunderstood Ellen Gottesdiener, EBG Consulting	BW7	Leaping into “The Cloud”: Rewards, Risks, and Mitigations Ken Johnston and Seth Eliot, Microsoft	BW8	Mobile Applications Security Nabil Hannan, Cigital, Inc.

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

4:00	Projects & Teams		Business Analysis & Requirements		Cloud Computing		Software Quality

	BW9	Managing across the Miles: The Keys to Leading Successful Offshore Test Teams Gerie Owen, NSTAR, Inc.	BW10	From Problem to Solution: The Continuum between Requirements and Design Christopher Brandt, Moneris Solutions	BW11	Testing in the Cloud: Is It Right for You? Andrew Pollner, ALP International Corporation	BW12	A Software Quality Engineering Maturity Model Gregory Pope and Ellen Hill, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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—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	Projects & Teams		Design & Code		Development		Testing

	BT1	Transform Your Innovation Thinking Jennifer Bonine, Up Ur Game Learning Solutions	BT2	Avoiding Over-design and Under-design Cory Foy, Net Objectives	BT3	Using Technical Debt to Predict Product Value Emad Georgy, Experian	BT4	Risk Analysis for Test Managers Julie Gardiner, Sage

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

12:45	Keynote—No Silver Bullet? Silver Buckshot May Work Gregory Pope, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

2:00	Networking Break • Visit the EXPO

2:30	Projects & Teams		Design & Code		Security		Testing

	BT5	More Accurate Estimating: You Can Do It Paul Pagel, 8th Light	BT6	Writing High Quality Code David Bernstein, Techniques of Design	BT7	Building Secure Applications Thomas Stiehm, Coveros, Inc.	BT8	Improving Software Quality through Static Analysis Michael Portwood, The Nielsen Company

3:45	Networking Break

4:00	Projects & Teams		Design & Code		Metrics		Testing

	BT9	Get It All Done: A Story of Personal Productivity James Martin, RiverGlide	BT10	Performance Engineering for MASSIVE Systems Mark Lustig, Collaborative Consulting	BT11	Defect Analysis: The Foundation of Process Improvement David Oddis, College Board	BT12	Automation Maturity: Planning Your Next Step in Test Automation Ayal Cohen, Hewlett-Packard

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 Network Summit (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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