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Conference Schedule
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Job Function:
- None -
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Business Analyst
Business User
CIO / Director
Configuration Manager
Consulting
Development Manager
Performance Tester
Product Manager
Project Manager
Quality Assurance
Security
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
Application Lifecycle Management
Business Analysis
Cloud Computing
Cloud Testing
Collaboration or Communication
Defect or Incident Management
Design and Architecture
Dev Ops
Development
Kanban
Leadership
Lean Management
Measurement and Metrics
Mobile Applications
Mobile Testing
People and Teams
Personal Improvement
Process Improvement
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Requirements
SCRUM
Security Testing
Software Development
Software Testing
Test Automation
Test Design
Test Management
Web or eBusiness Testing
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Sunday, June 1
7:30 AM
Registration Desk Hours - 7:30am–10:00am
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
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 2
7:00 AM
Registration Desk Hours - 7:00am–4:30pm
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
8:30 AM
Multi-day Training Classes Continue - 8:30am–5:00pm
Full-day Tutorials
Half-day Tutorials
MA
Practical Agile Metrics for Release Planning, Estimation, and Retrospectives
Michael Mah
,
QSM Associates, Inc.
MB
Continuous Delivery: Rapid and Reliable Releases with DevOps
Bob Aiello
,
CM Best Practices Consulting
MC
Creating Android Apps in Java
NEW
Mark Meretzky
,
New York University
MD
Giving Great Presentations: The Art of Stage Presence
NEW
James Whittaker
,
Microsoft
ME
Acceptance Test-Driven Development: Mastering Agile Testing
SOLD OUT
Nate Oster
,
CodeSquads, LLC
MF
What Do Agile Managers Do?
NEW
Johanna Rothman
,
Rothman Consulting Group, Inc.
MG
Solving Real Problems through Collaborative Innovation Games®
Michael Vizdos
,
Vizdos Enterprises, LLC
MH
What’s Your Leadership IQ?
Jennifer Bonine
,
tap|QA, Inc.
MI
Scaling Agile with the Lessons of Lean Product Development Flow
Al Shalloway
,
Net Objectives
MJ
Stop Making Lists, Start Making Products
NEW
David Hussman
,
DevJam
Janet Gregory
,
DragonFire, Inc.
12:00 PM
Lunch - 12:00pm–1:00pm
1:00 PM
Full-day Tutorials Continue (8:30am–4:30pm)
MK
Risk Management: Project Management for Grown-Ups
NEW
Tim Lister
,
Atlantic Systems Guild, Inc.
ML
Twelve Risks to Enterprise Software Projects—And What to Do about Them
NEW
Payson Hall
,
Catalysis Group, Inc.
MM
An Introduction to SAFe: The Scaled Agile Framework
NEW
Al Shalloway
,
Net Objectives
MN
Six Free Ideas to Improve Agile Success
Pollyanna Pixton
,
Accelinnova
MO
Essential Test-Driven Development
Rob Myers
,
Agile Institute
MP
Agile Test Automation: Do It Early and Often
SOLD OUT
Janet Gregory
,
DragonFire, Inc.
MQ
The Role of the Agile Business Analyst
Steve Adolph
,
BootStrap Agile
Tuesday, June 3
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
Registration Desk Hours - 7:30am–5:00pm
8:30 AM
Multi-day Training Classes Continue - 8:30am–5:00pm
Full-day Tutorials
Half-day Tutorials
TA
Requirements Engineering: A Hands-On Practicum
Erik van Veenendaal
,
Improve Quality IT Services BV
TB
Testing Mobile Apps—From All Angles
Randy Rice
,
Rice Consulting Services, Inc.
TC
Leadership and Career Success—On Purpose
NEW
James Whittaker
,
Microsoft
TD
Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers
Rick Craig
,
Software Quality Engineering
TE
A Test Leader’s Guide to Agile
Bob Galen
,
Velocity Partners
TF
Software Design for Testability
Keith Stobie
,
Salesforce.com
TG
Agile Boot Camp for Project Managers
NEW
Ken Whitaker
,
Leading Software Maniacs
TH
Agile Project Failures: Root Causes and Corrective Actions
Jeff Payne
,
Coveros, Inc.
TI
Eight Steps to Kanban
Al Shalloway
,
Net Objectives
TJ
Coaching and Leading Agility: Tuning Agile Practices
David Hussman
,
DevJam
12:00 PM
Lunch - 12:00pm–1:00pm
1:00 PM
Full-day Tutorials Continue (8:30am–4:30pm)
TK
Essential Patterns of Mature Agile Leaders
NEW
Bob Galen
,
Velocity Partners
TL
Get the Requirements Right―The First Time
Tim Lister
,
Atlantic Systems Guild, Inc.
TM
Congruent Coaching: Choosing the Right Approach
NEW
Johanna Rothman
,
Rothman Consulting Group, Inc.
TN
Innovation Thinking: Evolve and Expand Your Capabilities
NEW
Jennifer Bonine
,
tap|QA, Inc.
TO
Security Testing for Test Professionals
Jeff Payne
,
Coveros, Inc.
TP
The Essential Product Owner: Championing Successful Products
Ellen Gottesdiener
,
EBG Consulting
TQ
Agile Estimation and Planning: Scrum, Kanban, and Beyond
David Hussman
,
DevJam
TR
Getting Started with Scrum: An Experiential Workshop
Mitch Lacey
,
Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc.
4:30 PM
Welcome Reception - 4:30pm–5:30pm
Wednesday, June 4
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
Registration Desk Hours - 7:30am–5:00pm
8:30 AM
K1
Beyond the Web and Apps: The Domestication of Knowledge
James Whittaker
,
Microsoft
10:00 AM
Networking Break - 10:00am–10:15am
10:15 AM
K2
For Maximum Awesome
Joe Justice
,
Scrum, Inc
11:30 AM
Lunch in the Expo - 11:30am–12:45pm
12:45 PM
ITP1
From Request to Delivery: “Using Agile Methods to Trace Customer Requirements and Improve Quality”
Steven Machernis
,
Infostretch
ITP2
Enabling Agile Enterprise ALM with unifyALM: Requirements, Build, Test, and Deployment
Vaughn Marshall
,
pureSCM
Daniel Lazaratos
,
pureSCM
Projects & Teams
Business Analysis & Requirements
Personal Excellence
Going Mobile
BW1
Seven Deadly Habits of Highly Ineffective Software Managers
Ken Whitaker
,
Leading Software Maniacs
BW2
Forward Thinking for Tomorrow's Projects: Requirements for Business Analytics
Joy Beatty
,
Seilevel
BW3
This Is Not Your Father's Career: Advice for the Modern Information Worker
James Whittaker
,
Microsoft
BW4
Automate Your Mobile Development Ecosystem
Josh Anderson
,
StepLeader, Inc.
2:00 PM
Networking Break - 2:00pm–2:15pm
2:15 PM
ITP3
Mixing methods in large scale agile - experiences learned from AAA game development
Jon Leslie
,
Hansoft
ITP4
Git Branching for Agile Teams
Dan Radigan
,
Atlassian
Projects & Teams
Business Analysis & Requirements
Personal Excellence
Going Mobile
BW5
You’re Not as Smart as You Think: Improve Your Decision-Making Skills
Brandon Carlson
,
Lean TECHniques, Inc.
BW6
Nonfunctional Requirements: Forgotten, Neglected, and Misunderstood
Ellen Gottesdiener
,
EBG Consulting
BW7
Collaboration and Communication through Improvisation
Kupe Kupersmith
,
B2T Training
BW8
The Secrets of Mobile App Testing
Jason Arbon
,
Applause
3:30 PM
Networking Break - 3:30pm–3:45pm
3:45 PM
ITP5
Mobile Apps: Test Your Way
Chris Regehr
,
Mobile Labs
ITP6
From Stickies to Software How to Take Your Scrum Team to the Next Level
Hamid Shojaee
,
Axosoft
Projects & Teams
Business Analysis & Requirements
Personal Excellence
Security
BW9
Want Self-Organizing Teams? Just BEGIN Now!
Shawn Button
,
Leanintuit
Chris Farrell
,
Rally Software Development
BW10
Specification by Example: Stop Testing at the End
Nate Oster
,
CodeSquads, LLC
BW11
Speed-Reading Your Colleagues and Bosses for Understanding
Jennifer Bonine
,
tap|QA, Inc.
BW12
Web Application Security Testing: Kali Linux Is the Way to Go
Gene Gotimer
,
Coveros, Inc.
5:00 PM
Expo Reception - 5:00pm–6:00pm
Thursday, June 5
7:30 AM
Registration Desk Hours - 7:30am–5:30pm
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
8:30 AM
K3
An Agile Throwdown: Munich Takes on the Columbus Agile Benchmark Study
Michael Mah
,
QSM Associates, Inc.
10:00 AM
Networking Break - 10:00am–10:15am
10:15 AM
ITP7
Testing Ajax, Mobile Apps with Agile Test Management and Tools
Frank Cohen
,
Appvance
Projects & Teams
Design & Code
Cloud Computing
Testing
BT1
Create Personas to Never Lose Sight of Your Customers
Dan Radigan
,
Atlassian
BT2
Avoid Over Design and Under Design
Al Shalloway
,
Net Objectives
BT3
Accelerate Software Delivery with the Cloud
Rohit Jainendra
,
Electric Cloud
BT4
From Good to Great: Combining Session- and Thread-Based Test Management
Michael Albrecht
,
AddQ Consulting
11:30 AM
Lunch in the Expo - 11:30am–12:45pm
12:45 PM
Projects & Teams
Design & Code
Waterfall & Agile
Testing
BT5
Play the Lean Startup Game
Ram Srinivasan
,
Independent Consultant
BT6
Service Virtualization: Speed Up Delivery and Improve Quality
Anne Hungate
,
Independent Consultant
BT7
She's Scrum, He's Waterfall: Can This Relationship Be Saved?
Heather Oppenheimer
,
Oppenheimer Partners, LLC
BT8
Spice Up Your Test Plans with Mind Maps
Jeanne Peng
,
Cisco Video Technologies France
2:00 PM
Networking Break - 2:00pm–2:15pm
2:15 PM
ITP8
Hardening Your Code in a Post-Heartbleed World: What Role Does Static Analysis Play?
Arthur Hicken
,
Parasoft
Projects & Teams
Design & Code
Big Data
Metrics
BT9
Helping Others Take Ownership of Conflict Resolution
Tricia Broderick
,
Pearson
BT10
Technical Debt: You Can’t Afford It
David Croley
,
Agile Velocity
BT11
Demystifying Big Data and NoSQL
Jon Mills
,
PaigeTechnologies
BT12
The Mismeasure of Software: The Last Metrics Talk You'll Ever Need to Hear
Lee Copeland
,
Software Quality Engineering
3:30 PM
Networking Break - 3:30pm–3:45pm
3:45 PM
K4
Producing Product Developers
David Hussman
,
DevJam
5:30 PM
Agile Leadership Summit Kick-Off Reception - 5:30pm–7:30pm
Friday, June 6
7:30 AM
Summit Continental Breakfast - 7:30am–8:30am
Registration Desk Hours - 7:30am–2:30pm
8:30 AM
Agile Leadership Summit - 8:30pm–3:30pm
11:45 AM
Summit Lunch - 11:45am–12:15pm