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Agile Development Practices 2008 Conference at-a-Glance

8:30   Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
 
  Monday Full Day Tutorials   Monday Morning Tutorials
  MA    The Zen of Agile Management
David Anderson, Valtech, Inc. and Modus Cooperandi, Inc.		   MG    Experiencing Agility from Requirements to Planning
Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
  MB   Principles and Practices of Lean-Agile Development
Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives		   MH    The Beginner's Mind: Keeping Your Agile Adoption Fresh
David Hussman, DevJam and Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development
  MC   Test-Driven Development
Rob Myers, Net Objectives		   MI    Conducting Requirements-Driven Workshops for Agile Projects
Ellen Gottesdiener, EBG Consulting
  MD    Using Metrics in Agile Environments
Michael Mah, QSM Associates, Inc.		   MJ    User Story Mapping: Getting the Big Pictire
Jeff Patton, Independent Consultant
  ME   Agile Requirements Interactive
Ken Pugh, Net Objectives		   MK    The Power of Retrospectives
Linda Rising, Independent Consultant
  MF    Testing on Agile Projects
Antony Marcano, testingReflections.com and Rachel Davies, Agile Experience		   ML    Fostering Trust in Teams—A Leadership Practicum
Pollyanna Pixton, Accelinnova
12:00   Lunch
 
1:00   Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
 
  Monday Full Day Tutorials (Continued from Morning)   Monday Afternoon Tutorials
  MA    The Zen of Agile Management
David Anderson, Valtech, Inc. and Modus Cooperandi, Inc.		   MM    ADAPTing to Agile: A Guide to Transitioning
Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
  MB   Principles and Practices of Lean-Agile Development
Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives		   MN    Agile Product Planning: Building a Strong Backlog
David Hussman, DevJam
  MC   Test-Driven Development
Rob Myers, Net Objectives		   MO    A Day in the Life of a User Story
Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development
  MD    Using Metrics in Agile Environments
Michael Mah, QSM Associates, Inc.		   MP   Refactoring Your Wetware: Thinking about Thinking
Andy Hunt, The Pragmatic Programmers
  ME   Agile Requirements Interactive
Ken Pugh, Net Objectives		   MQ    Mixing Roles in Scrum: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Mitch Lacey, Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc.
  MF    Testing on Agile Projects
Antony Marcano, testingReflections.com and Rachel Davies, Agile Experience		   MR    Designing Examples: Story Tests for Story Success
J. B. Rainsberger, Independent Consultant
 
8:30   Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
 
  Tuesday Full Day Tutorials   Tuesday Morning Tutorials
  TA    Lean Software Development: Mapping the Value Stream
Mary Poppendieck, Poppendieck, LLC		   TG    Getting Agile with Scrum
Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
  TB    Design Patterns Explained: From Analysis to Implementation
Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives		   TH   Leading Successful Projects in Changing Environment
Pollyanna Pixton, Accelinnova
  TC    Successful Agile Requirements: Collaborating to Define and Confirm Needs
Ellen Gottesdiener, EBG Consulting		   TI    Measuring and Using Your Team’s Velocity
Rob Myers, Net Objectives
  TD   Fearless Change: Introducing New Ideas
Linda Rising, Independent Consultant		   TJ    Hiring for an Agile Team: Candidates Who Fit
Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group
  TE   Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Project Managers
Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development		   TK    Behavior-Driven Development: Writing Software that Matters
Dan North, ThoughtWorks
  TF    Growing Agile Coaches
David Hussman, DevJam		   TL    xUnit Test Patterns and Smells: Improving Test Code and Testability Through Refactoring
Gerard Meszaros, Solution Frameworks, Inc.
12:00   Lunch
 
1:00   Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
 
  Tuesday Full Day Tutorials  (Continued from Morning)   Tuesday Afternoon Tutorials
  TA    Lean Software Development: Mapping the Value Stream
Mary Poppendieck, Poppendieck, LLC		   TM    Avoid Integration Defects without Integration Testing
J. B. Rainsberger, Independent Consultant
  TB    Design Patterns Explained: From Analysis to Implementation
Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives		   TN   From User Story to User Interface
Jeff Patton, Independent Consultant
  TC    Successful Agile Requirements: Collaborating to Define and Confirm Needs
Ellen Gottesdiener, EBG Consulting		   TO    The Bridge to Agility for Traditional Project Managers
Michele Sliger, Sliger Consulting, Inc.
  TD   Fearless Change: Introducing New Ideas
Linda Rising, Independent Consultant		   TP    Software Configuration Management for Agile Development
Steve Berczuk, Cyrus Innovation
  TE   Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Project Managers
Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development		   TQ    Agile Estimating and Planning
Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
  TF    Growing Agile Coaches
David Hussman, DevJam		   TR    Practical Agile: Real World Practices
Jared Richardson, 6th Sense Analytics
4:30   Welcome Reception (4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
 
8:30   Opening Remarks — Conference Chair - Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
 
8:45   Seven Years Later: What the Agile Manifesto Left Out- Brian Marick, Exampler Consulting
 
9:45   Morning Break
 
  Transitioning to Agile Agile Management Agile Projects Agile Processes The Agile Organization Agile Design & Architecture Requirements
10:00 W
1		 Overcoming the Pitfalls of Transitioning to Agile
Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group		 W
2		 Are We There Yet? Defining “Done”
Mitch Lacey,
Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc.		 W
3		 From Concept to Product Backlog: What Happens Before Iteration Zero
Gerard Meszaros,
Solution Frameworks, Inc.		 W
4		 Test-Driven Everything
David Hussman, DevJam		 W
5		 What Are They Doing Down There? A CIO’s Perspective on Agile Software Development
Niel Nickolaisen, Headwaters, Inc.		 W
6		 Integrating Enterprise SOA Architecture with Scrum Development Methodology
Steven Driver, Airlines Reporting Corporation		 W
7		 Agile for Business Analysts
Bob Hartman, Agile For All
  Open Space - 10:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
                             
11:30   Lunch • Visit the EXPO, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
12:45 W
8		 The Agile PMP: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
Mike Cottmeyer, VersionOne		 W
9		 Agile Contracting
Rachel Weston, Rally Software Development and
Chris Spagnuolo, Data Transfer Solutions		 W
10		 Re-thinking Scheduling: Parkinson's Law Inverted
Mary Poppendieck, Poppendieck, LLC		 W
11		 Pragmatic Agility
Andy Hunt, The Pragmatic Programmers		 W
12		 It Takes a Village: Organizing to Fulfill the Product Owner Role
Ronica Roth, Rally Software Development		 W
13		 Refactoring: Where Do I Start?
J. B. Rainsberger, Independent Consultant		 W
14		 Driving User Stories from Business Value
Guy Beaver, Net Objectives
2:15   Networking Break • Visit the EXPO
2:45 W
15		 Driving Agile Transformation from the Top Down
Pete Morowski, Borland Software Corporation		 W
16		 Calling All Agile Skeptics—the Curious and Die-Hard, Non-Agile
Damon Poole, AccuRev		 W
17		 Agile Project Metrics
Dave Nicolette, Valtech Technologies		 W
18		 Secrets of CMMI® for Agile Organizations
Jeff Dalton, Broadsword Solutions		 W
19		 Value Stream Mapping: Extending Our View to the Enterprise
Alan Shalloway, Net Objectves		 W
20		 Behavior-Driven Database Design
Pramod Sadalage, ThoughtWorks		 W
21		 Do the Right Thing: Adapting Requirements Practices for Agile Projects
Ellen Gottesdiener, EBG Consulting
4:15   Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
 
4:30   Beyond Best Practices: Keeping Agile Agile- Dan North, ThoughtWorks
 
5:30   Reception in the EXPO Hall, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
 
8:30   Opening Remarks — Conference Chair - Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
 
8:45   Collaborative Leadership: A Secret to Agile Success- Pollyanna Pixton, Accelinnova
 
9:45   Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
 
  People & Teams Agile Management Agile Projects Agile Processes Testing Agile Design & Architecture Special Topics
10:00 T
1		 Who do You Trust? Beware of Your Brain
Linda Rising, Independent Consultant		 T
2		 Selling Agile: Getting Buy-In from Your Team, Customers, and Managers
Michele Sliger,
Sliger Consulting, Inc.		 T
3		 When to Step Up, When to Step Back: How to Lead Collaboration
Pollyanna Pixton,
Accelinnova		 T
4		 Making People and Processes Congruent
Ken Pugh, Net Objectives		 T
5		 Agile Software Testing Strategies
Jared Richardson, 6th Sense Analytics		 T
6		 Test-Driven Development Takes On Embedded Software
James Grenning, Renaissance Software Consulting		 T
7		 Assessing Your Agility
Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software and Kenny Rubin, Innolution 
  Open Space - 10:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
                             
11:30   Lunch • Visit the EXPO, 9:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
12:45 T
8		 "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility"—Empowering the Agile Team
V. Lee Henson, VersionOne		 T
9		 A Lean Approach to Managing the Project Portfolio
Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group		 T
10		 Maximizing Team Dynamics and Overcoming Dysfunction in Agile Environments
Michael Mah, QSM Associates, Inc.		 T
11		 The Business Value of Pair Programming
Rob Myers, Net Objectives		 T
12		 Agile Usability Testing
John De Goes, N-BRAIN, Inc.		 T
13		 Getting Agile with Legacy Code
Steve Berczuk, Cyrus Innovation		 T
14		 Agile Project Inception: Escaping the Waterfall
Kenny Rubin, Innolution
2:15   Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, open until 2:45 p.m.
2:45 T
15		 Mistakes Agile Teams Make
J. B. Rainsberger, Independent Consultant		 T
16		 Agile Growing Pains
Michael Kirby, Xerox		 T
17		 Scaling Agile Up and Out: A Tale from the Trenches
Ade Miller, Microsoft Corporation		 T
18		 Retrospectives in Action: Looking Back at the Conference
Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development		 T
19		 Picking the Right Test Automation Strategy for Your Project
Gerard Meszaros, Solution Frameworks, Inc.		 T
20		 Agile Engineering for Architects
Ryan Shriver, Dominion Digital		 T
21		 Introduction to Multi-Stage Continuous Integration
Damon Poole, AccuRev
4:15   Networking Break
 
4:30   Scaling Agile: Kanban and Beyond…- David Anderson, Valtech, Inc. and Modus Cooperandi, Inc.
 
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