DevReach Bulgaria
October 17-18, Sofia, Bulgaria
The Agile Buffet Table: Implementing your own Agile process
with Stephen Forte
New to Agile? Having challenges implementing an agile process in your organization? Have you been using Scrum, but need to bend the rules to make it work in your organization? Can’t get the business to “buy-in”? Come and learn about implementing an agile process in your organization. You’ll look at the “buffet table” of agile processes and procedures and learn how to properly decide “what to eat.” We’ll start by defining XP, Scrum, Kanban and some other popular methodologies and then learn how to mix and match each process for various scenarios, including the enterprise, ISVs, consulting, and remote teams. Then take a look at agile tools and how they will aid in implementing your development process. Learn how Microsoft’s application lifecycle management (ALM) tools can support your development process. Lastly, we will talk about how to “sell” agile to your business partners and customers. The speakers have a very interactive style so participation is encouraged and there will be plenty of time for Q&A.
A Dash of Kanban Anyone?
Can you pinpoint bottlenecks on your team? Can you predict when features will be complete? Do sprints feel too rigid for your team? Kanban means Visual Board and comes from the world of Lean Thinking. Kanban has started to influence software development teams, simplifying many aspects of software process management. Why does Kanban matter and how does it work? In this session we’ll explore these questions and find out how you can start with Kanban and Lean Thinking.
Want Better Estimates? Stop Estimating!
Estimation is hard. Some say impossible to get right. There are lots of estimation techniques, some of them easy and some of them really complex. Most of the time these techniques don’t make you better at estimation. Is there a way to stop estimating and still run a team that produces predictably and reliably? Come to this talk.. and you’ll find out.
www.nakov.com
20 October, 19:00 @ Telerik Academy
Come talk Scrum with the Scrum Guys: Kanban, Scrum / Agile Q&A
In this session Joel Semeniuk (Executive VP) and Stephen Forte (Chief Strategy Officer) of Telerik will talk about Agile yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Their talk will briefly reflect on the 10 since the signing of the Agile Manifesto, discuss the significance of Scrum as well as emerging influencers such as Lean and Kanban in the evolution of Agile as we know it. This session will then upon up to a full Questions and Answers where Steve and Joel will discuss anything of interest to the audience.
Prairie DevCon - Winnipeg
November 21-22, Winnipeg, Canada
A Dash of Kanban Anyone?
Can you pinpoint bottlenecks on your team? Can you predict when features will be complete? Do sprints feel too rigid for your team? Kanban means Visual Board and comes from the world of Lean Thinking. Kanban has started to influence software development teams, simplifying many aspects of software process management. Why does Kanban matter and how does it work? In this session we’ll explore these questions and find out how you can start with Kanban and Lean Thinking.
Want Better Estimates? Stop Estimating!
Estimation is hard. Some say impossible to get right. There are lots of estimation techniques, some of them easy and some of them really complex. Most of the time these techniques don’t make you better at estimation. Is there a way to stop estimating and still run a team that produces predictably and reliably? Come to this talk.. and you’ll find out.
DevTeach - Ottawa
November 2-4, 2011 , Ottawa, Canada
A Dash of Kanban Anyone?
Can you pinpoint bottlenecks on your team? Can you predict when features will be complete? Do sprints feel too rigid for your team? Kanban means Visual Board and comes from the world of Lean Thinking. Kanban has started to influence software development teams, simplifying many aspects of software process management. Why does Kanban matter and how does it work? In this session we’ll explore these questions and find out how you can start with Kanban and Lean Thinking.
Want Better Estimates? Stop Estimating
Estimation is hard. Some say impossible to get right. There are lots of estimation techniques, some of them easy and some of them really complex. Most of the time these techniques don’t make you better at estimation. Is there a way to stop estimating and still run a team that produces predictably and reliably? Come to this talk.. and you’ll find out.
TechDays Canada 2011
October 25-26, 2011 - Toronto, Canada
November 15-16, 2011 – Vancouver, Canada
November 29-30, 2011 – Montreal, Canada
The Agile Buffet
Scrum, Feature Driven Development, extreme programing, DSDM, Test Driven Development, Business Driven Development, Kanban – wow,lots to choose from. Why choose one when you can take the best from all of them? Let’s talk about how to identify the best aspects of different methodologies and how you can work them into your software development practices.
Yes We Kanban
Imported from Japan, Kanban is an agile methodology that is gaining a lot of traction. Kanban, or Japanese for signal card, is a process that focuses on transparency and limiting the work in progress. By utilizing Kanban, you can pinpoint the bottlenecks and address them easily. In this session learn what Kanban is, how it evolved from its roots in the Toyota production system to software development, Kanban’s benefits, and how best to implement a Kanban system. We also discuss when not to use Kanban and how to modify other agile methodologies, such as Scrum, to be used in conjunction with Kanban.