2009 Session: Scrow: Natural Convergence of Scrum, Lean and Kanban
Thursday, 15:35 - 16:25
Track: Agile Ways
XP created the agile catwalk 10 years ago. In the last years, Scrum has taken over the spot in the limelight and now Lean and Kanban are gaining mind share. We have trends. Some of them are short-lived fads, some become mainstream. 10 years ago, teams implemented revolutionary changes with XP. Today, teams are dropping Scrum to go Kanban. We see good ideas in all of these methods and are adopting them with an evolutionary approach. This session presents ”Scrow”, a mashup of those very idea
Prerequisites
Familiarity ofScrum and an interest in what Lean and Kanban can add into the mix
Expectations
Learn the essence of the discussed methods, understanding the ingredients and which of them you might want in your soup.
Additional Info
Lasse Koskela
Lasse is a coach, trainer, consultant and programmer, spending his days helping clients create successful software products and improve their performance through the application of agile methods and a culture of continuous learning. He believes that the most effective method of coaching software professionals is by working with software. One of the pioneers of the Finnish agile community and author of "Test Driven", Lasse speaks frequently at international conferences.