Developer Conference 8-12 Nov 2010, Malmö, Sweden
Track overview
Tuesday: NoSQL Day
Track: Realizing business ideas
How can you ensure that you really understand the demands of the business you're working for? No matter if you are working on a product, corporate legacy system, web site or a mobile application, it's crucial that you actually understand your orderer and that he/she understands you. This track will focus on the communication between the business and it's needs and IT - And, how to facilitate the positive process and end product for what your orderer really needs.
Thursday
10:15 - 11:05
Agile acceptance testing: Success stories
Learn why and how teams all over the world succeed in bridging the communication gap between business stakeholders and implementation teams and how they got users, developers and testers to collaborate in defining great requirements and acceptance tests to produce software fit for purpose.
Gojko Adzic
Gojko Adzic is a software craftsman with a passion for new technologies,
programming and writing. He runs Neuri Ltd, a UK-based consultancy that
helps companies build better software by introducing agile practices and
tools and improving communication between software teams, stakeholders
and clients.
Gojko is the author of Bridging
the Communication Gap and Test Driven .NET Development with Fitnesse and the primary contributor to the
DbFIT opensource database testing library.
11:20 - 12:10
Alternatives to Acceptance Testing
Acceptance-Test Driven Development, or ATDD, is all the rage. It seems simple and obvious: Take the successful concept of test-driven development, add user acceptance tests, and profit! But James Shore thinks differently. James was an early adopter of ATDD and project coordinator for Fit, the first tool for ATDD. From those experiences, he learned that automated acceptance tests often result in high maintenance costs over time without yielding the expected benefits.
James Shore
James Shore is a thought leader in the Agile software development community. He consults with development teams worldwide to help them achieve high throughput, market focus, productivity, and quality. James is the co-author of The Art Of Agile Development (O'Reilly, 2007). You can find more of his writing on his "Art of Agile" blog at http://jamesshore.com.
13:10 - 14:00
Engagement of Customers at the Front End of Innovation
a. Question 1: Do we really understand collaboration?
b. The business must be fully engaged during roadmapping
c. The Innovation Game® Prune the Product Tree allows the business to collaboratively define product needs
d. The subsequent backlog must be exposed to and refined with the business
Jason Tanner
Jason Tanner collaborates at Enthiosys as president. He provides over 18 years of experience with software companies, a telecom company and the US Marine Corps. His expertise spans Agile product management and marketing, business planning, partner relationships, and leadership. Jason most enjoys coaching teams to reach their full potential in product development and, more importantly, their best work life. He facilitates Innovation Games and is a CSM.
14:15 - 15:05
Engagement of Customers during the Development Process
a. Is the business really a co-development partner?
b. Is the business really attending and participating in reviews/demonstrations at the end of each iteration?
c. Are we talking with the 'right' people?
d. The Innovation Game® Buy a Feature allows the business to collaboratively prioritize and reprioritize features.
Jason Tanner
Jason Tanner collaborates at Enthiosys as president. He provides over 18 years of experience with software companies, a telecom company and the US Marine Corps. His expertise spans Agile product management and marketing, business planning, partner relationships, and leadership. Jason most enjoys coaching teams to reach their full potential in product development and, more importantly, their best work life. He facilitates Innovation Games and is a CSM.
15:35 - 16:25
Challenging requirements
In this presentation, Gojko Adzic talks about common failure patterns with requirements and specifications on agile projects and talks about ideas, patterns and practices for requirements and specifications that lead to much less rework, more consistent specifications with less functional gaps and ultimately happier customers.
Gojko Adzic
Gojko Adzic is a software craftsman with a passion for new technologies,
programming and writing. He runs Neuri Ltd, a UK-based consultancy that
helps companies build better software by introducing agile practices and
tools and improving communication between software teams, stakeholders
and clients.
Gojko is the author of Bridging
the Communication Gap and Test Driven .NET Development with Fitnesse and the primary contributor to the
DbFIT opensource database testing library.
16:40 - 17:30
Reconciling what "they" want with what "we" want
What is it that makes the difference between good and great results? How do concepts like collective wisdom, group genius, and learning styles apply to delivering great value? In this session we'll explore these ideas, and look at what it means to extend collaboration beyond project teams into the organization and its ecosystem.
Steven "Doc" List
Steven List (generally known as “Doc”) is currently a principal consultant with ThoughtWorks, with a career in software technology spanning three decades. Doc's long-term focus is on the core skills and strategies of management, leadership, team-building, and individual growth, and is an experienced presenter and public speaker, business and agile coach, trainer and workshop leader, and Open Space facilitator.
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