Presentation: "Introduction: Agile in practice"

Time: Wednesday 10:30 - 10:45

Location: St James's Suite

Abstract: Scrum was introduced in 1993 and since then more than 15.000 IT professionals have obtained the title Certified Scrum Master after attending a Scrum Alliance Master class. The Scrum framework has been implemented by many both small and large organizations worldwide. XP was introduced by Kent Beck in 1999 in his book "Extreme Programming Explained" and has been adopted by hundreds of thousands of IT professionals worldwide since then. In 2001 the Agile Manifesto was written which embraces principles from both XP, Scrum and Lean. This track will present the latest development within the agile practices. Leading practitioners will present and explain their latest experiences and pitfalls in implementing agile principles e.g. XP, Scrum and Lean Software Development.

Trackhost: Linda Rising, Global Presenter

Trackhost: Linda Rising

Linda Rising has a Ph.D. from Arizona State University in the field of object-based design metrics and a background that includes university teaching and industry work in telecommunications, avionics, and strategic weapons systems.

An internationally known presenter on topics related to patterns, retrospectives, agile development approaches, and the change process, Linda is the author of numerous articles and four books---Design Patterns in Communications, The Pattern Almanac 2000, A Patterns Handbook, and Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas, written with Mary Lynn Manns.

Find more information about Linda at www.lindarising.org.