Presentation: "What's Hard About Becoming an Agile Software Developer?"
Time:
Wednesday 11:30 - 12:20
Location:
Lille Sal
Abstract: "Simple" is a word often used in agile software development. Terms like
YAGNI and "do the simplest thing that can possibly work". It is easy to
forget, however, that Simple is often Hard! So what's hard about becoming an
agile software developer, where are the bumps in the ride? In this talk I'm
going to go through some aspects of agile software development that many
developers find to be hard, or even unpleasant initially.
Workshop: "Scrum and XP From the Trenches"
Time:
Thursday 09:00 - 12:00
Location:
Musikhuset Nr. 421 + 423
Abstract: How does Scrum and XP really work, on a day-to-day basis? What are the
common pitfalls? How do you choose a sprint length? Where does
acceptance testing fit in? How do you deal with multiple teams? How do
you create and maintain a product backlog? How do Scrum and XP
actually fit together? What is the best format for a sprint backlog?
There are no definite answers to these questions, as each organization
is unique. This tutorial, based on the popular book with the same
name, will help you along the way by providing detailed, concrete
examples of day-to-day work with Scrum and XP.
I will go through some of the core practices and discuss lessons
learned after 1.5 years of experimentation in a 40-person development
team. For each practice I will tell you exactly how we worked, why,
what other approaches we tried, and invite discussion to hear about
your experiences. This is about hard-earned experience rather than
theory.
Henrik Kniberg is an
agile coach at Crisp in Stockholm.
He enjoys helping companies succeed with both the technical and human
sides of software development.
