Boris Gloger, Founder of SPRINT-iT, Germany

Boris Gloger's international experience in software development and delivery projects is based on his work for EDS, Broad-Vision, ONE, Web.de, in Denmark, Spain, Austria and Germany. He has implemented traditional software development processes like CMM and Risk Management and is now changing organizations using Scrum and Project Retrospectives. He authors articles on topics affecting project teams, team leadership and organizational change; "his current book project is: "Introduction to Scrum". (in German). Will be published in Spring 2007). In 2004 he organized the first Scrum Gathering-Europe 2004 at Vienna and 2006 he organized the Retrospective facilitator Gathering in Baden-Baden, Germany. In 2005, I found SPRiNT iT, an agile software development and consuluting company in Ettlingen, Germany.

Boris is a Certified Scrum Master Trainer and NLP Practitioner and holds a Magister in Philosophy and Sociology from TU Darmstadt, Germany. He lives in Roeschwoog, France, a small village in Alsace, and in Vienna, Austria. Reading, running marathon and and salsa dancing are among his passions. His next running goal is the 2 Ocean Run in Capetown South Africa in 2007.

Presentation: "Heartbeat Retrospectives"

Track: Scrum At JAOO2007

Time: Tuesday 16:55 - 17:55

Location: Conference Hall 2

Abstract:

Agile development focuses on continuous improvement. All agile development methodologies implement a sort of the Deming Cycle and follow lean principles. A keystone of lean processes is the review of the current practices. High performance agile development teams continuously improve their methods and tools, the way they communicate and the way they perform their work by using a clear process: a retrospective.

This short presentation - and the subsequent discussion - will give Scrum Masters, Team Leads and Project Managers a simple process for running a retrospective. It will provide a framework you can put immediately into practice. When you follow the facilitation guidelines of the Six Step Framework, you can rely on a well proven way to a successful agile retrospective session.

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Tutorial: "Being an Effective Product Owner"

Track: Tutorial

Time: Thursday 13:00 - 16:00

Location: SAS Room 5+6

Abstract:

The customer drives the product development! This agile principle is the key to the success of an agile development project. Scrum emphasizes this by outlining a dedicated role in its process: The Product Owner.

Having a good Product Owner is as important for the outcome as having a good development team. We need to have a clear understanding about the responsibilities and privileges of this role.

In this tutorial, you will learn what it means to be a Product Owner for an agile development team. You will see how you can nurture a productive work environment by stating a clear project vision and getting your ideas and requirements effectively across to the team.

After a short introduction into the Scrum cycle, we will talk about strategic planning, writing a vision statement, creating user stories, building a release plan and communicating on a daily basis with your team. You will see your role as a Product Owner in the Sprint Planning and during the Sprint. Finally you will acquire a reporting system that shows you on a daily basis the progress of your project.

This tutorial will be hands-on. You will work in small groups to get a clear understanding about the principles and practices of being a product owner.