Latest Newsletter - Events - September 1, 2010




September 1, Lean-Agile Events Newsletter


Hi Subscriber:

The last session of our Business Driven Software Development webinar series Session 7: The Role of Management in Lean-Agile Transformations, how management is an essential aspect of any lean-agile transition that involves more than just a couple of teams, was well regarded. Find posted answers to questions posed during the session at our LinkedIn Business Driven Software Development group. Click here to join, view and get into the discussion. Click here to see a recording of the webinar.

This concludes our sessions in the Business Driven Software Development webinar series.

I'm planning to put on another webinar series and am looking for input on what you all would like. One possibility is to put on a webinar series called: Using Kanban to Improve your Scrum Practice. The other would be a webinar series focusing just on Kanban itself. Tentative outlines are:
Using Kanban to Improve Your Scrum Practices:
  • Key Kanban Practices - Explicit Policies, Managing Work in Progress, Visibility
  • Using Service Level Agreements to manage new work that interrupts a sprint
  • Using the key metric of Lean - Cycle time - to improve your overall process
  • Using flow to manage cross-team dependencies and distributed teams
  • Using Kanban thinking to improve manager - team relationships
  • Using Kanban in Scrum to transition to Kanban
Kanban - The Next Generation of Agile Methods
  • An Introduction to Kanban
  • Service Level Agreements in Kanban
  • Kanban board tips and tricks
  • Using Cycle time to improve your process
  • Kanban in distributed and multi-team environments
  • Starting your Agile transition with Kanban
I'd like some feedback to help choose - please let me know which you'd prefer.
I'll be speaking later this month at the Lean Kanban Europe 2010 conference. Register now and let me know and I'll bring you a free copy of our Lean Software Development online course on a CD for free. It's going to be a great conference.

Upcoming events include (click on the Event name for information and links to Register):

Events
Title - Courses
LocationDate
Online Course: Database Agility Online Training InternetSep 9-Oct 27
Lean-Agile Project Management Certification
Tampa, FLSep 28-30
Lean-Agile Project Management Certification
Seattle, WAOct 6-8
Lean-Agile Project Management Certification
Atlanta, GAOct 12-14
Lean-Agile Project Management Certification
Charlotte, NCOct 25-27
Practical Test-Driven DevelopmentOrlando, FLNov 14-16
Scrum Master CertificationOrlando, FLNov 14-16
Lean-Agile Project Management Certification
Philadelphia, PADec 7-9
Title - Webinars, Conferences
Conference: Lean Kanban Europe 2010Antwerp, BelgiumSep 23-24
Conference: LESS 2010Helsinki, FinlandOct 17-20
Conference: Øredev 2010Malmö, SwedenNov 8-12
Conference: Agile Development Practices | East Orlando, FL Nov 14-19

Business Driven Software Development Webinar Series

This series provided an introduction on how to achieve Business Agility. Business Agility enables an organization to respond quickly to external forces (such as new market opportunities and competitive forces) as well as to respond quickly to new insights attained internally.

See Session 1 Business Driven Software Development: An Overview Recording
See Session 2 Product Portfolio Management Recording
See Session 3 Where to Start Your Agile Transition Recording
See Session 4 Team Agility: Scrum or Kanban? Recording
See Session 5 Essential Skills for the Agile Developer Recording
See Session 6 Acceptance Test-Driven Development Recording

See Session 7 The Role of Management in Lean-Agile Transformations Recording

Courses

Lean-Agile Project Management Certification
Prepare a person to play the role of the Lean-Agile Project Manager. In today's world it is critical that one know why Agile works, not just be given a set of practices to coach the team in performing. While Scrum is a popular Agile method today, it is not always the best Agile method to use. This course introduces the participants to the three most popular Agile methods: Scrum and Kanban - all within the context of Lean-Agile methods.

Database Agility Online Training
True database agility comes from the recognition of how data and programs are fundamentally different. This course breaks the practices of agile software development down into a set of principles and then uses those principles to build up a set of Agile practices in the context of database development.

This online training is true training, including lectures, readings, exercises and question & answer periods. The intent of this training is:

  • To give you the tools you need to iteratively develop a database
  • To promote within the industry the concept that iterative database development is possible
  • To help participants articulate to their colleagues why databases require different practices and what those different practices are
Practical Test-Driven Development
This hands-on course shows you how to use automated unit tests to drive your program design and deliver code with fewer bugs. You will practice development using the xUnit tool for unit testing. With extensive practice sessions, experience the revolutionary approach of letting tests drive your development. Learn how to keep new designs clean and simple through refactoring and how to transform unreadable code into well-structured, modular programs.

Scrum Master Certification
In Scrum Master Certification training you will:
  • Learn, experience, and practice the Scrum Master approach to managing development
  • Apply lean-agile principles to software development projects
  • Build a cohesive agile team to deliver high quality software more quickly
  • Plan and execute small development iterations and internal releases
  • Respond to emerging requirements and competitive pressures
  • Practice Scrum leadership within a simulated project
Conferences

Lean Kanban Europe 2010, September 23-24, Antwerp, Belgium

I am honored to be able to deliver the opening keynote for Lean Kanban Europe 2010, 'What Is Next In the Agile World: Why Lean / Kanban Matters'. I chose this topic as I think it will set the tone for this conference which will bring together the leading innovators, practitioners, and influential thought leaders in Lean Software and systems management. It will be Europe's largest Lean and Kanban conference, held over over two days from Thursday, September 23 to Friday, September 24. The conference will assist organizations that depend on software - from start-ups to those that build complex, software intensive products, systems & services - with the application of Lean Thinking throughout the enterprise.

I also will be giving an afternoon session on Friday on transition: 'Seeing what matters using the right vision to manage transition'.


International Conference on Lean Enterprise Software and Systems (LESS2010), October 17-20, Helsinki, Finland

Agile software development changed the way that software development is perceived today. The journey continues now in the new era where software business meets software practice in a novel way. I am proud to present at the first International Conference on Lean Enterprise Software and Systems (LESS) which is in collaboration with the Lean Software and Systems Consortium of which I am a founding member. The journey starts from Helsinki, Finland in October 2010. LESS joins three strong communities together to form a platform for innovative ideas and future developments. It will foster the interaction by joining the lean product development community with the agile community coupled with innovative ideas nurtured by the beyond-budgeting school of thinking. These communities are supported by well-defined educational tracks to involve the university lecturers deeply in the network where future software and business managers are educated.

I will be giving a morning tutorial on Wednesday, October 20 'Scaling Agile With the Lessons of Lean Product Development Flow'


Øredev 2010 Conference, November 8-12, Malmö, Sweden

Øredev is the Premier developer's conference in Europe, focused on the whole software development process.

Øredev means both Quality and Quantity, by bringing the best speakers and expert practitioners on a range of subjects, such as Java, .Net, Project Management, Web development and Testing. With a low ratio of only 10 conference participants to each expert speaker, Øredev is a unique event that delivers real exchanges of ideas. "Birds-of-a feather", or "chalk talks" after each learning session, allow you to dig deeper into your topic.

Senior Consultant Cory Foy will be giving a morning tutorial on 'Koans and Katas Oh My!' and two sessions: 'Delivering What's Right' and 'Fostering Software Craftsmanship'.


Agile Development Practices | East Conference & Expo, November 14-19, 2010, Rosen Centre in Orlando, FL

Discover Agile Development Practices and take back the latest in agile methods, technologies, tools, and leadership principles from thought leaders who deliver inspiring keynote presentations, in-depth tutorials, and a wide range of conference classes. Join industry experts and peers in the agile community for a week jam-packed with learning sessions that will help you make a powerful impact in your job role and for your organization. We are sponsoring this conference, plus CEO Alan Shalloway and Senior Consultants Amir Kolsky and Cory Foy are conducting concurrent sessions. Senior Consultant Cory Foy and Fellow Consultant Ken Pugh will each be giving a public course at the conference site. Come by and see our talks and visit us at our booth in the Expo area.


Hope you find this valuable and to see you at one of these events. Please let me know if we can be of any assistance.

Regards,

Alan Shalloway
CEO, Net Objectives
Achieving Enterprise and Team Agility