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8:30
  Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level Training Sunday - Tuesday (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)  
  Scrum Master Certification Sunday - Tuesday (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)  
  Practical Test-driven Development Sunday - Tuesday (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)  
  Agile Testing Practices Sunday - Monday (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)  
  Bonus Session • The Foundations of Agile Development (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)  
  
 5:00    Conference Registration (5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)
    

 

 


8:30
  Multi-day Training Classes continue (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)  
  Business Analysis Workshop Monday - Tuesday (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)  
  Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)  
     
 
  Monday Full-day Tutorials     Monday Morning Tutorials
  MA   Practical Software Measurement: Information for Decision Makers  
Beth Layman, Layman & Layman
    MD   ADAPTing to Agile: A Guide to Transitioning
Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
 
  MB   Better Decisions through Collaboration
Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development
    ME   Verbal Agility: Expanding Your Discussion Toolkit        
Michele Sliger, Sliger Consulting
 
  MC   Project Assessments: Knowing Where You Stand
Payson Hall, Catalysis Group
    MF   Test Estimation for Development and Test Managers    
Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants
 
            MG   Ensure Project Success with Scrum—The Right Way
Mitch Lacey, Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc.
 
            MH   Understanding and Managing Change   NEW
Jennifer Bonine, Oracle
 
            MI   Selecting Agile Team Members: Candidates Who Fit  
Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group, Inc.
 
            MJ   Releasing Large-Scale Agile Projects 
Bob Galen, iContact
 
            MK   Techniques for Measuring Team Velocity     
Rob Myers, Agile Institute
 
 
12:00
  Lunch  
 
1:00
  Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)  
 
  Monday Full-day Tutorials (Continued from AM)     Monday Afternoon Tutorials
  MA   Practical Software Measurement: Information for Decision Makers  
Beth Layman, Layman & Layman
    ML   Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies
Tim Lister, Atlantic Systems Guild
 
  MB   Better Decisions through Collaboration
Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development
    MM   Risk-based Testing: A Systematic Approach
Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants
 
  MC   Project Assessments: Knowing Where You Stand
Payson Hall, Catalysis Group
    MN   Discovering the Agile Project Manager Inside You
Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. 
 
            MO   Getting Agile with Scrum
Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
 
            MP   S.O.L.I.D. Principles of System Design   NEW
Robert Martin, Object Mentor
 
            MQ   When to Step Up, When to Step Back
Pollyanna Pixton, Accelinnova
 
            MR   Becoming Agile in an Imperfect World   NEW
Ahmed Sidky, X2A Consulting
 
            MS   Test-driven Development 
Rob Myers, Agile Institute
 
 

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8:30
  Multi-day Training Classes continue (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)    
  Business Analysis Workshop continues (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)  
  Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)  
   
 
 Tuesday Full-day Tutorials    Tuesday Morning Tutorials
  TA   The Leadership Tutorial: Improving Your Ability to Stand and Deliver
Andy Kaufman, Institute for Leadership Excellence & Development, Inc.
    TD   Systems Thinking for Lean and Agile Growth   NEW
Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development, and Bill Wake, Industrial Logic, Inc.
 
  TB   Writing Effective Agile Use Cases   NEW
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock, Wirfs-Brock Associates
    TE   Project Risk Management: A Systematic Approach
Jeff Payne, Coveros, Inc.
 
  TC  

Agile Release Planning, Metrics, and Retrospectives  
Michael Mah, QSM Associates, Inc.

    TF   Release Planning: A Strategy for Success    
Dan Rawsthorne, Danube Technologies
 
            TG   Agile Estimating and Planning
Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
 
            TH   Principles and Practices of Lean-Agile Development
Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives
 
            TI   Tuning and Improving Your Agility: Getting More Done 
David Hussman, DevJam
 
            TJ   Design Patterns in Depth   NEW
Robert C. Martin, Object Mentor
 
            TK   Bridging the Gap Between Management and Test   NEW
Dale Emery, DHE 
 
 
12:00
  Lunch  
 
1:00
  Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)  
 
 Tuesday Full-day Tutorials (Continued from AM)     Tuesday Afternoon Tutorials
  TA   The Leadership Tutorial: Improving Your Ability to Stand and Deliver
Andy Kaufman, Institute for Leadership Excellence & Development, Inc.
    TL   Prioritizing Your Product Backlog   
Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
 
  TB   Writing Effective Agile Use Cases   NEW
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock, Wirfs-Brock Associates
    TM   Agile Retrospectives
Esther Derby, Esther Derby and Associates, Inc.
 
  TC   Agile Release Planning, Metrics, and Retrospectives  
Michael Mah, QSM Associates, Inc.
    TN   Fostering Trust in Teams: A Leadership Practicum
Pollyanna Pixton, Accelinnova
 
            TO   Agile Project Planning: Building Strong Backlogs    
David Hussman, DevJam
 
            TP   Quality Assurance: Moving Your Organization Beyond Testing
Jeff Payne, Coveros, Inc.
 
            TQ   The Bridge to Agility for Traditional PMs
Michele Sliger, Sliger Consulting
 
            TR   Writing Great User Stories
Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development
 
4:30
  Welcome Reception (4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)  
5:30
  Bonus Session • Agile Philanthrophy—With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility Bob Payne, Electroglide  

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8:30
  Keynote Presentation—You Can Always Get What You Want - Tim Lister, Atlantic Systems Guild
 
10:00
  Networking Break
 
    Leading Projects & Teams Business Analysis & Requirements Processes & Metrics Special Topics
 10:15  
BW1
Turning Conflict into Collaboration
Andy Kaufman,
Institute for Leadership Excellence & Development Inc.

BW2
Uncovering User Needs with Critical Incident Task Analysis
Rob Sabourin,
AmiBug.com

BW3
Harmful Project and Management Patterns Revealed
Johanna Rothman,
Rothman Consulting Group, Inc.

BW4
Testing with Real Users—User Interaction and Beyond
Seth Eliot,
Microsoft
10:15
  Bonus Session • Agile Philanthrophy—With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility Bob Payne, Electroglide
11:30
  Lunch—Visit the EXPO!
 
 
12:45
  Keynote Presentation—The Risk Management Paradox - Payson Hall, Catalysis Group
 
2:00
  Networking Break—Visit the EXPO!
 
    Leading Projects & Teams Business Analysis & Requirements Processes & Metrics Special Topics
2:30
 
BW5
Facilitation Patterns for Interaction Satisfaction
Steven "Doc" List,
ThoughtWorks

BW6
Writing Higher Quality Software Requirements
John Terzakis,
Intel

BW7
The Joy of Legacy Code
Michael Feathers,
Object Mentor

BW8
Earned Value Management (EVM) Demystified
James McCaffrey,
Volt VTE
 
3:45
  Networking Break—Visit the EXPO!
 
4:00
 
BW9
Rightsizing Your Project in a Down Economy
Michael Mah,
QSM Associates 

BW10
Business Rules and Data Requirements: In Tandem for Success
Mary Gorman,
EBG Consulting

BW11
Five Core Metrics to Guide Software Project Endgames
Bob Galen,
¡Contact

BW12
Collaborating with Non-Collaborators
Pollyanna Pixton,
Accelinnova
 
5:30
  Reception in the EXPO Hall, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
6:30
 Bonus Session • Getting Business Leaders on the Agile Train Pollyanna Pixton, Accelinnova
 


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      8:30

  Keynote Presentation—It's the People; It's Always the People - Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group, Inc.
 
10:00
  Networking Break—Visit the EXPO!
 
    Leading Projects & Teams Business Analysis & Requirements Processes & Metrics Testing & QA
 10:15   
BT1
The Art of Giving and Receiving—Feedback
Esther Derby,
Esther Derby Associates, Inc.

BT2
Nonfunctional Requirements: The Forgotten Needs
Ellen Gottesdiener,
EBG Consulting

BT3
Measurement Problems that Plague Us
Beth Layman,
Layman & Layman

BT4
A Death Knell for Traditional Test Labs
Ken Johnston,
Microsoft
 
11:30
  Lunch
 
 
12:45
  Keynote Presentation—From Big Boss to Servant Leader - Esther Derby, Esther Derby & Associates, Inc.
 
2:00
  Networking Break—Visit the EXPO!
 
    Leading Projects & Teams Business Analysis & Requirements Processes & Metrics Testing & QA
2:30
 
BT5
Seven Deadly Habits of Ineffective Software Managers
Ken Whitaker,
Leading Software Maniacs

BT6
Involve Your Customers for Better Requirements
Jennifer Bonine,
Oracle

BT7
Is It Good Enough To Ship? Predicting Software Quality
Donald Beckett,
Quantitative Software Management

BT8
Testing and Quality Beyond the Requirements and Code
Lanette Creamer,
Adobe Systems
 
3:45
  Networking Break
 
4:00
 
BT9
Redirecting the Doomed Project
Bob Hartman,
Agile for All

BT10
The Power of Concept Designs in Requirements Elicitation
Scott Plewes,
Macadamian Technologies

BT11
Eliminating Process Bottlenecks: The Theory of Constraints
Chris Sims,
Agile Learning Labs

BT12
Testing in an SOA Environment
Sanjeev Padasalgi,
Sonata Software, Ltd.
 
5:30
  Agile Leadership Summit Welcome Reception, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (additional registration required)


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8:00           
Agile Leadership Summit: Taking Agility to the Next Level

Join your peers and agile industry veterans to explore the unique challenges facing software development leaders as agile practices move into the mainstream. You’ll hear what’s working—and not working—and have the opportunity to share your experiences and successes.
   8:30 Bonus Session • The Workshop on Regulated Software Testing (WREST)  New For 2010!
John McConda, Moser Consulting, Mike Kelly, Developer Town, and Karen N. Johnson, Independent Consultant  
 

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