Following Agile 2009 Monday Conference Sessions that catch my attention, I am writing about Tuesday sessions that attract my attention.
Tuesday—Keynote happens first thing in the morning, so we only start the sessions at 11:00 am.
Death by Scrum Meeting Pete Behrens (90 minutes)—We’ve all had them—those long meetings that run on and on. At a certain moment, we start thinking about how to leave, what excuse can we find to get back to “productive work.” Pete promises to help us find a cure.
Pragmatically "Crossing the Chasm" from Project-level to Enterprise Adoption Ahmed Sidky, Chris Sterling
Risk and Risk Management – Theory and Practice Chris Matts, Todd Little
When Agile Just Works – Exploring Group Coherence Joanna Zweig, Cesar Idrovo
Don’t Sell Buzzwords to Business Leaders, Learn How to Describe Real Value Richard Sheridan, Clement “James” Goebel
Top Ten Tips for Agile Coaches Rachel Davies, Liz Sedley (45 minutes)—again, they wrote the book. This would start at 11:45.
My Choice: Risk Management Theory and Practice. I’ve been following along on the Real Options mailing list (see: Agile Mailing Lists) for some time now, but it hasn’t all gelled.
Afternoon
14:00–15:30
Facilitation Patterns and Antipatterns Steven "Doc" List (90 minutes). I see myself in several of Steven’s anti-patterns, so maybe I had better go.
First, Kill All The Metrics! Niel Nickolaisen, Chris Matts (90 minutes)—“How well are we served by our current metrics? Do metrics such as developer and tester productivity, ROI, and on-time / on-budget help us improve results? Or, do such metrics drive us towards negative behaviors? In this workshop, we describe the foundation for meaningful metrics.”
Deliberate Practice in Software Development Mary Poppendieck. It’s Mary, and she is always good.
My Choice: I’m flipping between Facilitation Patterns and Kill All the Metrics.
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Thanks for posting your selections, Mark. It gave me a good starting point.