This is the final part of a guide to Agile 2008. Agile 2008 is the premier conference of the Agile world with about 400 sessions to choose from. In this list of the top sessions I am highlighting the sessions where I will go or would go if it was possible to be present in many places simultaneously and other sessions worth high attention. I tried reducing the list size really hard and it made me remove many really good sessions.
When reading the list bear my profile in mind. I am a product manager working in a distributed environment (and playing a Scrum Product Owner) who still remembers how to code and periodically is invited as an Agile coach or trainer (though not earning his living from the coaching side). The closer you are to this profile, the more useful this top list will be for you. Also bear in mind that I never recommend Live aid and Open jam sessions. You know better if on some time slot you'll want to devote your time to these unusual sessions.
The sessions are sorted by the time frame and every list item is presented together with the corresponding room name. I chose this format, because I am going to print the list and take it with me as a schedule to use on the conference.
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Scrum in a Multiproject Environment. Room: Wentworth
That's where I will really go, because I am the co-author of the paper. Please, come to praise and criticize my and Pekka's work.
Something I'd like to use in my own practice as a trainer.
The Myth and Magic of Self-Organizing Teams. Room: Dominion North
About helping your teams become self-organizing. Another short session that might be combinable with another short sessions if you can run fast between the rooms.
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Pragmatic Personas: Connecting With Developers Via TDD . Room: Dufferin
Plenty of Agile coaching revolves around helping people of different specialities work together. This session explores linking developers with the UX people.
Leadership Success Recipes for Agile in the 21st Century . Room: Dominion South
Concrete coaching recipes for concrete problems happening when you go beyond a single small colocated team working on a single project.
See Large Scale Multi-Stage Continuous Integration in Real Time. Room: Sheraton Hall A
Something very relevant for the distributed teams I work with. Also doesn't take the whole time slot and might be compatible with another short sessions if you can run fast enough.
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DSDM Atern
August 6, 2008 by Aternity Solutions (not verified), 1 year 31 weeks ago
Comment id: 1738
It will be very interesting to see the reactions and feedback here to the talk on Thursday about DSDM Atern: An introduction to Europes leading Agile Framework for Agile Programmes and Projects - http://submissions.agile2008.org/node/6927
The DSDM Consortium are pushing forward with a new wave of great products and training in the very popular European agile methodology: DSDM Atern. The Consortium has chosen Aternity Solutions to deliver training in New York, Chicago and in Boston later in the year (October 2008) and it will be interesting to see the expected growth in the end-to-end agile pathway of Atern. Maybe we check back on Friday, yeah?
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