Heather McLean

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Agile Development Practices 2008

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I just registered to head to Agile Development Practices 2008 in Orlando, Florida. I will be there for two tutorial and two conference days, November 10 – 13. I won’t be making the APLN summit due to a conflict on the 14th. I will be posting about the conference ongoing while I’m there.

Here’s what my schedule’s looking like.

Monday, November 10

8:30 -12:00, 1:00 – 4:00: The Zen of Agile Management with David Anderson

Tuesday, November 11

8:30 – 12:00: Leading Successful Projects in Changing Environments with Pollyanna Pixton
1:00 – 4:00: Practical Agile: Real World Practices with Jared Richardson

Wednesday, November 12

8:30 – 8:45: Opening Remarks with Lee Copeland
8:45 – 9:45: Seven Years Later: What the Agile Manifesto Left Out with Brian Marick
10:00 – 11:30: Are We There Yet? Defining “Done” with Mitch Lacey
12:45 – 2:15: Pragmatic Agility with Andy Hunt
2:45 – 4:15: Beyond Best Practices: Keeping Agile Agile with Dan North

Thursday, November 13

8:30 – 8:45: Opening Remarks with Lee Copeland
8:45 – 9:45: Collaborative Leadership: A Secret to Agile Success with Pollyanna Pixton
10:00 – 11:30: When to Step Up, When to Step Back: How to Lead Collaboration with Pollyanna Pixton
12:45 – 2:15: Maximizing Team Dynamics and Overcoming Dysfunction in Agile Environments with Michael Mah
2:45 – 4:15: Scaling Agile Up and Out: A Tale from the Trenches with Ade Miller

Of course, this is just all the scheduled activities. In between there’s plenty of time for networking, discussion, and food. :)

Written by Heather

October 23rd, 2008 at 10:52 am

Posted in Agile,Events,XP

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