A Beginner's Introduction to agile Development

Many of our clients have been asking us: "What is Agile? Agile can have great benefits for most organizations, but it's not for everybody, and requires some preparation before reaping the benefits. Hear what Agile is all about from one

of the founders of the Agile disciplines. This talk will overview major Agile techniques (XP, Scrum, Organizational Patterns) on the market today. There will be an extensive question-and-answer period with straight answers directly from an expert.

Duration: 0.5 day

Audience:

Managers, project managers, and team leads interested in making their organizations more Agile, either through the introduction of individual techniques (such as test-driven development) or of wholesale methods such as XP.

Outline:

• 1. What is Agile development?

  2. History

  3. The Methods: XP, Scrum, and others

  4. The Methods in depth

  5. Agile Tools and Techniques

  6. Controversies: TDD, pair programming, etc.

  7. Myths and the balance between discipline and chaos

  8. Conclusion: it's all about common sense

  9. Question-and-answer