Welcome to the Spring edition of the Agile Newsletter. In this issue we look at Agile and Offshoring using a real world example, plus upcoming Agile training courses, Webinars and events.
Agile in the News
Are you concerned about using Agile in combination with an offshore delivery model? Are you worried that Agile will only work with small, co-located teams? Have others told you that the Agile way of working doesn’t fit with the cultural norms of several offshore environments? Are you concerned that Agile will only work with “highly skilled” workers?
Agile is well-known for working with small, co-located teams with "highly skilled" workers. Of course, common sense, research and experience tell us that small teams work better; that co-located teams work better; that "highly skilled" workers are more productive. If we could, we would certainly move to this model. But some of us work on initiatives that demand in the order of 10’s, 100’s and even 1000’s of people to delivery them. How do we translate the success Agile is so well known for into our highly complex, resource intensive environment? Laura Waite finds out... Read more
Agile Training Courses
Exoftware is delighted to announce a series of Agile courses. For more information or to register please contact us. If your desired course is not being offered near you, please contact us for further information.
| Course |
Date |
Location |
Brief Description |
| Be an Agile Project Manager |
16-17 Apr |
Dublin |
more info » |
| Certified Scrum Master |
21-22 May |
London |
more info » |
| Certified Scrum Master |
24-25 May |
Edinburgh |
more info » |
| Be an Agile Programmer |
04-06 Jun
17-19 Sep
19-21 Nov |
London |
more info » |
| Be an Agile Project Manager |
07-08 Jun
20-21 Sep
22-23 Nov |
London |
more info » |
Agile and Software Events from around the Globe.
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Webinar: "Agile in The Large"
26th April 2007 @ 4pm
Currently a hot topic of debate is "Large Scale Agile Development". Exoftware has much experience in this area through its work with BT Exact, British Telecom's IT organisation. Ideas such as pair coaching and an apprentice coaching model to create internal coaching capabilities, has helped tranform them into an Agile organisation. This solution was driven from the "Laws of Strawberry Jam".
Click here to register.
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Technology4Business Expo
RDS, 26th April 2007 @ 11am
We hope you can join us for the Irish launch of the new and inspirational framework from DSDM Consortium. Exoftware is sponsoring this event and Brian Swan, Exoftware mentor, is delivering a presentation "Agile Washes Whiter".
FREE entry by invitation only – click here to register.
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XP2007 Conference
Italy, 18th – 22nd June 2007
The 8th International Conference on Agile Processes in Software Engineering and eXtreme Programming will be held in Como at the Palace Hotel conference centre. Exoftware are the platinum sponsors for the second year running and Oli Lafontan, Exoftware Mentor, is delivering a keynote: "Beyond Concept to Cash".
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Unicom: "Agile and Test Driven Development Conference"
London, 03 - 04 July 2007
"Herding Cats: Large Scale Agile Release Planning" will be jointly presented by Mark Kennedy from Exoftware and Gregg Wyburn from BT. So what happens when one of the largest programs within the UK's largest telcoms company goes Agile? This is an experience report telling the story of how one of the largest agile projects in the UK did exactly this and took its first steps on its agile journey.
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Agile 2007 Conference
Marriott Renaissance Hotel, Washington 13 - 17 August 2007
Agile 2007 will be an exciting conference about techniques and technologies, attitudes and policies, research and experience, and the management and development sides of agile software development.
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