Agile Development Conference & Better Software Conference East 2013

PRESENTATIONS

Better Software Conference East 2013: Data Collection and Analysis for Better Requirements

According to studies, 64 percent of features in systems are rarely—or never—used. How does this happen? Today, the work of eliciting the customers' true needs, which often remains elusive, can be enhanced using data-driven requirements techniques. Brandon Carlson describes why traditional...
Brandon Carlson, Lean TECHniques, Inc.
Contextually-Driven System Architecture Reviews

When the World Trade Center collapsed, the telephone switching systems in the basement correctly diagnosed which lines were still working and continued to connect calls for several days using backup power. One factor contributing to this remarkable product reliability was the AT&T/Bell...
Michael Dedolph, Levi Deal Consulting
Continuous Automated Regression Testing to the Rescue

A major concern when developing new software features is that another part of the code will be affected in unexpected ways. With a typical development processes, testers often do not run a full set of product regression tests until late in the release when it is much more costly to fix...
Brenda Kise, Proto Labs Inc.
Demystifying the Role of Product Owner

Have you ever wondered what makes a good Product Owner? It’s a broad and deep role that is often filled with a hodgepodge of differently skilled individuals. Many organizations struggle to understand its importance as they scale their agile transformations. What about exceptional...
Bob Galen, Velocity Partners
From Practitioner to Published Author: A Workshop about Writing about Software

Beth Romanik and Jonathan Vanian, who write and edit stories for Software Quality Engineering's websites and publications, present a bonus session for Better Software Conference East 2013 about writing about software. They describe how to contact a publisher, how to write better, how to edit better, some tips on crafting an engaging headline, and advice for getting people interested in your work.
Beth Romanik and Jonathan Vanian, Software Quality Engineering
Getting Ready for Your Agile Adventure

When a team is ready to embark on an agile adventure, it is vital to consider the behavioral and practical aspects of agile prior to jumping in. Mario shares the important readiness factors within his “Ready, Implement, Coach, and Hone” deployment framework.
Mario Moreira, Agile Consultant
Growing a Learning Organization from the Bottom Up

Learning organizations seem like a great idea to just about everyone. But how do you actually create them? In many organizations, attempting to promote learning can seem daunting at best and impossible at worst—especially when you don't feel particularly empowered to do so.
Matt Barcomb, odbox
How Experian Revolutionized Product Strategy and Management with Big Data

Agile discussions often focus on stories, backlogs, development, and testing. At Experian they also brought product strategy management and strategy into the agile fold to ensure their teams were in lock-step with customer requirements and priorities. That resulted in the delivery of...
Jeff Hassemer, Experian
How to (Effectively) Measure Quality across Software Deliverables

How do you properly compare the quality of two or more software deliverables without an accurate normalizing metric? The answer: You can’t. Example: If project A has one-hundred defects and project B has fifty defects, do you automatically assume project B is a higher quality deliverable?
David Herron, DCG
I Thought YOU Were Flying the Plane: Preventing Projects from Falling Out of the Sky

One of the most cherished concepts of the Agile Manifesto is valuing individuals and interactions over processes and tools. Within this idea is the implicit assumption that individuals innately know how to interact. Dramatic lessons from aviation suggest otherwise. During the mid-1960s the...
Steve Adolph, WSA Consulting

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