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Scaling Agile at Dell: Real-life Problems - and Solutions[presentation]
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The transition from waterfall-based software development to an agile, iterative model carries with it well-known challenges and problems-entrenched cultures, skill gaps, and organizational change management.

Geoffrey Meyer, Dell Inc. l Enterprise Product Group
Transitioning to Kanban: From Theory to Practice[presentation]
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You're familiar with agile and, perhaps, practicing Scrum. Now you're curious about Kanban. Is it right for your project? How does Kanban differ from Scrum and other agile methodologies?

Gil Irizarry, Yesmail
Protection Poker: An Agile Security Game[presentation]
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Each time a new feature is added to a product, developers need to consider the security risk implications, find ways to securely implement the function, and develop tests to confirm that the risk is gone or significantly lowered.

Laurie Williams, North Carolina State University
Doing Agile in a Waterfall World? Without Breaking Your Neck[presentation]
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Although many of us want to use only agile practices, we often work alongside teams with strong waterfall traditions.

Jared Richardson, RoleModel Software
Disciplined Agile Delivery in IT: A Full Lifecycle Approach[presentation]
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The good news: Agile methods deliver superior results compared to traditional approaches.

Mark Lines, UPMentors
Test Automation on Large Agile Projects: It's Not a Cakewalk[presentation]

Automating regression testing on large-scale agile projects with multiple independent Scrum teams is not a cake walk.

Scott Schnier, Agilex Technologies
CMMI® to Agile: Options and Consequences[presentation]
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If you long for greater agility in your process-oriented or CMMI world, this session is for you. Paul McMahon shares how organizations can integrate agile approaches with CMMI and its key process area requirements.

Paul McMahon, PEM Systems
Sprint Reviews that Attract, Engage, and Enlighten Stakeholders[presentation]
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Are you suffering from chronic disinterest in what your team is delivering? Are your product owners unavailable or distracted? Are your sprint reviews ho-hum experiences with low attendance?

Bob Galen, RGalen Counsulting Group, LLC
Better Software Conference East 2012: Lean Development Practices for Enterprise Agile[presentation]
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Enterprise agile initiatives require strategic, portfolio, product, and team perspectives at all levels.

Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives
Orthogonal Defect Classification: An Agile Test/QA Primer[presentation]
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Can defect root cause analysis be made agile? Can we transform a multi-hour task from the classical world of software engineering into one that takes minutes and yields greater insights?

Ram Chillarege, Chillarege Inc.
Right-sized Architecture: Integrity for Emerging Designs[presentation]
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In agile projects, design ideally "emerges" over the course of development. However, if teams primarily focus on independent user stories, they risk losing sight of the product's vision and the integrity of well-thought-out architecture.

Ken Kubo, Northrop Grumman Corporation
IT Governance and Compliance in an Agile World[presentation]
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Establishing IT governance and compliance practices is essential for organizations that have regulatory or audit requirements.

Bob Aiello, CM Best Practices Consulting
Ready and Fit: Adopting Agile in Highly Regulated Environments[presentation]
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If you live and work in a highly regulated environment (HRE)-medical devices, DoD and its contractors, nuclear energy, or other life-critical systems-this session is for you.

Suzanne Miller, Software Engineering Institute
Tune Agile Test Strategies to Project and Product Maturity[presentation]
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For optimum results, you need to tune agile project's test strategies to fit the different stages of project and product maturity.

Anna Royzman, Liquidnet Holdings, Inc.
Mock Objects: From Concept to Code[presentation]
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Mock objects are simulated objects that mimic the behavior of real objects in controlled ways.

Rob Myers, Agile Institute

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