MINI-CONFERENCE:

IMPLEMENTING AGILE
Agile provides “an environment which is
rich in communication, focussed on the
12 November 2008, LONDON

business need and focussed on

protecting the quality of the final
deliverable”. Many organisations now
want to take the next step and find out
what “implementing Agile” really
involves.
This highly-focused interactive one-day event gives a practical guide to real-world
Agile implementations that will provide invaluable insight to any organisation that is
considering the decision to “go Agile”. It features presentations and case studies
based on real and extensive experience.

By attending this mini-conference you will gain genuine, pragmatic guidance from
specialists who have extensive experience of implementing Agile.

Topics covered include: Who should attend?

Organised by:

• Recap / Overview of leading Agile Those wishing to successfully

Approaches – similarities and
differences, strengths and weaknesses;
• Selecting an Agile Approach: Selecting
and integrating Agile approaches that
work for your organisation and
integrating them with existing
frameworks;
• Initiating an Agile Transformation:
Where and how to start, and how to
achieve and sustain organisational
business buy-in;
Sponsored by:
implement Agile software development,
or to explore its potential, will benefit
from this interactive workshop which
demonstrates the right way to go about
implementing Agile. Participants will
have ample opportunity to ask
questions and interact with the
presenters in order to relate Agile to
their own organisations. They will also
be provided with onward knowledge
and learning resource sources.

• The Challenges of Managing an Agile

Transformation: Agile Transformation,
barriers and enablers, issues and
solutions;
• Case Study: Reflections from an
o rg an i s at i o n wh i ch h a s o r i s
transforming to Agile;
• Panel / Q & A / Clinic: Question the
Panel’s approach to real-world issues
and solutions.
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As Agile projects impact the whole
organisation, attendance by a wide
range of staff and by teams is
strongly recommended.
(team discounts available)
• CEOs / CIOs / IT Directors
• Programme & Project Managers
• Software Development Managers
• Software Managers
• Software Quality Managers
• Project managers and team leaders
responsible for Agile projects.
• Business users involved in specifying,
agreeing and procuring software.
 PROGRAMME
SCHEDULE
9.00-9.30 Registration and Coffee
9.30
Chairperson’s Introduction to the
speakers.
Recap / Overview of leading Agile Ap-
proaches – similarities and differences,
strengths and weaknesses
Panel of all speakers
7 Milestones on the Road to Agility
Duncan Pierce, Amarinda
• You're interested in Agile, but are you ready
to do it? What happens if not everyone
agrees?
• Where do you start? How do you manage
the transition?
• What risks do you face? How do you over-
come them?
These are questions a lot of organisations
have faced. In this talk we look at the major
milestones you need to pass on the road to
agility. We'll talk about activities you need to
undertake at each stage to prepare yourself
and your organisation to move forwards, and
the checkpoints you should use at each mile-
stone to determine whether you're ready.
We'll also look at the different problems
faced by large and small organisations.
Initiating an Agile Transformation
Peter Measey, RADTAC
• Introduction to ‘Pragmatic Agile’ – Integrat-
ing agile and traditional frameworks
• The 5 drivers of agile transformation
• Transformation Project
• Training
• Coaching and mentoring (and the dif-
ference)
• Capability Building
• Agile standards and integration
• The difference between ‘doing agile’ and
‘being agile’
Challenges of Managing an Agile
Transformation
Keith Braithwaite, Centre for Agile Practice,
Zuhlke
• What needs to be in place for Agile to
succeed?
• Where to begin?
• What happens along the way?
• When are you done?
Case study: Yahoo!’s Experiences with
Implementing Agile
Manav Mehan, Yahoo! Europe
Introducing Distributed Agile – A Case
Study
Luke Barrett, ThoughtWorks
• Specific case study following the introduc-
tion of a Distributed Agile delivery
approach to an established IT shop
• Challenges encountered in terms of
culture, process and technology and how
those were addressed
• Particular focus on how the team chose to
adapt core Agile practices to address
geographical and time difference
• Exploration of collaboration tools and
techniques that were used to manage the
communication gap
• Lessons learned
Panel/Q& A/ Clinic
17.00
Close of Day
Price:
Delegate places are at the ‘Early bird’ price of
£440+VAT if booked before 17 Oct.;
£550+VAT thereafter.
For further information on sponsoring or
exhibiting, contact:
Alec McCutcheon
UNICOM Seminars Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 1895 819 475
Swbd: +44 (0) 1895 256 484 www.unicom.co.uk
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