The Agile 2015 conference was held in August 2015 in Washington, DC. Rebecca Parsons and Phil Brock talk about the conference and the other programs the Agile Alliance has underway.
Source: Rebecca Parsons and Phil Brock on Agile 2015 and Agile Alliance Programs
After chasing him across the east coast of Australia, Craig sits down with Jeff Patton at YOW! Conference in Sydney. Along the way they fail to remember the subtitle of Jeff’s “User Story Mapping” book and talk about:
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Craig and Renee catch up after the last session at Agile 2015 in Washington, DC and talk about the highlights of the conference. Sitting in the atrium near a waterfall, they discuss:
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Craig and Renee are at Agile 2015 in Washington, DC and in the open jam area team up with Jason Tice and Natalie Simonsen from the “This Agile Life” podcast for a crossover episode. Joining in the roundtable conversation are Stephen Vance, Troy Tuttle, Jenny Tarwater, Abby Bangser and Serge Beaumont.
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Craig and Renee visit Washington, DC for the Agile 2015 conference and debrief in the Agile Alliance Lounge after day 1:
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The Agile 2015 conference ran in Washington, DC earlier this month with over 2300 attendees from around the globe. This is a second article in a series looking at the sponsors who supported the conference. They were each asked to answer three questions – Who, What and Why. Who are they, What were they offering at the conference and Why did they choose to sponsor this event?
Source: Agile 2015 Sponsor Roundup #2
Craig and Tony talk to Simon Brown at the YOW! 2014 conference in Brisbane. SImon is the author of “Software Architecture for Developers”, creator of the C4 software architecture model and Structurizr. We tracked him down after his talk to talk about:
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Lyssa Adkins has a weekly email providing inspiration for Agile Coaches:
“We are all on this journey together. Let’s make it an enjoyable one.”
I loved this sentiment sent by agile coach Craig Smith from Australia. I have no deep insight to share. I look forward to hearing yours. What has this brilliant mass transit message meant to you today? Tweet it — include me and Craig: @lyssaadkins and @smithcdau.
We are most assuredly on this journey together.
Lyssa
I saw this poster on a train on a recent trip to Perth and it certainly gave me inspiration. Kudos to Transperth for doing something a little different to remind commuters of their fellow passengers and something for teams to ponder as well.
We got some tweets as well, here is a sample:
https://twitter.com/TheCharlesCain/status/613349418599849984
Craig and Renee catch up late in the evening to chat about recent Agile articles and events including:
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My presentation from Agile Australia 2015 called “It All Starts With An idea: Kicking Off Initiatives For Success” is available on Slideshare.
It was awesome to have such a large audience, particularly as I was up against Dean Leffingwell in the same session. The session was recorded by InfoQ so I will add the video here when it becomes available. Thanks to all those who live tweeted throughout the session, here is a sample:Ideas can come from many different places, but how do we best turn these ideas into initiatives and ensure we are working on the right things at the right time? We tend to throw the idea around, discuss it with our team and management, and undertake a lot of analysis to decide if it’s worth spending time and money on. Unfortunately this approach means we have already spent a bunch of time and money, often without realising it! A number of the early Agile approaches described a lifecycle for kicking off projects, but many of the newer and more popular approaches start with a backlog or an assumption that you are already building something. Go back to basics and look at different approaches for kicking off initiatives and the tools and techniques that make up what is often called the discovery, ideation or concept phase. If your team or organisation has too much work in progress or your pipeline is unclear, then learn (or re-learn) approaches to kicking off the right initiatives so you can ensure you are building the right thing! Learning Outcomes
- Understanding techniques to kick off a project or initiative
- Techniques such as impact mapping, idea canvas, problem pitch, finding features, etc
- Knowing when you should proceed with an idea or park it
- Prioritising ideas
Craig Smith 
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