Bas Vodde and Craig Larman on Large Scale Scrum

Bas Vodde and Craig Larman talk about Large Scale Scrum (LeSS), its origins, and the focus on simplicity, as well as the corresponding website and their new book “Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS”.

Source: Bas Vodde and Craig Larman on Large Scale Scrum

Sanjiv Augustine on Scaling Agile, No-Management and Agile 2015 Executive Forum

Sanjiv Augustine talks about his new book “Scaling Agile: A Lean JumpStart”, reinventing organizations and the implementation of no-management at LitheSpeed and the Agile 2015 Executive Forum.

Source: Sanjiv Augustine on Scaling Agile, No-Management and Agile 2015 Executive Forum

Agile 2015 Sponsor Roundup #2

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

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Agile Australia 2015 to Focus on the Art of Simplicity

The Agile Australia 2015 conference is running in Sydney on 17 – 18 June with its theme around the art of simplicty. The conference has been running since 2009 and is set to attract over 1,000 delgates representing over 250 of Australia’s leading organisations.

Source: Agile Australia 2015 to Focus on the Art of Simplicity

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Olav Maassen, Liz Keogh & Chris Matts on Commitment and Real Options

Olav Maassen, Liz Keogh and Chris Matts talk about real options and the story behind “Commitment: A Novel About Managing Product Risk”, as well as discussing growing experts and leader archetypes.

Source: Olav Maassen, Liz Keogh & Chris Matts on Commitment and Real Options

Todd Charron on Lean Startup Machine & Improv in Agile

Todd Charron talks about some of the outcomes from Lean Startup Machine in Toronto, applying Lean Startup in the Enterprise and how can us improvisation techniques in Agile to reduce our fears.

Source: Todd Charron on Lean Startup Machine & Improv in Agile

Chris Clarke on the State of Agile ALM

Chris Clarke from Collabnet talks about the evolution of ALM, how Agile has affected its uptake across all levels of the organisation and some of the important metrics Agile teams should be measuring.

Source: Chris Clarke on the State of Agile ALM

Craig Smith on Agile Outside of IT and the 7 Deadly Sins of Agile Test Automation

I stepped aside from a number of interviews I was conducting at Agile 2013 and let Todd Charon interview me about my talk at the conference.

Craig Smith lets us in on the 7 deadly sins of Agile Test Automation and how we can take Agile out of the IT department.

Source: Craig Smith on Agile Outside of IT and the 7 Deadly Sins of Agile Test Automation

Esther Derby on Language, Communication and Change

Esther Derby shares her thoughts on language, communication and change and their importance in organisations, the definition of metaphor and designing your environment for Agile success.

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Chris McMahon on Open Software Testing at Wikipedia

Chris McMahon discusses radically open source testing at Wikipedia and has put out a call for the testing community to participate, as well as discussing approaches to browser test automation.

Source: Chris McMahon on Open Software Testing at Wikipedia