FULL AGILITY
March 24, 2009 - Berkeley, CA


AGENDA

Register

9:00-9:15am
   Registration & Coffee

9:15-10:30am
   Session 1: Agile’s Promise and Agile Realities
Exploring the Reasons that Partial Agile Implementations are Dangerous
Beyond Religion: A Mature, Pragmatic, and Results-Driven View of Agility
The Benefits of Full Agility and the Link between Agility and Innovation Effectiveness
The Core Principles of Full Agility
Conversation: Agile Successes and Failures, Questions, Comments, Clarifications, Examples

10:30-11:00am
   Mid-Morning Break

11:00-12:30pm
   Session 2: The Foundation—Agile Architecture
The Forgotten Iteration: Incorporating the Right Amount of Design at the Right Time
Architectural Principles supporting Agility and the Tipping Points in a Balanced Design
Multi-Disciplinary Inputs: Vital but Neglected Non-Technical Drivers of SOA and CBA
Agile Architecture Evaluation
Hands-On: Design Problems. Finding the Agile Architectural Solutions
Conversation: Comments, Questions, Clarifications, Examples

12:30-2:00pm
   Networking Lunch

2:00-3:30pm
   Session 3: The Structure—Agile Processes and Work Patterns
Stress-Testing your Designs: Alignment Model and Multi-Disciplinary Vetting
The Advantages of Tailoring Agile Work Patterns
Advanced Constraint- and Objective-Driven Agile Configurations
Identifying Non-Agile Organizational Habits and Explicitly Tailoring Agile Work Patterns to Develop New Agile Habits
Hands-On: Designing Tailored Agile Work Patterns for your Organization
Conversation: Real-World Examples, Comments, Questions


3:30-4:00pm
   Mid-Afternoon Break

4:00-5:30pm
   Session 4: The Details—Agile Culture and Supporting Tools
The Four Pillars of Agile Culture
The Four Threats to Agile Culture
Conversation: Comments, Warnings, Questions, Clarifications, Examples
Hands-On: Key Cultural Issues Impacting Agility in your Organization.

Supporting Agile Culture with Agile Documentation
Agile Documentation vs. Traditional Documentation
Advanced Agile Documentation Techniques: Fast & Furious
Conversation: Comments, Questions, Examples
Hands-On: Practicing Real-Time Creation of Agile Documentation

Full Agility: Recap and Closing Comments

 
   Please note that the order of the sessions is subject to change. However, all material will be covered in the 1 day workshop.