BCS Edinburgh Branch

Agile washes whiter

Wednesday 28th February 2007, 6:30 pm

Speaker: Brian Swan, Exoftware

Venue: The Royal Scots Club Hepburn Suite, 30 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE - map and direction.

Booking is essential for this seminar - please register here: www.exoftware.com/events/47

This lecture is free of charge. Non members are most welcome. Refreshments available from 6:10 pm.

Synopsis

"Agile" is quickly becoming the hot buzz-phrase in many organisations but Agile is simply an umberella term for a number of specific development methods including; eXtreme Programming (XP), SCRUM, Feature Driven Development, DSDM and Crystal. What does it mean to "Be Agile"?

This talk will compare a number of the Agile methods and identify some common strategies and pitfalls when adopting an Agile method.

About the Speaker

Brian Swan is an Agile mentor with Exoftware, and has extensive experience in both the technical and the management aspects of Agile. He has successfully led a variety of teams transitioning to Agile, and trained both developers and managers in Agile thinking and practice. Brian has specific technical experience in the financial services and telecoms sectors, and his work with Exoftware and Agile has taken him to a wide range of companies.