Working with Agile Teams, with Craig Larman and Francesco Cirillo
Rome, 19 June 2008 - School of Engineering, Università Roma Tre
With the cooperation of Università Roma Tre, we organized a conference geared for students, programmers, and managers; for those already using Agile Methods or wishing to learn more about them.
Francesco Cirillo and Craig Larman answered these questions: What pratical steps to take to become Agile? What social skills make developers’ technical know-how a winning strategy? How do systems change when created using "Lean Thinking" and Agile Principles compared to traditional ones?
The conference was exciting one, with a lively audience of over 200 participants who responded to the speakers’ challenges and asked many questions about Agile Methods.
Here below are some photos and the conference schedule.
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Schedule
10.00 - 10.10 |
Welcome by Prof. Luca Cabibbo, Università Roma Tre. |
10.10 - 11.10 |
Craig Larman presents (in English): "Deliver Beautiful Systems with Lean and Agile Principles". What are the principles of agile methods? What are the fundamentals of "lean thinking"? How can we use these to built effective software systems? The presentation by Craig Larman shows the answers to these questions and his experience as a team trainer. Craig Larman is an internationally-known expert specializing in iterative, incremental development in Agile Methodology and the analysis of Object Oriented design. Acclaimed by developers, he has been a speaker at the principal international IT conferences and travels the world as a trainer. He is author of the milestone Applying UML and Patterns. His other best sellers include: Agile and Iterative Development and Java 2 Performance and Idiom Guide. |
11.20 - 12.20 |
Francesco Cirillo presents: "From the University to an Agile Team". The path of a “good” developer. What skills does an Agile Team require? What technical skills and knowledge should a student or junior developer have or be required to learn? What social skills are necessary to make technical skills effective in a real project and in an Agile Development Team? From must-read books to the concept of responsibility. Francesco Cirillo is an internationally known expert of Agile Methods, Design Pattern and Object Oriented design. Recognized as a pioneer of Extreme Programming, he is the inventor of a Time Management system for managing software projects known as the Pomodoro Technique. |
12.20 - 12.55 |
Question & Answer Craig Larman and Francesco Cirillo answer audience questions |
"I started seeing some refactoring mechanisms that appeared almost like magic".
CEO, GMTechnologies SA
"Now I know where to go and how to start. Great course and big challenge. Theory = Practice".
Developer, ICTechnology SRL
