SPUG: XP Meeting: Agile Software Development Expert Panel

[Asim Jalis]

VIDEOSTREAM OF EXPERT PANEL ON AGILE SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT

At the next XP meeting (tomorrow, Thursday) George
Smith from
Asix will show us a videostream from JavaOne, "Expert
Panel on
Agile Development". After this we will have a Q&A
session.

Directions on how to get to the meeting are at the
bottom of the
message. Thanks to Asix for acquiring the videostream
and sharing
it with us.


DETAILS ON PANEL DISCUSSION

The speakers in this discussion will be: Scott Ambler,
Martin
Fowler, David Hecksel, Alan Shalloway, Brendan
McCarthy.
 
The Agile Modeling Panel consists of industry experts
on "agile"
and "lightweight" software-development methodologies.
These
experts have hands-on experience successfully
transitioning teams
to be more efficient, agile, productive, and
responsive. 

The moderator starts the presentation by introducing
the concept
of a "project context" and the importance of selecting
a
methodology that best fits the project context. 

The moderator asks the panelists a series of
questions,
including: 

. How do I formulate and document requirements? 
. Do programmers need to do documention? 
. How does architecture fit in with lightweight
methodologies? 
. Do tools help you slim down a process? 
. If so, which ones do you recommend, and how do they
help? 
. Is eXtreme programming applicable to all projects? 

The session also covers two scenarios: 

(a) Your project uses a heavyweight process: How do
you switch?
What success patterns have you observed to
successfully slim
down? (b) Your management is leery of eXtreme
programming or
anything close to it. What do you do? 


HOW TO GET TO THE MEETING

DATE AND SCHEDULE
   Thursday, June 13, 2002 (second Thursday of the
month).
   6.30 pm - 7.00 pm : Pizza + Networking.
   7.00 pm - 9.00 pm : Fishbowl on System Metaphor

LOCATION
   Suite 100, Lante's Main Conference Room
   3180 139th Avenue SE
   Bellevue, WA 98005
   425.564.8800 (main desk)

GETTING IN

If the main door is locked knock on the window on the
right;
someone will come out and get you.

DIRECTIONS

- From 148th NE (going south) turn RIGHT into Eastgate
Way SE. 
- Then turn RIGHT again into 139th Ave SE.
- Drive past SE 32nd St.
- 3180 will be the first building on your RIGHT.
- Enter the parking entrance on your RIGHT and drive
to the
  uncovered parking on top. 
- Enter the building and follow the signs to the XP
meeting.

To get to 148th and Eastgate Way, use this Yahoo Map
link:

<http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?addr=3180+139th+Avenue+SE&csz=Bellevue%2C+WA>

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