****The Fall 2008 Scrum Gathering was a great success. Speaker presentations are available on our site in the resources section (some open space notes are also available) or you can also access them from the program tab of this event listing. The gathering blog is located here: gatheringblog.scrumalliance.org *****

The Scrum Gathering is an opportunity for Scrum users of all experience levels to gather together to learn about and share experiences with Scrum. Topics for all levels of expertise are offered. The Gathering includes Open Space sessions where you can discuss timely topics with experts and peers in a small group setting. Join the Scrum community in a learning environment!

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Dates:

20-22 Oct 2008

Venue:

Address:

Drottninggatan 71 B

Stockholm 107 26

Price:

*****SOLD OUT. The Scrum Gathering Fall 2008 in Stockholm is SOLD OUT.*****

Cost is $2200 USD.

Download a new, printable PDF of the schedule (updated 13 October 2008).

This schedule is subject to change.

Schedule

(updated 13 October 2008)

20 October 2008

Time	Event	Location & Details
7:30 - 8:30 am	Coffee & Danish service	Pillar Hall
8:00 - 5:00 pm	Registration	Pillar Hall, lower level
8:30 - 10:00 am	Opening Session	Secret Sauce for Making Scrums Hyperproductive: Jeff Sutherland, co-founder Scrum Pillar Hall
10:00 - 10:30 am	Refreshment Break	Pillar Hall, lower level
10:30 am - Noon	Multiple, Concurrent Breakout Sessions. All Scrum Levels.	Selling Agile/Scrum-based Services: Andy Brandt, Room 253 A Practical Guide to Implementing Agile QA Process on Scrum: Syed Rayhan, Room 353 Agile Transformation – What to do with managers: Arto Eskelinen, Room 451 Enterprise Scrum – Panel: Gabrielle Benefield, Bas Vodde, Nigel Baker, Robin Dymond, Pillar Hall Making Distributed Agile Work (real situations): Mike Schimmel, Room 454 Beta Testing: CSM Certification, Room 461
Noon - 1:00 pm	Lunch	Little Theatre (across from CCC)
1:00 - 1:45	Welcome/Overview	Scrum Alliance and Stockholm Gathering Overview: Ken Schwaber, Pillar Hall
2:00 - 3:30 pm	Multiple, Concurrent Breakout Sessions. All Scrum levels.	Scrum at Man Investments: Andrew Keene, Geoff Watts, Ben Johnson, Chris Hogben, and Lee Tindell, Pillar Hall Agile Agreements – How To Sell Something Yet Undefined: Carina Meurlinger, Room 253 Bootstrapping Scrum: Henrik Kniberg, Room 353 The Day After Retrospective: Peter Beck, Room 451 The Agile Organization: Mikael Lundgren, Room 453 Beta Testing: CSM Certification, Room 461
3:30 - 4:00 pm	Refreshment Break	Pillar Hall, lower level
4:00 - 5:30 pm	Multiple, Concurrent Breakout Sessions. All Scrum levels.	Distributed Scrum - Outsorcing/Scaling: Jeff Sutherland, co-founder Scrum, Pillar Hall Catalysts of Agile Learning in Large: Jussi Vuorisalmi and Suvi Ihoksi, Room 253 Coaching Self Organizing Teams: Joseph Pelrine, Room 353 Scrum Transition UOL: Alexandre dos Santos & Andreas Schliep, Room 451 Does Scrum Stifle Creative Innovation?: Matt Roadnight, Room 453 Beta Testing: CSM Certification, Room 461
5:00 - 6:30 pm	Title Sponsor Reception at CCC Norra Latin Dining Room

21 October 2008

Time	Event	Location & Details
7:30 - 8:30 am	Coffee & Danish Service	Pillar Hall, lower level
8:30 - 9:30 am	Open Space General Session	Pillar Hall (used for open space events all day) Facilitator: Anna Pia Hellstedt
9:30 - 11:30 am	Open Space Breakout Sessions	Topics TBD. Rooms 253, 353, 451, 453 Beta Testing: CSM Certification, Room 461
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	Lunch	Little Theatre (across from CCC)
12:30 - 2:00 pm	Presentation by Salesforce.com	Scrum at Salesforce.com Chris Fry and Steve Green Pillar Hall
2:00 - 3:00 pm	Open Space Breakout Sessions	Same topics/locations as morning sessions (including Beta Testing: CSM Certification, Room 461)
2:30 - 3:30 pm	Refreshments Available	Pillar Hall
3:00 - 4:30 pm	Open Space Sessions / Presentations	The Trouble With Component Teams: – Bas Vodde, Room 253 Lean vs. Scrum – Stop Fighting/Start Delivering: Simon Bennet , Room 353 Multi-team Sprint Planning: Henrik Kniberg, Room 451 Open Space Topic TBD, Room 453 Beta Testing: CSM Certification, Room 461
4:45 - 5:30 pm	Open Space Wrap-Up	Pillar Hall (used for open space events all day) Facilitator: Anna Pia Hellstedt

22 October 2008

Time	Event	Location & Details
7:30 - 8:30 am	Coffee and Danish Service	Pillar Hall
8:30 - 10:00 am	Opening Session	It's Not Scrum If..., Ken Schwaber, co-founder Scrum, Pillar Hall
10:00 - 10:30 am	Break	Pillar Hall, lower level
10:30 - Noon	Multiple, Concurrent Breakout Sessions.	Exploring Team Ingenuity Outside the Software Industry: Michael James, Room 253 Scrum it, Scale it: Danny Kovatch, Room 353 Retrospective Concepts: Boris Gloger, Room 451 Implementing ISO (9001 in Scrum Environment) and Surviving SOX with Scrum: Jim Shiel and Simon Roberts, Pillar Hall The Product Vision: Defining the Scrum Project's True North: Roman Pichler, Room 453 Beta Testing: CSM Certification, Room 461
Noon - 1:00	Lunch	Little Theatre (across from CCC)
1:00 - 2:30 pm	Closing session PLUS Panel discussion with Q&A	Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland (Scrum co-founders) Pillar Hall
2:30 pm - Close	Beta Test Open after Closing session	Refreshments provided Testing Room #461

CST Retreat

CST Retreat held immediately after close of Scrum Gathering in Room #451

Please join us in thanking the sponsors of the Stockholm Scrum Gathering:

Conference Sponsor
	HiQ is Scandinavia's leading provider of High Quality Software Consultancy Services to clients within communications, business critical systems and simulation. The company has around 1,200 employees in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Russia. HiQ is an agile company.
Industry Sponsors
	With roots in providing application development services to clients since 1974, CIBER, (NYSE: CBR) is a proud sponsor of the Stockholm Scrum Gathering, and an avid supporter of the Agile movement. Now a $1 billion company with 8,000 employees in 92 offices worldwide (including 60 U.S. offices), CIBER continues to collaborate with clients to design, build, integrate, and support IT solutions that drive results and provide enduring value. Our services support the entire IT lifecycle and include Custom Application Development, ERP Implementation, Project Management, Systems Integration, and Application Outsourcing. Learn more at www.ciber.com or 800-242-3799.
	Citerus is a consulting company that specializes in helping clients succeed with their software development projects. Since 1996, we have developed software, led projects, refined engineering practices and improved management methodologies for companies from a diverse set of trades. We gain break-through results by raising the quality bar, putting people first and reducing bureaucracy.
	microTOOL GmbH is a leading provider in the field of software development and IT project management. microTOOL was founded in Berlin in 1984. Over 1,400 organizations across Europe use our tools, a total of more than 22,000 individual users. Our customers come from various fields and different sized organizations, but they share one thing: good software is essential for their products and services. in-Step Scrum Edition is a tool for everyone in the project. It's created for multi-user organizations working on a LAN and the Internet. It offers a virtual project space, with all project-related information – for simple communication and cooperation in your agile projects.
	VersionOne is recognized by Agile practitioners as the leader in Agile project management tools. Today more than 10,000 teams and 70,000 users in 50 countries use VersionOne’s Agile project management tools to streamline and standardize their Agile development efforts. Since 2002, companies such as Adobe, Siemens, Sabre, Disney, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Sony, 3M and Business Objects have turned to VersionOne. Whether you’re a small team getting started with Agile development or a multi-team, global enterprise, with VersionOne you’ll get the best tools in the industry backed by pioneers in Agile project planning and management. Start small. Scale smart. See for yourself at http://www.versionone.com/index.asp?sag.
Trade Sponsors
	Software Quality Engineering hosts four of the industry’ s most recognized software quality conferences including the STAR conference series, Better Software Conference & EXPO, and Agile Development Practices. From the classroom to the Web, Software Quality Engineering delivers software testing and development seminars, and provides consulting services, specialized publications, and research. http://www.sqe.com/
	The Agile Development Practices conference has what you need whether you're investigating or implementing agile development practices. Learn the latest in agile methods, technologies, tools, and leadership principles from thought leaders who deliver inspiring keynote presentations, in-depth tutorials, and a wide range of conference classes. For more information visit http://www.sqe.com/go?ADP08Scrum