Detailed Schedule Fall Scrum Gathering

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Monday and Tuesday, 12-13 November 2007

CSM Course: £1,500+VAT
ScrumMaster Course and Scrum Gathering attendance: £1,950+VAT

Certified ScrumMaster Course - Instructors: Ken Schwaber and Mike Cohn

This two-day course not only provides the fundamental principles of Scrum, it also gives participants hands-on experience using Scrum. This course puts theory into action through exercises and small-group discussion. During the course, attendees will learn why such a seemingly simple process such as Scrum can have such profound effects on an organization. Participants gain practical experience working with Scrum tools and activities such as the product backlog, sprint backlog, daily Scrum meetings, sprint planning meeting, and burndown charts. Participants leave knowing how to apply Scrum to all sizes of projects, from a single collocated team to a large, highly distributed team.  

PMPs: This course counts for 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs).

A cocktail reception for Certified ScrumMaster students was hosted Monday, 12 November, by Danube Technologies, developer of the ScrumWorks Pro product.

Wednesday, 14 November 2007

Cost for Scrum Gathering attendance (Wednesday-Friday): £750+VAT
Includes breakfasts, lunches and banquet 

Keynote address: "Scrum in A Dispersed Environment: How To Manage The Development Game With Players Around The World" by Bruce Radloff, CTO, Tele Atlas, Belgium

Session A  (10.45-12.15)

• "The Manager's Role in Scrum" - Henrik Kniberg
• "Why Scrum Intimidates" - Alexandre Magno
• "Sharing More than Deodorant for Scrum Smells" - Rowan Bunning
• "Prioritizing Your Product Backlog" - Mike Cohn
• "Overhauling a Failing Project Using Scrum" - Matthew D. Edwards

Session B  (13.30-15.00)

• "Why Scrum Projects Fail" - Joseph Pelrine & Jiri Lundak
• "The Ethics of Scrum & Agile Software Development" - Ken H. Judy
• "Testing & Scrum" - Dr. Ralph van Roosmalen
• "The Scrum Product Owner Clinic" - Roman Pichler
• "Scrum in Video Game Development" - Kevin Shrapnell & Harvey Wheaton

Session C  (15.30-17.00)

• "Using Scrum to Deliver a Phase of a Waterfall Project" - Tony Barber & Matt Roadnight
• "Succeeding with Agile: A Guide to Transitioning" - Mike Cohn
• "Piloting of Test-driven Development in Combination with Scrum" - Christian Schmidkonz & Jürgen Staader
• "Being an Effective Product Owner" - Roman Pichler  & Geoff Watts
• "Integrating Scrum with the Process Framework @ Yahoo!" - Karl Scotland & Alexandre Boutin

Fall Scrum Gathering Banquet – 19.00-21.00   
One ticket included in conference fee. Cost for additional Banquet ticket: £50+VAT

Thursday, 15 November 2007

Keynote address: "Deploying Scrum Company-wide: The Journey of F-Secure's Agile Transformation" by Pirkka Palomäki, EVP, Research & Development, F-Secure, Finland

Session D  (10.45-12.15)

Friday, 16 November 2007