Session Title

The Heart of Agile

Abstract

Agile has become overly decorated, with vocabulary and rules to make your head spin. It wasn't intended that way. In this talk, Dr. Alistair Cockburn, one of the authors of the Agile manifesto, shows how to abbreviate it all to just four words: Collaborate, Deliver, Reflect, Improve. Oddly, shortening it to those four words makes it easier to learn and more broadly applicable. Not only that, it helps us find new, relevant topics, such as guest leadership and solutions focus. What's best, these four words apply to all initiatives, not just software or product development.

Bio

Dr. Alistair Cockburn is one of the creators of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. He was voted one of the “The All-Time Top 150 i-Technology Heroes'' in 2007 for his pioneering work in use cases and Agile software development. He is an expert on Agile development, use cases, process design, project management, and software architecture. He co-created the Agile Manifesto, the Declaration of Interdependence, the Agile Leadership Network and the International Consortium for Agile. His current focus is teaching the "Heart of Agile".