JAOO recently ran a number of conferences in Australia. They have now made the presentations freely available online for all to download.
You can find the Brisbane sessions here… http://jaoo.com.au/brisbane-2009/schedule/monday.jsp
Below is collection of agile related presentations for your viewing pleasure…
The Power of Retrospectives
http://jaoo.com.au/brisbane-2009/file?path=/jaoo-sydney-2009/slides/LindaRising_ThePowerOfRetrospectives.pdf
Scaling Scrum with feature teams
http://jaoo.com.au/brisbane-2009/file?path=/jaoo-sydney-2009/slides//BasVodde_ScalingScrum.pdf
How your choices influence your agility
http://jaoo.com.au/brisbane-2009/file?path=/jaoo-brisbane-2009/slides/SteveHayes_HowYourChoicesInfluenceYourAgility.pdf
Lessons Learned in Programmer Testing
http://jaoo.com.au/brisbane-2009/file?path=/jaoo-sydney-2009/slides/JamesNewkirk_LessonsLearnedInProgrammerTesting.pdf
Description and Estimation How We Fool Ourselves
http://jaoo.com.au/brisbane-2009/file?path=/jaoo-sydney-2009/slides/LindaRising_DeceptionAndEstimationHowWeFoolOurselves.pdf
Scrum Introduction : A free presentation for beginners
I have been asked a number of times for a short presentation introducing Scrum. I find it difficult to cover all the aspects of Scrum, agile and team software development in two days let alone 2 hours. So I have structured the content of the presentation around the new “Scrum Guide” published by Ken Schwaber recently. I did this to ensure that i covered the basics as Ken sees them; the roles, the flow, the theory and artefacts. I am making this freely available here and would love to hear any feedback you may have, so please use the feedback form if you have anything, good or bad to say.
Enjoy....
ScrumAlliance publish free Scrum Guide
In synchronization with the Orlando Scrum Gathering the ScrumAlliance unveiled a new look website which you can find here www.scrumalliance.org. Amongst the new content area they are now providing (called the ScrumHub) you will find a “Scrum Guide”. This is a 13 page PDF document which is free to download and is a great introduction to the roles, ceremonies and artifacts of the Scrum framework. If you are new to Scrum I suggest you spend a few minutes reading through the words that Ken (Schwaber) has put down on paper.
So head on over and check it out
5 Scrum questions to leading lights in the industry: Issue 4: Alistair Cockburn
In issue 4 of the five questions series we hear from Alistair Cockburn. Alistair is a leading agile evangelist and book author and recently presented a number of sessions at the Orlando Scrum Gathering, including the “panel of 5” open discussion with the likes of Ken Schwaber, Mike Cohn, Ron Jeffries and Jim Coplien.Alistair is currently working alongside Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland and absorbing their thoughts and ideas, some of which are un-written. Alistair is an excellent wordsmith and is hoping to articulate in more detail some of the details of Scrum and its implementation. An example of this is the term “Scrum is a mirror” which you will see Alistair refer to in his answers below. This term refers to Scrum acting as a mirror into your organisation and identifying impediments and issues that need resolutions. So without any more delay I give you Dr. Alistair Cockburn…
A big thankyou to Alistair for taking the time to respond some quickly.
Issues in the series
Issue 1: Ron Jeffries
Issue 2: Ken Schwaber
Issue 3: Mike Cohn
Issue 4: Alistair Cockburn
Alistair Cockburn
Bio.Alistair Cockburn was voted one of the "The All-Time Top 150 i-Technology Heroes" in 2007. He is an internationally renowned project witchdoctor and IT strategist, expert on agile development, use cases, project management, and object-oriented design, author of the Crystal agile methodologies, three Jolt-awarded books, co-author of the Agile Manifesto and the project management Declaration of Interdependence, and inventor of the Initial Response Technique massage form. He is known for his lively presentations and interactive workshops. His blog, poems, articles, and talks are available online at http://alistair.cockburn.us
Alistair's answers..
Q1. Can you describe what you would consider the top Scrum enabler in an organization?
Q2. Where do you see Scrum in 5 years time?
Q3. What has been your toughest Scrum challenge so far?
Q4. What makes you passionate about Scrum?
Q5. What can we learn from you about Scrum?
5 Scrum questions to leading lights in the industry: Issue 3: Mike Cohn
In issue 3 of the five questions series we hear from Mike Cohn. Mike is the author of some of the most successful IT books, including Agile Estimating and Planning, User Stories Applied and his upcoming new book Succeeding with Agile. A big thankyou to Mike for taking the time to squeeze these answers into his incredibly busy schedule.
Issues in the series
Issue 1: Ron Jeffries
Issue 2: Ken Schwaber
Issue 3: Mike Cohn
Issue 4: Alistair Cockburn
Mike Cohn
Bio.Mike Cohn is the founder of Mountain Goat Software (www.mountaingoatsoftware.com), where he teaches and coaches on Scrum and agile development. He is the author of Agile Estimating and Planning, User Stories Applied for Agile Software Development, and the upcoming Succeeding with Agile: Software Development with Scrum. With more than 25 years of experience, Mike has previously been a technology executive in companies of various sizes, from startup to Fortune 40. A frequent magazine contributor and conference speaker, Mike is a founding member of the Scrum Alliance and the Agile Alliance. He can be reached at mike@mountaingoatsoftware.com
Mike's answers..
Q1. Can you describe what you would consider the top Scrum enabler in an organization?
Q2. Where do you see Scrum in 5 years time?
Q3. What has been your toughest Scrum challenge so far?
Q4. What makes you passionate about Scrum?
Q5. What can we learn from you about Scrum?

