Programme

The Agile on the Bench programme is a one track, one day event. Presenters will not be using slides. Sessions are 15-20mins with 5 mins for questions, we’ll also have plenty of time to chat at the party at the end of the day.


09:30 – 10:00

Registration


10:00 – 10:20

Welcome: from your organisers Emily Webber & David Lowe


10:25 – 10:50

Chris Young & Elco Spong: The customer is always right.


10:55 – 11:20

Ilona Brannen: Teaching and learning in this complex technological world.


11:25 – 11:50

Rifa Thorpe-Tracey: Working in teams of developers & designers while using techniques learned from Tibetan Buddhist monks in Nepal & Indian gurus.


11:50 – 12:50

Lunch


12:50 – 13:15

Cara Bermingham: The importance of testing and validating assumptions with users.


13:20 – 13:45

Adian McGuire: How an agile approach was essential to ensure that vital data was available in direct response to the ebola crisis & Nepal earthquake.


13:50 – 14:15

Christina Ohanian: Where does a ‘manager’ fit on the axis of evil?


14:20 – 14:45

Dan North: Why obsessing about features is killing agile planning.


14:45 – 15:15

Break


15:15 – 15:40

Dan Ashby: The difficulties of communication through an interactive communication game.


15:45 – 16:30

Open session: 5 min talks – anyone can offer to stand up and speak


16:30 – 17:00

Close and thank-yous: From your organisers Emily Webber & David Lowe


18:30 – late

Party on the campsite


See full session details and speaker bios here