Mark Lines

Instructor: Mark Lines
Managing Partner, Scott W. Ambler + Associates

October 31, 2012
13:00 – 18:00

RUB 7 000 for the conference participants
RUB 12 000 for everyone else

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Course Overview

Mainstream agile methods such as Scrum and Extreme Programming (XP) provide a solid foundation for executing small projects. However, we recognize that these techniques are not sufficient to address the complexities of large enterprise endeavours. IBM’s freely available Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) framework fills in the gaps left by other agile methods to provide guidance for more challenging projects and programs. This workshop provides in-depth training to illustrate how to take a full-lifecycle approach to delivering sophisticated agile projects in the enterprise.

The course will be delivered in English. Complicated terms will be translated by Askhat Urazbaev, an expert in flexible methodologies and creator of Agile Russia and Scrumtrek.

Course Program

Topics covered by the workshop include:

• An overview of the Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) lifecycle
   
• How to properly plan and kickstart a complex agile project
• Capturing a Project Vision
• Forming Disciplined Agile Teams
• Paths for transitioning from traditional project roles to agile roles
   
• Work environment considerations for large teams
   
• Identifying the initial scope and technical strategy
• Moving from a requirements backlog to an advanced work item list
   
• An overview of the phases and lightweight milestones for large agile projects
• Transitioning complex agile projects into Production
   
• Adapting and streamlining your governance for agile projects
• Moving to an advanced DAD lifecycle that incorporates lean approaches

About Instructor

Mark Lines is Managing Partner at Scott W. Ambler + Associates. He is an IT Process Consultant and Agile Coach. With Scott, he is co-author of Disciplined Agile Delivery: A Practitioner’s Guide to Agile Software Delivery in the Enterprise. He is a “disciplined” agile coach, helping organizations all over the world transform from traditional to agile methods. He also helps customize agile governance practices to accelerate complex projects in large enterprises. He writes for many publications and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. Mark delivers workshops on Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) as well as other agile topics. Mark blogs about DAD at www.DisciplinedAgileDelivery.com. He can be reached at mark[at]scottwambler.com.

Course fees

Course fee waved for the main conference participants *:

Paid after September 1: 7 000 RUB

*Сhoose the option: “Scaling Agile for Large and Complex Projects Using the Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) Framework Workshop + Both days of the conference package deal”.

Course fee without main conference participation:

12 000 RUB