I'm proposing this for Agile and Beyond in Dearborn in May. It borrows some material from LeanSoftwareDelivery. I am looking for a co-presenter. Anyone interested in submitting with me?
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So I can add you as a co-presenter. I can likely get you in free with speaking. I have selected a 3-hour slot.
I am open to changing the text if you have awesome ideas.
Title: A fistfull of Agile Planning Methods
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"It's often better to be certain and wrong [about project schedules] than uncertain and right." - DeMarco and Lister, Waltzing With Bears
As much as the agile manifesto talks about “responding to change”, sooner or later, someone has to write a check to pay for things — and that person would probably prefer to avoid unbounded uncertainty. This workshop works through issues of cost, and risk, including how to communicate team performance. Use a combination of simulation, discussion, and presentation, Matt Heusser will cover various models for planning, from stories, to velocity, project comparison, #NoEstimates, Guru Method, and Predictive models. You'll leave with a firstfull of ideas to try, along with specific information of the strengths and weakness of each approach, including both technical and social angles.
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Matthew Heusser,Managing Principal, Excelon Development