Given the ever-dwindling resources of the development team, and the increasing pressure to deliver high quality software efficiently and quickly, the practice of agile development has come to the forefront as one that offers improvements over other methodologies. However, teams often lack the knowledge to apply team-based development and test tools within the context of the new process.

This free, one-day virtual seminar explores agile development processes and demonstrates strategies and tools for development, testing and QA of applications. Agile experts share best practices for project management as well as proven methods for facilitating collaboration and standardizing practices between team members.

Attend and gain insight on how to:

Apply agile development processes for custom enterprise projects
Accelerate development using agile methodologies
Apply a tools-based approach to any agile development process
Ensure quality in an agile development project

Three Keys to Agile Development

Best Practices for Agile Project Management

Panel Discussion: Winning Tools Strategies for Agile Development

The Agile Way of Testing and QA

Session 1: Three Keys to Agile Development

In this presentation, Agile Manifesto co-author Jon Kern describes three key concepts that must be practiced to succeed in agile development: separating concerns, building a consistent architecture, and following the principles of agile design.

Putting the mix of the 3 simple keys together all at once is what gives a project team a chance to succeed in the most optimal manner. Hear battle-tested secrets to successful software development and learn how to:

Increase your teams’ productivity
Get products to market faster
Produce higher quality products

Session 2: Best Practices for Agile Project Management

Project managers must lead their teams’ efforts to apply agile development effectively. Agile expert Mike Dwyer shares his experiences with agile and methods he’s used to overcome roadblocks, speed up development and testing and nurture and develop a cohesive team. Topics covered in this session include:

Best practices for preparing a team for and planning an agile project
Potential trouble spots project managers commonly encounter in agile development
How to ensure quality in an agile development projects
How to determine when agile is a good fit for development of a particular application, and when it is not
Cost-saving strategies for agile development

Panel Discussion: Winning Tools Strategies for Agile Development

Many companies are still using old-fashioned or generic project management tools like spreadsheets when there are new tools that can streamline, automate and cut the cost of development processes, such as testing, QA, planning and tracking. Hear examples of how modern open source and commercial tools are being used during agile projects to handle key tasks in all phases of development and to provide greater level of visibility into project status and success.

Learn when, why and how to choose open source, commercial, point or integrated toolsets that will:

Fit your team’s and applications’ need
Apply to any agile development process
Facilitate collaboration and standardize practices between team members

Session 3: The Agile Way of Testing and QA

Mixing quality and agile development can be difficult for some groups. Some lack the knowledge of how to apply existing and new team-based development and test tools within the context of the new process. Others face cultural issues. This session covers techniques that can help your team accelerate development through agile methodologies while maintaining a high level of quality. Attend and explore how to:

Ensure quality in an agile development project
Integrate test-oriented teammates into agile
Test during development - the agile approach
Handle test documentation in agile projects
Apply tools and strategies for capability testing (security, performance, etc.) in agile projects

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