Program. An Empirical Study of Decision Making, Participation, and Empowerment in Norwegian Software Development Organisations. Bjørnar Tessem. (Research, 20 min) [Link ] With the growth of agile software development methods we have seen an increased focus on empowerment of the software developers as a means to improve productivity and quality in software development. From other knowledge-intensive industries we also see that participation in decision making is argued to improve not only business, but also workers' job satisfaction. Overcoming self-organization blocks. This talk is about the groups dynamics that hinder self-organization in an Agile team, seen from a behavioral perspective, and about the ways to counteract these issues. The Story of The Wall. Do agile teams really still use index cards, PostItTM notes and walls for planning projects? Tell the Whole Truth: Using Range Estimates in Agile to convey Risk and Uncertainty .
2011 World Conference, 12-15 June, San Diego. London. Want a hard copy of the session schedule and descriptions? Download this handy PDF. Schedule @ A Glance Boat Cruise on the ThamesWhere: The River Thames! Date: Tuesday, October 11th Time: 18:00 – 20:00Scrum Alliance along with event sponsor VersionOne and entertainment sponsor Betfair invite you to hop aboard the “Dixie Queen”, a replica of a 19th century Mississippi Paddleboat. Scrum ClinicsWhere: Plaza Suite 1Date: Tuesday, October 11th & Wednesday, October 12th Time: See Program Schedule for more detailsBack by popular demand, Scrum Clinics are being offered as individual stream for 24/7 walk-in clinic care.
Scrum Alliance Where: Plaza Suite Pre-Function FoyerDate: Tuesday, October 11th - Thursday, October 13th Time: 8:00 – 17:00Want to know what Scrum Alliance have been up to and what it has in store for the community and future Scrum Gatherings? Rachel Davies is co-author of the first "Agile Coaching" book and the UK's leading expert in coaching agile teams. Session Timetable 1. Upcoming Training Programs. The International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration — The conference and community for open collaboration researchers and practitioners worldwide!
International Conference on Organization Development (Conference Alerts - academic conferences worldwide) IAF Conference 2011. India Conferences.