A contrarian view on how strictly one needs to follow formalised agile methodologies (Scrum, etc.) to get the benefits and intentions which inspired the agile manifesto. Bradley Whittington will give a brief look at some tools, and explore development processes in tech organisations.

View the Presentation Slides: Agile-ish is good enough (Speaker Deck)

Snacks kindly sponsored by Alacrity.
Wine kindly sponsored by Polymorph Systems.

Venue

Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 18h15
Bandwidth Barn’s NEW location,
3rd Floor,
Block B
66 Albert Road,
Woodstock

Note: It is one of those old industrial buildings in Woodstock that is getting a revamp. Enter  from Williams St (around the back) which is closer to the lift/stairs. Their offices are in the corner of the building by Williams and Station St. There is parking on Station St and Williams St around the venue.

RSVP

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Agenda

18:15 Welcoming and Introduction
Brenna Excell
18:20 Agile-ish is good enough
Bradley Whittingotn
19:20 Closing and Thanks
Brenna Excell
19:25 Networking & Discussion

Speakers’ Profile

Bradley Whittington heads up product development on tools for community builders and brands within Mxit. He started his career as a programmer and has moved into the role of product and team management, drawing on his degree in Organisation Psychology and avid interest in building effective, productive teams.