Danube(TM) Technologies' Scrum Expert Rawsthorne to Share Insights on Agile Methods...

Danube(TM) Technologies' Scrum Expert Rawsthorne to Share Insights on Agile
Methods at 2008 SD Best Practices
Rawsthorne to provide practical approaches to understanding agile analysis and
managing complex backlogs for teams
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ --

Who: Dan Rawsthorne
Senior Consultant
Danube Technologies, Inc. (http://www.danube.com)

Rawsthorne has been developing software for more than 25 years
and is an accomplished manager, mentor, coach, trainer,
consultant, and architect. The projects he has worked on range
from e-commerce, to databases, military avionics and Air Traffic
Control. He is a Certified Scrum Trainer and holds a PhD in
mathematics from the University of Illinois. He is currently
co-writing a book on Story-driven agile development that is due
out in 2008.

What: Agile Analysis

One of the basic rules of agility is "the customer drives." This
is typically done by using stories, which represent valuable
bits of work to be done by the team. There is a customer
(product owner) who provides stories that have value to users
and other stakeholders, prioritizes the backlog of stories for
the team's consumption, explains the stories to the team in an
ongoing conversation, and validates the resulting product's
fitness for the marketplace. A major issue, and often a
significant problem, is finding the right stories to drive the
team. In this session, Rawsthorne will introduce the terms of
agile analysis and explain the importance to agile teams. He
will offer a highly interactive demonstration leaving
participants with a greater appreciation of agile analysis and
how it can improve teams and projects.

Complex Backlogs for Agile Projects

An agile team's backlog is a collection of items (stories and
epics) that represent work to be done (or value to be produced)
by the team. This backlog has two main purposes: first, to be
the source of stories that drive the team, and second, to help
the stakeholders understand what is being done, and what will be
done, by the team. There is often a mismatch between what is
needed by the team and what is needed by the stakeholders. In
this talk, participants will discuss these issues and develop a
model of complexity. The model is illustrated with simple
examples, and Rawsthorne will present a few suggestions for
managing this complexity. Attendees will gain a better
understanding of the complexities of backlogs and attain
valuable tools to help manage them.

When: Agile Analysis
Wed., Oct. 29
10:30 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m.

Complex Backlogs for Agile Projects
Wed., Oct. 29
2:15 p.m. -- 3:45 p.m.

Where: Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02115
To register visit: (http://www.sdbestpractices.com)

Contact: For more information on this presentation or to set up an
interview with Dr. Rawsthorne, please contact Christie Denniston
at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 13 or
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

SOURCE Danube Technologies, Inc.

Christie Denniston of Catapult PR-IR, +1-303-581-7760, ext. 13,
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com, for Danube Technologies, Inc.