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Hello readers,
We are back with some interesting articles and webinars and to let you know the newevent line upwe have coming up.
Hope you find this content valuable, and that we meet at one of the upcoming events! |
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THOUGHTS ON AGILE
“For most people I meet, Agile is synonymous with Scrum. While I have taught and used Scrum, my own background is in XP (eXtreme Programming). At the heart of XP are twelve practices - four which govern the relationship between business and technical interested; four which govern the way developers interact as the produce code, and four which govern the actual process of writing code.
These practices are interdependent and mutually supportive; and when adopted, they help organisations to combine high productivity and high quality.”
Keep on reading here, to find out what Stephen Nelson-Smith -UNICOM principal consultant- stated these practices are...
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ARTICLES, VIDEOS & COURSES
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Over the last decade, the number of success stories where companies have improved the performance of their IT development teams and projects with agile, has increased considerably. This has caused agile to be widely adopted across a variety of industries; therefore, you would expect that by now,we would all be using it and know how to introduce it to our teams.
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Although, do we really understand what agile is? What are the methodologies? What does being agile actually involve? Maybe it is time for a brief pause, and to get enrolled in aone or two-day accredited course: The Introduction to Agile, to understand that it is more than just a process, and is in fact a complete change of culture.
Once we understand what agile isand are ready to change our organisation’s culture to become agile, we need to decide what methodology to use…
Mike McLaughlin, SAFe Program Consultant, CSP, PMI-ACP, PMP, wrote about how the various agile Scrum methodologies share much of the same philosophy, as well as many of the same characteristics and practices; but from an implementation standpoint, each has its own recipe of practices, terminology, and tactics. Click here,to read the informative summary he has made on the main agile software development methodologies.
We are now on our way towards our agile transformation, so it might be worth having a look at what others have been doing and learn some key do’s and don’ts.
Rod Newing, editorial contributor to the Financial Times, shared how a group of senior IT executives met over dinner in London to discuss a pragmatic approach to agile. One that can rapidly deliver working software while managing technical debt. Read along to know what Rod says their recommendations were…
Also, Jon Dickinson, a consultant with Equal Experts shared a talk with one of our media partners, Agile Yorkshire, about recent experience with clients and the influencing factors that have helped deliver better outcomes. He revealed his Best Kept Secret of Agile Transformation: Release Frequently. Watch it here…
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DO YOU WANT TO BECOME CERTIFIED IN AGILE?
Take a look at this list of ACCREDITED COURSES and see which one fits best with your career and objectives…
Also, if you don’t see the one you’re looking for, click here.
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“I really enjoyed the day. All of the presentations were very informative and enjoyable " Testing Showcase Dublin” |
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“Very exclusive, professional and well prepared event” Programme, Project and Portfolio Management, London |
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“Interactive, informative and helpful panel session with real-life examples" Disruptive Technologies, London |
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NEWS AND EVENTS
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We are delighted to present four co-located eventshosted by UNICOM, taking place on July 14.
These conferences will take place in London, and will bring together thought leaders who will discuss various aspects and offer solutions for the problems raised. The format of the day is a mixture of in-depth presentations and supporting case studies, as well as round-table and panel sessions, making this a fact-finding and interactive day.
The good news is that YOU CAN MOVE ACROSS DIFFERENT TRACKS DURING THE DAY! So you get to choose the presentations you are most interested on.
Find more details on each one of them:
Next Generation Testing
DevOps Summit London
European Process Improvement Conference
Risk, Security and Compliance
- A reminder:
This year UNICOM is introducing for the first time Agile Expo, at the Emirates Stadium
on October 12. It will be co-located with the well-known and highly respected TestExpo™ conference.
Make sure you’re there!
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Upcoming events in different European locations, throughout the year:
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AGILE
-Agile Expo
12 October, London
-Agile Showcase
Amsterdam
24 November, Amsterdam
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DevOps
-DevOps Summit London
14 July, London
-DevOps Summit Paris
17 November, Paris
-DevOps Showcase Amsterdam
24 November, Amsterdam
-DevOps Summit London
6 December, London
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SPEAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS
Have a look at the profiles of subject-experts and top ranking speakers presenting at our events:
These are just some of them, we will continue sharing more speakers’ profiles in our following issues...
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Looking forward to seeing you in the upcoming events!
The UNICOM team
   
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