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The Hotness of Agile Software Development

There’s been a lot of chatter about agile software development recently. Some say that it’s little more than cowboy coding. Some say that it means no documentation. Some say it’s the silver bullet that projects need to stop wasting time and budget blowouts. Some claim “it’s just RUP and, oh, we did that before and it didn’t work”. Unfortunately, they’re missing the point.

• Difficulty: General
• Session Track: Safe for Managers

Session Detail

Matthew will reveal the truth of agile and why it’s the hottest project methodology around. He’ll dispel agile myths, explain the essence of agile and its zen-like philosophy – from the concepts of Kanban and ‘pairing’ through to prioritisation techniques of requirements from a users’ perspective, rather than systems or even client perspective. Matthew will also cover the new agile project roles and explain why your user-experience designer is likely your best asset.

Speakers

Matthew Hodgson (Canberra, Australia)

Two decades ago, Matthew was building experiences into the first generation of multi-player online games. Today, he is the Senior Executive for UX + Agile at Zen Ex Machina – responsible for design thinking, social media marketing tactics, user-experience, and coaching of Scrum for both designers and developers. Over the last few years, Matthew has been responsible for delivering the experience design for the CHOICE Magazine website, Medicare Australia’s involvement in the national eHealth records program, AHIA’s social business and digital strategy, and the introduction of user-centred agile methods to several large corporate and Federal Government agencies. Matthew is best known as an IA, Agilist, strategist, and international speaker who lives by the axiom “the only power in knowledge is to share it”. More...