Sarah Taraporewalla
Sarah Taraporewalla is a Senior Consultant working for ThoughtWorks, where she specializes in developing robust software for the future, delivered today.
She has acted as developer, software architect, technical lead and agile coach at many projects. She has spoken at both internal and external conferences, skills matter courses and geek nights. Although primarily focused on software design, she also has a lot to say about how software can be developed to accommodate the changing pace of business.
Sarah occasionally writes her thoughts down at http://sarahtaraporewalla.com, and whinges about the world via @sarahtarap. To learn how to say her name correctly, have a look at http://sarahtaraporewalla.com/uncategorized/how-many-os-in-woolloomooloo/
Track abstract - Room G1 - Developer effectiveness
The three pronged approach to integrating systems
How often do you get to work on isolated systems? More often than not your system needs to integrate with other another system, whether it be a legacy system, an external API or even one that has not yet been developed. Every integration point adds risk to your project: technical risk, quality risk and delivery risk. But never fear - help is at hand!
Come to this talk and you will hear:
- How to design your system to decrease risk,
- How to ensure the quality of the overall system is high, and
- How to manage the delivery of the system in a way that guarantees success
You will hear real-life cases - some success and many failures. You too can learn from the mistakes I witnessed.
Track abstract - Conversation Corner
Feedback ... but not the annoying microphone-speaker squealy kind
When was the last time you gave someone feedback? When did you last get some feedback? What was the most useful piece of feedback that you've ever received? In this hands-on session Sarah will help us explore feedback as a tool for improvement. We'll be looking at the frequency, context and techniques that make feedback easy, effective and valuable. As a group we'll share experiences with both giving and receiving feedback; from blundered mutterings at the pub to formal annual reviews and everything in between. Come along and pick up some tips for turning your team into feedback professionals.
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