April 16 - 19, 2012

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Nancy van Schooenderwoert

Nancy van Schooenderwoert
@vanschoo

Nancy Van Schooenderwoert is an Agile Enterprise coach and founder of Lean-Agile Partners, Inc. She was one of the first to apply Agile methods to embedded systems development, as an engineer, manager, and consultant. She has led Agile change initiatives beyond software development in safety-critical, highly regulated industries, and coached clients in the art of Agile technical and management leadership. Nancy's experience spans embedded software and hardware development for applications in aerospace, factory automation, medical devices, defense systems, and financial services. She holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and is a contributor of articles and advisories for the Cutter IT Journal. Nancy has edited a column for the Agile Times, and served on the IEEE 1648 committee to define a standard for customers of agile teams. She has been a regular presenter at various Agile-related conferences since 2003, and also at the Embedded Systems conference. Her work in applying Agile methods to embedded systems has been referenced by Jim Shore, James Grenning, and Mary Poppendieck in their books. She speaks at numerous software professional gatherings worldwide, and is currently president of Greater Boston's premier Agile user group, Agile New England.

Track abstract - Keynote

No Bugs

Is "no bugs" just a slogan, or really achievable? See how an average embedded software team approached that goal with no coaching, no outside consultants, nothing close to 100% test coverage, and no extra support from their company. "Agile" is known for speed and high quality. If you aim for super high quality, you will get speed as a side effect. But if you aim for high speed you will not get high quality as a side effect. This case study shows how that idea works in real world projects.

This is a 12 minute "lightning talk"

Track abstract - Product Owners - G3

Embedded Storycrafting: Key to controlling Risk and Schedule

When Agile teams have trouble delivering fully, on time, there are many likely culprits. Some are obvious and some not. But poorly written Agile stories will always be a source of problems, and one that teams will probably never spot. That’s because most Agile teams are not getting all that the Agile story format has to offer. This simple, no-cost thinking tool will help you evolve just the right amount of architecture, estimates, risk plans, etc. for each stage of your project – if you know the 8 techniques of storycrafting.

In this session, Nancy will use examples from embedded systems development to show how well-written Agile stories can synchronize the work of multiple specialist teams in larger projects. This is true for engineering projects, and for other complex work such as financial, scientific, and medical projects. Solid Agile stories make estimation easier, and help you avoid misunderstandings that cause rework.

What you will learn:

• How well-written Agile stories help control schedule & risk

• How Agile stories can guide project work beyond the software team

• 6 techniques for crafting solid, well-written Agile stories

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