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 Andy
made me realize that it's not just about programming
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Jared is
dynamic, flexible, energetic, full of great examples...
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Excellent
presentation. Andy gave me a lot to think about.
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The
presentation was excellent. Top notch.
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Very
applicable to the real world!
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Andy Hunt
is very personable and entertaining -- and the content is great....
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Agile Artisans is pleased to announce Ship It!
LIVE, a three-day workshop with Jared Richardson,
and a one-day presentation by Andy
Hunt.
Ship It! LIVE
is a
collection of real-world tips, practices, and techniques that have been
used to successfully ship software. This is your backstage pass to ask
Jared and Andy’s advice on a variety of topics.
This three-day course will be held July 30th through August 1st, 2007,
in Reston, Virginia at the Sheraton Reston.
Jared will present on days one and two on the bestselling book Ship
It! He'll also add in material from his upcoming book on
tuning up your
career and getting what you really want out of life.
On day three Andy will discuss his take on the current Agile
methodologies, and will teach from his upcoming book, Refactoring Your
Wetware.
The ideal software shop has just enough of a
framework to keep the team on track and moving forward, but not so much
that it slows the team down. That's what Ship It! LIVE is all
about. It
introduces a set of practices in three key areas:
- Development Practices that Build Great Software
and Great Teams
- Software Tools You Should Be Using
- Tracer Bullet Software Development
With these practices as the foundation of your software shop, you will
be armed with everything you need to build reliable software in a
sustainable manner.
The majority of ideas presented here are not controversial or extreme,
yet most experienced programmers will agree that this stuff works.
Roughly 50 to 70 percent of teams in the U.S. don't use these simple,
well-accepted practices effectively. Ship It! LIVE will
get you started
if you're in transition, or help move you to the next level if you know
what to do, but are having trouble getting the ball rolling.
Software development happens in your head; not in an editor, IDE, or
design tool. We're well educated on how to work with software and
hardware, but what about wetware -- our own brains? (Hint: you brain is
a dual-processor, shared bus design) and how to use the best tool for
the job by learning to think differently about thinking.
From there, we'll look at how do you learn how to learn. What tricks
and tips can you use to learn more faster, and retain more of what you
learn?
You'll also see the importance of The Dreyfus Model (from Andy's
popular talk "Herding Raceshorses and Racing Sheep") and see how to
Accelerate Learning and Manage the Torrent of new information using
methods ranging from the tried-and-true to the truly exotic.
Andy was one of the original Agile Manifesto
signatories. Come hear his perspective on where Agile has been and
where it's headed.
This course is designed for developers and team leads who want a
practical, hands-on introduction to building software with Agile tools
and practices. There are facets in this program for developers,
managers, testers, and tech leads. Ship
It! LIVE
is a gentle introduction into Agile practices that leaves room
for you to use other tools and processes that you need.
Ship It! LIVE is for you if:
- You’ve read Ship It!, but have
questions based on your organization’s special situation.
- The lack of progress on your project frustrates
you, but you see no way out.
- You want to make yourself and your team more
valuable.
- You've looked at methodologies such as Extreme
Programming (XP) and felt they were too, well, extreme.
- You've looked at the Rational Unified Process
(RUP) or CMM/I methods and cringed at the learning curve and costs.
- You need to get software out the door without
excuses.
From the Ship It! page:
Even though
our group was
already following many of the practices outlined in Ship It!, I believe
the book paid for itself within the first day of purchase. When one
considers the burn rate of a typical software team, the hours of lost
productivity that this book will save should make it a no-brainer
purchase decision for any group.
Steve Mitchell
Fiserv
SourceOne
The Speakers
Andy Hunt
is a programmer turned consultant, author and publisher. He co-authored
the best-selling book "The Pragmatic Programmer", was one of the 17
founders of the Agile Alliance, and co-founded the Pragmatic Bookshelf,
publishing award-winning and critically acclaimed books for software
developers. He can be found on the
web at http://blog.toolshed.com
and http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com
Jared Richardson is a programmer, speaker, author, and
trainer.
As the founder of Agile Artisans, Inc., he helps teams build better
software with customized coaching, training, and consulting. He can be
found on the web at http://www.jaredrichardson.net and
http://agileartisans.com
A recognized expert in the software industry, Jared has worked with
both startups and software giants. He's been involved with various open
source projects, with roles from contributing to founding. Jared
recently founded the AgileRTP (ARTp) users group as a local outlet for
the agile community in North Carolina.
While he is best known as a co-author of the bestselling book Ship it!
A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects, Jared has also
contributed to the 2006 No Fluff Just Stuff Anthology as well as the
2007 No Fluff Just Stuff Anthology.
Jared frequently speaks at No Fluff Just Stuff Software Symposiums all
over the United States, and many other software conferences and users
groups. Agile Artisans also matches outstanding speakers with companies
and conferences.
Born in Burlington, North Carolina, Jared is one of the few developers
in the state of North Carolina who didn't move there. He earned his
Computer Science degree at NC State University, and cut his teeth in
the Smalltalk community. He sold his first software package while he
was still in college ... and got an 'A' for the project. Since becoming
an independent consultant, Jared spends most of his time trying to
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Early Bird Registration
$1,675 thru June 29th
Regular Registration
$1,775 from June 29th - July 30th
At the Door
$1,875
Group Discount (3+)
$1,500 per person
Register Now!
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-Two days of interactive sessions
with best-selling author and speaker Jared Richardson, and a
one-day presentation by Andy Hunt
-A copy of Ship It! A Practical Guide to Successful Software
Projects
-Electronic and paper copies of all presentation materials tailored for
these classes
-Lunch, snacks, and beverages
- The know how to turn a failing project into successfully shipped
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