Requirements, Product Ownership, and Other Misunderstood Concepts in Agile Development
"Requirement" is a swear word to many in Agile development. In this talk, you'll learn why.
Jeff will describe how an Agile mindset changes a requirements gathering activity into collaborative work focused on understanding and solving problems for business and users. Jeff will explain Agile practices such as backlog building, user stories, and story mapping. You'll learn the flow of user stories from ideas and opportunities all the way through delivery to customers and users. Jeff will describe the difference between a product and project mindset and how to effectively use product discovery practices to understand your customers and users, identify solutions, and test those solutions early to validate that they have value before they're built. You'll leave with a good understanding of how requirements practice is different in Agile development, and the variety of practices and concepts used by Agile teams today.
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Jeff makes use of over 18 years experience with a wide variety of products from on-line aircraft parts ordering to electronic medical records to help organizations improve the way they work. Where many development processes focus on delivery speed and efficiency, Jeff balances those concerns with the need for building products that deliver exceptional value and marketplace success. Jeff currently works as founder and principle consultant for Jeff Patton and Associates Inc. He’s an agile process coach, product design coach, and instructor. Many articles, essays, and presentations can be found at jpattonassociates.com. His writing appears in StickyMinds.com, Better Software Magazine, IEEE Software, Alistair Cockburn’s Book, Crystal Clear, and Jeff's own book, User Story Mapping from O’Reilly press. Jeff’s a Certified Scrum Trainer, and winner of the Agile Alliance’s 2007 Gordon Pask Award for contributions to Agile Development.
