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Tech Talk 4: Agile Software Development

Join Mailtrust on Wednesday July 9th for a presentation by Richard Hammer of Modea covering Agile Development.

When: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 6:00 PM Eastern
Where: Mailtrust, 775 University City Blvd, Blacksburg VA
RSVP: techtalk@mailtrust.com (free pizza!!)

From the Virginia Tech campus, take the Tom’s Creek B bus to the first University City Blvd stop. The bus runs every 10 minutes.

Summary of the talk:

“Agile” has quickly become a technology term of art and a center space in buzzword bingo. It encompasses several iterative and incremental software development methodologies, including: XP, Scrum, Lean Development, and Feature-Driven Development. While each of these methods is unique in its specific approach to solving today’s software development headaches, they all share a common vision and core values: The Agile Manifesto.

Fundamentally, all of the agile development methodologies incorporate iterations and continuous feedback to refine and deliver functional software systems. Key touch points in the processes include continuous planning, continuous testing, continuous integration, and other forms of continuous evolution of the project, the software, and communications between the teams. They are all lightweight and inherently adaptable, focus on empowering people to collaborate and make decisions together quickly and effectively. Basically delivering what is needed, when it is needed, while maintaining the ability to change course and adjust priorities with less risk.

Come see what the art form and buzz are all about. Share your experiences. Listen to the experiences of peers. A video of the talk will be posted shortly after it is given.