Charlotte JUG - Mar Meeting - Agile Development

This month our topic will be Agile Development. While not purely a Java topic, this is something all developers and development managers should be very familiar with.

The JUG meeting offers a great place to network with other developers, recruiters and businesses as well as to learn new technologies. The location is the same as usual, and as always we have refreshments available - thanks to our sponsor ettaingroup!

Abstract:
Developers love to code. It's their passion. Agile promises to empower developers with a system that lets them do what they do best, and not waste time on activities that create waste. This talk will contrast Agile & Lean principles with traditional software engineering methods. The outcome of this approach is a system that allows business ideas to become software applications using short iterations of focused development. Agile methods such as Scrum, XP, Test Driven Development and refactoring will be discussed as well as how they can be used to create a "Lean, Mean, Coding Machine".

Bio:
Guy Beaver is a senior consultant and Vice President of Enterprise Engagements at Net Objectives, a company that specializes in Design Patterns, Test Driven Development, Refactoring and Lean-Agile Software Development. He is a change leader and technology executive with a track record of success in Lean-Agile implementations in large, mid-sized and start-up organizations. He is a recognized expert in Lean, Agile and Scrum technical development with a proven ability to lead, manage and motivate organizations to realize significant productivity and quality improvements. As a Senior Consultant and Coach, he facilitates enterprise clients in successfully transitioning to Lean-Agile practices and methodologies with business-focused strategies and implementation expertise. With over 25 years of software management and development expertise and business experience as both a CIO and business owner, he provides Net Objectives clients with actionable strategies that produce progressive results. Guy has a consistent record of successful delivery in financial services and aerospace industries with corporations such as Vanguard, Critical Point Group, NASA, G & A Technical Software, and the US Naval Research Laboratory. He is a frequent contributing author to the Agile Journal and holds a Masters in Physics. He authored the featured article in this month's Better Software Magazine (www.bettersoftware.com)