Comments on: Agile Conferences - Is there a future for them? http://theagilevoice.co.uk/2009/03/18/agile-conferences-is-there-a-future-for-them/ Thoughts and ideas about Agile Methods Sun, 20 May 2012 14:44:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Peter Marshall http://theagilevoice.co.uk/2009/03/18/agile-conferences-is-there-a-future-for-them/#comment-1461 Peter Marshall Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:18:59 +0000 http://theagilevoice.co.uk/2009/03/18/agile-conferences-is-there-a-future-for-them/#comment-1461 I would certainly like to see those speakers at agile conferences speaking outside of the theories and to push forward agile. Coming from a test background, I am still surprised at the amount of key speakers that play down the importance of test practices within agile. Only being able to describe testing in a very theoretical form, i.e. automated unit testing. This, to me, identifies that many of these speakers are far too detached from the realities of agile practices. Most being consultants selling projects rather than actually experiencing what is actually happening on the front line. Agile testing is a blossoming engineering practice, and needs support from speakers at these conferences. I would certainly like to see those speakers at agile conferences speaking outside of the theories and to push forward agile. Coming from a test background, I am still surprised at the amount of key speakers that play down the importance of test practices within agile. Only being able to describe testing in a very theoretical form, i.e. automated unit testing. This, to me, identifies that many of these speakers are far too detached from the realities of agile practices. Most being consultants selling projects rather than actually experiencing what is actually happening on the front line.

Agile testing is a blossoming engineering practice, and needs support from speakers at these conferences.

]]> By: Chris Pitts http://theagilevoice.co.uk/2009/03/18/agile-conferences-is-there-a-future-for-them/#comment-1218 Chris Pitts Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:42:20 +0000 http://theagilevoice.co.uk/2009/03/18/agile-conferences-is-there-a-future-for-them/#comment-1218 I think you're right. The conferences I have been to over the past two years seem to have simply rehashed what went before - not always a bad thing, I certainly learned new tricks - but devaluing the whole conference scene as you say. IMO Doing is the new Talking. We now have plenty of people out there able to talk the talk fluently, but can they walk the walk? Just how many projects are truly successful and productive? Personally I would like to see more published detailed case studies to identify what works, what does not, and open, honest discussions as to why. I think you’re right. The conferences I have been to over the past two years seem to have simply rehashed what went before - not always a bad thing, I certainly learned new tricks - but devaluing the whole conference scene as you say.

IMO Doing is the new Talking. We now have plenty of people out there able to talk the talk fluently, but can they walk the walk? Just how many projects are truly successful and productive? Personally I would like to see more published detailed case studies to identify what works, what does not, and open, honest discussions as to why.

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