SeattleScrum meeting on Thursday March 27th: Managing Software Debt

Presentation Found Here: Managing Software Debt (PDF)

Topic: Managing Software Debt
The Product Backlog in Scrum is used to prioritize implementation of features into software based on value. A Product Owner is charged with managing the Product Backlog to direct software implementation for the greatest possible Return on Investment (ROI). Entirely feature-based Product Backlogs do not consider the decay of software over time, and the resulting software debt can sink a project or company. Chris Sterling will highlight ways Scrum Teams and Product Owners can work with stakeholders to manage software debt over the life cycle of the product.

About the Speaker: Chris Sterling is a Certified Scrum Trainer and Agile Coach for SolutionsIQ. With over 14 years of experience in software development and consulting, Chris works on enterprise integration projects for technology startups, large corporations, and government agencies with a clear focus on enabling architecture. As an Agile Coach, Chris is an innovator and facilitator to increase product delivery consistency and quality in project management, architecture, and software development. Along with his daily responsibilities, Chris has released multiple free and open source projects and provides thought leadership on the use of open source in the enterprise. He was founder of the International Association of Software Architects (IASA) Puget Sound Chapter and currently supports the Seattle Scrum Users Group.

Meeting Date and Agenda
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
6:00pm Food & Drink
6:30pm Some words of Thanks
6:45pm Topic: Managing Software Debt
7:30-ish End of talk, general questions etc.

Location
Qpass Corporate Headquarters
2211 Elliott Avenue
Suite 400
Seattle, Washington 98121
Phone: +1.206.447.6000

Further inquiries can also be emailed to SeattleScrum at Gmail dot com. This announcement may also be found at Seattle Scrums home page: http://www.SeattleScrum.org.