Speaker: Woody Zuill - pioneer of Mob Programming, independent

Mob Programming: All the brilliant people working on the same thing, at the same time, in the same place, and on the same computer.

Mob Programming is a cost-effective, collaborative and fun way to get work done together. It's a whole-team approach to development, where coding, designing, testing, and working with the "customer" (partner, Product Owner, User, etc.) is all done as a team.

In the morning, participants will learn all about Mob Programming. We cover the mechanics of how to work together as a Mob as well as the techniques that make this form of development so effective. We’ll learn how a Mob performs sample project work, including user stories, prioritization, test-driven development, refactoring, and retrospectives. And there’ll be a practical demonstration of Mob Programming at work.

In the afternoon, participants will work in small groups, practicing Mob Programming for real (please bring a laptop if you have one). Designed and facilitated by Mob Programming pioneer Woody Zuill, this second part of the workshop provides a hands-on education in the art of mobbing and its significant benefits for your teams.

Woody Zuill, an independent Senior Agile Consultant, Trainer, and Guide and has been programming computers for 35+ years. As a pioneer of the Mob Programming approach of teamwork for software development he has been sharing presentations and workshops on Mob Programming for conferences, user groups, and companies all over the world.

Woody believes that code must be simple, clean, and maintainable so that we can realize the Agile Value of Responding to Change, and that we must constantly “Reflect, tune, and adjust” so we can continuously grow our skills and improve our capabilities.

9:00 Registration

9:15 Start – all participants

12:45 Lunch - all participants

13:30 Restart – full-day participants only

17:00 End

Tea/coffee/biscuits available for all participants

Free meetup with Woody Zuill in the evening, co-hosted with Lean Agile Scotland. Details of venue and event: http://www.edinburgh.bcs.org/events/2018/181127.htm

About the organiser: This event is organised by the BCS Edinburgh Branch, find out more about the group at http://www.edinburgh.bcs.org/

Refund Policy:
A full refund will be issued if a cancellation is received within 7 days of the booking date, otherwise, name substitutions will be allowed after this date.

Things to note:
For overseas delegates who wish to attend the event please note that BCS does not issue invitation letters.