"Agile Methods The Good, the Hype and the Ugly," Bertrand Meyer

Bertrand Meyer presents an objective critique of agile methodologies, separating valuable software engineering practices from counterproductive hype.

If you are attracted by agile methods but put off by the grandiose claims, you are not alone. Agile ideas are a curious mix of the best and the worst: brilliant insights that have already changed the way we think about software (the good), along with principles that are guaranteed to damage your projects (the ugly), plus some indifferent practices (the hype) that do not deserve the fuss. Unfortunately, most agile presentations are pure propaganda; they ask you to kneel down and start singing the hymn. This webcast is different: it takes an objective look at agile methods, explains the essentials, and helps you sort the wheat from the chaff. It presents agile methods in the broader perspective of software engineering methods and tools, showing how they complement, rather than contradict, the best practices in the field. It also warns you against exaggerated claims, enabling you to retain the truly unique agile contributions and make your projects agile in the best sense of the term.(If you'd like to attend but can't make it to the virtual event, you still need to register to receive a recording of the webinar when it becomes available.) Presenter: Bertrand Meyer, Professor of Software Engineering, ETH Zurich; ACM Fellow Bertrand Meyer is a pioneer of object technology and the author of several best-sellers in software engineering, programming methodology and programming languages. He is known as the creator of Design by Contract and of the Eiffel language. A professor of software engineering at ETH Zurich, he is also active as a consultant and speaker, and has made major contributions to the fields of software verification and concurrent programming. Moderator: Will Tracz, Lockheed Martin Fellow Emeritus; Chair, ACM SIGSOFT When he retired in 2012, Will Tracz was a principal software engineer/application architect for the Global Combat Support System - Air Force program. He is currently the chair of the ACM Special Interest Group on Software Engineering (SIGSOFT) and a member of the ACM Professional Development Committee. He was the editor of the ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes (1994-2012), 2002 chairman of the International Conference on Software Engineering, and 2012 chairman of the ACM Foundations of Software Engineering.