November 19 [South] – The Value of Hypothesis-Driven Development

Nov 11, 2015 | South Meeting

South Meeting

The Value of Hypothesis-Driven Development

    Where: Infusionsoft    (Google Map) 1260 South Spectrum Blvd. Chandler, AZ 85286 Agenda: 6:00 Registration Food and Drink (no cost Infusionsoft is Sponsoring) 6:25 Announcements 6:30 Begin the Panel 8:00 Closing Messages and Announcements

Description:  The Value of Hypothesis-Driven Development

Compressed feedback loops provide one of the principle benefit of Agile.  Scrum has given us the ability to quickly respond to changing business needs and reduce development costs.  But lets face it even with Scrum, software development is still expensive.  Hypothesis-Driven Development (HDD) lets us conduct quick experiments prior to development to weed out weak ideas prior to committing development effort to them.  HDD increases developer/customer interactions, reduces costs, and it gives us an excuse to act like mad scientists!

Speaker Bio:  Erik Hurst

By day Erik Hurst (www.linkedin.com/in/erik-hurst-93437513) is a mild mannered project manager currently introducing Agile to the world of networking hardware solutions.  He enjoys researching new ideas in personal and team motivation, process flow, and product development.  In his role as a Scrum Product Owner Erik implemented capacity-driven planning, behavior-driven development, and hypothesis driven development to improve the teams process and performance. As a Certified Scrum Product Owner and Certified Scrum Master Erik is passionate about spreading the word and benefits of Agile outside of the software development community. Erik lives in Phoenix with his fiancée, two dogs, and two cats.  Their horses live in Gilbert.  When he is not writing about himself in the 3rd person Erik is active in the board gaming community and sports a collection of over 375 board games.