Who: Chris Sterling
Principal Consultant
SolutionsIQ (www.solutionsiq.com)
Chris Sterling is a Certified Scrum Trainer and Agile Coach
for SolutionsIQ. With more than 15 years of experience in
software development and consulting, Sterling leads projects
on enterprise integration for technology startups, large
corporations, and government agencies with a clear focus on
enabling architecture. As an Agile Coach, he is an innovator
focused on increasing product delivery consistency and quality
in project management, architecture, and software development.
Sterling 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.
What: Managing Software Debt
The Product Backlog in Scrum is used to prioritize software
features based on business value. A Product Owner is charged
with managing the Product Backlog to direct software
implementation for the greatest possible return on investment.
In this presentation, Sterling will explore why feature-based
Product Backlogs do not consider the decay of software over
time, and how the resulting software debt can sink a project
or company. Sterling will highlight ways Scrum teams and
Product Owners can work with stakeholders to manage software
debt over the life cycle of the product.
When: SD West 2009
Managing Software Debt
Fri., March 13
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Where: Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Way
Santa Clara, CA 95054
To register visit:
(http://www.sdexpo.com/2009/west/register.htm)
Contact: For more information on this presentation or to set up an
interview with Chris Sterling, please contact Christie
Denniston at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 13 or
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com.
