Robert Martin, Sandi Metz to Keynote First-Ever Agile Alliance Technical Conference

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 8, 2016 /CNW/ -- Agile Alliance today announced the program for the Agile Alliance Technical Conference (#AATC2016). The event, to be held April 7 - 9 in Raleigh, North Carolina, will focus on Agile values, principles and practices as applied to today's technical work.

This groundbreaking event will feature keynotes by Robert Martin, Owner, Uncle Bob Consulting LLC; and Sandi Metz, Principal, TorqueForge, LLC.

Other speakers include Martin Fowler (ThoughtWorks), George Dinwiddie (iDIA Computing), Llewellyn Falco (Spun Labs), Maaret Pyhäjärvi (Granlund Oy), Woody Zuill (Hunter Industries), Laurie Williams (North Carolina State University Computer Science), Michael Nygard (Cognitect, Inc.), Alex Schladebeck (BREDEX GmbH), Fred George (Fred George Consulting), Neil Johnson (XtremeEDA), James Shore (Titanium I.T. LLC), Jeff (Cheezy) Morgan (LeanDog), Kate Falanga (Huge), Ardita Karaj (EPAM Canada), Kent Graziano (Snowflake), Matthew Dodkins (Bluefruit Software), James Grenning (Renaissance Software Consulting, Co.), Justin Searls (Test Double), Julie Lerman (The Data Farm), Melissa Perri (ProdUX Labs), Bryan Beecham (Industrial Logic), Rebecca Wirfs-Brock (Wirfs-Brock Associates), Chris Kozak (Thoughtworks), Amitai Schlair (Pillar Technology), and Mike Rogers (Software Engineering Professionals).

"Agile technical practices have long been moving beyond development to delivery, and even beyond software to include other technical disciplines," said Phil Brock, Managing Director, Agile Alliance. "Don't miss this opportunity to focus on the leading technical practices which are key to frequent delivery and a sustainable pace."

Group discounts are available.

For more information and to register for the event, please visit the Agile Alliance website.

About Agile Alliance

Agile Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development as outlined in the Agile Manifesto. With more than 22,000 members and subscribers around the globe, Agile Alliance is driven by the principles of Agile methodologies and the value delivered to developers, organizations and end users. Agile Alliance organizes and supports events to bring the Agile community together on a global scale.

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