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Agilia Conference is Hungarian conference about agile methods. Its purpose is to promote use of agile methods in technology industry. Its narrow focus on selected topic and private exclusive content makes it unique. We, the organizers, will try to make it one of most recognized conferences in Europe, which is worth to visit. The goal is to show, what it is agility, why it is used in knowledge based business, what are its advantages and how to deploy necessary changes into organization. We want to present, how to profit from agile techniques, in software development, in knowledge management, in sales or in general management of the organization. And, in the same time, reveal the new trends and views, which are linked with agility, and which managers should be aware of – managing innovations, finance, operations, design of products or services and especially people. We want to contribute to exchange of experience and knowledge and present new professional skills. Important part of the conference is networking: it enables visitor expert discussion or gaining new commercial partners.

In 2014 we plan to prepare attractive program – presentations of world top agile influencers, experience of local users and case studies, new trends and not discovered yet practices, workgroups, workshops, discussions and diversions. Main topic is “Secrets of Product Ownership.” We want to include into discussions all: top and line management, project management, financial and HR managers, developers, testers but also customers. All contributions are validated to guarantee high professional erudition.

We invite you, to help us make this conference happen. Your financial contribution will help moving IT community again a small step toward modernization.

We do not have sponsorship categories. We propose to meet you and together we will develop offering that meets your needs and expectations. The package may include:

• General sponsorship
• Networking Event sponsorship
• Caffe & Lunch sponsorship

Contact us and ask for further information. Send us message!

CALL FOR PAPERS

Implementing agility into the organization does not mean just something for some developers and something we can do selectively sometimes. In our opinion, agility is a process of change in values, which has impact on the whole organization and its various stakeholders. Agility is about communication. Agility is about customers. Agility is about common learning.

„What is in it NEW for me? Why should I care?” we can often hear from managers, developers and even customers. At Agilia Conference we want to discuss impact of being Agile on ways to increase performance, ability to innovate and sustainable quality of delivery. And especially how to manage design of products or services customer will say Wow! We invite you to share with us your experience. Participate at the event with your presentations, talks, workshops, success stories, case studies or demonstrations. We welcome interactive speeches or micro-workshops. Join in with lightning talks. Share your personal experience with others.

From Product Owner or Product Manager perspective, show us:

• Who is Product Onwer? Is he customer or customer representative?

• How do you find and train your Product Owner?

• “How to engage customer?” – Experience or success story of customer engagement.

• What is the impact on product or service by switching to agile approach? Case studies – simply how it was before and what you have now.

• How to specify requirements so developers will understand them? What we had to change?

• How do you identify Value? And how do you order backlog? Tips and tricks from daily work.

• How do you manage product evolution?

• How to work with customers so they will benefit the most? Lessons learned?

• What did you learn from failed projects? To be successful is great, but failure can also provide huge learning experience.

• What techniques you use to become great Product Owner. Share with us.

• Product Owner in complex environment – How do you scale? Distribution of work in Product Owner team.

• Examples of Wow! products, which were benefiting from Agile approaches – case studies.

• ..... and be creative and propose us new category, if you feel it should fit.

From Customers perspective, show us:

• What did it mean for you when supplier switched to Agile. Case studies – simply how it was before and what we have now.

• How to work with customers so they will benefit the most? Lessons learned?

• How does agile organization deal with innovation, new product development, structures, culture, customers care.

• ..... and be creative and propose us new category, if you feel it should fit.

From perspective of Developers, ScrumMasters, Coaches, show us:

• How to engage developers to expand their knowledge horizons?

• How intensive creation of domain knowledge helps with switch to agility? Inspirations.

• How to work with customers and how to understand them?

• How to collaborate effectively with Product Owner?

• Communication technique – coaching (workshop, light working session) and working with teams.

• ..... and be creative and propose us new category, if you feel it should fit.

Program add-ons: Diversions

A space to share ideas, experiences and for inspirations.

Various topics:

• Demo of products developed in agile teams and organizations and how agility contributed to product success.

• Demo of products, which makes live of agile teams easier.

• Start-ups organizations, where agility contributed to survival and growth.

And various formats:

• Mini working sessions to demo techniques helping with communication

• Half day or full day workshops.

If you have suitable proposal, questions and suggestions, let us know. Send us message!

NOTE: Pictures on the right are from other conference organized by us. We hope in Budapest it will be even better.