THE TOPIC
Agile software engineering and management are no longer marginal methodologies of questionable reputation. They have proved their worth with a large variety of projects, and they can help organizations manage their development process with a minimum of bureaucratic overhead. Still, they can be shown to satisfy most if not all requirements of process models such as CMMi.

THE PRESENTER
Ahmed Sidky is a Senior Agile Consultant with Tangible Software. He graduated as Valedictorian with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Modern Science and Arts (MSA) University in Cairo, Egypt. While working as an Internet Solution Developer for one of the leading corporations in Egypt, he received the award for the Best Creative Solution for that year. With his research focused on Requirements Engineering, he earned a Masters degree in Software Engineering from Virginia Tech. Ahmed's research interests then moved towards Agile Software Development Methodologies and he is completing his doctorate in May 2007 in that field. His latest research is a process framework for the adoption of agile practices known as the Agile Adoption Framework.

PRESENTATION AGENDA
* Where did Agile Software Development come from
* The Values and Principles of Agile Software Development
* Agile Software Development : A Paradigm Shift
* How to Plan for an Agile Project
* Agile Methods and Practices
* Moving Towards Agility
* Conclusion & Questions

You can find attached an Adobe Acrobat document containing the slides of the presentation. Thanks Ahmed!

SESSION TIME AND PLACE
The session will take place next Tuesday, June 12th 2007, starting 6:30pm sharp at [[contact|OpenCraft]]. Light snacks and refreshments will be served.

See you all there!