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While it is safe to believe that agile methodologies have well-intended purpose, the goodness could only be derived if they are adopted in the correct way for the right kind of projects with the right blend of expertise and tools.
Mr. Leonard Nee presenting Mr. Pete Deemer with a token of appreciation.
With a primary focus to show how agile practices can help alleviate some of the development problems faced today, Institute of Systems Science organised a seminar "Make Agile Work - Practicality without Hype" on 26 January, which saw an audience of over 100 people.
Leonard Nee, Deputy Director & Chief, Graduate Programme of ISS warmed up the auditorium with a welcome speech, followed by three invited speakers. The speakers were Mr. Pete Deemer, founder of the Scrum Training Institute, Dr. Pan-Wei Ng, chief scientist with Ivar Jacobson International (IJI) and Mr. Heng Boon Kui, Associate in Software Engineering Programme of ISS.
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Dr. Pan-Wei Ng, Chief Scientist of Ivar Jacobson International
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The speakers discussed the practical challenges of introducing agile practices into existing development processes, the current adoption of agile practices in Singapore's IT industry, and the experiences of applying lean and agile development practices in East Asia. Scrum, a popular methodology for agile software development, was also introduced. The speakers also highlighted the productivity gains obtained by some successful adoption cases while cautioned against underestimating the difficulty in adoption. They also highlighted the key barriers to the adoption of agile practices in Singapore. Some participants took the opportunity to share with the speakers on their successes and woes with adoption attempts.
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