Agile 2007

Mike Hill

Mandu Ltd

Presentation(s): Designing Collaborative Workspaces, XR03: Building Trust with Collaboration, Are your tests really driving your development?

Mike Hill is an independent consultant, developing and coaching on Agile projects. Mike co-presented "Storytelling with FIT" with Steve Freeman at Agile 2006, and co-authored the expereince report "The Cost/Benefit Paradox of Automated Acceptance Testing" at Agile 2005.

Rachel Davies

Agile Experience Limited

Presentation(s): Agile Blending: How to be a methodologist not a methodist!, XR01: Adoption Stories part 1, XR05: Open Workspaces, Designing Collaborative Workspaces, To Certify or Not To Certify, Storytelling Skills for Agile Teams

Rachel Davies coaches teams in agile software development techniques, such as test-driven development, heartbeat retrospectives and planning with user stories. She is passionate about agile software development because it increases the chance of success projects in the face of complex problems. Rachel is internationally recognised in her field, as both a frequent presenter at industry conferences and a past chair of the Agile Alliance.