BCS Edinburgh - Building Successful Cross-functional Development Teams
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Helen Sharp, Professor of Software Engineering, The Open University.
Refreshments and networking from 6:00 pm.
*** This event is FREE of charge and open to all. No registration required - just turn up. ***
Synopsis
Building successful cross-functional development teams brings clear benefits. However full integration of different functions within the development team is not always practical. For example where a database specialist needs to support several development teams, where design coherence needs to be maintained across a suite of deliverables, where testers need an independent view of the release, and so on. Different approaches have been adopted, e.g. merging processes and adapting techniques, but it is a complex endeavour requiring a holistic view aimed at integrating professional cultures, and that is hard. Focusing on one area, that of User Experience (UX) design, this keynote will explore the different ways in which integration has been approached, and consider possible ways to address the challenge.
Helen Sharp, Professor of Software Engineering, The Open University.
Refreshments and networking from 6:00 pm.
*** This event is FREE of charge and open to all. No registration required - just turn up. ***
Synopsis
Building successful cross-functional development teams brings clear benefits. However full integration of different functions within the development team is not always practical. For example where a database specialist needs to support several development teams, where design coherence needs to be maintained across a suite of deliverables, where testers need an independent view of the release, and so on. Different approaches have been adopted, e.g. merging processes and adapting techniques, but it is a complex endeavour requiring a holistic view aimed at integrating professional cultures, and that is hard. Focusing on one area, that of User Experience (UX) design, this keynote will explore the different ways in which integration has been approached, and consider possible ways to address the challenge.
Room 4.31, University of Edinburgh Informatics Forum,
10 Crichton Street,
Edinburgh
EH8 9AB
