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Agile Testing UK:The (rocky) road to agile at The Walt Disney Company EMEA - An experience report
The (rocky) road to agile at The Walt Disney Company EMEA - An experience report
Richard will cover his teams successes and failures, with a focus on what has proved to be the most difficult nut to crack, true agile testing.

He will explore some of the blind alleys and false starts his team has grappled with as they have slowly come to appreciate what agile testing is all about.

He will also discuss some of the environmental factors that have had to change to get to the point that more people are beginning to take agile testing seriously.

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DATES & THEMES

Intent-Revealing Tests (May 16)
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Evolutionary Design (September 19)
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Exploring Different Models (December 14)
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ABOUT RICHARD GLEW
Richard Glew is a twelve year veteran of the Walt Disney Company where he manages one of the EMEA development teams delivering a wide range of applications to internal customers globally as well as Disney’s
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ABOUT THE AGILE TESTING UK
This group aims to provide a meeting place and regular events for anyone involved in testing products which are developed in an Agile environment. Come to meet fellow testers, share stories and experiences about tools and techniques which may, or may not, have solved testing problems on other Agile projects.
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PODCAST THE (ROCKY) ROAD TO AGILE AT THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMEA - AN EXPERIENCE REPORT
AGILE DEVELOPMENT PODCASTS
Linda Rising:Agile: Placebo or Real Solution?, Agile: Placebo or Real Solution?...
Linda Rising : 20th May 2013
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Janet Gregory:“Just” Enough Process, “Just” Enough Process
Janet Gregory : 16th May 2013
View Podcast: “Just” Enough Process,
Nick Zeeb:High Performance Design, High Performance Design
Nick Zeeb : 14th May 2013
View Podcast: High Performance Design,
Michael Chik:Villified Managers - Agile & Management = Antonyms?, Villified Managers - Agile & Management
Michael Chik : 9th May 2013
View Podcast: Villified Managers - Agile & Management = Antonyms?,
Jackson  Hull:Domo Arigato: Juice up your Development cycle with your own robot, Domo Arigato: Juice up your Development
Jackson Hull : 2nd May 2013
Podcast Coming Soon: Domo Arigato: Juice up your Development cycle with your own robot,
Sandro Mancuso:Hands-on Session: Object Calisthenics and ATDD, Hands-on Session: Object Calisthenics an
Sandro Mancuso : 24th Apr 2013
Podcast Coming Soon: Hands-on Session: Object Calisthenics and ATDD,
Allan Kelly:Business Analyst, Product Owner, Product Manager, Spy!, Business Analyst, Product Owner, Pr...
Allan Kelly : 17th Apr 2013
View Podcast: Business Analyst, Product Owner, Product Manager, Spy!,
Alberto Brandolini:It’s not simple at all! , It’s not simple at all!
Alberto Brandolini : 16th Apr 2013
View Podcast: It’s not simple at all! ,
David Nolan:Continuous Delivery with ETL Systems, Continuous Delivery with ETL Systems
David Nolan : 16th Apr 2013
View Podcast: Continuous Delivery with ETL Systems,
Martin Thompson:Performance Testing Java Applications, Performance Testing Java Applications
Martin Thompson : 15th Apr 2013
View Podcast: Performance Testing Java Applications,
Michael C. Feathers:The Design Principle that sneaks through your code, your system, and your life., The Design Principle that sneaks through
Michael C. Feathers : 10th Apr 2013
View Podcast: The Design Principle that sneaks through your code, your system, and your life.,
James Grenning:TDD for [Embedded] C SOLID and Testable C, TDD for [Embedded] C SOLID and Testable
James Grenning : 8th Apr 2013
View Podcast: TDD for [Embedded] C SOLID and Testable C,
Sandro Mancuso:LSCC - March, LSCC - March
Sandro Mancuso : 27th Mar 2013
Podcast Coming Soon: LSCC - March,
Uncle Bob (Robert C. Martin):Object Oriented Design.  What is it really?, OO Design. What is it really?
Uncle Bob (Robert C. Martin) : 21st Mar 2013
View Podcast: Object Oriented Design.  What is it really?,
Chris O'Dell:Team Transformation for Continuous Delivery, Team Transformation for Continuous Deliv
Chris O'Dell : 19th Mar 2013
View Podcast: Team Transformation for Continuous Delivery,
OTHER AGILE DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
Steve Smith The Strangler Pipeline: Winning over Hearts and Minds,  The Strangler Pipeline: Winning over Hearts and Minds
FREE EVENT: In The Brain of Steve Smith
London, Tuesday, May 21st
Russ Miles  From Patterns to Code: Coding Simple Event-Driven Components for Agile Software,  From Patterns to Code: Coding Simple Event-Driven Components for Agile Software
FREE EVENT: In The Brain of Russ Miles
London, Thursday, May 23rd
Hans  Dockter The Art of Builds (I) ,  The Art of Builds (I)
FREE EVENT: In The Brain of Hans Dockter
London, Tuesday, May 28th
London Software Craftsmanship Community:Hands-on Session , London Software Craftsmanship Community
FREE EVENT: Hands-on Session
London, Wednesday, May 29th
QCon New York, QCon New York
CONFERENCE (5 DAYS)
New York, Monday, June 10th BOOK NOW!
Alberto Brandolini Pissing against the wind,  Pissing against the wind
FREE EVENT: In The Brain of Alberto Brandolini
London, Tuesday, June 11th
SPA 2013, SPA 2013
CONFERENCE (4 DAYS)
London, Sunday, June 23rd BOOK NOW!
Michael C. Feathers:Masterclass: Reducing Technical Debt with Michael C. Feathers,  Reducing Technical Debt with Michael C. Feathers
2 DAY COURSE. Featuring Michael C. Feathers
London, Thursday, June 27th
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