Abstract

GOTO Night - Russell Miles

We invite you to an interesting GOTO Night on behalf of GOTO Zurich.

Date Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Time 18:00 / 6pm
Venue/Host Zurich Marriott Hotel
Address Neumühlequai 42, 8006 Zurich

Cost Free of charge
Snacks & refreshments included
Speaker Russell Miles

Russell Miles

Short Bio

Russ Miles wants to help you deliver simpler and better software and solutions.

"An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler; through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore" – Edward de Bono, "Simplicity", 1998

"Complexity is the silent killer of delivering the right software, or change, at the right time; it is singly responsibly for killing many good ideas and companies. A focus on simplicity is the answer, but simplicity is not easy. Through our techniques and practices, I help software delivery organisations and teams ensure their solutions are as simple as possible while not missing the mark by over-simplifying." – Russ Miles, Formation of Simplicity Itself, 2013

Russ Miles is Principal Consultant at Simplicity Itself where he works with his clients to help deliver simple and valuable software and change.
Russ' experience covers almost every facet of software delivery having worked across many different domains including Financial Services, Publishing, Defence, Insurance and Search. With over 16 years experience of consultancy, coaching and training, Russ helps to change all facets of the software delivery process in order to remove unnecessary and costly complexity in everything from developer skills and practices, through applying the right processes for the job at hand, to ensuring that the right change is delivered, be it through software or otherwise.

Russ is also an international speaker on techniques for achieving the delivery of valuable software as well as a published author, most recently of "Head First Software Development" from O'Reilly Media. He is currently working on a new book and set of courses that bring together the practical tools for applying simplicity to your software delivery process, both book and courses to be available by mid-2013.

Twitter: @russmiles

Talk: "You are not (only) a software developer! - Simplicity in Practice"

In this talk, Russ Miles (principal consultant at Simplicity Itself) will share the patterns and anti-patterns he's observed when teams attempt to really deliver valuable software.

Taking an irreverent view of the goals, architectures, technologies and processes that have become part of our everyday lives, Russ in typical polemical style aims to impart real principles and practices that guide him when helping teams deliver, especially when sometimes they've forgotten how to do that at all!

Russ aims to help you never look at what you do for a living the same way again and start delivering valuable software frequently and speedily now.

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