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Session Details

Producing Quality Documentation In An Agile Development Environment

Speaker: Christine Sigman
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM   Date: October 30
Track: Professional Development
Experience level: All levels

Agile programming methodologies such as XP and Scrum are well-known for freeing engineers’ productivity. Less well publicized is the confusion that technical communicators can feel when first faced with this new way of working. In an Agile environment, you may not be able to rely on extensive design documents or specifications. You may suddenly become much more accountable for your time and your actions, and to a larger number of people. Release schedules may become much shorter than you are used to. At times, it can be hard to figure out exactly where documentation fits into the picture.

Whether you and your team are facing the immanent arrival of Agile development or are struggling to adjust to it, this presentation will help you look at Agile clearly and find your place in it. You will learn the basic tenets of one particular Agile methodology, called Scrum, and explore proven strategies for the following:

• Gathering essential information in new ways
• Coping with frequent releases
• Building your self-management skills
• Managing day-to-day interactions with your development team
• Maintaining relationships within the documentation team