Sandro Mancuso talks about Software Craftsmanship

Hi folks,
we are pleased to have a super guest for our inaugural meeting:
Sandro Mancuso!

"Although Agile Manifesto clearly states 'individuals and interactions over process and tools', Agile transformations end up being all about process and tools. Simply adopting Scrum, having daily stand-up meetings, and having tools to manage backlogs and work in progress won’t magically improve the quality of the software or make developers better. Improving the process without improving technical excellence is pointless.

Many agile projects are now steadily and iteratively producing crap code" Sandro Mancuso

Does it look familiar to you? Do you feel that the Agile Transformation embraced by your company was focused only on the process? Grab your spot and join us in our first meetup!

Title:
Software Craftsmanship

Abstract:
After over ten years since the Agile summit, software projects are still failing and developers are still behaving and being treated as factory workers. The software development industry is still very amateur when compared to other professions. How can we change this? Why Agile was not sufficient? Why so many clients are unhappy with their software projects? Why is it so difficult to find good developers? Our industry needs more professionalism and that's what Software Craftsmanship brings to the table. In this talk Sandro will be explaining: what Software Craftsmanship really is, the value of technical practices, what it means to be a professional software developer and what to do to satisfy our customers.

AGENDA:
18:45 - 19:30 Networking and beers
19:30 - 20:30 Talk
20:30 - 21:00 Q&A and closing
21:00 Dinner (in Como) and networking

Beers and drinks offered by our sponsor lastminute.com group (https://lmgroup.lastminute.com/)

LANGUAGE: English

VENUE:
Bravolounge
via Livio 20, quartiere arcadia
6830 Chiasso

HOW TO REACH THE VENUE

By Train
The venue is less than 5 minutes walk from the train station of Chiasso.

By Car
If you are coming via the A9 and you don't already have the Swiss vignette (motorway tax), you can avoid to buy it by taking the "Como - Monte Olimpino" exit and follow the directions for Chiasso (https://goo.gl/maps/qDQjtrdDCxF2).

We suggest to park your car at Centro Ovale Chiasso (Via Pietro E Luisita Chiesa, 2, 6830 Chiasso) https://maps.app.goo.gl/8JNGE and walk to Bravolounge. Parking fee is 0.5 CHF/hour, cards are accepted.

Please note that Corso San Gottardo is a limited traffic zone.