Microsoft’s Agile Transformation Story - by Donovan Brown!
Tue 30 May 2017 Natlab
Microsoft reduced its delivery cadence from three years to three weeks. Microsoft Principle DevOps Program Manager Donovan Brown will discuss how Microsoft manages large, globally distributed Scrum teams to enable DevOps for Team Services and TFS.
Schedule
- 17:30 - 18:30 Arrival and dinner
- 18:30 - 19:15 Part 1
- 19:15 - 19:30 Break
- 19:30 - 20:15 Part 2
- 20:15 - 21:00 - Drinks and socializing
Event Host
Event Host
Speaker
Donovan Brown
Microsoft
Meet The Man in the Black Shirt. Donovan Brown is a Principal DevOps Manager on Microsoft's Cloud Developer Advocacy team. Why is DevOps one of the hottest topics? Because it hurts the most. Luckily, Donovan's unofficial tag line is #RubDevOpsOnIt and he's here to make it all better. Before joining Microsoft, Donovan spent seven years as a Process Consultant and a Certified Scrum Master. Developer Tools are his thing. Donovan has travelled the globe helping companies in the U.S., Canada, India, Germany, and the UK develop solutions using agile practices, Visual Studio, and Team Foundation Server in industries as broad as Communications, Health Care, Energy, and Financial Services. What else keeps the wheels spinning on The Man in The Black Shirt? Donovan's also an avid programmer, often finding ways to integrate software into his other hobbies and activities, one of which is Professional Air Hockey where he has ranked as high as 11 in the world.
