John Borys
Great Lakes Software Symposium
Chicago · November 14 - 16, 2014
Agile Technical Coach at Accenture Digital Interactive
John Borys has developed Enterprise Java applications for 16 years in the Chicago Metropolitan area. He has consulted for small start-ups and Fortune 50 companies. Introduced to Agile in 2004 while working on a maintenance system for the F-22 Raptor Engine, he has been an agile Proponent ever since. During that time he has been an Agile Developer, Scrum Master, Technical Lead, Java Architect, and for the last four years, an Agile Coach.
He is currently with Accenture specializing in Agile Transformation in the Large Enterprise and teaching teams XP Fundamentals.
John is a Certified Scrum Professional and a Certified Scrum Master.
Presentations
The Scrummerfall Zone
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to us. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground of non-commitment between light and shadow, between science and superstition, agile and waterfall, and it lies between the pit of your fear of Big Up Front Design and your Project Manager’s desperate need for “dates” and “estimates”. This is the methodology of stagnation. It is an area which we call “The Scrummerfall Zone”… NOTE: This presentation is for those who have a solid understanding of agile principles, but are struggling with the transition to agile. There will be a lot of discussion during and after the presentation. Be prepared to talk.