This is the current program for LESS2010. For more details, see the page for each track:

In addition there will be space for unscheduled “Just In Time” sessions.

Note that the program is subject to change.

Sunday October 17th

PhD Symposium – TBC

Monday October 18th

TimeScaling Agile to LeanLean Product Development and InnovationBeyond Budgeting
08.30 - 10.00Welcome and Keynote: Deborah Nightingale
10.00 - 10.30Coffee
10.30 - 12.15When Agile is Not Enough - Kati VilkkiThe Huitale Story - Marko TaipaleBeyond Budgeting in Statoil - Bjarte Bogsnes
Refactoring the Organization - Ken PowerDesigning Process Visualisation - Alisson Vale
12.15 - 13.15Lunch
13.15 - 15.00Journey Through Systemic Improvement - David JoyceProduct Creation Through Lean Approaches - Henning Rudolf, Frances PaulischDynamic Steering at SpareBank - Sigurd Aune or Annn-Elen Froyen
A Framework for Lean Software Enterprise Research - Petri Kettunen
Complexity vs Lean, the Big Showdown - Jurgen AppeloWhat is Flowing in Lean Software Development - Vladimir Mandic, Markku Oivo, Pilar Rodriguez, Pasi Kuvaja, Harri Kaikkonen, Burak TurhanBusiness Agility Through Empowered Teams - Helge Eikeland
Leadership in Kanban Software Development Projects: A Quasi-controlled Experiment - Marko Ikonen
15.00 - 15.30Coffee
15.30 - 16.45Panel: Why Agile? Why Lean? - Host and Panel TBCConcept 2 Cash - Simon Baker, Gus PowerThe Culture and Management for Successful Lean Implementation - TBC
Beyond Budgeting: A Performance Management Model for Agile Software Development Teams - Garry Lohan, Kieran Conboy & Michael Lang
16.45 - 17.00Short Break
17.00 - 18.00Posters
19.00 onwardsSocial Programme and Dinner

Tuesday October 19th

TimeScaling Agile to LeanLean Product Development and InnovationBeyond Budgeting
08.30 - 10.00Title Sponsor and Keynote: Dr. Martin Curley
10.00 - 10.30Coffee
10.30 - 12.15Executing Strategy as a Competitive Advantage: Using Lean and Agile to Lead an Organizational Transformation - Dennis StevensTBCHow the Beyond Budgeting Management Model Enables Lean Thinking - Peter Bunce
Lean and Agile Project Management:
For Large Programs and Projects - David F. Rico
TBC
12.15 - 13.15Lunch
13.15 - 15.00Agile Transformation Study: One Year After - Maarit Laanti
Kanban and Technical Excellence - Markus Andrezak, Bernd Schiffer
Handelsbanken: Our Way - Pekka Vasankari
The Role of the User Story Agile Practice in Innovation - Colm O'hEocha, Kieran Conboy
Lean/Agile Software Development Methodologies in a Regulated Environment: A Systematic Literature Review - Oisín Cawley, Xiaofeng Wang, Ita RichardsonCollaborative Lean Delivery - Christian BlundenDynamic Management in a Global Telecomms Business - Kenneth Hauge
Distributing a Lean Organization: Maintaining Communication While Staying Agile - Sebastian Meyer, Eric Knauss, Kurt Schneider
15.00 - 15.30Coffee
15.30 - 16.45Panel: Research opportunities for Agile and Lean (TBC)Single Piece Flow in Kanban: the Software Work Cell - Arlo BelsheeCollision with Lean Management and Agile Development - Juka Rikkila
Panel: (TBC)
16.45 - 17.00Short Break
17.00 - 18.00Lightning Talks
19.00 - onwardsSocial Programme and Dinner

There will also be an Executives Day on Tuesday

Wednesday October 20th

TimeScaling Agile to LeanLean Product Development and InnovationBeyond Budgeting
08.30 - 10.00Keynote and Closure: Professor Duc Truong Pham
10.00 - 10.30Coffee
10.30 - 12.30Tutorial: Scaling Agile With the Lessons of Lean Product Development Flow - Alan ShallowayTutorial: Aspects of Kanban - Karl ScotlandTutorial: Beyond Budgeting - TBC
12.30 - 13.30Lunch
13.30 - onwardsClose