{"id":11797,"date":"2015-02-27T16:04:07","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T06:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agileaustralia.com.au\/2015\/?page_id=11797"},"modified":"2023-01-31T13:55:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T03:55:23","slug":"about-the-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agileaustralia.com.au\/2015\/about\/about-the-program","title":{"rendered":"About the Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-background-color:no;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>About the Program<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Most of the conference program is drawn from community-led submissions. The full program will be announced in April 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.4 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-boxed content-\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:#c1272d;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#c1272d;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:#f6f6f6;--awb-iconcolor:#ffffff;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background content-wrapper-boxed link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#c1272d;border-width:1px;background-color:#c1272d;box-sizing:content-box;height:42px;width:42px;line-height:42px;top:-71px;margin-left:-21px;border-radius:50%;font-size:21px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa fa-angle-double-right circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;line-height:23px;\">Submissions to be a speaker are now closed.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"> Thank you to all who submitted.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-margin-top:-30px;--awb-margin-bottom:-30px;--awb-background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"theme\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-background-color:no;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2>Theme: The Art of Simplicity<\/h2>\n<p>Agile Australia 2015 is themed <strong>The Art of Simplicity<\/strong>. Leonardo Da Vinci was quoted as saying &#8220;Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication&#8221;. Simplicity is both art and science requiring vision, experimentation and discipline. If it was easy, everybody would do it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Art of Simplicity<\/strong> encourages us to debate how simplicity is achieved and to consider the challenge of how to deliver more while doing less. It&#8217;s about the art of maximising the work not done.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Simplicity&#8217; encapsulates the essence of Agile. How do you strip back processes to stop overly prescriptive methodologies taking hold in your complex environment? How do you build simple things (a minimum viable product, if you like) that meet your customer&#8217;s needs?<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"streams\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-background-color:no;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2><a style=\"color: #c1272d;\" href=\"\/2015\/be-a-speaker\/streams\">Streams<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The Agile Australia program will feature FIVE content streams.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inpage-menu\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\">\n<ul style=\"--awb-size:18px;--awb-line-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-width:30.6px;--awb-icon-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-margin:12.6px;--awb-content-margin:43.2px;--awb-circlecolor:#c1272d;--awb-circle-yes-font-size:15.84px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><a href=\"\/2015\/be-a-speaker\/streams#basics\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-bullseye\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">The Basics<\/div><\/li><\/a><a href=\"\/2015\/be-a-speaker\/streams#build\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-line-chart\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Build, Measure, Learn<\/div><\/li><\/a><a href=\"\/2015\/be-a-speaker\/streams#culture\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-smile-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Culture, Teams, Mindset<\/div><\/li><\/a><\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\">\n<ul style=\"--awb-size:18px;--awb-line-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-width:30.6px;--awb-icon-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-margin:12.6px;--awb-content-margin:43.2px;--awb-circlecolor:#c1272d;--awb-circle-yes-font-size:15.84px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-2 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><a href=\"\/2015\/be-a-speaker\/streams#organisations\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-users\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Organisations and Communities<\/div><\/li><\/a><a href=\"\/2015\/be-a-speaker\/streams#technical\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-wrench\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Technical Excellence<\/div><\/li><\/a><\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:15px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:15px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-background-color:no;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-has-icon fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><span class=\"icon-wrapper\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);font-size:14px;width: 1.75em; height: 1.75em;border-width:1px;padding:1px;margin-top:-0.5px\"><i class=\" fa fa-angle-double-down\" style=\"font-size: inherit;color:#e0dede;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-background-color:no;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h1>Archive: About Submissions<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"anonymous\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-background-color:no;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2>Anonymous Submissions<\/h2>\n<p>To keep the submission process as fair as possible, proposals will be kept anonymous. The Australian Agile community, reviewers and chairs will be able to view, comment on, and offer feedback or suggestions on all submissions, but nobody will be able to see the author\u2019s name or company.<\/p>\n<p>This means that your submission will be reviewed purely based on the content submitted. We suggest that you focus on addressing the stream criteria, have a clear outline of ideas and examples you will present, describe how you will use your 40 minute slot, and plainly state the learning outcomes for delegates.<\/p>\n<p>It is better to submit early so you have a greater chance of receiving feedback from the community and iterating your proposal. This will give you the best chance of being accepted as a speaker for Agile Australia 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Please limit yourself to a total of three (3) submissions. This includes submissions where you are the second speaker or &#8216;co-presenter&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>All submissions will remain anonymous until the chairs for each stream have finalised their shortlist.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"format\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-background-color:no;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2>Session Format<\/h2>\n<p>The duration of every session is a total of 40 minutes. This 40 minute slot includes an introduction and thank you by the MC, and time for questions if you choose.<\/p>\n<p>There could be up to five sessions running concurrently. Each session may have up to 200 in the audience. Attendees do not sign up to a particular session prior to the conference &#8211; they vote with their feet! So please ensure your session description is enticing while also accurately describing the presentation you will give.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10884,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"side-navigation.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11797","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agileaustralia.com.au\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agileaustralia.com.au\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agileaustralia.com.au\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agileaustralia.com.au\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agileaustralia.com.au\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11797"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/agileaustralia.com.au\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12610,"href":"https:\/\/agileaustralia.com.au\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11797\/revisions\/12610"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agileaustralia.com.au\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agileaustralia.com.au\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}