Everything you ever wanted to ask to one of the authors of the Agile Manifesto! For over an hour, pose your questions on the origin of the manifesto, agile development, use cases and user stories etc, or what it is like to travel around the world without a home.

Alistair, visiting Tallinn for just 2 days, will choose from your questions and deliver a lively and interactive talk. Dr. Alistair Cockburn, (pronounced Co-burn, Scottish way), one of the original creators of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development, was voted one of the “The All-Time Top 150 i-Technology Heroes” for his pioneering work on agile software development and use cases.

An internationally renowned IT strategist and author of the Jolt award-winning books “Agile Software Development” and “Writing Effective Use Cases”, he is an expert on agile development, use cases, process design, project management, and object-oriented design. In 2001 he co-authored the Agile Manifesto, in 2003 he created the Agile Development Conference, in 2005 he co-founded the Agile Project Leadership Network, in 2010 he co-founded the International Consortium for Agile. Many of his articles, talks, poems and blog are online at alistair.cockburn.us.

Key words: Agile development, iterations and increments, requirements, user stories, user cases, Agile manifesto, education, motivation.

Training Coaching in Agile Teams by Alistair Cockburn will take place on 16th-17th June, Tallinn.