During WWII British Security Service MI5 ran operation Double-Cross (XX). XX was responsible for getting double-agent spies accepted and trusted by the Nazis that would provide misinformation to help the Allied efforts in the war while protecting British intelligence from similar counter-espionage. Now think about your Agile team. How would you identify a double-agent who was trying to make you trust them without having your teams best interests at heart? In this talk you will learn how to identify Agile double-agents.

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Using robots from Mark's hands on "BDD with Robots" workshop, this demonstration of Behavior Driven Development will demonstrate all the elements of the BDD process without requiring an understanding of a particular programming language. Regardless of your role, this talk will give you a good feel for what the BDD process looks like and how Agile teams can use it to collaborate in ways that enable the delivery high quality software rapidly and with low risk.

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In giving hundreds of online talks, I have a vast amount expertise in things that I'd prefer not to ever do again. I have a small amount of experience in things that seem to usually work pretty well or at least don't fail as terribly when things go wrong. If you are looking for some tips for making your presentations more engaging, curious about the technical setup behind the lunch and learn series, or just want to hear embarrassing stories of my mistakes, this session is for you.

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