Neil B. Harrison

Neil B. Harrison

Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Utah Valley University

Abstract: Unleashing the Power of Scrum through its Disciplines Description.

In 1990 Peter Senge published his seminal work, “The Fifth Discipline.” The five disciplines contained in the book are key to successful organizations, and have profoundly changed organizations that have adopted them. They are particularly important to the success of Scrum teams; in fact, they are part of the foundation of Scrum. However, many Scrum practitioners are not aware of the five disciplines. In this tutorial, you will learn about the five disciplines and how they are the foundation of team transformation. You will participate in group exercises that explore how to apply them to unleash the power of Scrum in your organization.

Biography:

Neil Harrison is a professor and chair of the department of computer science at Utah Valley University. He is the author of numerous articles on software patterns, software architecture, and agile software, and is the co-author of the seminal book, “Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development.” He is the namesake of the “Neil Harrison Shepherding Award”, given at pattern conferences for outstanding shepherding. He is a member of the Hillside Group, and has served on its board of directors. He is formerly a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories/Avaya Labs. He has computer science degrees from Brigham Young University, Purdue University, and the University of Groningen.

ENGINEERING TRACK

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Technology Track

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Computing Track

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i-ETC Student Paper and Capstone Poster Awards

i-ETC will offer a number of student awards for papers/posters that are accepted and presented at the i-ETC 2020 conference.
The first author must be a student.

Student Paper Awards

First Engineering Paper Award
(Certificate and $300)

Second Engineering Paper Award
(Certificate and $200)

Third Engineering Paper Award
(Certificate and $100)

Student Poster Awards

First Poster Award
(Certificate and $300)

Second Poster Award
(Certificate and $200)

Third Poster Award
(Certificate and $100)

Student Paper Awards

First Computing Paper Award
(Certificate and $300)

Second Computing Paper Award
(Certificate and $200)

Third Computing Paper Award
(Certificate and $100)

Student Poster/Paper Awards

ACI Paper/Poster Award
(Certificate and $200)

The award is sponsored by the American Concrete Institute (ACI: Intermountain Chapter)

Student Paper Awards

First Technology Paper Award
(Certificate and $300)

Second Technology Paper Award
(Certificate and $200)

Third Technology Paper Award
(Certificate and $100)