Essence in Action with Ivar Jacobson and Brian Kerr

Explore the innovative Essence framework for software development in this ACM SIGSOFT webinar featuring renowned experts Ivar Jacobson and Brian Kerr. Delve into key concepts of Essence, focusing on practical applications for development teams. Learn how to transform static practices into dynamic, actionable tools using card-based techniques. Discover powerful games that enable teams to visualize, reason about, and enhance their working methods. Gain insights into implementing Essence with popular methodologies like Scrum. Benefit from the speakers' extensive experience in software engineering, agile practices, and process improvement. Acquire valuable strategies for organizing knowledge, establishing common ground, and effectively combining various development practices to optimize your team's workflow.

Welcome to today's ACM SIGSOFT Webinar Essence in Action
ESSENCE - THE STANDARD COMMON GROUND
ESSENCE - THE TECHNICAL ASPECT
THE ESSENCE LANGUAGE
Use of Cards - Placeholders for Conversations
An example Practice presented as a set of cards
Principles
Learning with Practice Mapping
Improvement - Practice Patience • Retrospective guided by Practice Content
Practice Patience in Action
Understanding and agreeing Responsibilities
Kernel Coverage
Each State has a checklist
Game playing to educate
Building a health monitor
Lifecycle Layout
Using the Essence Kernel for the big picture