XP 2025 - Industry and Practice

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Tue 3 Jun
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11:00 - 12:30	RP Tue 11:00-12:30 R1Research Papers / Industry and Practice at R1- Big Hall Chair(s): Martin Kropp University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

11:00 30m Talk		Exploratory Test-Driven Development Study with ChatGPT in different scenarios Research Papers Juliano Cesar Pancher Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de São Paulo, Eduardo Guerra Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Jorge Melegati Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
11:30 60m Talk		Continuous Testing: Increase confidence with every step of your delivery pipeline. Industry and Practice Denis Chekhlov Bloomberg LP

11:00 - 12:30	I&P Tue 11:00-12:30 R2Industry and Practice at R2 - Regular

11:00 30m Talk		When Scrum is Not Enough Industry and Practice Dorota Mleczko Independent Business Owner
11:30 60m Talk		Sustainable AI Industry and Practice Gail Ferreira Prima Leader, Inc.

11:00 - 12:30	AT&E Tue 11:00-12:30 R3Industry and Practice / Research Papers at R3 - Regular

11:00 60m Talk		Navigating the Multi-Crisis: A Path for Agilists, Scientists and Organizations to become regenerative forces in society Industry and Practice Randolf Speigner cogrow.space
12:00 30m Talk		Architecture Refactoring Towards Service Reusability in the Context of Microservices Research Papers Joao Daniel Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Gabriel Mota University of São Paulo, Xiaofeng Wang Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Eduardo Guerra Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

11:00 - 12:30	RP Tue 11:00-12:30 R4Experience Reports / Research Papers at R4 - Regular

11:00 30m Talk		Breaking Down the Wall Between Dev and Ops at George Experience Reports Julian Beyer julian.beyer@erstegroup.com, Carmen Gruber REWE Group, formerly Erste Bank Group AG, Balint Puster Erste Bank Group AG
11:30 30m Talk		Core Theories in Agile Software Development Research Papers Nan Yang LUT University, Xiaofeng Wang Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Zheying Zhang Tampere University, Dominik Siemon LUT University, Sami Hyrynsalmi LUT University
12:00 30m Talk		Adapt & Overcome - How Agile Practitioners Adapt to Issues that Impede the Delivery of Value: An Interview Study Research Papers Jan-Niklas Meckenstock University of Bamberg, Victoria Wallmichrath Babtec Informationssysteme GmbH

14:00 - 15:30	I&P Tue 14:00-15:30 R1Industry and Practice at R1- Big Hall

14:00 90m Talk		Intercultural agility, and ways of working through an intercultural lens Industry and Practice Silke Noll Agile NZ

14:00 - 15:30	I&P Tue 14:00-15:30 R2Industry and Practice at R2 - Regular

14:00 90m Talk		MaturityCard, a Funny and Actionable Game to Your Organization! Industry and Practice Marcelo Walter Objective, Wilhelm Meier Objective

14:00 - 15:30	AT&E Tue 14:00-15:30 R3Agile Training and Education / Industry and Practice at R3 - Regular

14:00 30m Talk		Industry-Aligned Mastery: Designing Learning for the Next Generation of Engineers Agile Training and Education Matthew Philip Saint Louis University
14:30 60m Talk		Extreme Artificial Intelligence: Tales from Data team using XP and AI Industry and Practice Jorge Castro Toribio Transformation Lead

14:00 - 15:30	RP Tue 14:00-15:30 R4Research Papers at R4 - Regular

14:00 30m Talk		Exploring Documentation Strategies for NFR in Agile Software Development Research Papers Igor Moreira Institute of Technological Research (IPT), Eduardo Guerra Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Luciana Zaina Federal University of São Carlos, Jorge Melegati Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Joelma Choma Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Luciane Adolfo Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
14:30 30m Talk		Visualization Usage in Technical Debt Management Research Papers Marius Irgens University of Oslo, Antonio Martini
15:00 30m Talk		Knowledge Sharing and Coordination in Large-Scale Agile Software Development - A Systematic Literature Review and Interview Study Research Papers Franziska Tobisch Techncial University Munich, Florian Matthes Technical University of Munich

16:00 - 17:30	I&P Tue 16:00-17:30 R1Industry and Practice at R1- Big Hall

16:00 90m Talk		From Unconscious Habits to Creative Leadership Industry and Practice Irina Nenakhova DataArt

16:00 - 17:30	I&P Tue 16:00-17:30 R2Research Papers / Industry and Practice at R2 - Regular

16:00 60m Talk		Contracts, Coalitions, and Countermeasures: An Agile Coach's Guide to Navigating Power Games Industry and Practice Roman Lobus Singapore Airlines
17:00 30m Talk		Agile Coaching Research: A Systematic Mapping Study Research Papers Ehikioya Obode University of Glasgow, Peggy Gregory University of Glasgow, UK, Derek Somerville University of Glasgow, Advait Deshpande The Open University

16:00 - 17:30	AT&E Tue 16:00-17:30Agile Training and Education at R3 - Regular

16:00 90m Talk		Transformative Learning for Transformative Retrospectives Agile Training and Education John Buck GovernanceAlive, LLC, Jutta Eckstein Independent

16:00 - 17:30	ER Tue 16:00-17:30 R4Experience Reports / Industry and Practice at R4 - Regular

16:00 30m Talk		IBM Sales Cloud: Transforming the way we sell globally Experience Reports Ashay Saxena IBM
16:30 30m Talk		From Survival to Competitive Edge: Unlocking Adaptability Through Systemic Organizational Evolution Experience Reports Denis Sunny Denis Sunny
17:00 30m Talk		Beyond the Buzz: Evolving Spotify to Deliver Valuable Software Products Industry and Practice Marcin Floryan Independent

Wed 4 Jun
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11:00 - 12:30	I&P Wed 11:00-12:30 R1Research Papers / Industry and Practice at R1- Big Hall Chair(s): Nitish Patkar FHNW

11:00 60m Talk		Understand Culture first, then bring Agility! Industry and Practice Allen Jellas Mr
12:00 30m Talk		Exploring the Role of Agile Mindset in Information Systems: A Systematic Literature Review Research Papers Karen Eilers Institute for Transformation, Tabea Augner SRH University, Necmettin Özkan Gebze Technical University, Department of Business, Christoph Peters University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Ulrich Bretschneider University of Kassel

11:00 - 12:30	I&P Wed 11:00-12:30 R2Industry and Practice / Research Papers at R2 - Regular

11:00 60m Talk		Breaking the Cycle: Leading Organizations That Thrive Amid Constant Change Industry and Practice Allan Rennebo Jepsen Impactful Organizations
12:00 30m Talk		Exploratory Software Testing in Scrum: A Qualitative Study Research Papers Giulia Neri The University of Sheffield, Rob Marchand The University of Sheffield, Neil Walkinshaw University of Sheffield

11:00 - 12:30	AT&E Wed 11:00-12:30 R3Agile Training and Education at R3 - Regular

11:00 60m Talk		Agile learning at an Agora (secondary) school Agile Training and Education Maryse Meinen Independent, Iris Peereboom independent student
12:00 30m Talk		Talking About Code: Towards Practically Relevant Programming Exams Agile Training and Education Michael Faes School of Computer Science FHNW

11:00 - 12:30	I&P Wed 11:00-12:30 R4Industry and Practice / Experience Reports at R4 - Regular

11:00 60m Talk		Modern Business Demands Modern Ways of Working Industry and Practice Heidi Musser Independent
12:00 30m Talk		Evolving Agile from the Inside at Nextdoor Experience Reports Keith Nottonson Nextdoor

14:00 - 15:30	I&P Wed 14:00-15:30 R1Industry and Practice at R1- Big Hall

14:00 90m Talk		Solving real-world problems with a (mini) Design Sprint Industry and Practice Mohit Chandna Equal Experts, Munish Malik Equal Experts

14:00 - 15:30	I&P Wed 14:00-15:30 R2Industry and Practice at R2 - Regular

14:00 90m Talk		Feature Toggles & Trunk Based Development - How To and More Importantly, How NOT to - A Workshop Industry and Practice Daksh Gupta CodeSports Ai

14:00 - 15:30	ER Wed 14:00-15:30 R3Experience Reports / Research Papers at R3 - Regular

14:00 30m Talk		Collaboration, Team driven Adaptation and Happiness: Single Team FAST in a Scrum Cadence under SAFe Experience Reports Per Beining XPand ApS
15:00 30m Talk		Exploratory Software Testing in Scrum: A Qualitative Study Research Papers Giulia Neri The University of Sheffield, Rob Marchand The University of Sheffield, Neil Walkinshaw University of Sheffield

Thu 5 Jun
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11:00 - 12:30	I&P Thu 11:00-12:30 R1Research Papers / Industry and Practice at R1- Big Hall

11:00 30m Talk		Exploratory Test-Driven Development Study with ChatGPT in different scenarios Research Papers Juliano Cesar Pancher Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de São Paulo, Eduardo Guerra Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Jorge Melegati Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
11:30 60m Talk		Continuous Testing: Increase confidence with every step of your delivery pipeline. Industry and Practice Denis Chekhlov Bloomberg LP

11:00 - 12:30	RP Thu 11:00-12:30 R2Industry and Practice / Research Papers at R2 - Regular

11:00 30m Talk		Investigating User-Side Representatives in Large-Scale Agile Software Development Research Papers Morteza Moalagh Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Computer Sci-ence, Trondheim, Norway, Vegard Svesengen Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Computer Sci-ence, Trondheim, Norway, Babak Farshchian Norwegian University of Science and Technology
12:00 30m Talk		Team Assessments: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Industry and Practice Denis Salnikov Agile Expat

11:00 - 12:30	AT&E Thu 11:00-12:30 R3Agile Training and Education at R3 - Regular

11:00 30m Talk		Engaging leaders in an agile transformation – insights from enabling business owners Agile Training and Education Stefan Winter P3 automotive GmbH
11:30 30m Talk		From 50 Slides to 5,000 bricks : Experiencing scaled agile ways of working at Lufthansa Group Digital Hangar with Lego Agile Training and Education Alexander Radzio Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Anika Habrich Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Patrick Niebergall Lufthansa Group Digital Hangar GmbH
12:00 30m Talk		Empowering Agile Teams: The Scrum Master Journey and InnoHack Experience Agile Training and Education Philipp Kasiotis Zürcher Kantonalbank, Kevin Schmid Zürcher Kantonalbank

11:00 - 12:30	I&P Thu 11:00-12:30 R4Industry and Practice at R4 - Regular

11:00 45m Talk		The Agile Coach’s Data Toolbox: Moving Beyond Traditional Metrics Industry and Practice Guzel Henke Volkswagen Financial Services
11:45 45m Talk		Who still cares about XP? Or, how we can salvage the XP principles in our enterprise DNA. Industry and Practice Peter Beck DasScrumTeam AG, Andreas Schliep DasScrumTeam AG

14:00 - 15:30	I&P Thu 14:00-15:30 R1Industry and Practice at R1- Big Hall

14:00 90m Talk		Beyond Leadership: Steermanship Industry and Practice John Buck GovernanceAlive, LLC

14:00 - 15:30	RP Thu 14:00-15:30 R2Industry and Practice / Research Papers at R2 - Regular

14:30 30m Talk		Agile Effort Estimation Usage in the Sri Lankan Software Industry Research Papers Sean Jonathon Lee Auckland University of Technology, Mali Senapathi Auckland University of Technology
15:00 30m Talk		Collaborative Agile Transformations using Theory of Constraints Techniques Industry and Practice Henrik Mårtensson Oxeye Group

14:00 - 15:30	I&P Thu 14:00-15:30 R3Industry and Practice / Research Papers at R3 - Regular

14:00 60m Talk		Navigating the Multi-Crisis: A Path for Agilists, Scientists and Organizations to become regenerative forces in society Industry and Practice Randolf Speigner cogrow.space
15:00 30m Talk		Architecture Refactoring Towards Service Reusability in the Context of Microservices Research Papers Joao Daniel Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Gabriel Mota University of São Paulo, Xiaofeng Wang Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Eduardo Guerra Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

14:00 - 15:30	RP Thu 14:00-15:30 R4Research Papers / Industry and Practice at R4 - Regular

14:00 30m Talk		Metrics for Experimentation Programs: Categories, Benefits and Challenges Research Papers Nils Stotz Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Paul Drews Leuphana University of Lüneburg
15:00 30m Talk		Agile Agnostic Value Delivery: Optimising desired outcomes while mitigating Agile scepticism. Industry and Practice Paul Anumudu Roche

16:00 - 17:30	I&P Thur 16:00-17:30 R4Experience Reports / Industry and Practice at R4 - Regular

16:00 30m Talk		Beyond the Buzz: Evolving Spotify to Deliver Valuable Software Products Industry and Practice Marcin Floryan Independent
16:30 60m Talk		IBM Sales Cloud: Transforming the way we sell globally Experience Reports Ashay Saxena IBM

Unscheduled Events

	Not scheduled Talk		AI Systems Acquisition: How I used Agile to Adapt and Enhance Our Process Industry and Practice Jon Haase US Navy, Zorina Alliata Amazon
	Not scheduled Talk		Beyond the Hype: Real AI Benefits and the Future of Agile Leadership Industry and Practice Jorgen Hesselberg Comparative Agility
	Not scheduled Talk		Are agile organizations really inclusive? Industry and Practice Ashay Saxena IBM

Accepted Papers

	Title
	Agile Agnostic Value Delivery: Optimising desired outcomes while mitigating Agile scepticism. Industry and Practice Paul Anumudu
	AI Systems Acquisition: How I used Agile to Adapt and Enhance Our Process Industry and Practice Jon Haase, Zorina Alliata
	Are agile organizations really inclusive? Industry and Practice Ashay Saxena
	Beyond Leadership: Steermanship Industry and Practice John Buck
	Beyond the Buzz: Evolving Spotify to Deliver Valuable Software Products Industry and Practice Marcin Floryan
	Beyond the Hype: Real AI Benefits and the Future of Agile Leadership Industry and Practice Jorgen Hesselberg
	Breaking the Cycle: Leading Organizations That Thrive Amid Constant Change Industry and Practice Allan Rennebo Jepsen
	Collaborative Agile Transformations using Theory of Constraints Techniques Industry and Practice Henrik Mårtensson
	Continuous Testing: Increase confidence with every step of your delivery pipeline. Industry and Practice Denis Chekhlov
	Contracts, Coalitions, and Countermeasures: An Agile Coach's Guide to Navigating Power Games Industry and Practice Roman Lobus
	Extreme Artificial Intelligence: Tales from Data team using XP and AI Industry and Practice Jorge Castro Toribio
	Feature Toggles & Trunk Based Development - How To and More Importantly, How NOT to - A Workshop Industry and Practice Daksh Gupta
	From Unconscious Habits to Creative Leadership Industry and Practice Irina Nenakhova
	Intercultural agility, and ways of working through an intercultural lens Industry and Practice Silke Noll
	MaturityCard, a Funny and Actionable Game to Your Organization! Industry and Practice Marcelo Walter, Wilhelm Meier
	Modern Business Demands Modern Ways of Working Industry and Practice Heidi Musser
	Navigating the Multi-Crisis: A Path for Agilists, Scientists and Organizations to become regenerative forces in society Industry and Practice Randolf Speigner
	Solving real-world problems with a (mini) Design Sprint Industry and Practice Mohit Chandna, Munish Malik
	Sustainable AI Industry and Practice Gail Ferreira
	Team Assessments: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Industry and Practice Denis Salnikov
	The Agile Coach’s Data Toolbox: Moving Beyond Traditional Metrics Industry and Practice Guzel Henke
	Understand Culture first, then bring Agility! Industry and Practice Allen Jellas
	When Scrum is Not Enough Industry and Practice Dorota Mleczko
	Who still cares about XP? Or, how we can salvage the XP principles in our enterprise DNA. Industry and Practice Peter Beck, Andreas Schliep

Call for submission

We invite proposals for engaging and novel sessions oriented toward practitioners based on your own experience and practice from working in the industry.

Topics of Interest

Topics can include, but are not limited to:

Collaboration practices
Coaching
Engineering
Leadership
Sustainability
Communication
Learning

Please excite and surprise us!

Submissions

The submission should contain the following information:

Title: Catchy, intriguing, and meaningful
Session length: 30, 60, 90 mins, half-day (3.5h), or full-day (7h)
Session style: Lecture, interactive, demo, workshop
Abstract: Explain the general topic and highlight the session’s concepts
Learning outcomes: 1-3 reasons why a participant should choose this particular session and what would be the lessons learned
Process/Mechanics: Rough agenda for the session, room set-up
Target Audience: E.g., developers, managers, etc.
Prerequisites required of attendees: E.g., basic knowledge in…, familiarity with…, laptop, etc.
Short biography of the speaker(s)
Any additional information that helps decide on your submission

Submission closed

Review Criteria

People submitting a proposal will be expected to review and provide feedback on at least three other proposals, which will be assigned as part of the review process.

Proposals are evaluated on these criteria:

Grounded in the proposers’ experiences
Fit with the conference theme
Innovative value
Clarity and practicality
Engaging and involving
Feasibility of the session’s structure

Based on review comments and with the objective of creating a great conference program, final selections will be made by the program committee.

Compensation

One speaker per presentation will get a discount on the registration fee. Please find here all details about registration fees.

Questions?

Contact our track chairs

Maryse Meinen: marysemeinen@gmail.com
Jutta Eckstein: xp2025 at jeckstein dot com

10:30 - 11:00	Coffee BreakCatering at Coffee break room

10:30 30m Coffee break		Coffee Break Catering

12:30 - 14:00	LunchCatering at Lunch Hall

12:30 90m Lunch		Lunch Catering

15:30 - 16:00	Coffee BreakCatering at Coffee break room

15:30 30m Coffee break		Coffee Break Catering

17:30 - 19:00	Conference ApéroCatering at Lunch Hall

17:30 90m Social Event		Conference Apéro Catering

10:30 - 11:00	Coffee BreakCatering at Coffee break room

10:30 30m Coffee break		Coffee Break Catering

Industry and PracticeXP 2025

This program is tentative and subject to change.

Tue 3 Jun
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Thu 5 Jun
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Unscheduled Events

Accepted Papers

Call for submission

Topics of Interest

Submissions

Review Criteria

Compensation

Questions?

Jutta EcksteinCo-chair

Independent

Germany

Maryse MeinenCo-chair

Independent

Netherlands

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Workshops

16:00 - 17:30	Open SpaceOpen Space at R1- Big Hall

16:00 90m Other		Open Space Event Open Space

17:30 - 19:00	Farewell ApéroCatering at Lunch Hall

17:30 90m Social Event		Farewell Apéro Catering

Industry and PracticeXP 2025

This program is tentative and subject to change.

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Unscheduled Events

Accepted Papers

Call for submission

Topics of Interest

Submissions

Review Criteria

Compensation

Questions?

Jutta EcksteinCo-chair

Independent

Germany

Maryse MeinenCo-chair

Independent

Netherlands

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