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Intermediate
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Talk

How to succeed converting ideas into real internet products by using several techniques and methodologies proven by years of fine tuning.

Questions answered :
Which are the key aspects you have to take care when launching an Internet application?
What do you have to know in order to select a good provider?

Speaker Bio: Alberto is a Telecommunications Engineer who started a software company called Undefined, 7 years ago with his business parter Alexis. Since then they enhanced the way of doing products on the Internet being fed by different sources like agile or lean. Undefined has worked for big companies like Cocacola, Indra or Adobe. Currently Undefined has developed an elite team that can convert your idea into a real internet product in two months; conceptualizing, designing and developing robust and
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Level:
Intermediate
Format:
Workshops

Gorilla Theory is a new framework that aims to help entrepreneurs and technology professionals to be better at delivering projects – more efficiently for time and money and sanity!

Questions Answered:
How do I start my project?
What do I need to know?
Building and working with a team?
Planning each stage

Speaker Bio: Founder of Gorilla Theory project management methodology. I have experience of full SDLC for product development and strategic life cycle. Also skilled in UX and IA definition for apps and web builds and business analysis. I am skilled in ITIL, Agile, and SixSigma quality control, service delivery and quality control.
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Level:
Novice
Format:
Workshops

Creating great designs requires a deep understanding of users’ behaviour, abilities, preferences, goals and motivations. Ideo have told us to ‘hit the streets’ and Lean Startup advocates tell us to ‘get out of the building’. But how do we do this? And more specifically, how do we do this when our background is in design and technology?

This tutorial will present a set of practical techniques you can use to find and interview users and then give you a chance to practice them. With these techniques you can gain the insights you need to take your designs to the next level.

Questions Answered:
How can I learn more about the users of my product or service?
If I can meet current or potential users, how should I spend my time with them?
How can I find existing and potential users to speak to?
How can I go beyond simple surveys and interviews?

Speaker Bio: John is a Senior Practitioner at Foolproof, working with clients such as the BBC, BskyB, Bupa, Google, HSBC, Investec, Shell, Tesco and Unilever. His sweet spots are turning research findings into clear insights that clients can understand and action, and using those insights to create innovative concepts for new products and services. An active member of the UX community in London, John has spoken on UX topics at UXPA, IxDA and Microsoft events.
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Level:
Expert
Format:
Talk

How to use a KANBAN to keep the entire startup focused, agile and lean.

Questions Answered:
How to practically employ a KANBAN in order to stay lean!

Speaker Bio: Rory is the CEO / Founder of Scurri which is a platform for e-Commerce merchants shipping physical goods who have a need to integrate multiple couriers. Scurri is a delivery management software that reduces delivery related shopping cart abandonment and unlike our competitors, the platform is cloud based making it fast and agile to deploy!
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Level:
Novice
Format:
Talk

The world around us is changing faster and faster and we will need a particular set of skills to be able to cope with and thrive within this environment: agility, resilience and the ability to walk on walls.

Questions Answered:
What skills will we need in the future? How can I adapt to a changing world? What is the future of work for Generation Y?

Speaker Bio: After deciding the gaming industry wasn’t exciting enough, Will stomped off to pursue a philosophy degree. He then co-founded two educational social enterprises and, in doing so, realised startups are where all the fun is. He was a Vodafone World of Difference winner in 2011, is Vice-Chairman of the Halabja Community Play Project and joined Enternships to help more young people realise how exciting and rewarding it is working in an innovative and passionate environment.
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