SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
​April 24, 2025
8:00am - 9:00am
BREAKFAST & NETWORKING
BREAKFAST MENU
Assorted baked breakfast pastries and cut fruit.
Served with regular coffee, decaf coffee, water and juice.
Get your badge, grab some breakfast, and meet some new colleagues! Don't forget to visit the Conference Sponsor booths!​
9:00am - 9:10am
WELCOME TO KAA 2025
BIG TEX
Join Agile Austin President, Max Ekesi in the Big Tex Room as he welcomes all of you to the Keep Austin Agile conference.
9:10am - 9:35am
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jay Boisseau
BIG TEX
KEYNOTE SPEAKER PRESENTATION TITLE
Jay will explore how agility must evolve. His expertise in AI, leadership, and strategic adaptability will challenge Agile practitioners, leaders, and teams to think bigger, move faster, and stay customer-focused while embracing change.
9:35am - 9:45am
BREAK
9:45am - 10:45am
FIRST BREAKOUT SESSION
BIG TEX
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
LIL' TEX
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
BALCONES
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
10:45am - 11:00am
BREAK
11:00am - 12:00pm
SECOND BREAKOUT SESSION
BIG TEX
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
LIL' TEX
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
BALCONES
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
12:00pm - 1:15pm
LUNCH
LUNCH MENU
Turkey, ham or grilled veggie sandwich with cheese, lettuce, tomato on sliced wheat bread.
Cut fruit, chips, and a brownie.
Served with bottled water or soda.
1:15pm - 2:15pm
THIRD BREAKOUT SESSION
BIG TEX
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
LIL' TEX
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
BALCONES
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
2:15pm - 2:30pm
BREAK
2:30pm - 3:30pm
FOURTH BREAKOUT SESSION
BIG TEX
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
LIL' TEX
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
BALCONES
SPEAKER NAME
PRESENTATION TITLE
Most agile methodologies say a team should have a prioritized backlog for the development team to pull from, but how does that backlog get prioritized? It's easy to say business value and end there or even business value divided by the cost. And both of those are great ways to prioritize, but they miss out on other levers that practically impact the prioritization of the product backlog. Come learn some tips and tricks about how a practical PO (or any level product person) prioritizes their backlog- from business value, MVPs, and even dependencies! We'll learn about 3 different prioritization techniques as well as the pros and cons of each and when each prioritization mechanism shines! We'll then practice prioritizing given a method to illustrate the differences and end with other considerations to keep in mind regardless of the method of prioritization you start with!
3:30pm - 3:45pm
BREAK
3:45pm - 4:15pm
PANEL DISCUSSION & AWARDS
big tex
Let's all gather together in the Big Tex Auditorium for a rousing panel discussion and to hand out a few awards!
4:15pm - 5:00pm
HAPPY HOUR
HAPPY HOUR MENU
1 Beverage
Salsa, Chips, and Pretzels
UT Commons Conference Center Map
.png)