The Build IT Right conference was scheduled for March 2020, but went ahead in a virtual format on 12 November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed Build IT Right 2.0 the online offering welcomed over 200 software professionals across the day with many more taking advantage of the on-demand option, having access to over 15 hours of content on re... continue reading
Build IT Right 2.0 Having spent the past year preparing for the conference with our committee, speakers, exhibitors and event partners, we’ve taken the decision to move from ‘IRL’ to Virtual for BITR 2020, as the experience and safety of our community and everyone involved in the event continues to be our top priority. With that in mind we are ... continue reading
EVENT POSTPONEMENT: Build IT Right 26 March We have taken the difficult decision to postpone the upcoming Build IT Right conference in light of the global impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. We are pleased to announce the conference will now be held on 12th November 2020. The health and well-being of the Build IT Right community is our main prior... continue reading
The Build IT Right meet the speaker series caught up with Chris Howe-Jones. Ahead of his talk, we spoke to Chris about his own experiences and what the future holds… What is your current role? That’s a harder question to answer than you might think! Five years ago I left my role as CTO of Opencast to start my own independent IT Consultancy, Dev... continue reading
The Build IT Right meet the speaker series caught up with Hannah Foxwell. Ahead of her talk, we spoke to Hannah about her own experiences and what the future holds… What is your current role? I work for Pivotal Labs (now part of VMware) in Platform Services. We help our customers build successful Platforms that delight developers! What does Bu... continue reading
The Build IT Right meet the speaker series caught up with Amanda Colpoys. Ahead of her talk, we spoke to Amanda about her own experiences and what the future holds… What is your current role? I work as a freelance Business Agility Coach & Consultant. I support SMEs and scale-ups to adopt lean and agile working practice, both within technolo... continue reading
We are looking for developers, testers, software architects with an opinion on how tobuild software ‘right’. Calling all agile/lean coaches, scrum masters and product owners, if you have something to say it’s time to speak up! If you work for an organisation developing software, work at computer science or software engineeringresearch instituti... continue reading
MORE than 200 delegates from the region’s leading tech companies attended an inaugural conference aimed at the sector’s ‘do-ers.’ The first Built IT Right (BITR) conference was held Thursday, April 4 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Newcastle. It was aimed at anyone in the north east building software and had two keynote speakers, Dave Farley, au... continue reading
Our next in-conversation is with Peter Grainger, from Sage, providing software and solutions for every business from their base in Newcastle upon Tyne. What is your current role? Senior Engineer at Sage. What does Building IT Right mean to you? To me it means thinking ahead of time, being deliberate in your actions and basing your decisions ... continue reading
Inclusive design and its power to create meaningful interactions At Fjord, we have the opportunity to design the world we want to live in – one that propels us forward, one that works with us and for us. We’re passionate about rethinking how things operate, every day. There’s always a better way, and we make it our business to look for it. Eve... continue reading
Our next in-conversation is with Jesse Cary, from Bede, the Digital Platform Specialists for Online Gambling - creating outstanding experiences for operators and their players. #TheSafestPlaceToPlay #EpicTech #BeMoreBede What is your current role? Head of Application Architecture at Bede What does Building IT Right mean to you? Building it r... continue reading
Ahead of his keynote talk, we spoke to Simon Brown about his own experiences and what is next for those wanting to Build IT Right! What is your current role? I have two roles at the moment. The first is that I’m an independent consultant specialising in software architecture. Much of this involves running workshops around the world, where I te... continue reading
The Build IT Right in-conversation-with series caught up with Dave Farley. Ahead of his keynote talk, we spoke to Farley about his own experiences and what is next… What is your current role? I am an independent software consultant. I advise organisations on how to improve their software development practices. What does Building IT Right mean... continue reading
A HOST of top speakers has been unveiled for the inaugural 2019 conference. The conference is aimed at anyone in the north east building software, and two speakers had already been announced: Dave Farley, author and founder of Continuous Delivery Ltd, and Simon Brown, author of Software Architecture for Developers. Now a range of other confere... continue reading
The North East is a hotbed of digital talent and creativity. It’s filled with highly skilled people building inspiring things and constantly seeking solutions. We’ve had blogs, and podcasts so what is the next thing? Well let us tell you…it’s time to organise a conference. When arranging meetings you create memorable experiences, there is noth... continue reading
Build IT Right 2019 will be held 4th of April in Newcastle Upon Tyne. If you want to be part of this great event in the North East as a speaker you’ve come to the right place. Presenters – who should speak at the Build IT Right Conference? developers, testers, software architects with an opinion on how to build software ‘right’. agile/lea... continue reading
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