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Daniel Terhorst-North uses his deep technical and operational knowledge to help business and technology leaders to optimize their organizations. He puts people first and finds simple, pragmatic solutions to complex business and technical problems, often using lean and agile techniques.

The originator of Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) and Deliberate Discovery, Daniel has published feature articles in numerous software and business publications, and contributed to The RSpec Book: Behaviour Driven Development with RSpec, Cucumber, and Friends and 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts.

Recently he has founded a business agility consulting venture, Goalwards.

He puts people first and finds simple, pragmatic solutions to business and technical problems, often using lean and agile techniques.

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Upcoming conference sessions featuring Daniel Terhorst-North

Best Simple System for Now

You can have your cake and eat it, as long as you bake it carefully.

‘We can do this the quick way and pay later, or the thorough way and pay now.’ This seems to be a fundamental dichotomy in software development, between ‘perfectionism’ and ‘pragmatism’, but I do not think it has to be a trade-off at all.

Wednesday Oct 1 @ 11:15 @ GOTO Copenhagen 2025

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On our live stage, magic happens

Speakers interview each other on topics that matter to them.

The Program Committee brings special guests in front of the camera — with you as the audience. Some interviews will be planned, others completely spontaneous. All of them will be magnificent, no doubt about it.

Expect the unexpected.

Thursday Oct 2 @ 10:15 @ GOTO Copenhagen 2025

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Content featuring Daniel Terhorst-North

40:55
SWARMing: Scaling Without A Religious Methodology
SWARMing: Scaling Without A Religious Methodology
GOTO Chicago 2018
47:36
Governing Agile Delivery
Governing Agile Delivery
GOTO Copenhagen 2018
52:49
Beyond Developer
Beyond Developer
GOTO Copenhagen 2017
51:04
Patterns of Effective Teams
Patterns of Effective Teams
GOTO Chicago 2017
49:55
How to Break the Rules
How to Break the Rules
GOTO Berlin 2017
31:26
Agile Revisited
Agile Revisited
GOTO Berlin 2017
49:55
How to Break the Rules
How to Break the Rules
GOTO Amsterdam 2017
38:36
Agility at Scale: A Meeting of Mindsets
Agility at Scale: A Meeting of Mindsets
GOTOpia November 2020
35:09
Agility at Scale: A Meeting of Mindsets
Agility at Scale: A Meeting of Mindsets
GOTOpia Chicago 2021
48:25
CUPID — For Joyful Coding
CUPID — For Joyful Coding
YOW! London 2022
51:15
Agility at Scale: A Meeting of Mindsets
Agility at Scale: A Meeting of Mindsets
GOTO Copenhagen 2021
41:48
How to Bake a Change
How to Bake a Change
GOTO Copenhagen 2023
50:20
The Most Dangerous Phrase
The Most Dangerous Phrase
GOTO Copenhagen 2023
48:33
The Best Programmer I Know
The Best Programmer I Know
GOTO Amsterdam 2024
48:56
Developer Productivity Panel
Developer Productivity Panel
GOTO Amsterdam 2024
40:56
Live interview
Live interview
GOTO Copenhagen 2024
The Best Programmer I Know
The Best Programmer I Know
GOTO Copenhagen 2024
55:12
Panel Discussion: Where Is Software Development Going?
Panel Discussion: Where Is Software Development Going?
GOTO Copenhagen 2024
52:10
How to Deliver Quality Software Against All Odds
How to Deliver Quality Software Against All Odds
GOTO Unscripted
39:56
From XP to TCR & Limbo
From XP to TCR & Limbo
GOTO Unscripted
25:26
Balancing Technology & Human Creativity
Balancing Technology & Human Creativity
GOTO Unscripted

Past masterclasses featuring Daniel Terhorst-North

Testing, Faster | GOTO Berlin 2017

Testing Faster | GOTO Chicago 2017

Testing Faster | GOTO Copenhagen 2017

Testing Faster | GOTO Copenhagen 2018

Testing Faster | GOTO Chicago 2018

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