How do you successfully transform 700 people working on one product? The answer: Give them ownership. Value people over process. This requires that leaders learn how and when to step back—and when to step up. In the past eight years, the Veritas NetBackup organization had tried three agile transformations: two unsuccessful and one showing promise. The key difference has been the transformation of the leaders, helping teams take ownership rather than focusing only on artifacts and ceremonies. What did the leaders learn—and how? Julie Urban and Jeff Byron describe NetBackup’s transformation...
Julie Urban
Veritas
An agile coach at Veritas, Julie Urban is an experienced leader of high tech software development teams. With more than thirty years in the industry, Julie is knowledgeable in enterprise software development and delivery, agile methodologies, coaching, and collaborative leadership. She is passionate about continual improvement, building productive engaged teams, and taking on new product architectures and functional areas. Julie is committed to diversity with a focus on mentoring and supporting women in technology. She is a co-inventor on five patents.