Agile + DevOps East 2018 - Leadership Summit Sessions
Friday, November 9
Executive Engagement with Scrum
A common trend that we see with organizations excelling with Agile is that they have engaged leadership teams. By engaged, we do not mean that leadership is merely supportive of the Agile efforts underway, we mean leadership is actively engaged in the process to execute and improve.
Well performing Scrum teams should be identifying impediments each Sprint. Many of these issues may be resolved at the team level, but some may be organizational or systematic constraints requiring action from higher levels of the organization. If not resolved quickly, these impediments will continue to...
Lead Yourself First
Maya Angelou tells us if we know better, we do better. As leaders of technology professionals, it is our responsibility to know better so our teams, our customers, and our lives are better. Knowing “better” has never been more challenging – from exponential changes in technology to managing a multi-generational workforce – what constitutes “better” is a moving target. How do we keep up with the latest trends in DevOps while learning new policy requirements and still hitting our committed numbers… and attending every travel ball game our child plays?
“Lead Yourself First” is an...
Solution Group Discussion Part I
Problem Definition—We'll be breaking out into small, collaborative groups that will work on brainstorming. In this 1-hour session, we'll be focusing on accurately defining the problem and establishing clear acceptance criteria to laser focus the problem you're trying to solve.
Solution Group Discussion Part II
Brainstorming & Solutioning—Within the groups, you'll brainstorm a set of potential solutions (experiments, ideas, tactics, changes, etc.) as a way of attacking the problem you identified in Part-1. The goal will be to present these solutions outward to the larger group, so clear articulation of your solution strategy is required.
Solution Group Discussion Part III
Results Sharing—Each group will share their strategies. Not only presenting results, but being open to group-based questions, feedback, and challenge. We will be looking to "strengthen" each group's ideas by adding in those from the larger group.
Solution Group Discussion Wrap–Up
Final Wrap-up—Agile leadership Summit chair Bob Galen, will explore a quick set of idea & techniques for helping you engage and accelerate some of the strategies you've discovered as you land back in your home organizations.