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Better Software Conference & EXPO Agile Leadership Summit


			Agile Leadership Summit By Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN) June 12, 2009 Agile Leadership Summit—Leading in Challenging Times: Agile Software Leadership Principles That Work. Yes, it takes a different kind of leadership to lead in tough economic times. But what kind of leadership should it be? In this Agile Leadership Summit we address what software and IT leaders can and should do—and what they should not do—to increase productivity—while keeping creativity and innovation alive. Join leaders from the industry—Sue McKinney, Vice President of Development Transformation and Integration at IBM; Niel Nickolaisen, CIO and Director of Strategic Planning at Headwaters, Inc.; Steve Greene, Director of Tools & Process at Salesforce.com; Melanie Bristol, Director of IT Quality Assurance, Quest Diagnostics; and others—who have led in an agile manner and applied it in tough times. Hear what worked for them and in their organizations and where they failed—sometimes miserably. The Agile Leadership Summit is the perfect opportunity to meet and network with your peers and learn proven ways to improve value delivery by evolving people and practices based on agile software principles.

Agile Leadership Summit Speakers

	The Director of Tools & Process at Salesforce.com, Steve Greene is responsible for the implementation and evolution of agile methodologies and supporting tools for the Technology organization. He has held numerous senior management positions at on-demand startup and large enterprise software companies including DigitalThink, Hyperion, PeopleSoft/Oracle, SPC, and AOL. Steve brings a wealth of expertise and experience in productivity and process and product delivery. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering from San Jose State University and is a board member of the BayAPLN.

	The CIO and Director of Strategic Planning at Headwaters, Inc., Niel Nickolaisen has held technology executive and operations executive positions, typically in turnaround roles. He has developed a strategic and tactical alignment model that significantly improves returns on technology and business initiatives—by both improving the benefits and reducing the costs and risks. Niel holds a MS in Engineering from MIT and a BS in Physics from Utah State University. He writes the “Practical CIO” column for the CIO Leadership Network and a “how to” column for Search CIO. Niel’s new book on leadership is scheduled for release in 2009. He is one of the founders of Accelinnova, a think tank focused on improving organizational and IT agility.

	Currently responsible for development transformational activities with IBM's software development group, Sue McKinney’s major emphasis is driving adoption of agile and lean principles into the mainstream of software development. Prior to this assignment, Sue was a Vice President of Development for the Lotus Division where she led worldwide development for Lotus Domino, IBM Sametime, and WebSphere Portal. In addition to driving transformational activities within IBM, Sue works with large clients to share IBM's experience and help them scope opportunities for their own transformational activities.

	Melanie Bristol is the Director, IT Quality Assurance at Quest Diagnostics, Inc., one of the nation’s largest clinical laboratory companies, where she has been the agile champion for the past three years. She started her professional career as a clinical microbiologist but switched to IT in the mid-1980s. Melanie’s experience in IT includes BA, programmer, project manager, production support manager, QC manager, and SQA manager. In 2004, she found herself leading a traditional Software Quality Assurance shop positioning the company for CMMI Level 2, when her CIO suggested looking at agile practices. Melanie’s life has not been the same since! She is a Certified Scrum Master CSM and a Six Sigma GreenBelt.

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