Agile in a Regulated Environment – Advice from a “Blues Traveler”
Implementing Agile practices in a regulated industry has its own set of unique challenges. Learn what worked and didn't work at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and WellCare Health Plans as they adopted Agile practices in product and software development within their regulated organizations.
Join Leon Sabarsky as he shares his advice and lessons learned on implementing Agile at the Blues and other healthcare organizations. Some or their particular challenges included scaling up, connecting with non-agile PMO’s, reconfiguring our traditional testing processes, and figuring out how to effectively integrate with widely distributed teams.
No silver bullets here. Just real stories, of real agile, in the blues.
Leon Sabarsky excels at building high performing software development teams for all types of organizations. He has 20 years of IT experience and has been an Agilist for the past 10 years, primarily in the health care and government sectors. He initiated the first Agile transition at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and WellCare in Tampa, FL, forming the first Scrum teams and hiring Scrum Masters and Coaches. He is a frequent speaker at Agile conferences and has many certifications with many letters. He is passionate about unlocking the power of self-organized teams to deliver value to the business rapidly and with high quality in regulated environments. He formed Healthy Agile in 2016. Healthy Agile specializes in growing and fostering healthy agile teams in organizations that are interested in rapidly delivering value to their customers. We take a practical approach to Agile transitions; leveraging our years of experience in training, coaching and education to raise the maturity level of our clients.