STARWEST 2022 Tutorial: Leading Agile Testers— Successfully Making the Leap

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - 1:00pm to 4:30pm

Leading Agile Testers— Successfully Making the Leap

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Based on the learning objectives from the iCAgile, Leading with Agility workshop, this ½ day version will explore the craft of agile leadership in guiding your journey to becoming a catalyst leader in testing and quality contexts. Along the way, we'll explore the why of leading with agility, how to develop and grow your personal agility, tactics for developing and deepening your organizational relationships, and approaches for leading cultural and organizational transformation. Critical topics include your responsibility in shaping an organizational testing, and quality culture that is inclusive, safe, empowered, aligned, and results/impact-focused. We also focus on the importance of providing Radical Candor in all directions and how to identify and leverage your strengths as an inspirational leader who truly walks their talk. And organizational dynamics like scaling, teaming models, and organizational alignment will also be covered. This is a collaborative workshop, so you'll get several chances to engage with peers in your learning journey. You'll leave the workshop with new insights and a roadmap for improving your own agile testing leadership chops.
Bob Galen
Zenergy Technologies
Bob Galen is an agile practitioner, trainer & coach based in Cary, NC. In this role, he helps guide companies and teams in their pragmatic adoption and organizational shift towards Scrum and other agile methodologies and practices. He is Director of Agile Practices at Zenergy Technologies, a leading business agility transformation company. He is also President and Head Coach at RGCG a boutique agile coaching firm. Bob regularly speaks at international conferences and professional groups on topics related to software development, project management, software testing, and team leadership. He is a Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC), CAL I trainer, and an active member of the Agile & Scrum Alliances. He’s published...keeping the rest online...
Mary Thorn
S&P Global Ratings

During her more than 20 years of experience with financial, health care, and SaaS-based products, Mary Thorn has held VP, director, and manager-level positions in various software development organizations. A seasoned leader and coach in agile and testing methodologies, Mary has direct experience building and leading teams through large-scale agile transformations. Mary's expertise is a combination of agile scaling, agile testing, and DevOps, which her clients find incredibly valuable. Mary is also the chief storyteller of the book The Three Pillars of Agile Testing and Quality and an avid keynote and conference speaker on all things agile and agile testing.