Agile techniques are often pigeon-holed as just applying to software projects and IT organizations. Agile techniques are a mindset more than a list of rules to follow and can bring efficiency and improvements to all areas of an organization.

This presentation will cover a case study of ThoughtWorks experience with a major bank and credit card company in the US and their application of Agile techniques. We will cover the process, outcomes and challenges of the Agile implementation.

Is your Agile team running smoothly? How do you know? This answer is found in your iteration and your toolkit for constant team improvement! Comparing Iteration Management skills and tools to those of the Agile Project Manager, Scrum Master and Technical Leader roles, you will see that Iteration Management encompasses end to end activities of the iteration, which are crucial to unblocking your software production line and making your team a success.

This session will enable participants to employ critical and industry proven techniques that will improve a team’s processes immediately upon application. An Iteration Manager encompasses not just project management activities, but ALL activities of iterations, including: story writing, development, testing, facilitation, visibility, communication and metrics. The session will provide hands on, proven and critical techniques to successfully managing the inner workings of iterations.

Change is upon us! We change to stay relevant. Many organizations are faced with the options of change or die. Change is admittedly painful, so how do you balance all the moving parts of finding a starting point, prioritizing which processes to change, implementing change, and dealing with the aftermath? This session covers ideas for managing the delicacy and complexity of change and looks at the successes and failures of 4 organizations who embarked on programs of change.

Change programs are complicated by people, their comfort levels, personal agendas and motivating factors. This session covers the psychology of change, how to deal with personal agendas and motivating factors and 4 real world examples of organizational change. We will look at approaches for changing People, Processes and Tools. We will also discuss models for implementing Agile as a change program in your organization.