February Meeting: BEING AGILE: GETTING THE MIND-SET THAT DELIVERS

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BEING AGILE: GETTING THE MIND-SET THAT DELIVERS

Are you excited about adopting Agile? Have you put in place the roles, artifacts, meetings, tools, lingo, and teams? Are you then realizing the promised benefits – happy customers, quality product, solid teams, faster releases?

Would you honestly answer “yes”? Or would your answer really be “only some of the benefits,” “inconsistently,” or “we did, initially”? If so, you’re not alone. In most organizations, these results are due to an Agile implementation that is mechanical, rigid, and driven by tools and so-called “best practices.” But Agile is much more than a process; it’s first and foremost a mind-set that permeates your actions. Without the mind-set, you cannot achieve and sustain great results.

In this talk, Gil Broza will guide you through the values, beliefs, and principles that define Agile thinking. You’ll learn how to choose Agile-minded methods, process, and practices for your needs and context. And you’ll understand deeply what makes Agile work, so you can support mindful implementation and the necessary culture change.

Gil Broza helps software organizations build and lead engaged, solid, high-performance Agile development teams. He guides teams and their leaders in creating effective, humane, and responsible work environments so they truly delight their customers and make a positive impact. He is an “all-rounder,” working at all organizational levels and coaching people in both technical and leadership behaviors.

Gil’s upcoming book, The Agile Mind-set, will help practitioners become truly Agile about work. His earlier book The Human Side of Agile is the definitive practical guide to Agile servant leadership in the real world. He has been a regular contributor and coaching track chair for the Agile series of conferences, a sought-after speaker for other industry events and groups, and host of many public webinars about Agility. He writes for projectmanagement.com and the Cutter IT Journal. Get a taste of his approach athttp://www.OnTheWayToAgile.com and http://3pvantage.com/articles.htm.