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How do leaders lead when agile is implemented in the IT department? Are there principles of agile that can be used to create great leaders corporate-wide? How can leaders support agile teams?

Essentially, what is agile leadership? And how do it? What does it mean to lead in an ‘agile manner’?

In this tutorial we will collaborate on defining agile leadership starting with the principles of agile (i.e., customer involvement, iterations, test first, collaboration), and the values in the APLN Declaration of Interdependence (increase return on investment, deliver reliable results, expect uncertainty, unleash creativity and innovation, boost performance, improve effectiveness and reliability). After prioritizing these definitions, we will look at any exiting tools to assist leaders in being agile and create new tools based on the attendees’ experiences and thoughts. Solutions, tools, and experiences will be posted on the conference wiki and APLN Leadership Wiki of Knowledge (LWOK).

We will address topics such as motivating by creating a collaborative environment, providing interesting work and letting people choose what they want to do in your company, trust, transparency of information, and when to step up and when to step back. This half-day tutorial may be held twice – once for project leaders and team leaders and once for senior leaders and product managers if the review committee feels it would be useful in reaching different audiences.