Enterprise Agile - panel discussion
The growing trend of companies to widely adopt agile across their organizations has created change far beyond what happens at the level of the team. This panel examines issues surrounding enterprise agile adoption. We will explore topics such as agile transformation and initiation, leadership, culture change, hiring, incentives and technology. Experts from diverse large companies such as Google, Yahoo!, Salesforce.com, The Gap and Barclay’s Global Investors will discuss these issues, grounded by their experiences. Audience members will also get the opportunity to submit questions to the panel.
Above is for the program guide
Initiation —What does it mean for a large company to start using agile? (use examples from your organization) —How does it begin? Why does it begin? —What are the key challenges faced? —What results are seen?
Cultural Change —What is the cultural impact to your organization? —How does this impact or surface systemic issues in the organization? —How does the company adapt leadership and management?
People —How does the organization deal with people who don’t want to use agile? —Is there a change to the way the company hires? Who it hires? —Is there a change to the way the company does performance reviews or incentives?
Overall
—Knowing what you know now, how would you recommend a company approach agile adoption?
—What are your lessons learned?
This is a 90 minute panel discussion, moderated by Nicola Dourambeis, Salesforce.com
Confirmed speakers include: Mark Striebeck, Google Gabrielle Benefield, Yahoo! Petra Skapa, The Gap Richard Watt, Barclay’s Global Investors Steve Greene, Salesforce.com
Format: Speakers will be asked to first briefly describe their organization’s experiences with agile and then the topics will be examined. Audience members will also be invited to submit written questions for panelists, for the final section of the panel.