Ten Terrific Transition Tips
Value Statement:
The community will learn 10 valuable tips that have been distilled from a decade of helping people transition to agile methods.
Abstract:
In this talk I will share ten valuable insights distilled from a decade of helping people successfully and unsuccessfully transitions to XP/Agile methods at organizations large, small and distributed. Expect to hear and see LOTS of content in one hour (I was raised in New York City, so I do talk fast!). You’ll learn how to create thriving, long-lasting agile transitions, common obstacles to avoid, useful transition strategies, ways to sell agility to the rest of your organization and findings from real-world agile metrics. You’ll come away from this talk with a deeper understanding of how to evolve an agile (not “fragile”) software development processes. Expect lots of stories, images, videos and other highly-sticky pieces of knowledge that will serve you well in your own transition work.
Tests:
People will leave knowing about the importance of readiness assessments, the benefits of combining managerial and technical practices, different transition strategies, agile myths, agile metrics and results from real projects, the importance of project community, why failing fast is so important and much more.
Performance Style:
This talk is a lecture (with Q+A at then end). I use lots of images, stories and videos to help make the knowledge sticky.
This is a high energy talk with some time for questions and answers at the end. I intend to engage the audience via high impact images, stories and videos.
I have now given this talk at 2 conferences and will continue to give it prior to presenting at Agile 2008.