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To become Agile, your organization will undergo a large, risky and difficult change. Many adopters who report success also tell of struggle and hurdles. Do you know where your risks and pitfalls are? Are you aware of the forces – within people, teams and the entire organization – that could derail your efforts? Come to this tutorial to learn where to look and how to prepare. And beyond managing risks and preparing a transition plan, you’ll discover the critical factors and strategies for reaping the full benefits of Agility.

Audience
This tutorial is intended for leaders and managers (at any organizational level) who are contemplating Agility, starting to implement it or have already used it for a few months. They are expected to have a basic understanding of the Agile premises, principles and practices, as well as an appreciation for the current issues their organizations face.

Benefits
Attendees will come away with a clear picture of the pitfalls and risks that accompany Agile adoption and a sense of how they apply in their situation. They will hear and share strategies and tactics for reducing or avoiding them. They will also discover the factors to turn Agile implementations to streamlined, high-performing operations and share with their fellow attendees, methods and approaches to attaining them.

A few years ago Andy Pols and Chris Matts wrote a Cutter Article called “The Five Business Value Commandments”. In the article, Andy and Chris explained what Business Value was and the principles that should be used to determine it.

This session explains business value and presents their experience to date.

This interactive session covers

What is business value? “Bad” business value statements. War Stories.

It would appear that the key to successfully implementing business value is short production releases with automated acceptance testing to ensure quality.