Agile Denver

Agenda:
6.00 to 6:30 - Networking
6:30 to 7:30 - Talk
7:30 to 8:00 - Announcements

Topic: Next Step in Agile Optimization using AI

Discover how playbooks transform collaboration by ensuring the right stakeholders engage at critical SDLC moments - turning "who's in the room" from a variable into a strategic advantage.
Learn practical approaches to building playbooks that enable nimble pivots without sacrificing quality. We'll explore AI-assisted workflows that enhance Agile ceremonies and team activities, including automated test generation, intelligent sprint planning insights, smart backlog refinement, and predictive retrospective analysis.
Every Agile framework has tradeoffs. This session focuses on quick diagnostics to identify friction points and practical adjustments - including AI-powered capabilities.
Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to build adaptive playbooks, integrate AI thoughtfully into sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming, and develop critical capabilities when adaptability matters most.

Intro to Speaker:
Melissa Tondi is a Technology Operations and Quality Engineering leader with deep experience in process engineering the SDLC and a focus on AI Operations and Enablement. A longtime contributor to the technology community through speaking and writing, Melissa focuses on practical approaches to quality strategy, emerging technology adoption, and building collaborative frameworks that help teams deliver efficiently in rapidly changing environments

In Person Event:
6400 S Fiddlers Green Cir
Third Floor, Pikes Peak Conference Room
Greenwood Village CO 80111
Doors close promptly at 6PM!

Operationalizing AI - Learning from the Landscape

Description:
Operationalizing AI is where promising initiatives stall - not because technology fails, but because systems, support models, and operating structures don't scale.

Melissa examines disruptors introduced over the last 25 years, demonstrating how to learn from past transformations rather than reinventing the wheel with each new technology like AI.

This session explores the real-world journey of scaling AI from a team of one to company-wide adoption. Drawing on a two-year transformation, you'll hear practical examples including:

• Establishing an AI Usage Policy that enables experimentation while managing risk
• Running an internal AI Roadshow to build awareness and engagement across departments
• Implementing a Lab-vs-Crowd model that balances centralized innovation with grassroots empowerment
• Building an AI Literacy Training that is self-guided and reported

Designed for leaders and practitioners responsible for turning AI ambition into sustainable, scalable impact across their organizations.

Your speaker - Melissa Tondi
Melissa Tondi is a Technology Operations and Quality Engineering leader with deep experience in process engineering the SDLC and a focus on Al Operations and Enablement. A longtime contributor to the technology community through speaking and writing, Melissa focuses on practical approaches to quality strategy, emerging technology adoption, and building collaborative frameworks that help teams deliver efficiently in rapidly changing environments

Schedule:
5:30 - 6:10 PM Snacks, drinks and networking.
6:10 - 6:15 PM Quick Announcements/sponsor recognition
6:15 - 7:15 PM Presentation and Discussion
7:15- 7:30 PM Final Questions and Wrap Up

Sponsors:
Space generously provided by Venture X - https://venturex.com/