A session to be presented at Agile Alliance 2017 - Pradeepa & Allison

How do you coach teams in software craftsmanship practices when you are "Not Technical"?

We assume our teams are addressing and improving their technical practices on an ongoing basis... and we all know what happens with assumptions!!! If the teams are not paying attention to their technical practices, the codebase is going to be a mess so big and so deep and so tall, you can not clean it up. Life will be BAD! How do you keep an agile team from losing productivity and not hyper-productively making a mess? Teams may not know where to get started adopting practices, but what can you do about it when you're "Not Technical"?? In this workshop, Allison and Pradeepa will create a knowledge sharing and learning environment where attendees will play a series of games to have an increased awareness of technical practices. Attendees will have a deeper understanding of technical practices and feel more comfortable introducing them in their organizations. Allison and Pradeepa will also introduce a bunch of tips and techniques for leveraging the technical expertise inside or outside the organization. This session will help non-technical Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and other leaders feel more confident introducing technical practices to their teams and leadership. Attendees will take away strategies to support their organization in enhancing their technical practices.

About our speakers:

Pradeepa Narayanaswamy:
As a Life Coach and an Agile Coach, Pradeepa is a self-proclaimed “Agile Passionista” who strongly believes in agile values & principles to help organizations delight their customers. Pradeepa helps teams and leaders in understanding & aligning with their organizational vision and supports in their transformation journey. As a life coach, she is dedicated to serving successful professional women who wants to break their status quo.

Allison Pollard:
Software has the ability to change the world--it impacts how people do their jobs and live their lives. I want to work with people who want to change the world. I strive for excellence and find joy in my work.

My passion is helping people discover their agile instincts and develop their coaching abilities. I have over eight years of experience in applying agile methods to improve delivery and strengthen relationships between business and IT. I deliver training, coaching, and facilitate events to enable teams and organizations to build upon successes and overcome obstacles in their journey to high performance.