The Business Case for Agility - by Aaron Kopel

Summary:

We all understand the benefits of Agile at the team level, but how do you make the case with management and the C-level? Let's discuss the strategic business case for Agility and how to resonate with executives, and what is important to them. We will discuss the approach to the conversation, what key points summarize the typical executives concerns, and what information we can bring to help them start the change… all without using the word “agile”!

Bio:

Aaron Kopel is the CEO of Project Brilliant, an Indianapolis based Agile consulting firm. He is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC), one of only 40 people in the world to hold both top level Scrum Alliance certifications. He led the world’s largest company-wide Agile transformation, and first full-scale rollout of SAFe, for 2 years at Capital One and has consulted and coached in exciting companies ranging from small startups to Fortune 100 firms. His expertise in Agile training, coaching, and transformation lead have led to the establishment of more than 1,000 Agile delivery teams. He is also the organizer of the AgileIndy and Agile Fort Wayne user communities.

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