Agile and SAFe Transformation at a Large Agency

Our next Agile & Scaled-Value Project Management Meetup hour is scheduled for Thursday, February 15th, 2024.

Time: 12:00 pm PST / 2:00 pm CST / 3:00 pm EST
Topic: “Agile and SAFe Transformation at a Large Agency"
Our Guest Speakers: Bill Pratt & Bob Payne

An introduction to the meetup:

Bill will present what it took to convert the Department of Homeland Security from a waterfall methodology to an Agile organization, including SAFe principles.

Takeaways:

1. Steps for Successful Organizational Transformations
2. Demystify Agile, SAFe, and DevOps to the uninitiated
3. It won’t happen overnight – be prepared for the long haul
4. You need to figure out how to align with other ongoing initiatives
5. You are never finished – your journey will morph with new technologies

The speakers:

Bill Pratt is the Executive Director of Customer Relations at the RELI Group Inc., a management consulting firm focused on Federal IT. Bill recently retired from the federal government, where he served for 22 years at the Department of Homeland Security, most recently as the Director of Enterprise Technology Governance. Bill managed the Agile transformation efforts at DHS, achieving a 100 percent level of Agile adoption for major IT programs in 2017.

Bob Payne will co-present and speak with Bill at this event.
Bob Payne is an early adopter of Extreme Programming (XP), and is a seasoned Agile Coach and practitioner with 25 years of experience in project management, software development, engineering, and business. He is a leading trainer in SAFe® and Agile methodologies, participating in the GAO Agile Experts panel to develop guidance for Agile methods in Government agencies. Holding an MS degree in Computer Architecture for AI, Bob has served as a principal coach and consultant at government and Fortune 100 organizations, including USCIS, Nike, Nationwide, IRS, Geico, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and more. Additionally, as the host of the Agile Toolkit podcast, he has produced over 170 episodes featuring industry leaders and Agile practitioners, with over a million downloads. Bob is a speaker and organizer for national and international conferences and a Certifying Trainer for SAFe, Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Developer, and Certified Agile Project/Program Manager classes.