Agile Mastery Meetup

It's a tough job market out there right now and with up to 500 applicants per Scrum Master/Agile Coach role it's hard to get noticed.

Johannes Geske and Stephen Sykes, along with Chad Beier and Jeff Bubolz founded ScrumMatch to help experienced Scrum Masters received validation for their experience and Scrum maturity.

In this session Johannes and Stephen will cover:

• The factors at play in the job market right now
• The problem(s) ScrumMatch was formed to solve
• Some case studies (could be fictionalised for anonymity) of different maturity levels of Scrum Masters
• Things that help the more mature Scrum Masters stand out
• Top tips that people can do now to enhance their profile and maturity even if they don’t have a job
• Q&A

**NOTE: This session will be recorded and made available to those who attend**

Discover the transformative power of OKR in establishing authentic strategic alignment within organisations, transcending vertical and horizontal dimensions. While the widely adopted practice of cascading OKRs can often hinder progress and motivation, there exists an alternative – "OKR Solar System" – a structure developed by Cansel Sörgens through years of synthesising theory and practical experience. This talk delves into the intricacies of "OKR Solar System," encompassing diverse models like Product OKRs, Shared OKRs, and Strategic Theme OKR.
Cansel shares stories of organisations where the implementation of OKRs as a Solar System catalysed cross-departmental collaboration and achieved holistic company-wide strategic alignment.
Outline:

• The What and Why of OKR
• Disadvantages of cascading, inherited, org-chart copied OKRs
• How to create strategic alignment
• Introduction of OKR Solar System
• Q&A