Our final event of 2020 will include a series of lightning talks (10-15 minutes maximum per speaker).
Lightning Talks:
From Complicated To Complex by Pete Dowling
Synopsis
A brief look at why what we’ve been taught all our lives doesn’t work in today’s complex work
How to shoe-horn agile into a waterfall environment by Simon Jobling
Synopsis
Having worked in agile setups for the best part of 10 years, my latest role introduced some serious challenges collaborating with APAC colleagues used to traditional waterfall methods.
This is my story of how to find pragmatic compromises between two conflicting cultures in an attempt to deliver high quality software on time and encourage collaboration.
About Simon
Si has worked with the likes of Yahoo, UEFA, ASOS and more recently Ant Group (part of Alibaba), originally as a developer then transitioned to delivery and leadership over the past 5 years.
As a Delivery Lead, Si is no stranger to the tests of deadlines, engineers and all sorts of stakeholder pressures. He is also a huge advocate of community, constantly exploring opportunities to bring people together to share and learn.
Micro-moments of joy! by Sue Burt
Synopsis
During this strange time, we need all the help we can get to maintain a healthy outlook on life. Having gone through some stressful periods during her life, Sue will give some tips that she has used to spot unexpected moments of joy in otherwise uninspiring situations. From the perspective of photography and mindfulness she will encourage different ways of becoming more aware of your surroundings during commutes, local walks, even sitting at home.
About Sue
Sue has had a series of careers, and made a leap into the unknown over 20 years ago – selling her house, going back to University to do an MSc in Information Systems and moving halfway across the country for a new job in a new career. She most recently worked for 17 years as a Software Developer at a University until she needed to take some time away to handle a health issue. She is planning on staging her comeback soon.
Are you, unwittingly, constraining the performance of your Agile organization? by Rudiger Wolf
Synopsis
Are you, unwittingly, constraining the performance of your Agile organization?
Kanban techniques are common place in Agile organisations. Even if you are using Scrum at the team level you will frequently see kanban boards at the portfolio level.
Little's law, is some of the jargon many agilistas use to explain that we should limit WIP, in order to, improve throughput. As we reduce WIP the average cycle time of the work reduces. We can thus speed up the flow of work through the team/system, resulting in more throughput per unit of time, until we don't anymore. Now we have got to the optimum WIP limits! OK.
About Rudiger Wolf
Rüdi has a couple of decades of Agile experience in large multi-supplier enterprises and fast-growing start-ups. He improves productivity and business agility by setting up and supporting teams to deliver multiple, complex technology products and services. Rudi is the Tameflow, https://www.tameflow.com, partner in the UK.
