In the early 2000's there was an innovation in large group planning called Big Room Planning (a.k.a. BRP). At the time it was a transformative, highly collaborative, planning process that empowered large groups of agile teams to effectively manage their work together. Big Room Planning was so successful that it was adopted by most, if not all, of the major scaling frameworks in existence today (in one flavor or another).

Today we have organizations around the world using various flavors of BRP, however few show the kind of engagement and success of the original. In fact, many might argue that BRP or PI planning has become a tool for bureaucracy (and oppression) - the exact opposite of its original intent.

In this talk Tom share the original intent of BRP, how to do it well, and how it can go "wrong.”

BIO

Tom Perry has worked as a transformation agent in software development for over 20 years. He has worked on teams at startup companies, large corporations in the Fortune 100 and the State and Federal Government. His background includes testing, development, project/program management, agile coaching/mentoring and training. As part of his involvement in the greater agile community, he led the Seattle Eastside chapter of the APLN as well as creating the Agile Management Northwest conference in Seattle. He is a speaker and author on Agile topics in local and international forums. He wrote “The Little Book of Impediments” which can be found on www.leanpub.com.
You can find out more about his consulting company at www.thomasperryllc.com or follow him on twitter @tlperry

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