Essence and Heart of Agile – Pieces of a Puzzle

Essence and Heart of Agile have been around for a while now. Both have attracted large communities which feel these approaches will dramatically impact how we solve the problems we face in business and agility today. Both are fundamentally different to today's most popular scaling approaches but perfect partners to them.

They have differences between themselves, but also similarities, and this event will not only explore each approach but answer the question, can they strengthen one another? Are they pieces of the same puzzle?

Join us to hear from Essence and Heart of Agile veterans who will share stories of how they use these approaches in their client work and if there is an opportunity for them to strengthen one another.

Soledad Pinter - Heart of Agile expert, Agile Coach & Trainer
Paul McMahon – Essence co-developer, Software industry veteran

We will also hear from Dr Ivar Jacobson - Essence co-creator, a Father of Software Engineering. He will contribute both as a co-host and a co-panelist, weighing in with his experience of Essence and Heart of Agile.

AGENDA
18:00-18:05: Joining the call and settling in
18:05-18:10: Introductions
18:10-19:10: The Talk

IMPORTANT NOTES

• I will begin admitting people into the call at 18:00.
  Before that, you will be on a waitlist to enter
• Please ensure you're muted at all times to minimise disturbance.
• If you would like to ask a question during the talk, use the Chat system.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Soledad Pinter is a consultant, coach and trainer with more than 20 years of experience and working in agile since 2006. She has worked along Dr. Alistair Cockburn on developing the Heart of Agile concept since early 2017. She is Director of Global Operations for Heart of Agile worldwide. Based in Belgium, she created Heart of Agile Europe to manage and deliver all Heart of Agile business services. Soledad has given keynotes and orientations on practises and techniques related to the Heart of Agile on several continents, using an informal and interactive presentation style. She is driven by her passion for helping organisations, teams and people to become better at their every day work.

Paul E. McMahon is Principal Consultant at PEM Systems and Senior Consulting Partner at Software Quality Center, LLC where he coaches teams in practical approaches to increase agility and performance. Prior to his independent coaching, Paul spent 25 years working as a software developer and manager in the US defense industry. Paul has been a leader in the SEMAT initiative that led to the OMG Essence standard since the Zurich meeting in 2010. Paul is the author of seven technical books, including Shy Boys: Notes from ten years of working with software engineering giants which chronicles his personal experiences leading to the Essence standard. Paul is also a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and an avid runner having completed 20 marathons including 12 Boston Marathons.

You can find the recording of this event and all other Essence for Agility events on this LinkedIn article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/essence-agility-ivar-jacobson/