Agile Transformation: What's in it for me?

We’ve all seen articles, books, videos, or training as well as had sales people, vendors, consultants, or ‘experts’ tell us how important Agile is and why we must embrace it. This LAAgile event is intended to bring as many of us here in the LA area together to talk about the reality of being in the technology business and the challenges we’ve faced, what we’ve learned, where we’re going, and how we’re building better products better, cheaper, faster. And, we’ll hone in on ‘What’s in it for me’ as individuals, teams, organizations, or companies. Whether you’re a Product Manager, Product Marketing Manager, Designer, Project Manager, Support Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer, Engineer, Architect, or any other role, we’ll explore if/how Agile might be valuable to you and your role.

It is going to be the first experience of Diverge-Converge in our sessions. We built up a panel with highly experienced individuals with different backgrounds in the industry. The panel is not answering questions but keeping the open space focused and on the rail with asking powerful questions and sharing facts and only facts. You as an attendee will come with your questions and we help you find your answers from our community.

For the session to be even more meaningful, we hope to have participants from all backgrounds including developers, QAs, product, UI, UX, SM, PO, Agile coaches, etc.

Our Panel includes:

Dan H. Diep, ENT Agile Coach OpenX,
Chaue Shen – Group Product Manager, Bluebeam
Jeff Waters – Engineering Manager, Bluebeam
Sean Carmody, Executive Producer, Age of Learning
Alireza Boloorchi, Agile Center of Excellence lead, Age of Learning

The below references are a few key resources. Let’s talk about OUR experiences.

Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG)

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INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love – 2nd Edition

Atlassian

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Agile yesterday, today, and tomorrow

“The publication of the Agile Manifesto in 2001 marks the birth of agile as a methodology. Since then, many agile frameworks have emerged such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and Extreme Programming (XP). Each embodies the core principles of frequent iteration, continuous learning, and high quality in its own way. Scrum and XP are favored by software development teams, while Kanban is a darling among service-oriented teams like IT or human resources.

Today, many agile teams combine practices from a few different frameworks, spiced up with practices unique to the team. Some call this heresy. We call it practical. It's not about "Agile" – it's about agility.

Atlassian agile coach

The agile teams of tomorrow will value their own effectiveness over adherence to doctrine. Openness, trust, and autonomy are emerging as the cultural currency for companies who want to attract the best people and get the most out of them. Such companies are already proving that practices can vary across teams, as long as they're guided by the right principles.” - Atlassian, https://www.atlassian.com/agile

Atlassian Article: Agile is the competitive advantage for a digital age

Harvard Business Review (HBR) Article: Agile Practice: The Competitive Advantage for a Digital Age

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Building Entrance

Main building entrance is located between parking structure and main building. A security guard(s) will be at the door helping guests enter and find our meeting area