Lean, Agile and Large-Scale Product Development (LeSS)

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Synopsis:
Bad scaling is one of the biggest 'agile problems' of modern days for companies - and one of the three most expensive mistakes companies make when they set themselves on a wrong 'agile course'. The other two are "agile tools" mania and falling a victim to big consultancies "industrial model" - see/play David Snowden's view HERE.
Bad scaling comes in the form of trivializing agility at its core, weakening agile roles, plagiarizing and relabeling someone else's experiments and calling them 'operating models', copy-pasting Scrum and Scrum roles into Fractal Geometry that look great on paper.
Are there better ways to work? Probably not, if the ultimate goal is to relabel existing enterprise complexity with fancy agile terminology and then call it "enterprise scaling". But there could be better ways to work if an ultimate goal is to simplify existing complexity (de-scale), and by doing so improve your chances to scale agile ways of working.
In this session, GENE GENDEL will expose some classic pitfalls of bad scaling and will recommend how more things could be done better and in different ways than companies do today.
Audience can expect some 'aha' moments, and walk away with a deeper understanding of system thinking and a fresh perspective on how to maintain relevancy in the current marketplace for agile.
Gene Gendel is an organizational design consultant, adaptive and lean coach and trainer, and independent adviser to senior leadership. Gene is also a co-founder of KSTS Consulting, the only company in the United States that has credential of a Certified LeSS Coaching Company.

This session is particularly geared towards Portuguese-speaking community members, for whom communication in Portuguese is easier than in English.
If you or anyone in your network see a benefit of attending this session, please come and participate.
The event will be co-facilitated by Gene Gendel (the organizer/host) and Simone Schneider, who is a professional English-Portuguese translator and interpreter, as well as an interview preparation expert (for Agile Roles).
Both, Simone and Gene understand the market trends well.
In addition, Gene has a lot of experience coaching hiring managers and HR. Simone's big asset is her bilingual proficiency and experience of working with many job applicants.

In this session we intend to cover:

• What is Portuguese-speaking community members understanding of agile, Scrum and Large Scale Scrum (LeSS)?
• What Portuguese-speaking community members are mostly interested in learning, in addition to what they already know?
• Do Portuguese-speaking communities wish to further intergrade with English-speaking communities for better collaboration?
• What local market trends have Portuguese-speaking community members been experiencing and main challenges facing?
• Do other Portuguese-speaking agile communities face any particular difficulties to secure jobs in the English-speaking world?
• -How can people improve their chances of being hired, by improving their resumes and preparing for an interview?

IMPORTANT: As a part of this session, we shall also try to discover if/how additional, in-depth learning of organizational design system LeSS can help people stand out and succeed in securing a job.

To everyone who has RSVPed, there will be a short survey in Portuguese sent out, 48 prior to the event.

Simone's Bio:
I have over 21 years of experience as an English teacher and translator, with the past six years dedicated to preparing individuals for job interviews across various fields, particularly in Agile. Currently, I run my own business, providing specialized English teaching and consulting services for Agile professionals who need targeted preparation for international job interviews. My work focuses on language development in Agile contexts, helping professionals communicate effectively in their field. In addition to my consulting work, I collaborate with private English schools, teaching students at all levels and more particularly in companies. I have been teaching online for six years, reaching students from around the world and tailoring my lessons to meet diverse needs. Before relocating to Europe, I taught at some of the most prestigious English schools in Brazil. My expertise includes creating engaging lesson plans, communicating complex ideas clearly to foster understanding, and adapting materials to fit academic standards and individual learning goals. I am adept at motivating students to achieve their objectives and use diverse instructional strategies and classroom management techniques to maximize learning potential. With strong experience as a lecturer, discussion facilitator, and hands-on leader, I am committed to student success through dynamic and practical teaching methods.

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Detalhes
Esta sessão é especialmente dirigida aos membros da comunidade de língua portuguesa, para quem a comunicação em português é mais fácil do que em inglês.
Se você ou alguém da sua rede perceber algum benefício em participar desta sessão, venha e participe.
O evento será co-facilitado por Gene Gendel (organizador/anfitrião) e Simone Schneider, que é tradutora e intérprete profissional de inglês-português, além de especialista em preparação de entrevistas (para Agile Roles).
Tanto Simone quanto Gene entendem bem as tendências do mercado.
Além disso, Gene tem muita experiência em treinar gerentes de contratação e RH. O grande trunfo de Simone é sua proficiência bilíngue e experiência em trabalhar com muitos candidatos a empregos.
Nesta sessão pretendemos abordar:
O que os membros da comunidade de língua portuguesa entendem sobre ágil, Scrum e Large Scale Scrum (LeSS)?
Que membros da comunidade de língua portuguesa estão mais interessados ​​em aprender, além do que já sabem?
As comunidades de língua portuguesa desejam integrar-se ainda mais com as comunidades de língua inglesa para uma melhor colaboração?
Que tendências do mercado local têm vivido os membros da comunidade de língua portuguesa e quais os principais desafios que enfrentam?
Outras comunidades ágeis de língua portuguesa enfrentam alguma dificuldade particular para garantir empregos no mundo de língua inglesa?
-Como as pessoas podem aumentar suas chances de serem contratadas, melhorando seus currículos e se preparando para uma entrevista?

Before attending this session, people are encouraged to read the following post: Centralized vs. Decentralized Coaching

Please, share widely infernally if you work for an organization, where the aforementioned topic is relevant.

Synopsis:
What is a typical life cycle of a centralized organizational structure that is responsible for agile transformation?
Sometimes, they are named differently:

• Enterprise Agility Office
• Center of Agile Excellence
• Enterprise Agile Transformation
• <something_big> <something_big> Department

Generalization: "“Agile Power-Tower”

• How do agile transformations start? Who usually spearheads an effort?
• Are there any ways to predict a degree of expansion and duration?
• How a traditional organizational structure influences a tower structure
• Where are agile transformation structures located?
• How do these structures expand: what talent is being used?
• What internal reporting hierarchy is being used in these structures?
• What are these structures focused on?
• How do these structures influence the rest of an organization?
• How are these structures funded? <<<= IMPORTANT

End Of Life (EOL) expectations:

• HOW and WHY do these structures shrink or cease to exist, over time?

• What happens to people in these structures? Do all of them have the same type_of exit?

• What are some of the telltale signs that a structure is about to start shrinking?

• Are there any alternatives to Agile Power-Towers?

Before attending this session, people are encouraged to read the following post: Centralized vs. Decentralized Coaching