When Bad Things Happen to Good Teams

Session Description:
Life on a high performing, self-managing team is awesome all the time. Wouldn’t that be nice. What actually separates high performing teams from the rest is how they react to the inevitable bumps in the road. In this interactive session you will explore ways for a self-managing team to navigate a variety of little disasters. You will find that overcoming a significant challenge can bring a team together and leave them stronger.

Speaker:
Chris Sims is a certified scrum trainer, agile coach, and recovering C++ developer who helps organizations improve their productivity and happiness. Chris is the founder of Agile Learning Labs and the co-author of two best-selling scrum books: The Elements of Scrum and Scrum: a Breathtakingly Brief and Agile Introduction. More of their writing can be found on the Agile Learning Labs blog. Before starting Agile Learning Labs in 2007, Chris made a living in roles such as: scrum master, product owner, engineering manager, project manager, software engineer, musician, and auto mechanic.