A History of the Agile Manifesto with Agile Manifesto Co-Author Jim Highsmith

Isn’t it ironic that 17 techies changed the world by emphasising people: individuals, interactions, and collaboration?
The Agile Era has now prospered for over two decades. In February 2001, seventeen individuals met at the Snowbird ski resort in Utah to discuss the future of what was then referred to as “lightweight methodologies.” And the rest, as they say, is history. The outcome was the Manifesto for Agile Software Development, a document whose values underpinned two decades of advancements. What business and technology conditions indicated that the time was right for such a change in software development? What happened during the Manifesto meeting? How can you use this history in preparation for the future? Come to this session and find out!

About Jim Highsmith
Jim Highsmith is a well-known agilist, author, and storyteller. His career spans six-decades of rapid technology and business change. Jim has been at the forefront of software technology’s response to that change, from working in the 1960s on Apollo, to 1970s COBOL business applications, to creating Adaptive Software Development, to recent engagements crafting modern digital businesses. With decades of business, management, and software development background, he is uniquely qualified to explore the history of software development so we can prepare for the evermore chaotic future.
Jim is the author of Wild West to Agile: Adventures in Software Development Evolution and Revolution (Addison Wesley 2023), EDGE: value-driven digital transformation (Addison Wesley, 2020), Adaptive Leadership: Accelerating Enterprise Agility (Addison Wesley 2014); Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products (Addison Wesley 2009); Agile Software Development Ecosystems, (Addison Wesley 2002); Adaptive Software Development: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex Systems, (Dorset House 2000) winner of the prestigious Jolt Award; and winner of the 2005 international Stevens Award for outstanding contributions to software development.

Jim is a coauthor of the Agile Manifesto, a founding member of Agile Alliance, coauthor of the Declaration of Interdependence for project leaders, and cofounder and first president of the Agile Leadership Network. Jim has consulted with IT, product development organisations and software companies in the U.S., Europe, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, India, and New Zealand.

Website: jimhighsmith.com

Note: This will be a recorded event in speaker view. Only the speaker(s) will be recorded. Feel free to bring your questions and your sharing spirit to this conversation.