TSA Agile Services (TAS) began on January 4th, 2017 after extensive collaboration with contracting officials, various bids, and the Agile community. Come hear the aspects that have enabled successful delivery within a government agency. TAS encompasses over 65 applications supported by a team of 80+ people. Also - because transparency is a large key to our success - we will cover the failures we have experienced and the struggles we are still working on. Lastly - it is important for contractors and government to work closely together - this presentation will be co-presented by two Agile Coaches: one is a federal employee and the other a contractor.

Yoda said: “Ready are you? What know you of ready?”

Yoda also said: “You must unlearn what you have learned. “

Product Owners want everything – NOW! As process ninjas, coaches, and general Agilists, we help product owners appreciate the value of prioritizing. With Agile, the PO will iteratively and incrementally get a great product. Sometimes, we Agilists want our teams to have ALL the best practices – NOW! Maybe we could work iteratively and incrementally get a great team – but how to prioritize?

In this talk we will discuss (A) the problem in terms of the Satir Change Process Model; (B) the Shu Ha Ri method of prioritizing change; (C) Mike Cottemeyer’s “Three Things” to prioritize change; and (D) a mini-workshop in which we take a look at several teams and what might be the “process” for them to achieve good process! Also, we may have accidental fun.