Lisa Cooney
Agile Consultant
Independent
location_on United States
Member since 2 years
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I most recently served as a ScrumMaster for a team of software developers at Excella. Prior to this position, I served as a ScrumMaster at the Department of Homeland Security at the Homeland Security Acquisition Institute (HSAI) where I was responsible for the instructional systems design of the Program and Project Management curriculum. I am a co-organizer for the DC Women in Agile Meetup, am on the Program Committee for the Government Agility Conference, and am editor for Michael Hamman's upcoming book, Evolvagility. My interests include cognitive science, business agility, Agile leadership, Agile instructional design, and behavioral psychology.
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Brain Agility: Overcoming Cognitive Bias
45 Mins
Workshop
Intermediate
Did you know that your brain tells you stories all day long, and that if they are good stories, you believe them? Come to this entertaining interactive session to experience some "cognitive illusions" for yourself, and learn what they demonstrate about how our brains' work. Cognitive science and behavioral psychology offer important insights for agilists, insights that can help us work more effectively with our co-workers and clients. You will learn how awareness of our brains' tendencies is a powerful tool to overcome our own innate cognitive bias, and the cognitive bias of others. This newfound awareness can open you to more varied perspectives in order to tell yourself a story that is both richer and more nuanced -- and closer to being "a true story."
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Agile in the Wilderness: How to Succeed When They Can't Spell Scrum
45 Mins
Experience Report
Beginner
In this interactive and informal session, you will hear a story about how Agile led to the successful delivery of a large training program (in a non-IT environment) where Agile was completely unknown and unwelcome. You will learn how the Agile values and principles guided my decisions and behavior and contributed to success. We will discuss what I call "stealth Agile" which is applying the techniques and mindset without using the odd and intimidating vocabulary. You will hear how I implemented Scrum with my own team, but lightweight Agile with a soft touch for my management. Eventually I was able to influence the wider environment, gradually coaching them and teaching them Agile, resulting in a self-sustaining Agile team functioning reasonably well as a pod surrounded by waterfall approaches.
During this conversational session, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and share your own stories.
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Agile Instructional Design
45 Mins
Talk
Beginner
Do you have to train large numbers of people and don't know how to get started? Do you wonder if the world of professional training might have anything to offer to assist you as you plan great learning experiences? This session is targeted at anyone tasked with creating training materials on any topic (not just Agile).
Agilists who turn to training pros for help are often dismayed to discover that traditional instructional design is based on a waterfall model. These Agilists may conclude that the training world has little to offer them, and resort to planning learning experiences based on their own common sense and background.
Agile instructional design combines the best of both worlds – advanced adult learning theory and the principles of solid learning design with the flexibility and power of Agile with scrum. Following this workshop, you will be able to:
• Describe the Agile instructional design approach to training
• List the key characteristics of good training
• Describe the basics principles of adult learning theoryIn this workshop, you will identify adult learning principles that you can apply immediately to your training projects and learn how to “agilize” the instructional design process. You will return to your workplace ready to take your learning design to the next level.
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