Date driven behaviors are common in many pre-agile organizations. They are as bad as sin and produce bad outcomes when considered through a long range lens. This presentation targeted to managers and leaders in organizations in the early stages of agile transformation. Scott will lead an entertaining and provocative look at how classical date driven behaviors often produce outcomes that are the opposite of what those leaders ultimately desire. Scott will suggest an experiment to focus on the virtue of frequently delivering incremental value as an alternative to those date driven sins.

Now that Agile has “crossed the chasm,” according to the 2017 State of Scrum Report, and become mainstream, is it losing its way?
Join a provocative discussion on whether new Agile methods are starting to mirror the old project management dogma that helped fuel the Agile revolution in the first place. Bring your cell phone for interactive polling and help steer the discussion.

We will discuss the following challenging scenarios and ways to respond that are consistent with "being agile."

• The impact of executive mandates for the use of Agile frameworks on all new projects. Does it work?
• Are some people not able to make the transition?
• Use cases of anti-agile behavior done in the name of agile transformation .
• Government contracts asking for offers to deliver 400 points for the lowest price.

For many Agile teams when it comes to testing, it’s all about automation. In this session we’ll learn more about why it benefits teams to develop a non-automated complementary practice of risk-based exploratory testing. Dive into into some use cases where risk-based exploratory testing can provide the most value and discuss some patterns to make this a valuable experience. Take part in a mock exploratory testing planning session focused on testing some of the autonomous driving features available in late-model automobiles, and have a little fun learning by doing!

Join Scott as he discusses valuable lessons he has learned as an Agile Coach working with new agile teams on government projects. After several years on agile projects in the private sector the shift to agile in the public sector was quite a shock. Scott will discuss how the Japanese martial arts concept of ShuHaRi (roughly translated, it means first learn, next detach, then transcend) has helped him become a better coach when working on Agile transformations on government projects. Explore when the maxim “Let the team decide” is not appropriate and the technique of rationing tools and process to encourage engagement. Engage in thoughtful discussion about the stages of learning and come away with valuable guidance for managing the seeming paradox of self-organization and disciplined learning. This discussion provides a powerful message for agile coaches and scrum masters for teams just beginning an agile journey or just stuck in hybrid mode.