
Vikrant Kardam
Agile Transformation Coach - Principal Consultant
ThoughtWorks
location_on India
Member since 1 year
Vikrant Kardam
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Vikrant Kardam is an Agile Transformation Coach - Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks with special focus on AGILE Transformation, Engineering and Delivery practices. In his 20 years of experience, he has worked for several organizations in India and USA in the areas of Agile Transformation, Technical Delivery, Program Management, Coaching and Consulting in the recent years. Vikrant has been part of several Agile Transformations across India and USA.
An avid Audiophile, Vikrant is a Musician by heart and loves to play Piano and Guitar. In his free time, he also loves to be involved with Portraiture Photography.
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The WOW factor of developing an Agile Mindset
Nilesh KulkarniEnterprise Agile CoachThoughtWorksVikrant KardamAgile Transformation Coach - Principal ConsultantThoughtWorksschedule 1 year ago
Sold Out!30 Mins
Experience Report
Intermediate
As per recent surveys, ~90% of agile transformations are not successful. Studies have indicated that major reasons behind this failure are lack of leadership support, lack of supporting environment, inability to change the mindset of people.
In this talk, we will share our learnings from a agile transformation of a very large global consulting player. We will talk about how we changed ways of working (WOW), created suitable environment, which enabled us to change mindset of leaders and the teams so that they can thrive in this transformation.
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The WOW factor of developing an Agile Mindset
Nilesh KulkarniEnterprise Agile CoachThoughtWorksVikrant KardamAgile Transformation Coach - Principal ConsultantThoughtWorksschedule 1 year ago
Sold Out!45 Mins
Case Study
Intermediate
As per recent surveys, ~90% of agile transformations are not successful. Studies have indicated that major reasons behind this failure are lack of leadership support, lack of supporting environment, inability to change the mindset of people.
In this talk, we will share our learnings from a agile transformation of a very large global consulting player. We will talk about how we changed ways of working (WOW), created suitable environment, which enabled us to change mindset of leaders and the teams so that they can thrive in this transformation.
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The Genesis of DevOps
Vikrant KardamAgile Transformation Coach - Principal ConsultantThoughtWorksNilesh KulkarniEnterprise Agile CoachThoughtWorksschedule 1 year ago
Sold Out!45 Mins
Talk
Intermediate
In today's world where Technology is at the Core of Businesses, faster value delivery and shorter cycle time is the key. For a few years now, DevOps and associated techniques are used by many organizations to get better at automated deployments, seamless code integration, automated testing, environments management etc. However, in most cases, these are practiced just as a "practice" without understanding why they are doing it. In many cases, it is just a technical quest driven by competition. Also, most implementations are limited only until creation of CI/CD pipelines.
This talk provides core understanding on the Genesis of DevOps providing an in-depth coverage of how the IT systems have evolved over time, how the customer behavior has changed demanding the businesses to change, and how DevOps helps meeting those demands. Also covered is how to cultivate the associated Culture that is crucial for effective DevOps implementation. Talk covers topics beyond CI/CD providing a holistic view of of DevOps including techniques/practices as well as the Enablers of DevOps in an Enterprise.
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Who is driving Disruption - Technology vs Customer
Vikrant KardamAgile Transformation Coach - Principal ConsultantThoughtWorksschedule 1 year ago
Sold Out!45 Mins
Talk
Advanced
- There are only 2 types of Businesses around - ones that have been disrupted, and the ones that don't know they have been disrupted
- Technology is considered as the driving force behind disruption
- Businesses respond in different ways to cope up with disruption
- How Customer behaviour is changing at a fast pace
- The crucial role of Customer in Disruption
- How Technology and Customer drive the future state of Businesses
- Agility required in Businesses to use Disruption to their advantage
- Real Case Studies on how some businesses dealt with Disruption - success and failure stories
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