Agile 2010 is just around the corner, and I’m doing a little happy dance as this is the first time I’m leading a session at a major conference. Yeah, that rocks, and I’m team up with the talented and equally good looking Michael Sahota.
Agile 2010 Session: Look before you leap – Agile readiness assessments done right
When: Thursday, 1:30 pm (90 minutes)
Level: Expert
Who should come: Geared to experienced coaches hired to help new clients transition to Agile
Why attend?
A common approach to help get clients started with Agile is to undertake a readiness assessment to:
- Understand current challenges and goals
- Understand the environment and technical practices
- Decide what techniques (Scrum, Kanban, collocation, pairing, etc) might be suitable
- Build a plan with them of what a transition to Agile might look like
Unfortunately there is very little written about how to go about this. Hence, this knowledge-sharing workshop to define this better.
The workshop involves active participation so come ready to share your experiences and learn from others.
Workshop road-tested
We’ve overhauled the session twice, after taking it on the road to Agile CoachCamp Canada and running a condensed online session. We’ve discovered that what coaches like more than anything else is a chance to connect and share stories, so we’ll provide ample opportunity for that, and the connections to keep the conversation going afterwards.
The photos are from the online workshop. The final product was a collection of specific activities coaches are already using. Given how much was done in a short time virtually, we’re anticipating a huge wall of collected wisdom at the conference!
Learning Outcomes
- Have a clear understanding of assessment objectives and purpose
- Leave with a variety of experienced-based approaches to assessments, understanding strengths and weaknesses of each, as determined by participants
- Become aware of challenges and pitfalls, and steps to mitigate them
- Have greater confidence in conducting your next assessment
- Expand your connections with others doing assessments
There are lots of great sessions in the program on agile adoption, ranging from specific approaches to case studies. This workshop is the only one specifically on how to get started with an engagement by using an Agile assessment.
We do plan to post the results of the workshop, possibly in an e-book, so come contribute your knowledge and become famous.
P.S. This post is also on the Agile 2010 Community web site, which I put together to help people share, connect, organize. You can promote your session there too.