October 14th, 2021
June 5th - 9th, 2023
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Monday June 5, 2023 @ 9:30AM - 10:30AM PT (12:30PM - 1:30PM ET)
As we may know, Business Agility is a dynamic quality that organizations can cultivate through intentional and disciplined effort, much like athletic performance. But how can we measure it? While many organizations focus on measuring results and metrics like time-to-market and revenue growth, these indicators only tell part of the story. In this talk, we will explore other fields that use agility and get inspired by how they measure it. We will then discuss why measuring capabilities is even more critical than measuring results when it comes to understanding an organization's agility.
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 10:45AM - 11:45AM PT (1:45PM - 2:45PM ET)
The terms product and business strategy are used a lot, often in ways that are distinctly unstrategic. A set of objectives, initiatives, or OKRs while potentially useful, do not form a coherent strategy.
As Product Owners, it is your job to ensure not just that the right product is being built and for whom, but also that there is a viable business model around it, and that there is sufficient uniqueness to allow it to succeed against its competitors. In this talk, we will cover the integrated set of strategic choices Product Owners must make so outthink, and out-deliver, the competition.
This talk is for Product Owners, product leaders, and product-focused coaches who enjoy delighting customers with amazing products.
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 12:45PM - 1:45PM PT (3:45PM - 4:45PM ET)
Most of you have heard something about psychological safety but you may be thinking:
• What does it really mean for and my teams?
• Why do I need it?
• How do I make that happen?
Creating psychological safety is critical for you to foster innovation at the individual, team and organizational levels.
For servant leaders at all levels, recognize there is an urgency to create psychological safety in your teams and organizations and there are significant impacts when you don’t. First, we will explore what psychological safety really is and assess your current safety levels. I’ll also explain how our intersectionality directly impacts psychological safety on our teams and our organizations. Then I will share a few techniques for cultivating psychological safety that you can use with any team or group.
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 2PM - 3PM PT (5PM - 6PM ET)
Have you ever attended a training event where content didn't exactly "line up"? Imagine listening to an instructor where they fly through lots of slides, and follow that up with some sort of game involving dice, paper airplanes, pennies, or spaghetti and marshmallows. When the instructor asks "Okay, do you understand it?" you give an enthusiastic thumbs up and head out of class. Then there is an exam. You see multiple choice questions with options like "A"," B", "C", "D", "A and B", "A and C", "B and C", "All of the above", "None of the above". Your head starts to spin... You try to remember the concepts from the slides, but all you can remember is throwing planes at one another. Frustrating, isn't it? This type of misalignment could exist in anything from a training course, to a workshop that you've designed, or even a meeting that you are facilitating. Learning experiences could be all of those types of discussions and then some!
In this session, you will learn about the different choices instructors, coaches, and facilitators make when building these types of learning experiences, and the impacts of those choices on their attendees and the event overall. By understanding the relationship between the knowledge to share, the instructional method used to convey the knowledge, and the assessment technique, participants in this session will gain practical knowledge about how to approach the design of their next learning experience to maximize student/attendee experience and retention.
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 9:30AM - 10:30AM PT (12:30PM - 1:30PM ET)
Invisible group dynamics undermine relationships and performance, being able to see and name the dynamics empowers teams to change the outcome.
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 10:45AM - 11:45AM PT (1:45PM - 2:45PM ET)
This talk introduces the agile mindset and essential principles for people and organizations to master to thrive in the world of digital disruption. It also addresses the critical considerations for transforming cultures and designing new eco-systems to rapidly adapt to constant change, which may be the single greatest competitive advantage in the 21st century.
To thrive in a world of digital disruption and continuous change, we must become Agile.
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 12:45PM - 1:45PM PT (3:45PM - 4:45PM ET)
If there's one thing Agilists seem to have STRONG opinions about, it's estimation.
If you've experienced these strong opinions first hand, you know it can feel like a holy war... both sides "knowing" their side is the "right" side.
But what if this well-meaning attachment to specific estimation approaches is doing more harm than good for us all?
In this session, you'll discover:
Join Adam for this session and discover values and principles you can use to help your team and organization deliver value together, instead of hyper focusing on "doing estimation right".
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 2PM - 3PM PT (5PM - 6PM ET)
Most of us know how cognitive biases affect our decision making, thanks to the work of Daniel Kahneman and his important book Thinking Fast and Slow. Fewer of us know how noise affects our thinking. Noise here means the variability in inputs and cognitive processing we contend with when making individual and collective judgments. Noise comes from a variety of sources. We are affected by the time of day, the weather, if our favorite sports team just won or lost. Everyone is now focused on reducing bias, but in many cases, noise is a greater source of error than bias. Linda will introduce you to some surprising research about noise and decision making and offer suggestions for reducing noise. Note: if you reduce noise, you will also reduce bias. As Kahneman has said, "Wherever there is judgment, there is noise and more of it than you think."
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 9:30AM - 10:30AM PT (12:30PM - 1:30PM ET)
Product roadmaps are an important product management tool. But traditional feature-based roadmaps are difficult to apply in an agile context where change and uncertainty are present. Does this mean that we should stop using product roadmaps?
My talk discusses how you can successfully use agile product roadmaps to describe the value the product should create, align the stakeholders, and unburden the product backlog while avoiding premature commitments and preserving the ability to inspect and adapt.
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 10:45AM - 11:45AM PT (1:45PM - 2:45PM ET)
Ever heard and agile coach say the following about the role of managers in an organization: "Managers should just empower the teams and get out of the way."
This sounds a lot like: "We do not need these managers at all as they do not deliver any value."
That might be true if we look at how bad managers do their job. But it is certainly not true if we look at some of the best managers.
Being a medical doctor in my first career, I saw first-hand what incredible value attending physicians brought to young doctors like me, to the patients, and to the hospital.
I learned that, great leaders do not get out of the way... they pave the way for you, they set the boundaries within which you can take decisions, and they support you when your stuck in analysis paralysis.
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 12:45PM - 1:45PM PT (3:45PM - 4:45PM ET)
Retrospectives is a crucial part of working in an agile way. The inspection and adaption needs sharing, appreciation and understanding to work. However, retrospectives are not easy to facilitate well. A number of things can make the retrospective less efficient, or even harmful. Join this session to get some inspiration to facilitate great retrospectives.
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 2PM - 3PM PT (5PM - 6PM ET)
Greetings and salutations, fellow agile adventurers! You are cordially invited to join the quest to battle the elusive monster known as Imposter Syndrome. It is a tricky foe that can strike even the most seasoned agile heroes, leaving us feeling like we do not belong. But fear not! I am here to guide you through it, using the wonderous world of video games as our metaphorical battlefield.
So, join us as we uncover strategies on how to:
🛡️ overcome the perils of self-doubt,
👓 how to reframe your mindset,
🛠️ build a community of supportive fellow agile adventurers,
💪 and level up your confidence to tackle even the toughest of challenges.
Let us slay this Imposter Syndrome Dragon together!
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 9:30AM - 10:30AM PT (12:30PM - 1:30PM ET)
Every collaboration requires coordination, which feels like extra work no matter how important the collaboration is. Political, psychological, and operational barriers we often see when trying to bring change or just work together.
Jim Benson, author of the Collaboration Equation, will describe these common enemies of collaboration and three quick fixes so everyone can get up and running. This is taken from a section that didn't make it into the final draft of the book, so if you already have read The Collaboration Equation, this will be an excellent extension.
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 10:45AM - 11:45AM PT (1:45PM - 2:45PM ET)
In this session, you’ll learn more about Managing Equitably, a 2-part live virtual manager training by DEI Works, which has reached thousands of managers across industries like yours, and might be the right lever to help your organization achieve its DEI goals.
We’ll cover:
- Why (even industry-leading) manager trainings fail to materially improve conditions;
- What Managing Equitably is, and how it works;
- The results achieved by organizations implementing Managing Equitably, including (1) reductions in race/gender inequities in outcomes, (2) improvements in workplace conditions, and (3) positive changes in manager beliefs, behaviors, and ability to work effectively across lines of race, gender, and other lines of difference;
- How to bring Managing Equitably to your org, what to expect, and where to start;
- Answers to your questions, from our team of experienced facilitators, designers, and program evaluation experts.
Monday June 5, 2023 @ 12:45PM - 1:45PM PT (3:45PM - 4:45PM ET)
Agilists talk a good game about activating the growth mindset and embracing learning. But that’s get real and honest, learning can be incredibly challenging! Not only do our brains fight our intentions, but the journey is also packed full of low moments sprinkled with a moment of progress success. Join this session to examine several learning inhibitors that can sidetrack even the most dedicated learners. Expect to discover numerous tips to maintain momentum for learning. And walk away motivated to navigate your journey of learning.
If there's one thing Agilists seem to have STRONG opinions about, it's estimation.
If you've experienced these strong opinions first hand, you know it can feel like a holy war... both sides "knowing" their side is the "right" side.
But what if this well-meaning attachment to specific estimation approaches is doing more harm than good for us all?
In this session, you'll discover:
Join Adam for this session and discover values and principles you can use to help your team and organization deliver value together, instead of hyper focusing on "doing estimation right".
