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TOPIC:  12 Agile Adoption Failure Modes

Do You Recognize These 12 Warning Signs Your Agile Adoption is Failing?

Over the years, Agile methodologies have taken heat when they appear to have failed to deliver expected benefits to an organization. In 2007, Jean Tabaka wrote an article for Better Software Magazine entitled “Twelve Ways Agile Adoptions Fail.” In several years of traveling as an Agile Fellow with Rally Software, Jean continues to reconfirm that Agile practices don't fail—rather the variations on Agile adoption fail. This is sometimes referred to as "Scrumbut(t)".

In this presentation, Jean will present her top 12 warning signs that your Agile adoption may be on a path of failure. She will warn you about lack of retrospectives, failure to invest in the infrastructure needed to support continuous flow of value and other painfully familiar scenarios. She will then challenge you and teach you tips about how to get back on a steady path to Agile success.

 Presenter Bio:

Jean Tabaka is an Agile Coach with Rally Software Development in Boulder, Colorado. With over 25 years of experience in the software development industry, she has navigated numerous plan-driven methodologies in a variety of contexts and roles. Her move to agile software development came in the late 90’s as a result of studying DSDM in the UK. Since that time, she has become an agile devotee, consulting with teams of all sizes worldwide wishing to derive more value faster through the adoption of agile principles and practices. She specializes in scaling agile practices, applying lean principles and practices, and building continuous planning and testing into organizations. She also creates a strong collaborative approach in how organizations adopt agile. Jean is a Certified ScrumMaster and Practitioner, a Certified ScrumMaster Trainer, and a Certified Professional Facilitator. She holds a Masters in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University and is the author of “Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Software Project Leaders ” published in the Addison-Wesley Agile Software Development Series. You can reach her at jean.tabaka@...