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Linda Rising, Global Presenter
Linda Rising has a Ph.D. from Arizona State University in the field of object-based design metrics and a background that includes university teaching and industry work in telecommunications, avionics, and strategic weapons systems.
An internationally known presenter on topics related to patterns, retrospectives, agile development approaches, and the change process, Linda is the author of numerous articles and four books---Design Patterns in Communications, The Pattern Almanac 2000, A Patterns Handbook, and Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas, written with Mary Lynn Manns.
Find more information about Linda at www.lindarising.org.
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Presentation: "Perfection -- an Unrealistic Goal -- the challenge of being agile"
Time:
Thursday 17:15 - 18:15
Location:
Cornell
Abstract: Agile development is not about doing a set of practices, it's about a way
of "being." If we start down the path toward adoption of agile principles, we
can never assume that we will ultimately reach nirvana. Agile development
is not an item on your To Do list that can be checked off allowing you to
move on to the next task. Agile development means *being* agile. It's
about learning. One of the things you will learn is that this approach works
not only for software development, but for your own life. How is this learning
accomplished? In the Fearless Change patterns, we say that a useful metaphor is a journey.
We recommend that you keep with you at all times (in your carry-on bag), the following patterns: Test the Waters, Time for Reflection, Small Successes, and
Step-by-Step. The most important of these (although they are all important,
and work together) is Time for Reflection. Without making space in our day
for thinking about what is working well, what should be done differently, and
what still puzzles us, we find our learning grinds to a halt, that not only
do problems *not* get solved, but that we keep making the same mistakes over
and over again. By taking brief pauses after small experiments, even large
problems can be solved. In a recent Harvard Business Review interview of
Toyota's president, Katsuaki Watanabe, he observed, "...when 70 years of
very small improvements accumulate, they become a revolution." That's agile!
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Tutorial: "Patterns for Introducing Agile Practices"
Time:
Monday 09:00 - 16:00
Location:
Civic
Abstract:
Those of you who are struggling to introduce agile development practices often find that you are not welcomed with open arms. Linda Rising provides you with proven change management strategies to help you become more successful. Learn what forces in your organization drive or slow change, and how to plant the seeds of change for buy-in and participation---from start to finish.
Bring your organizational and personal change challenges for practical help in this tutorial. Linda will discuss lessons as documented in the pattern language in her book (with Mary Lynn Manns), Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas. Join Linda to learn how to overcome adversity to change and to celebrate your improvement successes and your organization's new found practices.
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