Trackhost: Linda Rising, Queen of patterns

Some observers of historical trends have suggested that the Industrial Revolution could not have happened without coffee and tea. Heating water for a daily jolt of caffeine enabled workers to be more in control of their waking hours and also to have longer lives because drinking water that has been boiled means the consumer is less likely to swallow the toxic soup that early water supplies presented for consumption. Control of working and waking is what the Industrial Age was all about.

Is it time for a truly agile approach to how we work and live our lives? What would that mean?

No coffee/tea/Diet Coke/Red Bull? What are the real penalties we are paying for force fitting Industrial Age (plan-driven) living into agile development? Is there really a way to have it all? What's the best way to be happy and healthy and productive?

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.