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Scaling to Enterprise Agile Development and Systems Engineering The need to be agile and cost-effective has been intensified by growing global competition, continuous innovation in technology, and incredibly short time-to-market requirements. Organizations are scrambling to become lean and agile to meet changing customer needs and expectations, and efficiently producing high-quality products, services, and solutions for large-scale enterprise development. This presentation will focus on systems engineering principles and enterprise agile methodologies that support large scale agile development. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Developing People and Shaping Culture With People Operations (HR) Organizational agility is critical for corporate survival in today's dynamic global economy. Cultural evolution to the adoption of Agile values, principles, and mindset is essential to long-term success and survival.HR (and an HR function) is best equipped to support cultural evolution to Agility and continued long-term sustainability. Unfortunately, HR is not usually considered early on in an Agile transformation when they can be one of the biggest impacts and allies to the success of Agile transformations.This session will explore how HR teams can help seed and nurture the Agile mindset within a transforming organization. We will discuss some of the specific activities HR can and should participate in to support a long-term investment in organizational agility.Let's not forget about HR - one of the best qualified and much needed partners for the journey to agility. Oh, and HR can go Agile too, by the way! This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies.

The Four Pillars of Agile: Laying a Solid Agile Foundation Have you ever tried to take on a large life-changing decision and felt like you were trying to eat an elephant? Where could you possibly begin? What are the best tips to make certain you do not forget a major foundational factor? Prior to any company embarking on an Agile Journey, there need to be four significant steps in place. This session will teach you the importance of Culture, Organization, Process, and Sustainability. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Kanban: What is it and How Can I Implement it? Are you trying to implement Agile Scrum and it is just not a good fit? Is your team too small to make Scrum work? Is your team's work not conducive to incremental releases such as IT trouble tickets or customer support services? If any of these scenarios apply. you should consider Kanban as an alternative Agile approach. In this dynamic presentation. we will not only define Kanban and discuss the associated 6 practices. but we will also share how to implement Kanban. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

The Culture of Feedback in Agile This presentation will discuss how and why the culture of feedback is so important in Agile. See how Amadeus has introduced gamification and role playing to foster collaboration and transparency in a safe environment based on a feedback model. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Modern Agile: Discovering Better Ways to Be Awesome Genuine agility is enormously effective in helping us achieve our dreams. The trouble is, Agile has grown into a complex tangle of roles and rituals, frameworks and tools, processes and certifications. We need a return to simplicity. Modern Agile is here to help.Designed for people in many domains (not just IT), Modern Agile is defined by four guiding principles: Make People Awesome, Make Safety a Prerequisite, Experiment & Learn Rapidly and Deliver Value Continuously. Understanding and deeply practicing these four principles will help you get better results faster.In this talk I'll share how these four (principles power world-famous companies and how they can help you work with greater speed, simplicity, safety and success. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Disciplined Agile Strategies for Greater Innovation Innovation isn't just for startups anymore. and in fact it never was. Unfortunately. most organizations are struggling to become more innovative. with their existing culture and ways of working (WoW) getting in their way more often than not. Given that innovation has become table stakes in the modern economy. this is a serious problem for established organizations. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Driving Business Agility as a Leader at Scale Today's fast-paced business world demands leaders that can adapt to market demands and capitalize on opportunities. In a start-up mode or innovation lab, this seems possible. In a large, multi-national organization... not so much.Leaders get accused of being part of the frozen or pressurized middle where they have potentially unrealistic expectations from above. They can be viewed as overly bureaucratic or 'command and control' from the agile teams they work with. The reason is a mismatch between the tools and thinking of traditional management and the problem space of business agility. Come and see how to thrive as a leader in this new paradigm and the tools that can allow you to adapt for present and future business demands. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Scaling Agile Metrics - Tracking Metrics That Matter! Scaling Agile Metrics - Tracking Metrics That Matter! It seems like every leader is asking for the big 'M' word now, but what metrics really should matter to them? Whether you're new to Agile or scaling Agile, you're probably thinking of how you will actually measure the health of the overall Agile adoption. Through this session we'll take a deeper dive into both the Qualitative and Quantitative metrics that should be tracked at the Team, Program, Product and Portfolio levels. We'll explore how some of these can provide predictive leading indicators (so you can catch problems before they happen) and some are lagging indicators (reflecting on what has already happened). This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Ask & You Shall Achieve! Discover Collaborative Problem Solving to Realize Greater Value in the Agile Framework If you want to succeed in today's economy, the true measure of your success is not in getting people to work; it's not even in getting people to work hard. It's about getting people to work hard TOGETHER, to achieve and create something good... something valuable. To create value, you must know HOW value is measured and HOW to allow your team members to best contribute their talents. The wisdom already exists within your team. It's your job to allow it to flow. Do you know what questions to ask yourself? Do you know what questions to ask your team? Are you asking questions that increase collaboration, co-creation, and co-elevation? In this presentation, we will explore Agile, Axiology, and Asking better questions that lead to better solutions, better results, and greater value. Learning Objectives: Understand the hierarchy of value and impact on leadership Discover the 3 dimensions of Questions Use the principles of axiology to lead and motivate Discover the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) Process