The speaker David Hussman
The Talk “Agile Journeys: How Did We Get Here and Where are We Going?”.
David teaches and coaches the adoption and improvement of agility as a delivery tool. His work includes helping companies of all sizes all over the world. Sometimes he is pairing with developers and testers, while other times he is helping to invent, evolve and plan the delivery of all types of products and projects. David also spends a great deal of time helping leaders at all levels find ways to pragmatically use agility as another way to grow and innovate their business.
Prior to working as a fulltime coach, David spent years building software in a variety of domains: digital audio, digital biometrics, medical, financial, retail, and education to name a few. David now leads DevJam, a company composed of agile collaborators. As mentors and practitioners, DevJam focuses on agility as a tool to help people and companies improve their software production skills. DevJam provides seasoned leaders that strive to pragmatically match technology, people, and processes to create better and cooler products in competitive cycles.
Along with teaching and coaching, David participates in conferences around the world. He has continuously publishes and has contributed to several books and many publications. He has helped create agile curriculum for The University of Minnesota and Capella University.
For more information, check out the DevJam website www.devjam.com
The talk “Agile Journeys: How Did We Get Here and Where are We Going?”
Adoption and adaption of agile methods is growing wildly. As a full time coach, working across disciplines and borders, I am fortunate to see the practice and evolution of existing practices as well as a continuous emergence of new practices and idea. While some teams are new to agile methods, other teams are challenging the status quo of big A agile. Both groups are filled with a mixture of success and struggles.
If you are interested in hearing real world stories of what’s working, what’s not, and what’s new, please show up with an open mind and a blank page or three for notes. As story telling is great tool for learning, think of a few experiences and stories from your agile journey(s) which you might want to share. My coaching continuously teaches me the importance of listening to and learning from the stories of the agile community I coach and the agilists I meet. I plan to share a pile of stories and ask you to share some of yours.