AGILE VIENNA

Work the System. Ignite & produce thrust for enterprise-wide, next-level agility

The history of the agile movement has been a story of unquestionable success. Or so it seems. The reality of agile practice is rather bleak, if you look closer - in software development and beyond.

We should ask ourselves now what has been missing in The Great Game of Agile. The good news is: The answers to that question are already here. Niels Pflaeging offers and discusses insights into what we need to do to get to next-level agility. Enterprise-wide. Everywhere.

Expect your current level of thinking to be challenged!

Finding the balance between maximizing value for the customer and the company, while driving an Agile transformation within the IT organization. It is a long journey.

Long-time leading developer and architect in Creamfinance with a BSc in Software Engineering from the University of Applied Science of Wiener Neustadt. Professional in IT field since his early years supporting Austrian startups utilizing heavily on IT.

Markus' talk is largely about the Agile Transformation within Creamfinance, through the lens of the IT Leader.

I took the lead in building up the Product Owner profession at Creamfinance. I strongly believe in taking a practical approach next to sound theory. Especially in a period that a company is going through it's Agile transformation, where an agile IT function works with a business that still has to grasp the agile way of being and doing.

Anita is also one of the driving forces within the Product Owners Connected platform. A world wide platform by and for Product Owners (https://www.productowners.org/).

Anita's talk is about the Agile Transformation within Creamfinance, through the lens of the Product Owner.

Kristina started her agile journey a few years ago and found her purpose in enabling and empowering teams and individuals. She coachsults companies and clients of all sizes on how to get Scrum right.

In her talk, Kristina, will walk out us through how the digitalization project at the Austrian Federal Railway with 14 Scrum Teams, counting 105 people has been scaled according to SAFe.

TO BE EDITED | Markus has a good understanding of go-to-market/customer acquisition strategies for startups using technology to leverage efforts.

TO BE EDITED | How do you spark and communicate change in highly visible and regulated manufacturing companies such as automotive?

Alena discusses this topic: overcoming the challenges of Agile Transformation in Automotive Industry. How to create a strong Foundation for your Transformation Journey

How the use of Personality Models may kickstart your Agile Transformation.
 

We have all heard from the latest surge of personality models, from Myers Briggs, Five Factor Model (BIG Five) to Reiss Motivational Profiling there are many approaches to grasp the human personality.
Agile is fundamentally a Philosophy of change, but not every individual embraces change in the same way. How can we learn about (or actually measure) our individual, teams, departments and also company’s personality and how can we use this data to create a more agile environment?
And the main question, can personality be changed, and if yes, how?

Johannes has 10 years experience in all Scrum roles, as Developer, Scrum Master and Product Owner - from big corporations with hierarchical organizations to startups with literally no structure.

How to Spark, Drive and Communicate Change in an Agile way, and not plan-driven.

Nils outlines a new, agile approach to change. And not just for the large, corporate transformations, but also for the smaller, local changes.

This approach is based upon over 10 years of experience, and combines elements from Lean (improvement kata), the agile manifesto, the liberating structures and evidence base management. It has grown into a structured practice for consistent improvement.