AgileIndy 2015

Chances are, you’re either on the driving end of trying to get more done or the receiving end of unclear priorities and pressure to deliver more. You’re also trying to figure out how your agile teams are going to deal with the complexities of coordinating the backlog, managing risks and dependencies across teams, plus competing needs and scope management with various stakeholders across the organization.

This talk begins with an introduction to Portfolio and Program teams and how they help with these organizational challenges to provide Agile Teams with the support they need to get the job done. From there, you’ll learn how these teams ensure strategic alignment, balance capacity with demand, help manage risk and dependencies and effectively flow value through the system. Only then can Agile Teams maintain and coordinate a clear backlog in a complex environment.

Attendees of this session will be enlightened about some of the key reasons your transformation may be failing or how to avoid them if you’re just getting started. You will leave this session with a clear understanding of the teams needed to support agile in larger organizations, what these teams do, the value they bring to your enterprise agile process and how easy it is to establish them even if you’re already on your transformation journey. Meaningful emphasis will be placed on flowing value through the organization using a few simple artifacts so participants can get started quickly in their own organization. Most importantly, you’ll learn that you CAN”T get all those projects done but you can ensure your teams are effectively delivering more value!