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DESCRIPTION:Have you ever begun an Agile adoption\, only to watch in dism
 ay and puzzlement as the change fizzles out like a wet firecracker?  Hav
 e you generated excitement for these new ideas\, seen them seem to take 
 root and grow\, only to find a year later that people have fallen back i
 nto their old ways of doing things?  Or\, are they now cherry picking Ag
 ile practices\, perhaps using Agile terms\, but ignoring the Agile value
 s?   If so\, you are not alone.    In this talk\, Tamara Sulaiman Runyon
  discusses some reasons why simple practice adoption is not enough\;  an
 d why transformation is so difficult to make stick in many organizations
 . Topics include: the nature of change and complex systems models - wher
 e do we fit?  The key role that vision and leadership play in instigatin
 g  and supporting transformation\;  the potential iceberg of organizatio
 nal culture as a change blocker\,  as well as people aspects -  the leve
 ls of discomfort caused by any change\; and measuring the growth of comp
 etence as Agile practices and Values are assimilated.  \n\nPresenter Bio
 :\n\nTamara Sulaiman Runyon has been assisting teams in transitioning to
  agile methods both as a hands-on ScrumMaster and as an Agile Coach and 
 Scrum trainer since 2003.  Her passion lies in helping organizations pla
 n and implement Agile transformations. In her role as Enterprise Agile C
 oach at Intel\, she is deeply involved with leading and supporting Agile
  teams and practices throughout the organization. \n\nShe is a Certified
  Scrum Trainer (CST) and Project Management Professional (PMP). Tamara i
 s the co-originator of the AgileEVM materials and processes that integra
 te the traditional project management practice of Earned Value Managemen
 t with the Scrum framework. As a thought leader she is currently serving
  on the Agile Alliance Board of Directors.   Tamara continues to publish
  articles on Agile-related topics in industry publications such as Agile
  Journal\, Methods and Tools\, InfoQ\, Projects@Work and gantthead.com. 
 She also shares her experiences\, ideas and expertise as a presenter and
  speaker at conferences.\n\n\nThis event is free and is at Puppet Labs. 
 It begins at 6:30 pm with pizza\, sponsored by PNSQC (Many thanks to bot
 h Puppet Labs and PNSQC for supporting agile in Portland).\n\nThe progra
 m starts at 7:00 pm. \n\nAfter the program you're invited to join us for
  a no-host gathering at a nearby brewpub for further discussion of agile
  fluency\n\n\nTags: agile\, scrum\, lean\, software\, software developme
 nt\, tdd\, test-driven development\, agilepdx\n\nImported from: http://c
 alagator.org/events/1250461907
URL:http://agilepdx.org
SUMMARY:AgilePDX - Traversing the Canyon of Anarchy: From Agile Adoption 
 to Agile Transformation
LOCATION:Puppet Labs: 411 NW Park Ave.\, Suite 500\, Portland Oregon 9720
 9 US
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