BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T020000 RDATE:20161106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20161221T040831Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170118T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170118T183000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20161221T040831Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20161221T040831Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250471217 DESCRIPTION:Katherine Radeka walks us through how the Rapid Learning Cycl es framework has emerged as a repeatable method for adopting Agile Devel opment practices for tangible products. It overcomes many of the challen ges that companies have had when they have tried to adopt Agile Developm ent\, by addressing the mismatches between the software / IT development environment and the challenges faced by scientists and engineers when t he product involves physics\, chemistry and/or biology. \;\n \;\nT he Rapid Learning Cycles framework is a synthesis of Agile Development a nd Lean Product Development practices that works within a company's exis ting phase gate PDP. It is concrete and actionable for program managers\ , technical leads and their sponsors so that they can use the framework with confidence after a small amount of training and coaching. \;\n&# 13\;\nTeams that use the Rapid Learning Cycles framework exhibit the des ired changes that people want from Agile Development: fast cycles of dev elopment\, early engagement from customers and other stakeholders\, the ability to respond to change in a dynamic environment\, and adapt as new information develops. \;\n \;\nThey also build scientific knowled ge to make better decisions instead of running through build-test-fix lo ops\, capture knowledge real-time instead of reinventing solutions\, and make better decisions up front instead of getting stuck with late-found defects and schedule delays. \;\n \;\nSession Learning Objectives : \;\n \;\n1) What the Rapid Learning Cycles framework is\, and ho w it fits in with Agile Development. \;\n \;\n2) What practices fr om Agile Development get used in the Rapid Learning Cycles framework. 3\;\n \;\n3) What makes the Rapid Learning Cycles framework spread wi thin a product development organization\, even one that is resistant to Agile\, or seems to be a poor fit. \;\n \;\nBio: \;\n \;\nKa therine Radeka has a rare combination of business acumen\, scientific de pth and ability to untangle the organizational knots to remove the barri ers to change. Since 2005\, Whittier Consulting Group\, Inc. has helped some of the world's leading companies get their products to market faste r. She currently supports more than 100 active implementations of the R apid Learning Cycles framework through the Rapid Learning Cycles Institu te (rapidlearningcycles.com) \;\n \;\nKatherine is the author of t wo books. Her first book\, The Mastery of Innovation: A Field Guide to L ean Product Development won the Shingo Research Award in 2014. This book contains 19 case studies of companies who have used lean product develo pment to get their ideas to market faster. \;\n \;\nKatherine's se cond book is The Shortest Distance Between You and Your New Product: How Innovators Use Rapid Learning Cycles to Get Their Best Ideas to Market Faster. This book summarizes Katherine's ground-breaking work to integra te Agile Development and Lean Product Development into the Rapid Learnin g Cycles Framework\, a proven method for accelerating innovation. \;\ n \;\nKatherine has climbed seven of the tallest peaks in the Cascade Mountains and spent ten days alone on the Pacific Crest Trail until an encounter with a bear convinced her that she needed a change in strategi c direction.\n\nTags: agilepdx\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/ev ents/1250471217 URL:http://www.agilepdx.org SUMMARY:The Rapid Learning Cycles Framework: A Repeatable Adaptation of Agile Development for Tangible Products LOCATION:Puppet: 308 SW 2nd Ave Fifth Floor\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR