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:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T020000 RDATE:20170312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170419T172527Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170517T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170517T183000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170419T172527Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170419T172527Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250471802 DESCRIPTION:The Scaled Agile Framework has become a strong force among en terprises pursuing agility. And with it have come strong opinions—in som e cases\, almost armed camps. This makes no sense. So\, in the pursuit o f sense\, AgilePDX will host a panel of four experienced agilists all wi th different perspectives on SAFe\, from the relatively naïve\, to the r oundly and soundly certified\, to the confirmed skeptic. \;\nCome joi n us. This ought to be a ball! \;\n \;\nCome prepared to hear four distinct viewpoints and bring your questions. We have experts! \;\n \;\nJean Richardson (panel facilitator)\, like many of our panelists \, is a member of the AgilePDX Coordinating Committee. She is a coach pr oviding support and guidance for agile-aspiring organizations and leader s in transition grappling with models that function to support agility a nd navigate complexity. Her background includes depth in traditional an d agile project management\, formal mediation\, and training. Her clien t list ranges from large (Intel\, State of Oregon\, City of Portland\, P ortland General Electric\, and Cambia Health Systems) to small (Idealist and Thug Interactive) organizations. Her background in SAFe includes m any years of observation and some training (SAFe Agilist certification) with a dip in the pool to test the pH. She was a reviewer on the Enterp rise Agile track for the Agile Alliance 2017 conference. \;\n \;\ nDave Gipp is currently supporting agile teams on a large SAFe transform ation in Portland as a part of the agile coaching cohort at Slalom consu lting. Over ten years ago\, he began his agile journey dealing with issu es of scaling while with Laika Animation Studios as the lead agile coach for their software R&\;D division. Since that time Dave has worked with dozens of large organizations\, such as Cisco\, DreamWorks\, Marvel \, Lattice\, and Nike\, helping them build and scale their agile fluency . Dave is a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC4)\, Certified Facilitator/Coach (icAgile ATF)\, Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM). Dave is also fluent in organizational transformation and i s Prosci® Change Management certified. \;\n \;\nLorie Gordon has a background in Software Engineering\, leading teams for the past 10 year s in a three-fold role of Software Development Manager\, Scrum Master\, and Project Manager. Working for four global organizations\, Lorie has l ed several distributed teams with members in North America\, APAC\, EMEA \, and Armenia. Her first team lead a successful grassroots initiative t o bring Agile-scrum into the software development practice and across th e organization. Once the framework was proven\, she guided the continued adoption of Agile-scrum partnering and reducing silos within co-located offices and across the globe. \;\n \;\nLorie focuses on coaching and practicing scrum within a team-oriented framework as a dedicated Scr um Master. Her recent introduction to SAFe is teaching her a formal ent erprise level planning method that is partially implemented in teams she works with. She volunteers with AgilePDX and attends local gatherings including AONW\, ProductCamp\, and PNSQC. \;\n \;\nAdam Light help s technology leaders use Lean and Agile methods to deliver results and b uild innovative high-performing organizations. As a consultant to enterp rise clients\, Adam focuses on pragmatic techniques that increase organi zational capacity by improving leadership capability. \;\nAdam has m ore than 20 years of technology experience. He began his career as a sof tware developer before becoming a manager of projects and people. Adam f irst experienced the power of Lean and Agile methods when he implemented them as Director of Planning and Program Management at TransUnion and h as run his own consulting practice since 2008. \;\n \;\nAdam is a founding member of the Agile Fluency Project\, which helps coaches\, con sultants\, and change agents put the insights of the Agile Fluency Model into practice. The Agile Fluency Project envisions a world where Agile is done well in every organization\, where all teams practice effective ly to sustain continuous improvement\, and where each team performs at a level of fluent proficiency that is fit to purpose. \;\n \;\nRhea Stadick applies leading edge techniques to accelerate business results across complex\, global organizations. She's driven by the need to do th e right things right and ensure healthy workplaces that support diversit y of thought and encourage continuous improvement and learning. Over th e last 10 years she's led grassroots efforts and initiatives to establis h improved ways of working that focus on fast value delivery and sustain able development. As one of the early adopters of Agile at Intel Corpora tion\, Rhea helped to foster other change agents in this space and clear ed a path to enable Agile to be an accepted and embraced way of working across 100\,000+ people and over 60 countries. As a systems engineer\, she has developed an expertise in Complex Adaptive Systems and applying practical methods to work in dynamic contexts. Rhea is a TEDx speaker a nd keynoter on topics including new approaches for modern business and t hriving in changing environments. She currently consults on large Agil e transformations.\n\nTags: agile\, agilepdx\n\nImported from: http://ca lagator.org/events/1250471802 URL:http://www.agilepdx.org SUMMARY:Four Viewpoints on SAFe LOCATION:Puppet: 308 SW 2nd Ave Fifth Floor\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR