The Agile Leader
The goal of this session is to help Agile leaders take their teams to a higher level. Areas and tools covered include: improving team and personal communication skills with methods such as Johari’s window, using situational leadership to optimize team effectiveness, and how to set SMART goals for team member evaluations. We will also discuss Results Oriented Work Environments (ROWE) and the pros and cons of teams that work from home.
As a bonus we will review common techniques for helping teams to improve their project processes with tools such as Pareto analysis, value stream mapping, and root cause analysis.
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- Date: 11 Sep 2019
- Time: 12:45 AM UTC to 01:45 AM UTC
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- Microsoft
- Redmond, Washington
- United States
- Building: Building 99
- Room Number: 1919
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- Co-sponsored by Puget Sound PMI
Speakers
Greg Smith
The Agile Leader
Biography:
Greg Smith is an Agile coach and trainer who leads practical and successful Agile transformations for all types of organizations. Greg specializes in creating custom Agile frameworks that thrive within the constraints of a given company or agency.
Greg has helped numerous Fortune 500 companies and major institutions move to Agile including CDW, TD Ameritrade, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Exxon Mobil, Costco, JP Morgan Chase, Nike, Allianz, and StubHub.
Greg has worked with Washington State agencies including WaTech, the Department of Early Learning, the Health Care Authority, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Other government work includes the State of Idaho, the State of California, Fannie Mae, and the City of New York.
Greg became the instructor for Agile Project Management at Bellevue College in 2005. In 2009 Greg authored Becoming Agile in an Imperfect World. This book has helped a number of companies move to a more effective Agile lifecycle, and is often used as a guide for entire project teams.
In addition to Agile, Greg specializes in Lean, company wide Business Agility, and Leadership training.