Video and slides synchronized, mp3 and slide download available at URL http://bit.ly/1QMbSTh. Tim Ottinger and Ruud Wijnands present how to give freedom to a team, to empower people, and reach a higher level of development, how to take agile back for yourself and your team. Filmed at qconlondon.com. Tim Ottinger is a programmer, author, trainer and globally recognized coach with over 35 years of software development experience. Ruud Wijnands is Director Systems Engineering at Philips Innovation Services.

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Taking Agile Back
Tim Ottinger
Ruud Wijnands

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3. Presented at QCon London
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Strategy
- practitioner-driven conference designed for YOU: influencers of
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6. Prologue:
“Modern Church Music”
“Systems oppose their own best function”
- John Gall,
The Systems Bible

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Take Back Agile
i.e.
“If this is AGILE, take it back”

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9. ● Endless meetings and pointless rituals
● Spreadsheet management
● Velocity overload
● Moan and complain sessions
● Conformance over achievement
● WATER agile FALL
● Crushing technical dept (not allowed to fix)
● Estimation burden

10. @tottinge @ruudwijnands #QConLondon
Take Back Agile
i.e.
“I’d like my Agile back, please.”

11. ● Death of Hope
● Original XP
● Seeming v. Becoming
● Your Rights
● Social Context
● Permission

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Take Back Agile
i.e.
“Take agile back to your team.”

13. ● Find Permission
● Deliver
● 2 Questions
● Own The System

14. Questions And Answers

15. Take Back Agile
@tottinge
tottinge@IndustrialLogic.com
@RuudWijnands
ruud.wijnands@philips.com

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back-agile