Most of today’s leaders did not “grow up” in Agile development shops. For so many of us, we were raised on waterfall, spent most of our years as a developer in this model, and we now lead a team of developers/testers/etc. in a process that we never worked in. Does that mean we can’t do it effectively and efficiently? Absolutely not! However, it isn’t easy. Many of the tried-and-true techniques your bosses taught you need to be “tweaked” a bit in order to ensure that YOU don’t unknowingly undermine everything you and your team are working towards in trying to be Agile.

1. Becoming an effective agile leader (A.K.A. Chicken Training) Josh Anderson [email_address]

5. Why are you calling me a chicken? Doesn’t the Agile Manifesto tell me what to do? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

10. Hey, where do I fit in?

14. Enable Effective Failure

15. Implies learning Keep an eye on broken windows Support and redirect, don’t drive Allow struggles…

16. … but not catastrophes!

17. Delicate Balance Develops Ownership Keep Feedback Loops Short

19. How do I hire for Agile?

20. Smart G.T.D. Team Player Hire me!!

21. Smart G.T.D. Team Player Hire me!! Can you talk to them? Impossible question How do they define agile? Applied intelligence

22. Applying Agile in Management

23. Meet early and often - Team & Individual Treat each month as a sprint - Plan & Retro Stay in touch with your team

25. Fire away!