The Agile Open Jam event held in Las Vegas on November 4-5, 2015, focused on building business capability through collaborative discussions among participants. It included various themes such as agile transformation, the role of Business Analysts (BAs) in agile, and transitioning to agile practices. The event highlighted the importance of collaboration, sharing insights, and problem-solving among professionals facing similar challenges.

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Agile Open Jam
Building Business Capability
LasVegas, Nevada
4-5 November 2015
Sponsored by

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Jamming

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Posters Invited Participants

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Organizer
Mary Gorman, EBG Consulting
Facilitators
Michelina DiNunno, arSensa Inc.
Angie Doyle, IQ Business
Ellen Gottesdiener, EBG Consulting
Mary Gorman, EBG Consulting
Isaac Hogue, Cox Automotive, Inc.
Shahriar Maghami, Chevron
Curtis Michelson, Minds Alert, LLC
Angela Wick, BA-Squared, LLC

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lights on! ideas and insights will help me deal with my project
challenges
very helpful… (3x)
great to meet BAs w same challenges, we can “talk-it-out” and
discuss solutions
love talking about practices at other orgs so we can learn
jam session worth the conference price…
great collaboration of ideas & problem solving…
enjoyed having a host to keep the conversation on track
awesome conversations…
Participants “feedback”

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Discussion posters

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23 discussions
Themes
BAs role in Agile
Agile transformation
Educating mgmt

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Agile BA skills

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Agile BA

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BA’s value

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Agile BA effectiveness

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BA becomes Product Owner

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BA becomes Product Owner

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Define, refine BL

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Define, refine BL

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Define value in BL

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PO essentials

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PO essentials

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PO changes rqts

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Testers’ expectations

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Transitioning to Agile

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Agile transition

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Getting started with Agile

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Educating mgmt

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Transitioning from SAFe

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Enterprise Agile transformation

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Refresh Agile process

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Agile & Documentation

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Estimating stories

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Global culture in Agile

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Taking note

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Facilitators’ Retro

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