Agile NYC

Jochen (Joe) Krebs speaks with D.Andre Dhondt about Multisensory Kanban, Lean Kanban Systems and its place in the Agile Community. Andre is the co-organizer of Agile Philly, the Agile Tour conference which originated in France and most importantly he coaches agile teams. He presented this topic during the Agile 2011 conference in Salt Lake City.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs speaks with Don McGreal, VP of Learning Services of Improving Enterprises about Agile Games. Don shares some insights and examples about how agile games are played and organized. Don is the co-creator of TastyCupCakes.org, an arsenal of agile games cataloged and archived for others to play and learn from it. Don is also a regular at the Agile Games conference in Boston where attendees have an opportunity to play and experiment with agile games in a safe environment.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs speaks with Anupam Kundu about the challenges for successful product management in large organizations. They discuss the how hierarchies and culture impacts the role of product owners internally. Anupam provides examples how large organizations rejuvinate their culture and product portfolio. Anupam is a lead consultant with Thoughtworks where has worked with product management teams in large organization for over 2 years.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs announces a 1-day Cyber Monday sale for tickets for the Agile Day 2012 in New York City. This $39 special will only last 24 hours Monday 11/28/2011. Regular registration will re-open in Spring 2012. Joe also offers a special discount code to attend the Scrum Power Pack in NYC with Ken Schwaber. During Cyber-Monday, Agile NYC members receive an amazing 50% off. In addition, Joe announces Christopher Avery and Bill Joiner as convener for the Open Space Conference Day 2/27/2012 facilitated by Dan Mezick.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs speaks with Richard Sheridan about how a democratic workplace has impacted Menlo Innovations. The Michigan based think-tank has an open floor space office and has a self-organized and empowered workforce. Richard shares what impact Thomas Edison had on his company and why they structured themselves in this way. Richard visited the Agile Day 2011 in NYC and delivered the keynote at the Agile Day in Boston.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs speaks with Traci Fenton (CEO of WorldBlu) about democracy and freedom at work. They talk about democratic organizational structures and how they relate to the agile community. Traci also shares her thoughts on specific organizations who embraced democracy at work.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs briefly reflects with Dan Mezick about both Agile Days in New York City and Boston in September 2011. Dan is the community leader of Agile Boston and they speak about the format of both days, the open space and the bus who connected both cities.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs speaks with Ellen Gottesdiener about some characteristics of managing requirements in agile projects. They focus on value and how to separate needs from wants and nice to have asks. They also touched on the integration of agile processes into more traditional approaches such as the BABOK.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs speaks with David Hussman about his presentation during the Agile Day 2011 in New York City. They explore together the need for rebels similar to the origins of the agile movement. David and Joe also speak about the agile community, the dude'e law and his video series "Cutting an Agile Groove" which recently began to be released.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs speaks with Linda Rising about her book "Fearless Change" which catalogs patterns for organizational change. Linda, who is working on collecting patterns for sustainable development in third world countries, shares her motivation and passion for this topic in this conversation.

This is Linda Rising's keynote at the Agile Day 2011 in New York City. Linda presents a few patterns from her patterns catalog for organizational change and gives advice on how to deal with resistance. She also gives pointers on making change successful by introducing new ideas. Jochen (Joe) Krebs introduces Linda and welcomes her to the Agile Day as a internationally recognized speaker about organizational change, facilitation as well as author of the book 'Fearless Change' which she co-authored with Mary Lynn Manns. This recording is audio only.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs and Michael Mah speak about his talk he gave at the Agile Day 2011. They discuss ugly and dysfunctional teams and how distributed development influences that pattern. In addition Michael shares his view about immigration, conflict, world population and the trends he notices for companies going through a recession.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs and Matt Ganis talk about the flow of the Agile Day conference held at Pace University in New York City 9/27/2011. Part of their conversation is some background about the logistics of the day, the program but also specific elements such as keynotes, open space and experience reports.

Jonathan Hill, Assistant Dean at Pace University Seidenberg School in New York City and host of this year's Agile Day invites attendees by video. The University is a proponent of agile software engineering and offers an agile curriculum. Pace is also a strong supporter of Agile NYC and helped us create the largest agile community in the tri-state area. Register to the Agile Day through www.agilenyc.org .

Jochen (Joe) Krebs invites directly from the Student Union at Pace University in New York where the Agile Day 2011 will be kicked off on September 27th. Joe outlines the final program with Amy Goodman and Linda Rising as keynote speakers, and Michael Mah and David Hussman as stage openers. In addition, the Agile Day will have an open space and casual exit with an Pecha Kucha style format. Register to the Agile Day through www.agilenyc.org