AgileCamp San Francisco 2019

What is agile? Where did it come from, and how can it help me?

• Become more knowledgeable in agile history in order to leverage agile practices to their full potential
• Learn how practices within different agile frameworks can be combined to maximize team productivity and efficiency
• Identify where your team is simply "going through the motions", and learn how you can leverage agile practices as designed

This session will go through a history of agile, including the origins of waterfall, the Toyota Production System and lean manufacturing, the creation of the agile manifesto, and how these all lead to the modern agile development frameworks we use today. By exploring the original design and intent behind agile principles and practices, we'll also uncover common pitfalls to agile adoption, and insights into overcoming them.

Agile, especially in the enterprise, subverts traditional, top-down power structures, empowering the workers, turning leaders into servants. We will explore how this relates to Marxist categories and you will participate in a debate. Come examine how existing power structures threaten your Agile transformation

Learn how to go beyond self-care to unlock awesomeness. Why focus on putting on an oxygen mask first when you can fly the plane?
Self-care sets the bar a little low; we are sharing an intentional Best Self framework to help Agilista's aim for awesome. The first best self principle is: "Our highest priority is to be our best self and enable others to be their best selves.

Link to slides:  https://kasperowski.com/event/agilecamp-sf-2019-team-transformation-canvas/

For most, prediction isn't possible or profitable. Avoid precise estimates to improve speed and delivery. Learn why  'good enough' is best!
What you will gain in this workshop:

•  Understand what relative sizing and estimation are, in an Agile environment
•  Be able to communicate the value of sizing and estimation 
•  Have accessible activities to use in training Agile teams in their orgs on sizing and estimation