Pete Behrens: The Culture of Agility

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Presentation Deck (by Pete Behrens/Trail Ridge Consulting): http://trailridgeconsulting.com/culture-of-agility.html?view=slide

Sponsor (by Streamstep): http://streamstep.com/themes/site_themes/streamstep/pdf/StreamStep-Agile-Denver-Preso-PDF-May-1.11.pdf

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Agenda:

6:00-6:30     Food and Networking
6:30-8:00     Presentation

Presentation Abstract

Agility as a process is well understood today in feedback generating sprints. Agility as a structure is becoming understood through collaborative cross-functional teams. However, Agility as a culture has very little exposure - yet it impacts every implementation.

This session provides a language for organizational culture, its impact on agility, and examples where exposing culture has aided adoption. We explore cultures within simple organizations, sub-cultures across larger organizations, and cultures bridging a corporate merger

Learning Outcomes:

* Introduction of a cultural language - control, competence, collaboration and cultivation

* Example companies exhibiting cultures which provide a grounding in the framework

* A relationship of organizational culture and organizational agility

* A survey tool which can be used to expose and visualize organizational culture

* Examples of exposing culture in various settings: single organization, across boundaries within a larger organization, and across a company merger

About the Speaker:

Pete Behrens is the Founder and President of Trail Ridge Consulting, a firm specializing in enterprise-wide agile transitions and adoption. Certified as a Scrum Trainer (CST), Scrum Coach (CSC), and Leadership Agility 360 Coach (LA360), Pete enables high-performing adaptive environments through a focus on leadership and organizational agility. As an active member of the agile coaching community, Pete leads the ongoing development of the Certified Scrum Coaching (CSC) program for the Scrum Alliance.