The Agile Mindset: Applying Agile in Non-Technical Areas of an Organization

Guest Speaker

Tiffany Lentz & Manu Tandon

Date
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Description

Agile techniques are often pigeon-holed as just applying to software projects and IT organizations. Agile techniques are a mindset more than a list of rules to follow and can bring efficiency and improvements to all areas of an organization. This presentation will cover a case study of ThoughtWorks experience with a major bank and credit card company in the US and their application of Agile techniques. We will cover the process, outcomes and challenges of the Agile implementation.

The Agile Mindset Presentation Slides: Slides

About the Speaker

Tiffany Lentz is an Agile Consultant and Program/Project Manager and is proudly employed by ThoughtWorks, Inc. Tiffany has 5 years experience as a Project Manager with ThoughtWorks, with several years previous experience as a Financial Consultant at Nationwide Financial. Tiffany has worked on multiple and disparate system delivery projects, from inception to production. She has also assisted several organizations with Agile Enablement and Organizational Transformation efforts to incorporate and enhance efficiency and delivery processes. She is an author, mentor, coach and trainer of Agile methodologies, processes and practices.

Manu Tandon is an Account Manager with ThoughtWorks Inc. During his tenure with ThoughtWorks, Manu has worked on Agile teams as a Tester, Business Analyst, Iteration Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Coach and Project Manager delivering systems that solve complex business problems.
He has worked with clients in Financial Services, Insurance, Medical Health Systems and On-line Media. Most recently he has helped clients navigate the landscape of Agile Methodologies in order to develop road maps that lead to successful adoption of Agile practices within their enterprises. Throughout his career at ThoughtWorks Inc. he has enjoyed helping Project Managers, Business Sponsors, Development Leads, Risk Officers, Auditors, Executives, Business Analysts, Developers and Testers understand their roles on Agile teams and how each of them add value to the overall goal of making the delivery of enterprise software a more rewarding experience.

Presentation Slides
Event sponsored by
ThoughtWorks