AgileSoCal Monthly Meeting - Wednesday, September 21st 6:00 PM
How Culture Threatens Agile: The 7 Deadly Dysfunctions of Organizations & How to Fix Them with Aparna Suresh
When: Wednesday, September 21st
Networking and food, 6:00 PM.
Activities start, 6:30 PM.
***** Always free, but YOU MUST RSVP to agilesocal@gmail.com *****
While most software organizations today have proclaimed that they have embraced agile, the truth is that true agile adoption and practice is often hindered by arguably the most powerful force that exists within an organization — its culture! Discover the 7 cultural dysfunctions found in most organizations that threaten agile implementation, and learn troubleshooting techniques to effectively eliminate them.
This workshop will be a highly participative session, so come prepared to share your own experiences of the impact of culture on agile - what worked, what didn't, and what you'd do differently the next time round!
Your Presenter:
Aparna Suresh is currently a Lead Business Systems Analyst at First American Title. She has over 10 years of global business experience in designing products and delivering business solutions, at Fortune 500 companies including Experian, GE Healthcare, Vodafone and Motorola. She is a Certified Scrum Product Owner and Certified Scrum Master and champions agile practices in her organization.
A lifelong learner, Aparna holds 2 advanced degrees, the first in Engineering and Information Sciences from the University of Reading, England and the second in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University.
Living and working in 3 different continents has enabled Aparna to see and handle cultural 'blind spots' that hinder productivity. Her exceptional ability to articulate complex concepts with simplicity, interweave stories with data, and bridge business and technical worlds make her a highly effective and engaging speaker.
Where: The Capital Group Companies
6455 Irvine Center Drive (Yosemite Building, 1st floor)
Irvine, CA 92618
Exit the 5 or 405 at Sand Canyon.
From the 5, go south to Irvine Center and turn right.
From the 405, go north to Irvine Center and turn left.
Take the first right into the main parking lot at Capital Group.
Park (no permit needed), go to the main entrance, look for the signs.
Thanks to Capital Group (www.thecapitalgroup.com) for the meeting facilities.
Thanks to VersionOne (www.versionone.com) for food and free agile stuff.
Thanks to Mike Cohn (www.mountaingoatsoftware.com) for agile e-courses, agile books and stuff.
Thanks to JetBrains (www.jetbrains.com) for free tool licenses.
Thanks to O'Reilly (www.oreilly.com) for free e-books.
To be eligible for the drawing for free books and agile stuff YOU MUST RSVP to agilesocal@gmail.com 24 hours prior to the meeting and be present to win.
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Upcoming 2016 AgileSoCal Meetings
Meetings are usually held on the third Wednesday of each month. But not always, and dates may change, so watch for the announcements.
September 21 - How Culture Threatens Agile: The 7 Deadly Dysfunctions of Organizations & How to Fix Them - Aparna SureshOctober 19 - Agile, Systems, and the Deception of Training - Zach Bonaker
November 9 - Human Side of Tech - Vanessa Shaw [Note: this is the 2nd Wednesday!]
December - no meeting, Happy Holidays!
All meeting start with food & networking at 6:00 PM, presentation starts at 6:30 PM, raffle follows the presentation.
Would you like to speak at AgileSoCal? Or do you know someone you'd like to see? Email us at agilesocal@gmail.com.
Past Meetings & Events
Click here for a full history of all AgileSoCal meetings.
Here's a sample from past AgileSoCal meetings. Our meetings feature experienced agilistas and cutting-edge topics, and are highly interactive and engaging. Come join us at a future meeting!
Wednesday, March 19, 2015 - Building Resilient Software Integrations:
Dave Moore, 8th Light
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - A Company’s Transformation to Agile:
1-year Retrospective, Ben Rodilitz, Dealer.com
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - Brewing Up Some Lean Coffee:
A Collaborative Workshop, Victor Bonacci
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - Tell Me a Story About That... A User Story Writing Workshop, Paul Hodgetts, Agile Logic
Click here to download the slides from this presentation (PDF - 382 KB).
Wednesday, July
16, 2014 - The Impact of Agile Quantified - Brent Chalker, Rally Software
Click here to download the slides from this presentation (PDF - 3.5 MB).
Links to whitepapers and videos:
Seven Deadly Sins
SDPI Methods
Impact of SDPI
Youtube Videos of SDPI Metrics (5 videos)
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - The Agile Coaching Profession - Roger Brown
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - Program Level Scrum Practices - Chris Waggoner
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - The Value of Story Mapping - David Brown
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - A Spoon Full of Scrum - Jon Jorgensen
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - Agile Leader Storyline - Scott Dunn
Wednesday, January 22, 2014- Mob Programming - Woody Zuill & Friends
The 2013 AgileSoCal Holiday Bash on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 was an amazing event. You can check out photos and more by clicking here.
Click here for a full history of all AgileSoCal meetings.
Upcoming Agile Events Calendar
So Cal Local Agile Events Calendar
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Open Source Pairing
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More info: http://www.meetup.com/la-fullstack/
Wednesday, September 28, 6:00 pm
Lean Coffee
Location: El Segundo
More info: Agile/Scrum LA
Monday, October 3, 6:00 pm
Agile Coffee Happy Hour
Location: San Diego
More info: http://www.meetup.com/Agile-Coffee-San-Diego/
Tuesday, October 4, 6:30 pm
LA C#: Accidentally DevOps-CI for Developers
Location: Pasdena
More info: SoCal Developer Network/
Wednesday, October 5, 6:30 pm
Accidentally DevOps-CI for Developers
Location: Buena Park
More info: SoCal Developer Network/
Thursday, October 13, 6:30 pm
Agile San Diego - Peter Green / Coaching
Location: San Diego
More info: http://www.agilesandiego.org/
Tuesday, October 18, 7:00 pm
Extreme Programming Roundtable
Location: Santa Monica (Pivotal Labs)
More info: http://www.meetup.com/xp-los-angeles/
Tuesday, October 25, 6:30 pm
Agile Coaching Exchange
Location: TBA
More info: http://www.meetup.com/ACE-Agile-Coaching-Exchange-SoCal/
Saturday-Sunday, November 12-13, all day
SoCal Code Camp
Location: Los Angeles (USC)
More info: http://www.socalcodecamp.com/
Also watch for OC Product Managers, PDMA, PMI OC & LA, SCQAA-OC, Java/.NET user groups, LA Agile Meetup & other MeetUps, etc. to be announced…
Regional & National Agile Events Calendar
Friday, September 30
Scrum Palooza
Location: Los Angeles (Skirball Center)
More info: https://www.eventbrite.com
October 2-7
StarWest conference
Location: Anaheim, CA
More info: https://starwest.techwell.com/
October 5
Agile Games West
Location: Berkeley, CA
More info: http://agilegameswest.com/
October 6-7
Agile Open California
Location: Berkeley, CA
More info: http://agileopencalifornia.com/
October 10-11
Mike Cohn Certified ScrumMaster training
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
More info: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/
October 12-13
Mike Cohn Certified Scrum Product Owner training
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
More info: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/
October 14-16
Agile Coach Camp
Location: St Louis, MO
More info: http://www.stlagileopenspace.com/
October 15, 8:00-5:00
UX Boot Camp for Agile Development
Location: Santa Monica
More info: Lessonaire
October 21
Software Craftsmanship North America
Location: Los Angeles (USC)
More info: http://scna.softwarecraftsmanship.com/
October 22
Global Day of Code Retreat
Location: Worldwide
More info: http://coderetreat.org/