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keynote sessionsMONDAY, may 16, 8:30-5:00AGILE experts share insightthursday, november 12, 8:30 a.m.Agile Brushstrokes: The Art of Choosing an AgileTransition StyleJoshua Kerievsky, Industrial Logic, Inc.Agile software processes vary in detail, depth, impact, and endurance as much as painting styleslike graffiti differ from Baroque or Impressionist art. What can artists teach us about successful agiletransitions? And what can past agile transitions teach us about styles that endured or faded away?Joshua Kerievsky will map agile transitions to art styles and identify elements that lead to successor failure. We will look at palettes of principles and practices, how and when agile styles may beeffectively blended, when or how to do a sketch before jumping to the canvas, how initial transitionscan morph into wholly different styles, and whether to spread a consistent or varying style across adepartment or organization. Joshua will focus on four fundamental agile transition styles as he walksyou through case studies from the past decade. You will come away from this talk with an excellentperspective on the art of agile transitioning and learn what style(s) will work best for you.Joshua Kerievsky leads Industrial Logic, a fourteen-year-old company that guides organizations in successful agiletransitions. He has more than twenty years of experience in the software field, is an expert and early pioneer in agilemanagement and Extreme Programming, and is a prolific author of eLearning albums that help companies aroundthe world “scale agility faster.” Joshua’s 2004 bestselling book, Refactoring to Patterns, won a Jolt Cola award. Hispioneering work in agile processes has helped popularize readiness assessments, storytest-driven development, andagile chartering.thursday, november 12, 4:30 p.m.Navigating Conflict on Agile Teams: Why “Resolving”Conflict Won’t WorkLyssa Adkins, CricketwingOn many agile development teams, conflict lurks under the surface and can erupt as a volcano ofdestruction and suffering. On many agile teams, conflict is viewed mostly as a distraction that keepsthe team from getting the job done. However, on great agile teams, conflict is constant and welcomedby all as a catapult to higher performance. In all these situations, conflict is not a mechanistic systemone can simply take apart, fix, and put back together. It is not about mechanisms; it is about humanbeings working together, day after day, in the maelstrom of constant collaboration and change. In thisturbulence, how can teams chart a course through conflict and turn it into a force for greatness? LyssaAdkins reveals a conflict model that helps you do just that, walking you through five levels of conflictfrom “Problem to Solve” to “World War”—with each step finely tuned to view conflict in a deeplyhuman and humane way. After all, agile is about people and interactions—and nowhere is this moreapparent than in the midst of conflict. Come learn a framework you can use right away to help yourteams navigate conflict and move toward high performance.Lyssa Adkins is an experienced Agile Coach, who came to agile as a project leader with more than fifteen years ofproject management success. Even with all that experience, she was not prepared for the power and simplicity ofagile done well. As a large-scale program manager and director of Project Management Offices turned agile coachand trainer, she has lived it herself. This makes her uniquely able to help others translate their existing world to theagile world. A professional co-active coach, Lyssa holds triple certifications: Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), ProjectManagement Professional (PMP), and Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB).Call 888.268.8770 or 904.278.0524 to register • WWW.SQE.COM/ADPREG 17