Diana Larsen
Diana Larsen sparks the creation of workplaces where productive teams display resilience in times of change and focus on frequent delivery of high value software customers want and use. Drawing on fifteen+ years of experience working with technical professionals, Diana takes a pragmatic approach to consulting with leaders and teams to promote work processes where innovation, inspiration, and imagination flourish.
Diana co-authored Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great! and writes articles and blog posts at http://www.futureworksconsulting.com/blog. She is a partner in FutureWorks Consulting, LLC, in Portland, Oregon.
Current chair of the Agile Alliance Board of Directors, Diana co-founded the “Agile Open Northwest” conference and the international “Retrospective Facilitators Gathering”.
Diana discovers solutions and possibilities where others find only barriers and obstacles.
Track abstract - Keynote
How you can manage new organizations in the old way?
In Agile work environments smart people work in teams to self-organize their work and produce higher quality results faster and more reliably. Management’s traditional focus on closely monitoring, supervising, controlling, and tracking individuals and their work no longer serves business needs as it once did. However, going “Agile” doesn’t eliminate the role of management. In new organizations, managers shift their focus from controlling work to facilitating the flow of value to customers. In this keynote, Diana Larsen will survey ways managers can build on past experiences and current strengths to meet the challenge of leading new organizations.
Track abstract - Development Process & Methodology
Creating a Climate for Project Team Success.
Work climate influences team and individual productivity, performance and commitment. Create a climate that stimulates success by providing seven conditions teams need to reach (or exceed) their potential.
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