Pierluigi Pugliese
Pierluigi Pugliese started hacking code so long ago that he cannot remember exactly when anymore. He worked many years in the mobile telecommunication business, both as programmer and as a team leader, providing software for several mobile phones of known brands.
Currently he works as a consultant for software organisations and coach for individuals and teams, focusing on software development and software processes, helping them implementing sound and agile solutions.
Pierluigi is based in Munich and operates through his company Connexxo
(www.connexxo.com, blog.connexxo.com).
Track abstract - Room K1 - Software Development Leaders
Agile as a systemic change
Most of the body of knowledge of agility is based on the concept of the team and how a team can improve its performance. While this is a very important first step, the next step is the creation of an agile organisation: high performance teams can give their best when immersed in an ecosystem that supports agility, i.e. it's not just about the team but also about the system in which the team lives.
This presentation shows some organisational systemic concepts and tools that can be very useful for the coach's work: from understanding how agile "transformations" are systemic actions to some intervention methods that will be experienced live.
Track abstract - Conversation Corner
Can a few agile enthusiasts change an organization?
More and more organizations are adopting agile methods, for individual projects and even whole departments. This change is being facilitated by enthusiastic coaches and project managers and developers, and many people are going on training courses and gaining agile certifications. All this activity is certainly leading to improvements, but will it last? In this fishbowl discussion we’ll be talking about how to sustain desirable organizational change. Once the early adopters and initiators have gone on parental leave or got a new job, will their legacy be more than a pile of (mostly broken) unit tests and a habit of holding meetings standing up?
The discussion is open to everyone, but to get things going, some of the conference speakers have kindly agreed to sit in the fishbowl at the start and share their views on the matter.
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