Past Events

Agile2021

July 19 – 22, 2021 | Online Event

Our annual conference is dedicated to furthering Agile principles and providing a venue for people and ideas to flourish. This is where the Agile tribes meet!

Agile2021 Keynotes Sessions

Taking the Numb Out of Numbers
Data journalist Mona Chalabi is on a mission to “take the numb out of numbers.” In her illustrations, animations, and articles for The Guardian and publications like FiveThirtyEight and The New York Times, she explores data sets from the timely (affi…
Sustainable Disruption, Where We Go From Here
Three disruptive leaders share global insights on the impact and future of agile. Comparing the challenges of the late 1990s that resulted in the Agile Manifesto with those of today can point to what we should work on now. Social responsibility, clim…

Agile2021 Keynotes Sessions

Alistair Cockburn

Alistair Cockburn

Gabrielle Benefield Agile2021 Keynote

Gabrielle Benefield

Jutta Eckstein

Jutta Eckstein

Agile2021 Program Team

Brandon Carlson

Conference Chair

Dana Pylayeva

Program Chair

Kevin Stevens Agile

Program Chair

Jen Krieger Agile Alliance

Program Chair

Agile2021 Session Videos

Taming the Agile Chaos: Real Stories from the Trenches
Scaling Agile has always been a quest to deliver more of the right value, but what happens when it isn’t working the way you’d hoped? How do you determine that your organization isn't as Agile as it thinks? Or know when your scaling Agile practices n…
Stuck in the Middle With You:  Coaching New Agile Leaders
How often have you felt that your organization doesn't understand the role of an Agile leader and the transformation support they require? It is very unlikely that your Agile leaders will simply "figure it out", "get with the program", and learn from…
Stop Assessing People!
Stop using data as a weapon against your own people!! We’ve all heard at conferences, at meetups, and in books how important it is to collect data and make data-driven decisions. As a result we’re collecting velocity numbers and story counts, lead ti…
Ship Fast and Pay Attention: Lessons in Applying Observability
It’s all too easy to focus on our test environments and invest heavily in tools, code and process that are about inspecting before shipping. By doing this we lose track of what our users do and the value of their experience. By focusing more on shipp…
And That’s Agile, Jack!
Ever had two tacos at Jack in the Box? Ever wonder what goes in to every decision of how to source, price, prepare, and deliver that taco to you? There’s a lot of data that feeds those questions. Jack in the Box sells a million+ tacos per day, so we’…
No Estimates at Scale in the US Federal Government
When conversations about improving our backlog refinement ceremony started, we had no intention of getting rid of points. We did not set out prove or disprove the #NoEstimates debates waged on social media. “We" were the three teams of E-Verify Moder…

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