Session Title

Mastering Fake Agile

Abstract

Jon Kern, one of the original co-authors of the Agile Manifesto for Software Development, reveals what agile means to him, shedding light on the main tenets of the manifesto. There is a great deal of agile in name only, or fake agile out there.

Learn about the agile mindset, or risk mastering fake agile! Learn that agile is a state of mind, not a rote process. Being agile requires continuous vigilance and constant partial attention. Jon maintains agile is hard to do well!

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Bio

Jon, a co-author of the Agile Manifesto, is an aerospace engineer by training. He is passionate about helping teams succeed in delivering business value through software. He works with teams to articulate, design, architect, and deliver software that solves challenging business problems.

Jon seeks better ways for teams to accomplish their goals from the perspectives of people (mindset and culture), process, and technology (tools). Jon likes to help teams build an environment that enables effective practices, learning, solid architecture, agile development, quality-by-design (not accident), and laser-like focus on delivering business value through the strategic use of s/w development.

Specialties: beer, coffee, agile development, agile coaching/mentoring, domain modeling, architectural solutions, leading distributed teams, highly varied domain expertise, leadership by example.