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#Agile2016#WomenInAgile Workshop

+Agenda 1:00 – 1:25 Introduction and welcome 1:25 – 2:00 Keynote speaker: Cindy Morse –

Salesforce 2:00 – 2:15 Coffee break and find a table 2:15 – 3:00 Lean Coffee Session 1 3:00 – 3:15 Coffee break and find a NEW table 3:15 – 4:00 Lean Coffee Session 2 4:00 – 4:45 Lean Coffee readouts/take-aways 4:45 – 5:00 Dedication to Jean Tabaka,

networking, bar

+Why are we here?

+Context setting

+Research Question

What are the reasons that prevent female Agile practitioners from achieving higher levels of involvement in the Agile community, and what strategies can overcome them?

+What is Involvement?

External to daily job responsibilities Blogging Conference attendance Submitting to present at conferences Submitting work for publication User group attendance, membership,

participation Earning certifications …

+Survey Questions

What prevents you from being more involved in the Agile community?

When you think about the Agile community, in your opinion why are men more involved than women?

+Reasons that prevent women from achieving higher levels of involvement Competing priorities for time Organizational and career reasons Lack of confidence, fear of perception from

others Intimidation from lack of diversity Some event or interaction has deterred my

involvement interest I am not interested in being more involved

Cindy MorseVP, Engineering OperationsSalesforce Marketing Cloud

“What are our Engineers working on?”

“Who should be on a Squad?”

Prioritization

Deliver the MOST valuable software to

customers.

Why is MC Going Agile?The Evolution of our Sense of Urgency

Visibility

What are Engineers/Our Teams Working on?

Predictability

Better set customer expectations

Quality

Customer Satisfaction, Scale, Salesforce Tolerance

Go Forward Strategy

Theme #7 Theme #3

Transform by Product

Augment the Transformation Team

Create a Roadmap(A Playbook)

Train Leadership, Increase Involvement

Change ManagementClear, Meaningful Vision

Theme #3Scrum Roles & Responsibilities

Metrics

“No longer solely the domain of startups”

>24% of respondents work in 20,000+ person companies (21% LY)

Going Global

25% of Organizations have been Agile 5+ yrs

17% of Teams are Mature in Practice

33% Extremely Knowledgeable (5+ yrs)

10th Annual State of Agile Survey, VERSIONONE, 3,844 respondentsA New Space for Women (and everyone) in T&P

The Faces of Our Agile Transformation Team

The Changing Face of Agile

Taking Advantage of The Changing Face of Agile

17% of Teams are Mature in Practice

33% Extremely Knowledgeable (5+ yrs)

Leadership Needs (and wants) Help

SME: “The fundamental building block”

+Increase Involvement

+Research Findings: Strategies to Support Women’s Involvement Immediate:

Extend a personal invitation to participate

Mid-Range: Increase company support to participate Promote and seek out diversity in Agile community

activities Encourage and facilitate networking among women

Long Term: Increase early recruitment efforts of girls/women in Science Technology Engineering & Math (STEM) fields

+My Commitment

+OUR Commitment

+Table read outs

What stood out to you? Action items to share

Twitter: #WomenInAgile LinkedIn: Women in Agile group Slack: womeninagile.slack.com

+Jean Tabaka Dedication

Eric Willeke Ronica Roth