Great Lakes Software Symposium - November 3 - 5, 2017 - No Fluff Just Stuff

John Borys

Great Lakes Software Symposium

Chicago · November 3 - 5, 2017

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John Borys

Agile Technical Coach at Accenture Digital Interactive

John Borys has developed Enterprise Java applications for 16 years in the Chicago Metropolitan area. He has consulted for small start-ups and Fortune 50 companies. Introduced to Agile in 2004 while working on a maintenance system for the F-22 Raptor Engine, he has been an agile Proponent ever since. During that time he has been an Agile Developer, Scrum Master, Technical Lead, Java Architect, and for the last four years, an Agile Coach.

He is currently with Accenture specializing in Agile Transformation in the Large Enterprise and teaching teams XP Fundamentals.

John is a Certified Scrum Professional and a Certified Scrum Master.

Presentations

So you're a Big Company and You "Want to Go Agile"?

So you're a Large Enterprise and you want to “Go Agile”. How do you do that and does Agile ACTUALLY Scale? In this talk, we will dive into the real issues that today’s large Enterprises face when trying to Transform their organization.
Why are Agile Transformations so hard?
What is the “secret ingredient” needed for Agile Success?

What Gives Agile Its Agility?

What gives Agile its Agility? Where does agility come from? How do we measure it? If you have been using agile for awhile, why is your velocity falling? What can you do to get it moving back in the right direction? How do you incorporate testing into an Agile Team? What kind of roles/specialization do you need to have a truly cross-functional team? In this talk, we will dive into where agility actually comes from and how you can discover or rediscover agility for your teams.