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Why can't IT and the business be friends?... Your customers and your bottom line will thank you for it. 

Facilitators: Mike McEntee & Jenni Lankfer

Description: 

It's the same old story - your business and IT teams are at odds again. But why? Aren't we all working towards the same common goals? Join Mike and Jenni to learn more about why these disagreements happen and even more importantly, how to avoid them to make sure your entire organization is focused on delivering the right products for your customers.

 

You're thinking about this wrong… truths about work in the modern age

Facilitators: M Bobbitt

Description:

You've been lied to.

You've likely heard conventional wisdom about work and leadership, but what if those lessons are outdated? The landscape has shifted, and historical paradigms are giving way to data-driven strategies and evolving technologies. This session aims to expose the myths that have misled us and provide insights into effective leadership and work practices that are crucial today. How do you lead in a world where work is different? When your direct reports are technical experts? When you have to balance new projects with maintenance work and security incidents? When new technologies (heard of ChatGPT) change roles daily? Join this session to understand the truths about work - ones you weren't taught in your MBA.

 

Drive Value with Outcome-Based Data: Elevate Your Decision-Making

Facilitators: Jeff Mortimer, Jen Pan, Claire Gilbert

Description:

Dive into the world of strategic data utilization in our session on driving value through outcomes. Learn how to harness your KPIs to steer decisions that matter, ensuring your organization reaches its desired goals. Gain insights into prioritizing initiatives, adapting swiftly to change, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Join us to revolutionize your approach to data-driven decision-making and unlock the secrets of lasting organizational success.

 

Are leaders the biggest threat to realizing the benefits of your transformation?

Facilitators: Tricia Hembling

Description: 

You have been to all the trainings, read the books, and implemented agile practices to the letter, but you are still not seeing the results or the culture you keep hearing about from agile organizations. Could the issue be you or your leadership? Now what!?!? Explore the direct impact leadership behaviors, actions, and inactions can have on realizing the benefits of agility and a product mindset. We will then dig into the specific things you can do to make a big difference on your outcomes.

 

Architecture - Fueling safe yet rapid realization of value

Facilitators: Mike McEntee

Description:

Exploring the value of a high performing architecture function and approaches for enabling a modern product organization.

 

Continuous Discovery in Agile Environments

Facilitators: Naman Mandhan, Julia Dinoto, John Sexton

Description:

Discovery can be chaotic. Even the most focused investigation can quickly grow wider, deeper, and devolve into a mess of sticky notes. We're here to tame the chaos with a structured Discovery Framework that will enable you to scale discovery insights across increasingly complex projects and programs — without resorting to a cork board covered in crumpled newspaper clippings, push pins, and red string.

 

Transforming Your Products Through GenAI

Facilitators: Scott Smith & Drew Triplett

Description: 

GenAI is all the rage, but how can it make your product management process more effective? Join us for this session as we discuss why product managers should embrace GenAI and share examples of how some of our clients are using it to help them build their product strategy, create stronger personas, analyze their data, and create compelling content.

 

Unlocking Value: The Power of Knowing Your Customers

Facilitators: Rick Harlow

Description:

Do you know your customer? Did you know that knowing your customer well can help you increase market share, competitive advantage and even revenue? Join us to explore how getting to know your customer and leveraging that knowledge can drive immense value for your organization.

 

Organizing for Value: Right People, Right Roles, Right Mindsets

Facilitators: Emily Smith & Ryan Brown

Description:

Organizing around value is a phrase that a lot of organizations are throwing around right now, but what does that actually mean? What would an organization that is doing this actually look like? Join us to discuss the "why" "what" and "how" for organizing around value in an agile & product organization. We also will share some lessons learned and how we engage people along they way to help shape their mindsets when we help organizations organize is this way.