Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

The agile state of mind

What, who and why?

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

Who am I ?• Erik Talboom, owner of Androits• Experience:

– 10 years of IT experience– 2 years of teaching– 4 years of software development– 3 years of scrum experience

• Professional passions: – Agile– Automated testing– Code quality and design

• Personal passions:– My family and friends– Music

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

Who are you ?

• Developers ?• Analysts ?• IT related managers ?• Non IT related managers ?• Others ?

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

What to expect

• What is agile not about ?• So what is it about then ?• What is the general ideology behind agile ?• Why should we be agile ?• Who should be agile ?• How can we be agile ?• What can agile mean for our future?• Open discussion

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

What is agile not about ?

• Speeding up the process• Micromanagement• Assigning blame• Limited to software development

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

So what is it about then ?

• Trust, omnidirectional• Comfort for all involved parties• Collaboration• Open Communication• Mutual agreement• Transparency• Embracing change

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

What is the ideology behind agile ?

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

Why should we be agile ?

• Change is inevitable, better embrace it• Trust is essential• Transparency and collaboration is the future

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

Who should be agile ?

• Everyone• Not only for software development• Not only for a select few

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

How can we be agile ?

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

One possibility: Scrum

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

What can agile meanfor our future?

• The new way of doing business• Better customer satisfaction• Better working conditions• Better customer relations through open

communication and business transparency

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

Open discussion

• What are your thoughts about this?• I don’t have all the answers• Maybe by working together we will find them

Bizzcamp2010 - Erik Talboom

Feel free to contact me

• @talboomerik• http://be.linkedin.com/in/talboomerik• erik@androits.be• www.androits.be/blog

• Don’t forget: #bizzcampbe