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Ace keynote 2019 10 years a tracer bullet

Mike Sutton
Mike Sutton

Mike's final (honestly folks!) keynote at an agile conference. My observations and pent up feelings of the last 10 years making my path through the agile software development space.

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10 years as a tracer bullet through a phenomenon Mike Sutton ACE Conference, May 25th 2019
If you left now Put more in your bag Gain experiences Stop looking for answers Embrace community Question everything. Often. Invest in understanding context Get better at asking the awkward questions Life is complex and uncertain. Its the easiest way to learn
about Mike 45 Startup Builder Human rights lawyer Software developer A father recovering agile coach Cisco Skype Ericsson 200+ teams, 2000+ people, 14 years Lives in Malaga Spain. Guardian of 1 dog Retired from the agile community Fidelity Pega Systems
May 2009 Where were you? Who were you? What did you care about? Photo by Nqobile Vundla on Unsplash
10 years ago.. Agile was young(er) and more hopeful. Photo by natasha taylor on Unsplash
the ugly The Industrialization of Agile Big business Thought Leadership Sell More Shit Get more profile Incompetent leadership Poor guidance Agile coaches with NFC Inauthentic empathy Duh!, its the context The suspension of reason Guiding to strength vs need The Chaos Manager certification coaching Model battles
the bad The pretense of empowerment No you cant change that False narratives aka mythology Agile Transformations Agile at Netflix | Google| Spotify | Be this by then The loss of purposeAgile is people and purpose No objective measures It should be clear - competitive advantage recipes
the good DevOps - CI, TDD Practical things that show measurable value Communities of Practice We are often talking about the wrong things, but at least we are talking Strong Foundations The best things we have, were freely given - the manifesto, XP We are improving ability to contextualise Of complexity, the meaning of leadership etc More non-American experts Recognition of cross functional teams
Photo by Suzanne D. Williams on Unsplash Hope We are here
May 2029 Where would you like to be? Who do you want to be? Photo by Joseph Gonzalez on Unsplash
Find purpose, be useful. Thank you. @mhsutton https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesutton/ Photo by Khatam Tadayon on Unsplash Lets connect

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Ace keynote 2019 10 years a tracer bullet

  • 1. 10 years as a tracer bullet through a phenomenon Mike Sutton ACE Conference, May 25th 2019
  • 2. If you left now Put more in your bag Gain experiences Stop looking for answers Embrace community Question everything. Often. Invest in understanding context Get better at asking the awkward questions Life is complex and uncertain. Its the easiest way to learn
  • 3. about Mike 45 Startup Builder Human rights lawyer Software developer A father recovering agile coach Cisco Skype Ericsson 200+ teams, 2000+ people, 14 years Lives in Malaga Spain. Guardian of 1 dog Retired from the agile community Fidelity Pega Systems
  • 4. May 2009 Where were you? Who were you? What did you care about? Photo by Nqobile Vundla on Unsplash
  • 5. 10 years ago.. Agile was young(er) and more hopeful. Photo by natasha taylor on Unsplash
  • 6. the ugly The Industrialization of Agile Big business Thought Leadership Sell More Shit Get more profile Incompetent leadership Poor guidance Agile coaches with NFC Inauthentic empathy Duh!, its the context The suspension of reason Guiding to strength vs need The Chaos Manager certification coaching Model battles
  • 7. the bad The pretense of empowerment No you cant change that False narratives aka mythology Agile Transformations Agile at Netflix | Google| Spotify | Be this by then The loss of purposeAgile is people and purpose No objective measures It should be clear - competitive advantage recipes
  • 8. the good DevOps - CI, TDD Practical things that show measurable value Communities of Practice We are often talking about the wrong things, but at least we are talking Strong Foundations The best things we have, were freely given - the manifesto, XP We are improving ability to contextualise Of complexity, the meaning of leadership etc More non-American experts Recognition of cross functional teams
  • 9. Photo by Suzanne D. Williams on Unsplash Hope We are here
  • 10. May 2029 Where would you like to be? Who do you want to be? Photo by Joseph Gonzalez on Unsplash
  • 11. Find purpose, be useful. Thank you. @mhsutton https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesutton/ Photo by Khatam Tadayon on Unsplash Lets connect