====== 2020 Completed Events ====== [[2021 Completed Events]] ^ Event ^ Type ^ Location ^ Date ^ Comments ^ | Let it Flow: Using Flow Metrics to Combat Cognitive Overload | Webinar | Online | 2020-12-15 | Discussion about using basic flow metrics to help detect where cognitive load is building as well as justifying investment in "debt" to address. | | Executive Overview | Coaching, Training | Online | 2020-12-04 | 6-hour Executive Overview workshop for SAFe Transformation, materials, discussions, breakouts, and activities | | Executive Overview | Coaching, Training | Online | 2020-11-18 | 6-hour Executive Overview workshop for SAFe Transformation, materials, discussions, breakouts, and activities | | Mini Big-room (PI-) Planning Event | Coaching | Houston | 2020-11-11 | Purpose was to get to an aligned quarterly roadmap across 4 Teams and determine what was really possible (map demand to supply). Standing start to successful event in less that 2 weeks. SAFe event. | | Scaled OKRs Intro and Overview | Webinar | Online | 2020-10-30 | Discussion with Icon coaches on how to help organizations put OKRs in place. | | Six Decades of Software Engineering with Mary Poppendieck | Webinar | Online | 2020-10-20 | Listening to Mary help us understand that what is old is new again. Especially interested in the discussion on resiliency in systems we deploy, or rather how they are not resilient. | | Introduction to Confluence | Coaching, Training | Houston | 2020-10-15 | Help establish Confluence as the corporate knowledge base by providing background. Self-developed materials. | | SAFe for Teams | Coaching, Training | Houston | 2020-10-05 | Kick of Teams using SAFe for Teams as a base. SAFe event | | SAFe for Teams enablement | Enablement | Online | 2020-09-23 | Ensure I am up to date with latest message from SAFe | | The Power of Culture in SAFe Adoption | Webinar | Online | 2020-09-01 | Basic discussion on the link between SAFe and changing an organization's culture. Included good discussion of Westrum "cultural spectrum" model. | | Applying Team Topologies to Large Supply Chain Networks | Webinar | Online | 2020-08-18 | Based on the book "Team Topologies" is there something we can apply to larger scale. Answer "yes" - applicable in general. | | Measure and Improve Your SAFe Maturity | Webinar | Online | 2020-08-05 | Sales pitch for Agility Health radars. | | SAFe Release Train Engineer | Certification | Online | 2020-07-21 | SAFe RTE course. Attended so I can also give the course. | | Dynamic Re-Teaming | Coaching | Worldwide | 2020-07-07 | How to get good at Teams changing their personnel. Presentation to Coaches CoP. | | Agile HR | Webinar | Online | 2020-06-24 | Basic presentation on the changes in HR that work with an Agile transformation. Presented in SAFe context. | | SAFe Managed Contract with Dean Leffingwell | Webinar | Online | 2020-06-24 | Improved guidance on Agile contracts set up for win-win. Presented in SAFe context. | | CoD and WSJF with Don Reinersten | Webinar | Online | 2020-06-22 | Useful discussion improving SAFe guidance on these subjects. Includes integration with standard accounting practice. | | Estimating Epics in Support of Participatory Budgeting and Portfolio Flow | Webinar | Online | 2020-06-18 | Useful discussion on changes coming to Lean Portfolio Management guidance of SAFe 5 | | SAFe 5 Program Consultant Upgrade | Certification | Online | 2020-06-10 | Review enablement, review new content, take practice test, pass test | | Leading by Example with Personal Agility | Coaching; Training | Worldwide | 2020-05-21 | Session on being authentic through application of personal Agility; ideas on self-improvement | | Dynamic Re-Teaming | Coaching | Worldwide | 2020-05-12 | How to get good at Teams changing their personnel. Internal presentation. | | Anti-patterns (Smells) Work | Coaching | Worldwide | 2020-05-11 | [[What Kinds of Problems Do you Typically See As The Organization Transforms to Agile / Lean]] | | Blog "Why Hasn't Our Agile Implementation Lead to Cost Savings?" | Blog post | Worldwide | 2020-05-08 | HansSamios: [[how_do_we_use_agile_to_reduce_costs|How Do We Use Agile to Reduce Costs?]]; FiveWhyz: [[https://www.fivewhyz.com/post/why-hasn-t-our-agile-implementation-lead-to-cost-savings|Why Hasn't Our Agile Implementation Lead to Cost Savings?]] | | Systematizing Organizational Impediment Removal | Coaching | Worldwide | 2020-04-29 | Initial release to LACE; expected wider rollout | | Value Stream Analysis for Lean Agile Center of Excellence | Coaching | Worldwide | 2020-04-16 | Improve LACE offerings | | Resiliency Analysis | Coaching | Worldwide | 2020-04-15 | Understand impact of reduction in contractors and working from home on effectiveness | | Agile Mindset for Non-Agile Teams | Coaching | Worldwide | 2020-04-14 | Improve framing of DIY Agile implementation | | Simple Customer Discovery Exercise | Coaching | Houston | 2020-04-02 | How to help Teams increase their ability to manage stakeholders | | Virtual Open Space | Coaching | Worldwide | 2020-04-01 | Theme "You're the Coach Now" | | Rework Transformation Initiatives (Multiple Events & Deliverables) | Coaching | Worldwide | 2020-03-09 | In the light of COVID-19 what needs to change wrt Agile Transformation | | Portfolio Sync and Training | Coaching | Houston | 2020-02-19 | 3 day event aimed at working portfolio issues and learning | | Multi-Organizational Kaizen Event | Coaching | Houston | 2020-02-10 | Step back from Day-to-day to develop multiple experiments aimed at improvement | | Enterprise Project Management Office Virtual Training | Coaching | Worldwide | 2020-01-28 | Engaging Agile Programs and Teams | | Enterprise Business Agility Strategist | Learn | Dallas | 2020-01-23 | With EBAS Certification from icAgile |