No. The Agile Manifesto isn’t dead!

What should be dead are the imitation of agile methodologies that are actually negative training and yield negative examples that get labeled as "Agile." We need to spread the word about what agility flourishing really looks like and feels like.

And how to find the fake stuff hiding in plain sight.

Jon will share how he applies the values and principles in the Agile Manifesto along with critical technical approaches to doing software development. His approach challenges the status quo on agile concepts as all-too-often practiced in today’s companies. 

If you want to become a high-performing team, learning how to embrace being agile as you pursue delivering value, come along with Jon as he works at Reimagining Agile to make agile accessible to all.

Cast aside the values and principles in the Agile Manifesto at your own peril. The crazier your part of the world gets, the more we need the capacity of sensemaking that an agile mindset can help provide.

About the speaker:

Jon Kern is co-author of the Agile Manifesto and Agile Consultant at Adaptavist.com.

Jon has been a leading proponent of agile methodologies since first publishing his lightweight methodology in 1997. As part of the February 2001 gathering atop Snowbird Resort, Utah, Jon was one of the original co-authors of the Agile Manifesto for Software Development (www.agilemanifesto.org).

Jon is passionate about helping teams succeed in delivering business value through software and technology. He helps teams articulate, design, architect, and deliver software that solves challenging business problems. From training and mentoring teams to helping provide visionary solutions, and all points in between, Jon routinely has a significant impact on the teams he works with, creating a quick-hit ability to solve problems and deliver results. Projects routinely see high-quality, innovative solutions in less time; and leave the local team mentored on object-oriented and agile techniques, and excited.

Jon has a knack for taking the long view, seeing the big picture - yet knowing the details, and driving business success at every turn.

Organizations that are interested in truly establishing a best-of-breed lean/agile culture focused on delivering business value – and having fun while doing it – love working with Jon. His no-nonsense, pragmatic, holistic approach is a breath of fresh air for many.