#WomenInAgile Workshop: The Changing Face of Agile - Agile2016 Atlanta, GA
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The Agile 2016 Women in Agile workshop focused on understanding the barriers preventing female agile practitioners from greater community involvement and developing strategies to overcome these obstacles. Key themes included the need for increased participation, personal invitations, diversity promotion, and support for women in STEM fields. The agenda featured speakers, breakout sessions for discussions, and networking opportunities, culminating in a dedication to Jean Tabaka.
#WomenInAgile Workshop: The Changing Face of Agile - Agile2016 Atlanta, GA
- 2. + Agenda 1:00 – 1:25 Introduction and welcome 1:25 – 2:00 Keynote speaker: Cindy Morse – Salesforce 2:00 – 2:15 Coffee break and find a table 2:15 – 3:00 Lean Coffee Session 1 3:00 – 3:15 Coffee break and find a NEW table 3:15 – 4:00 Lean Coffee Session 2 4:00 – 4:45 Lean Coffee readouts/take-aways 4:45 – 5:00 Dedication to Jean Tabaka, networking, bar
- 3. + Why are we here?
- 5. + Research Question What are the reasons that prevent female Agile practitioners from achieving higher levels of involvement in the Agile community, and what strategies can overcome them?
- 6. + What is Involvement? External to daily job responsibilities Blogging Conference attendance Submitting to present at conferences Submitting work for publication User group attendance, membership, participation Earning certifications …
- 7. + Survey Questions What prevents you from being more involved in the Agile community? When you think about the Agile community, in your opinion why are men more involved than women?
- 8. + Reasons that prevent women from achieving higher levels of involvement Competing priorities for time Organizational and career reasons Lack of confidence, fear of perception from others Intimidation from lack of diversity Some event or interaction has deterred my involvement interest I am not interested in being more involved
- 9. Cindy Morse VP, Engineering Operations Salesforce Marketing Cloud
- 11. “What are our Engineers working on?” “Who should be on a Squad?”
- 12. Prioritization Deliver the MOST valuable software to customers. Why is MC Going Agile? The Evolution of our Sense of Urgency Visibility What are Engineers/Our Teams Working on? Predictability Better set customer expectations Quality Customer Satisfaction, Scale, Salesforce Tolerance
- 13. Go Forward Strategy Theme #7 Theme #3 Transform by Product Augment the Transformation Team Create a Roadmap (A Playbook) Train Leadership, Increase Involvement Change ManagementClear, Meaningful Vision Theme #3Scrum Roles & Responsibilities Metrics
- 14. “No longer solely the domain of startups” >24% of respondents work in 20,000+ person companies (21% LY) Going Global 25% of Organizations have been Agile 5+ yrs 17% of Teams are Mature in Practice 33% Extremely Knowledgeable (5+ yrs) 10th Annual State of Agile Survey, VERSIONONE, 3,844 respondents A New Space for Women (and everyone) in T&P
- 15. The Faces of Our Agile Transformation Team
- 16. The Changing Face of Agile
- 17. Taking Advantage of The Changing Face of Agile 17% of Teams are Mature in Practice 33% Extremely Knowledgeable (5+ yrs) Leadership Needs (and wants) Help SME: “The fundamental building block”
- 19. + Research Findings: Strategies to Support Women’s Involvement Immediate: Extend a personal invitation to participate Mid-Range: Increase company support to participate Promote and seek out diversity in Agile community activities Encourage and facilitate networking among women Long Term: Increase early recruitment efforts of girls/women in Science Technology Engineering & Math (STEM) fields
- 20. + My Commitment
- 21. + OUR Commitment
- 22. + Table read outs What stood out to you? Action items to share Twitter: #WomenInAgile LinkedIn: Women in Agile group Slack: womeninagile.slack.com
- 23. + Jean Tabaka Dedication Eric Willeke Ronica Roth
Editor's Notes
- #4: 4 min Agile manifesto in 2001 Men are the only signatories Very structured and led to many misconceptions And this is what Agile is centered around
- #5: 2 min How I got started in IT and became involved in Agile. Realized there were fewer women present and of those present, fewer involved. Group to address the issue, but it lacked strategy and understanding of the underlying issues that are preventing women from being more involved.
- #6: 3 min What are the reasons that prevent female Agile practitioners from achieving higher levels of involvement in the Agile community, and what strategies can overcome them?
- #7: 5 min
- #9: Start at the bottom – not interested is not a strong reason How does your organization support this? FTE, contractor etc…finances to come to these conferences, more involved if companies support Lack of confidence – fear of perception from others – judged by how you look Intimidation from lack of diversity - diversity of the answers, feelings at conferences
- #18: 1: Barraza JA, Zak PJ. Empathy toward strangers triggers oxytocin release and subsequent generosity. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Jun;1167:182-9. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04504.x. PubMed PMID: 19580564. 1: van Exel E, Gussekloo J, de Craen AJ, Bootsma-van der Wiel A, Houx P, Knook DL, Westendorp RG. Cognitive function in the oldest old: women perform better than men. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2001 Jul;71(1):29-32. PubMed PMID:11413258; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1737441. 1: van Exel E, Gussekloo J, de Craen AJ, Bootsma-van der Wiel A, Houx P, Knook DL, Westendorp RG. Cognitive function in the oldest old: women perform better than men. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2001 Jul;71(1):29-32. PubMed PMID:11413258; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1737441.
- #19: 20 min Remind again what involvement is, we just learned the reasons women have for lower involvement levels as stated by themselves and perceived by others, the next portion of the research was to determine how to increase involvement levels.
- #20: Personal invitation story at user group meeting Networking – beer quote?