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Presentation: "The Dancing Agile Elephant: IBM Software Group's Transition to Agile and Lean Development"

Time: Thursday 14:15 - 15:15

Location: Cornell

Abstract:

This session explores the approach and challenges to transforming multi-thousand person division to adopt new approaches to developing software.

Questions about how to inspire and motivate change, identifying the change agents, the tooling to enable the masses will be discussed.

Additionally, how does this affect leadership team and what are the new leadership skills required within the development team and in support of the development team.

VP Sue McKinney, Expert in Large Scale Agile Implementations

VP Sue McKinney

Currently responsible for development transformational activities with IBM's software development group, her major emphasis is driving adoption of Agile and Lean principles into the mainstream of software development.

Prior to this assignment, Sue was a Vice President of Development for the Lotus Division where she led world wide development for Lotus Domino, IBM Sametime and Websphere Portal.

In addition to driving transformational activities within IBM, Sue works with large clients to share IBM's experience and help them scope opportunities for their own transformational activities.