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Learning to Say No
Stacia Broderick (AgileEvolution, Inc.), Michele Sliger (Sliger Consulting Inc.)
Discovery Sessions · Customer, Individuals & Teams
Wednesday, 14:00, 3 hours 30 minutes | Meeting Room 5
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Even though we're heavily involved in the agile community – a community that stresses the importance of a sustainable pace – we continue to witness both clients and colleagues struggling with their workloads. Whether it's a desire to please, or a fear of being labeled as unhelpful, or simply a passionate interest that drives them, these bright and focused people consistently over-commit themselves. This reoccurring pattern of being unable or unwilling to say "no" goes against the values of "courage," "respect," and "openness" espoused by many agile methodologies. Let's figure out why we have trouble saying "no" and come up with ways that help us overcome our reticence to say "no". The goal is to leave with ways to say "no" that leave us feeling safe, don't shut down conversation, and aren't offensive.
Stacia has helped more than 150 software development teams and 30+ organizations embrace the principles of and transition to agile since 2003. From Fortune 500s to startups, government, service, financial and manufacturing, Stacia has seen agile implemented in just about every sector possible. Her corporate experience spans 14 years in both commercial manufacturing and software development; she was fortunate to be cast in the role of ScrumMaster at Primavera Systems in 2003, when she 'went agile' and never came back. Stacia truly believes that agile practices present a humane, logical way for teams and organizations to deliver innovative products to market. She is a Certified ScrumTrainer as well as a PMP, a mix that proves valuable when assisting organizations' transition from traditional to modern practices.
Michele Sliger has worked in software development for over 20 years, and has been embracing change with agile methodologies for the last eight of those years. As a self-described "bridge builder," her passion lies in helping those in traditional software development environments cross the bridge to agility. Along with co-author Stacia Broderick, their forthcoming book "The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility" will focus on that topic, helping PMI-trained project managers make the transition. Michele is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). If you have a question or would like help with your agile adoption, Michele can be reached at michele@sligerconsulting.com
