Delivering Agile Methodologies and Emerging Technologies in Hostile Environments - Philly ETE 2016

Explore strategies for implementing agile methodologies and emerging technologies in challenging organizational environments in this 59-minute conference talk. Learn to navigate bureaucratic, regulatory, and cultural obstacles while innovating effectively. Discover how to balance agile approaches with waterfall requirements, understand the origins of resistance to change, and develop techniques for reducing friction and increasing efficiency. Gain insights into forming deliberate approaches, building improved feedback loops, and considering alternative delivery methods. Examine operational considerations, positive examples, and receive practical advice for successfully introducing new methodologies and technologies in traditionally resistant settings.

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ENTERPRISE CONFERENCE
Hostile Environments
Goals
How Is the Environment Hostile?
Phone Comparison
The Origins of Waterfall
Regulatory
Business
Technology Stasis
Scenario 1 - Organizational Budget
Scenario 2 - Cost Sharing
Recurring Themes
Delivering Better Methodologies
Form a Deliberate Approach
Build an Improved Feedback Loop
Alternative 1 - Deferred Delivery
Alternative 2 - The Highway
Implementation Strategies
Delivering Emerging Technologies
Operational Considerations
Other Considerations
Positive Examples
Final Words of Advice