2024 Schedule
Scrum Day 2024's them is Deliver Products With Value. It’s not about the number of tickets closed but making sure you’re delivering the right things.
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Doors open at 8:00 AM CST, with our first keynote at 8:30 AM CST. Don’t Build Products in the Dark is an interactive session led by Mary Iqbal and Michelle Brud, focused on defining products to accelerate value delivery and improve team alignment.
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Breakout sessions start at 9:45 AM, with topics for Product Owners, Developers, Executives, and Scrum Masters.
At lunch, Gunther Verheyen will discuss why Products Should Be Front and Center in Scrum, demonstrating how to shift focus from volume to value.
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We’ll close with Inspiring Action! WORKING What You Learned, a session that will help you reflect on the day and commit to taking action.
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The day wraps up at 4:45 PM CST with giveaways and final thoughts.
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This conference is packed with the absolute best speakers and thought leaders. Don’t miss this transformative event!
October 23, 2024 at the Alliant Energy Center
8:00 AM
Registration opens
9:30 - 9:45 AM
Passing time & break
ALL TRACKS
Scrum Master
9:45 - 10:45 AM
AGILITY: It's Just Good Business!
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Mitigate risk, deliver more frequently, increase visibility, and maintain the ability to change.
Presenters:
Chad Beier and Jeff Bubolz co-founders of Wisconsin Agility
Product Owner
9:45 - 10:45 AM
Agile, Accountable, and Aligned in the AI Era
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Presenters:
Agile Executives
9:45 - 10:45 AM
What surfing teaches us about agile leadership
When we learn to ride the waves instead of trying to control the ocean, we become more adaptive, innovative, and resilient.
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Unconference Room
10:00 - 10:45 AM
Groups. They are complex, messy, and hard to manage, right? Join this hands on, skill building session that will harness the complexity of groups using Liberating Structures. ​
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Presenter:
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Passing time & break
Scrum Master
11:00 - 11:45 AM
Streamline Workflows with Atlassian's System of Work
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Discover how Atlassian’s System of Work can streamline processes, centralize data, and enhance collaboration—all within its integrated suite.
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Presenters:
Kevin Anderson and Aaron Geister
Product Owner
11:00 - 11:45 AM
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Enhance predictability with forecasting. This isn't a mathematically heavy session; it's a practical way to understand, explain, and improve the flow of work.​
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Presenters:
Troy Magennis, founder of Focused Objective
Agile Executives
11:00 - 11:45 AM
Creating the Culture to Build the Best Products
Let’s build healthy connections before and while we build the content.
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Presenter:
Brandon Raines
Unconference Room
11:00 - 11:45 AM
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Join this exciting session for a panel discussion on how Artificial Intelligence will impact Agile teams.​
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Presenter:
Tracy Mast, Elaine Stephens, Quincy D. Jordan, Naveen VK, Faye Thompson and Maha Al-Khater
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Developers
9:45 - 11:45 AM
Storytell your agile pains through comic strips
This session spans two hours, unlike the other break-out rooms which will in this same time period have two 45-minute sessions.
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Why is this session 2 hours? Because you will be learning the thought process behind how to draw a comic strip and you will be drawing your own comic strip in this session. Art skills not required! (In fact, it might be more fun if you don't have any art skills at all.)
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Bring a little humor to your Agilé implementation during this two-hour workshop with the writer of Comic Agilé.
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Presenter:
Luxshan Ratnaravi, Writer for Comic Agilé
11:45 - 12:00 PM
Passing time & break
ALL TRACKS
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Lunch served
ALL TRACKS
1:30 - 1:45 PM
Passing time & break
ALL TRACKS
Scrum Master
1:45 - 2:40 PM
Product Owner or Product Manager?
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Which is it? Product Owner or Product Manager?
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Presenter:
Stephanie J. Neill, Head of Product for Stripe and
Chapter Lead & Founder
Women In Product
Product Owner
1:45 - 2:40 PM
A Case Study in Product Innovation
A dynamic presentation on how customer journey mapping helped Kimberly-Clark envision, and evaluate the value, of a brand new IoT product
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Agile Executives
1:45 - 2:40 PM
Ignite Your Team: How Motivation Enables High Performance
An interactive discussion on how to build high-performing teams.
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Presenters:
Chris Diller, Doug Jarnot and Gijs Valbracht from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Unconference Room
1:45 - 2:40 PM
Three outstanding women selected and mentored by Women in Agile, a nonprofit promoting female contributions in the Agile community, will deliver unique, impactful speeches on important topics.
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Developers
1:45 - 2:40 PM
Let's Stop Making Each Other Feel Stupid
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Instead, support one another and maximize learning and continuous improvement
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2:40 - 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
ALL TRACKS
Scrum Master
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Product Owner
3:00 - 3:45 PM
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Shifting to a product mindset can unlock new potentials, drive improvement, and create lasting customer value.
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Presenters:
Elif Tutuk, Exact Sciences
Agile Executives
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Product Operating Model: Setting up Products for Success
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Janette will share how some of the best product-led companies use the product operating model to achieve better results. ​​
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Presenters:
Unconference Room
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Unleash Your Team’s Potential: How to Use Self-Selection to Form Happy, Effective Teams.
How do you create engaged, happy, and effective teams? By empowering employees
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Presenter:
Amber R. Field, Author, Agile Discovery & Delivery
Developers
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Learn how Space Force uses Agile to manage satellites.
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Presenter:
Gordon Deng, Agile Portfolio Manager of Space CAMP
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3:45 - 4:00 PM
Passing time & break
ALL TRACKS