Southern Fried Agile 2016

Have you ever wondered how to progressively harness focus on your goals and influence your outcomes?

Woody Zuill once famously quoted _‹ÐIf you could adopt only one agile practice, then let it be retrospectives. Everything else will follow_‹. The constantly evolving world of business in modern times demands frequent inspection and adaptation of methods and strategies in order for the latter to stay relevant. The empirical nature of agile features such assessments that can help individuals and teams adjust to constant change and establish a sustainable pace to deliver complex products.

Behold the _‹€Zorro Circles_‹_ to create an excellence in execution in behaviors and tactics. Discover the essentials of designing retrospectives by understanding the multi layered circles of projects' and peoples' characteristics. Experience the applicability of the _‹€Zorro Circles_‹_ in a variety of locales through real world instances and walk away with a handful of effective techniques to design moments of inspection and adaptation in your organization_‹_s ecosystem.

_‹ÐAt regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly._‹  -Agile Manifesto Principle 12

Throughout this process, we will also share real world instances that will demonstrate the applicability and success of the Zorro Circles.

Given below is the session outline.
1. Introduction (5 min)
2. The real world impact of retrospectives (10 min)
3. The Zorro Circles (15 min)
4. Three retrospective techniques (10 mins)
5. Open Forum (5 min)

Timing : Presentation 45 min

Learning objectives
1. Understand the real world impact of retrospectives on individuals and teams.
2. Walk away with a secret sauce for designing a successful retrospective.
3. Walk away with three effective techniques for retrospectives.

Vivek Angiras's speaking experience:
Agile Conferences/Events _‹_
1. Triagile Raleigh 2016
2. Agile Dev West Las Vegas 2016
3. Heart of Agile Philadelphia 2016
4. Big Apple Scrum Day 2016
5. Global Scrum Gathering Orlando 2016
6. IIBA BA Development Day 2015

Agile User Groups/Local Meet ups _‹_
1. DC Area Scaled Agilists  
2. Agile Professionals VA
3. Baltimore Agile  
4. Agile Chicago Style Podcasts

Aakash Srinivasan's speaking experience:
Agile Conferences/Events _‹_
1. Triagile Raleigh 2016
2. Agile Dev West Las Vegas 2016
3. Heart of Agile Philadelphia 2016
4. Big Apple Scrum Day 2016
5. Global Scrum Gathering Orlando 2016
6. Agile 2015  
7. AgileIndy 2015 

Agile User Groups/Local Meet ups _‹_
1. DC Scrum User Group
2. Illinois Regional Agile Users Group 
3. DC Area Scaled Agilists 
4. Agile Professionals VA 
5. Baltimore Agile  
6. Agile Chicago Style Podcasts  
7. Learning Tree Scrum User Group  
8. IIBA DC