May 2020

Join us Wednesday, May 13th at 3:30pm on Zoom to learn about SAFe and how it can be applied to our work at NC State. Guest speaker, Keith Boswell, will be joining us from the Eliassen Group. Read the session description and more about Keith below. All experiences welcome, new members always welcome!

Join Zoom Meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/424627760

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe^®): The Modern Operating System for Business Agility”

Welcome to the software age—an interconnected, real-time world in which every industry is dependent on technology. To remain competitive, enterprises need to digitally transform their operations, business solutions, and customer experiences. The larger challenge in many enterprises’ is that their current business models, organizational hierarchy, and technology infrastructure can’t keep pace with the rapid changes required.

Enter the “Scaled Agile Framework” or SAFe^®. Think of it as an online knowledge base of proven, integrated principles, practices, and competencies to implement Lean, Agile, and DevOps at scale.

This presentation will provide an overview of the Scaled Agile Framework and how it aims to help organizations...

• Quickly adapt and respond to emerging competitive threats
• Efficiently identify and deliver incremental customer value
• Maintain quality in an evolving product and solution portfolio

Speaker:

Keith Boswell, SPC4, CSM, CSPO, SDP, IC-ATF

Senior Director, Agile Solutions, Eliassen Group

Twitter: @AgileRanger

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/keithboswell

Bio:

Keith manages Sales for the Southeast division of Eliassen Group’s Agile Practice. He has 25 years of experience in software development and management consulting and over 15 years of experience in Agile and DevOps. Before joining Eliassen, Keith managed the Global Partner Network for Rally Software and led product management, marketing and channels at companies like TogetherSoft, Microfocus, and StrikeIron. Keith has been a ScrumMaster, Product Owner, and Software Engineer and is a CSM, CSPO, SAFe Program Consultant (SPC4), and SAFe DevOps Practitioner (SDP). He is the proud father of a Junior at NC State and a huge Wolfpack fan!