Overcoming Resistance to Change

Abstract

In introducing and driving the adoption of agile software development methods in organizations, change agents face resistance to change in a wide variety of forms. In this highly interactive mixed-format half- day session, the presenters describe different types of resistance to change, different behavioral expressions of resistance, how patterns of resistance relate to the organizational area that originated the idea for the change and to the different priorities of various groups in an organization, and effective approaches to countering resistance.

Co-presenter: Dave Nicolette

An IT professional since 1977, Dave has been heavily involved with agile software development since 2002. He is a senior consultant with Valtech Technologies where he serves as an agile team coach and mentor and ScrumMaster for clients and for internal development teams. He is active in local user groups and the online agile community, and appears as a speaker and workshop facilitator at industry conferences. His main professional interest is in helping drive industry adoption of agile and lean principles and practices, especially organizational transformation of large enterprises.

Co-presenter: Lasse Koskela

Lasse works as a coach, trainer and consultant, spending his days helping clients and colleagues at Reaktor Innovations create successful software products. He has trenched in a variety of software projects ranging from enterprise applications to middleware products developed for an equally wide range of domains. In the recent years, Lasse has spent an increasing amount of time giving training courses and mentoring teams on-site, helping them improve their performance and establish a culture of continuous learning. When not working with clients, Lasse hacks on open source projects, moderates discussions at JavaRanch, or writes about software development - most recently a book on Test Driven Development. He is one of the pioneers of the Finnish agile community and speaks frequently at international conferences.

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