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Evolving Teams through Cadenced Flow

So you’re on a team that “went agile” (whatever that means) and you’ve been using Scrum or Kanban or some other method for a while. But for some reason you’re either not seeing things get better, can’t get traction or the improvements have slowed down or stopped. Cat & Matt introduce Cadenced Flow, which is a principled approach for evolving teams no matter what methods they are using or how far along they are on their journey of becoming more lean or agile. Participants will learn the basic principles that drive team cadence and workflow and then cover practical approaches for improvement, such as how to define and measure work as well as how to coordinate and deliver product.

Matt Barcomb

Product development leader / consultant (odbox.co)

Matt Barcomb has over 18 years of experience as a product development leader who takes a pragmatic, systems approach to change. He partners with organizations to help leadership teams develop & deploy strategy, optimize product management & development, and evolve traditional HR functions into modern talent development practices. Matt enjoys challenging mental models, simplifying the seemingly complex, and uncovering the “why” behind the “what”. He shares his experiences and ideas at www.odbox.co or on twitter as @mattbarcomb.

Cat Swetel

Visiting Scientist, PraxisFlow

PraxisFlow Cat is visiting scientist at PraxisFlow. She has served as a coach on several Lean Agile transformations and has experience applying lean principles in a traditional warehouse setting and in software development. Cat enjoys experimenting with new technologies and is passionate about increasing diversity in STEM.