Netherlands

Workshop Waardevolle Agile Retrospectives, Utrecht
Utrecht , NetherlandsDe workshop Waardevolle Agile Retrospectives ondersteunt succesvolle agile transformaties op alle niveaus in organisaties.

Bits&Chips Software Engineering Conference
High Tech Campus, Eindhoven - Conference Center The Strip High Tech Campus 1, Eindhoven , NetherlandsThe Bits&Chips Software Engineering conference brings together leading figures from industry and academia to exchange knowledge, ideas and experiences about the challenges of engineering current and future generations software systems.

Getting more out of Agile and Lean at GOTO Amsterdam
Beurs van Berlage Damrak 243, Amsterdam, NetherlandsPractices for teams and their stakeholders to develop the right products, deliver faster, increase quality, and create happy high performing teams.

Test Automation Day 2015
World Trade Center Rotterdam Beursplein 37, Rotterdam, NetherlandsTest Automation Day is a key meeting place for Test Professionals and Executives from leading IT organizations. The event features an inspiring day of talks and workshops by international speakers focused on Test Automation Innovation.

GOTO Amsterdam 2015
Beurs van Berlage Damrak 243, Amsterdam, NetherlandsGOTO Amsterdam is a practitioner-driven enterprise software development conference designed for team leads, architects, and project management and is organized "for developers by developers".

Agile Leadership Event by Agile Consortium
Hogeschool Rotterdam Museumpark 40, Rotterdam, NetherlandsAgile Consortium will host an evening seminar on leadership fit for the 21st century. David Marquet, author of the award winning book Turn the Ship Around, will present his keynote on Intent-Based Leadership, as part of an interesting evening program.

Software-Centric Systems Conference
High Tech Campus, Eindhoven - Conference Center The Strip High Tech Campus 1, Eindhoven , NetherlandsThe Software-Centric Systems Conference facilitates the exchange of knowledge and experiences in the crucial and strategic discipline of complex software development.

GOTO Amsterdam 2016
Beurs van Berlage Damrak 243, Amsterdam, NetherlandsI will be covering the GOTO Amsterdam conference for InfoQ. GOTO Amsterdam is a practitioner-driven enterprise software development conference designed for team leads, architects, and project management and is organized "for developers by developers".

Workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams, Utrecht
Utrecht (TBA) Utrecht, NetherlandsIn this interactive workshop you can practice different exercises from the Retrospective Exercises Toolbox to facilitate retrospectives. You will learn the “what” and “why” of retrospectives, the business value and benefits that they can bring for your team.

Meetup: Oefeningen voor waardevolle agile retrospectives
gemeente Groningen Harm Buterplein 1, Groningen, NetherlandsAgileHubNoord heeft mij uitgenodigd om in hun meetup op 21 september een mini-workshop te geven over agile retrospectives.

Agile and Software Architecture Symposium 2016
GelreDome Batavierenweg 25, Arnhem, NetherlandsThe Agile and Software Architecture Symposium 2016 (ASAS) is a practical solutions driven conference, where technical leads, software architects, business analysts and engineering directors can learn about and discuss better ways to deliver the software solutions that are right for their users. I will be covering the fifth ASAS event for InfoQ.

XP Days Benelux 2016
Kapellerput Conference Hotel Somerenseweg 100, Heeze, NetherlandsThe XP Days program committee has accepted my workshop "Agile Self-Assessment Game" for the XP Days Benelux 2016 conference. How cool is that!

Agile Consortium Netherlands 2017 conference
Cultuur en Congrescentrum Antropia Hoofdstraat 8, Driebergen, NetherlandsThe Agile Consortium Netherlands organizes a full day conference on November 2. 2017 theme: is "The Power of Paradox as a driver for organizational change".

Agile Showcase Amsterdam – Agile Self-assessment Game
Mercure Hotel Amsterdam City Joan Muyskenweg 10, Amsterdam, NetherlandsI'm giving a mini-workshop at the Agile Showcase Amsterdam on January 25 where I will play the Agile Self-assessment Game.

World Retrospective Day 2018
Xebia Hilversum Laapersveld 27, Hilversum, NetherlandsFollow the Sun as we Retrospect Around the World. Our vision is to promote continuous improvement throughout the world by encouraging the adoption of retrospectives, by increasing the utility of retrospectives for people, teams, and organizations, and by sharing new ideas and insights with each other.

Workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams in Amsterdam
Trifork Amsterdam Rijnsburgstraat 9-11, Amsterdam, NetherlandsLearn new exercises for your agile retrospectives, find out how to create a safe environment, and improve your facilitation skills in the workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams in Amsterdam on February 14, 2018!

Workshop Delivering Value with Agile in Amsterdam
Trifork Amsterdam Rijnsburgstraat 9-11, Amsterdam, NetherlandsLearn how to apply agile practices throughout your organization to develop the right products, deliver faster, increase quality, and improve organizational agility with happy high-performing teams in Amsterdam on March 20-21, 2018!

Retrospective Facilitators Gathering 2018
Netherlands , NetherlandsRFG 2018 is a small invitation only gathering, which provides for an opportunity for very focused and high-density learning on Agile Retrospectives.

Workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams in Amsterdam
Trifork Amsterdam Rijnsburgstraat 9-11, Amsterdam, NetherlandsLearn new exercises for your agile retrospectives, find out how to create a safe environment, and improve your facilitation skills in the workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams in Amsterdam on April 17, 2018!

XP Days Benelux 2018
Kapellerput Conference Hotel Somerenseweg 100, Heeze, NetherlandsI'm returning to XP Days Benelux in 2018 to play the impediment game in "Problem? What Problem?" on November 29 in Heeze, The Netherlands.

World Retrospective Day 2019
Rabobank Utrecht Croeselaan 18, Utrecht, NetherlandsWorld Retrospective Day is a volunteer-based, globally coordinated effort to share in the power of retrospectives.

How to Improve Your DevOps Practices and Culture
Webinar Online, Worldwide, NetherlandsI'm doing a webinar on How to Improve Your DevOps Practices and Culture on Dzone on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CET.

World Retrospective Day 2020
TBD TBD, TBDWorld Retrospective Day - March 26 - is a volunteer-based, globally coordinated effort to share in the power of retrospectives. Registration for events is up at worldretrospectiveday.com/. Download agile retrospectives book, games, and coaching tools with a discount!

Codemotion Amsterdam 2020 -> will move to spring 2021
De Kromhouthal Gedempt Hamerkanaal 231, Amsterdam, NetherlandsI'm speaking at CodeMotion Amsterdam 2020 about Teams, what’s in it for me?

Improving Organizational Agility – Virtual course
Online , NetherlandsI'm giving my popular workshop Improving Organizational Agility as an online virtual course on July 8 and 9, in collaboration with Agile Actors #learning.

Webinar Enhancing quality and testing in agile teams
Online , NetherlandsIn the webinar enhancing quality and testing in agile teams - from theory to practice I'll show how you can improve quality and testing using gamification. Sign up at PractiTest.

Agile Business Day 2020
Online , NetherlandsI will be speaking at Agile Business Day 2020 about leading agile teams. This year, Agile Business Day is an online event on September 11-12.

DevOpsCon Berlin 2020
Mercure Hotel MOA Berlin Stephanstraße 41, Berlin, GermanyI'm returning to DevOpsCon Berlin to do a session on Assessing Agility with Gamification on October 14, 2020.

Agile Tour London 2020
Online , NetherlandsI'm returning to Agile Tour London to do a mini-workshop titled How Agile are You? Join me to play the Agile Self-assessment Game online on October 21, 2020.

Virtual Agile Self-assessments in Remote and Distributed Teams
Online , NetherlandsI'm doing a short webinar on Virtual Agile Self-assessments in Remote and Distributed Teams on October 26, in collaboration with Agile Actors #learning.

Agile Tour Brussels 2020
Online , NetherlandsI'm returning to Agile Tour Brussels to do a futurespective on software development in 2040. Join this conference online on October 30, 2020.

Workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices
Online , NetherlandsFind out how you can handle impediments effectively and faster and practice your problem-solving skills in my workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices on November 9, 2020.

Workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsI’m doing an interactive online workshop where you can practice your problem-solving skills and learn how to deal with agile impediments. Join me on January 27, 2021, for this live online workshop.

OOP 2021
Online , NetherlandsIn 2021 I'm back at OOP conference, doing a mini workshop on collaborative problem-solving. Join me online, February 8-12, 2021.

Workshop Assessing your Agility – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsI'm doing an interactive online workshop where you can learn how to assess your agility to take the next steps on your agile journey. Join me on February 12 for this live online workshop.

Continuous Improvement in Remote and Distributed Teams – Virtual Course
Online , NetherlandsJoin my workshop Continuous Improvement in Remote and Distributed Teams as an online virtual course on February 16 and 17, 2021, in collaboration with Agile Actors #learning.

Workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsLearn how you can run remote retrospectives, practice online exercises that involve everyone, and gain insight into psychological safety in distributed retrospectives in the workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives on February 23, 2021.

Workshop Assessing your Agility at Agile Nigeria Conference
Online , NetherlandsAssessing your Agility by Ben Linders, workshop in collaboration with The Agile Advisor Africa for the Agile Nigeria Conference.

Improving Organizational Agility – Virtual course
Online , NetherlandsI’m giving my popular workshop Improving Organizational Agility as an online virtual course on March 2 and 3, 2021, in collaboration with Agile Actors #learning.

Workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice your problem-solving skills and learn how to deal with agile impediments. Join me on March 11, 2021, for the live online workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices.

Workshop Assessing your Agility – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can learn how to assess your agility to take the next steps on your agile journey: Join me on March 16 for this live online workshop.

Aginext 2021
Online , NetherlandsAt Aginext 2021 I'm doing a session together with Fabio Armani where we explore psychological safety and culture in teams. Join us March 17-19, online, Aginext 2021.

Workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsLearn how you can run remote retrospectives, practice online exercises that involve everyone, and gain insight into psychological safety in distributed retrospectives in the workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives on March 25, 2021.

Workshop Develop Better Products with Agile – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsLearn how to develop better products using agile practices to understand your customers, develop iteratively, deliver faster with better quality, and get valuable feedback on March 29-30, 2021!

Workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice your problem-solving skills and learn how to deal with agile impediments. Join me on March 31, 2021, for the live online workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices.

Workshop Self-assessing your Agility – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you learn how to assess your agility using gamification and take the next steps on your agile journey: Join me on April 1 for this live online workshop.
A one-day workshop for €450. Early bird until February 28: €350.
This workshop is part of the March 2021 Agile Training Week.

XP Days 2021
Online , NetherlandsI'm returning to XP Days to do an interactive session on starting up distributed teams online with gamification. Join me on November 25, 2021, online!

Continuous Improvement in Remote and Distributed Teams
Online , NetherlandsI'm giving an online workshop to practice continuous improvement in remote and distributed teams on May 31 and June 1 in collaboration with Agile Actors #learning.
Upcoming workshops
Workshop Fostering a Sustainable Collaborative Culture with Psychological Safety
I'm giving the workshop Fostering a Sustainable Collaborative Culture with Psychological Safety at DevOpsCon Munich Transformation Day, December 1.
December 1, 2025 at Holiday Inn Munich – City Centre
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Ben Linders
Ben Linders Consulting
Tilburg, The Netherlands