
Masterclass Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams at Agile Tour Kaunas 2016
Kaunas Kaunas, LithuaniaPractice retrospective exercises and learn the “what” and “why” of retrospectives and the business value and benefits on October 11 in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Masterclass Agile and Lean at Agile Tour Kaunas 2016
Kaunas Kaunas, LithuaniaIn this masterclass in Kaunas, Lithuania you will experience agile practices for teams and stakeholders with advice on how to deploy them, and tips and tricks to become more agile and lean.

Agile Tour Kaunas, Lithuania – Keynote on Continuous Improvement
Park inn by Radisson Kaunas Hotel K. Donelaičio g. 27, Kaunas, LithuaniaI will give a keynote at Agile Tour Kaunas, biggest event about agile project management and information systems development in Lithuania.

Agile Tour Beirut 2016
American University of Beirut الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت, beirut, LebanonI will give two talks on October 15 at Agile Tour Beirut, one about how to become a better Scrum master and one on valuable retrospectives.

Workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives, Nov 1 in Kladno, Czech Republic
Aguarra Training Center Kladno Ulice Váňova 3180, Kladno, Czech RepublicCome to my workshop on Nov 1 in Kladno (near Prague) to make your agile retrospectives valuable. You'll learn the why, what and how of agile retrospectives and practice exercises to develop your facilitation skills.

Workshop Getting More out of Agile and Lean, Nov 2 in Kladno, Czech Republic
Aguarra Training Center Kladno Ulice Váňova 3180, Kladno, Czech RepublicThe practices in the workshop Getting More out of Agile and Lean will help you to develop the right products for your business and customers, reduce your delivery time, increase the quality of your software, and create happy high performing teams.

GOTO Berlin 2016
bcc Berlin Congress Center Alexanderstraße 11, Berlin, GermanyGOTO Berlin 2016 is a major software development conference in Germany. I will cover this conference for InfoQ and give a workshop about Agile and Lean.

Workshop Getting More out of Agile and Lean at Goto Berlin 2016
bcc Alexanderstraße 11, Berlin, GermanyTeams and their stakeholders learn Agile and Lean practices to develop the right products, deliver faster, increase quality, and create happy high performing teams at GOTO Berlin 2016.

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!

Workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives, Dec 1 in Kladno, Czech Republic
Aguarra Training Center Kladno Ulice Váňova 3180, Kladno, Czech RepublicCome to my workshop on Dec 1 in Kladno (near Prague) to make your agile retrospectives valuable. You'll learn the why, what and how of agile retrospectives and practice exercises to develop your facilitation skills.

Workshop Getting More out of Agile and Lean, Dec 2 in Kladno, Czech Republic
Aguarra Training Center Kladno Ulice Váňova 3180, Kladno, Czech RepublicThe practices in the workshop Getting More out of Agile and Lean will help you to develop the right products for your business and customers, reduce your delivery time, increase the quality of your software, and create happy high performing teams.

European Testing Conference 2017
Wanha Satama Pikku Satamakatu 3, Helsinki, FinlandThe European Testing Conference is about getting experts and practitioners together to talk, learn and practice the art of testing. We’re looking into advanced new methods into making our testing more effective, as well as enrich our understanding of fundamental methods to grow a stronger community.

From Agile IT to Enterprise Agility – Agile Consortium Belgium
KBC Bank Brussels Havenlaan 2, Brussels, BelgiumThe Agile Consortium Belgium organizes their yearly event, the topic is From Agile IT to Enterprise Agility. I will cover the event for InfoQ.

Spicing up Agile Retrospectives at Topconf Linz 2017
IM OÖ KULTURQUARTIER OK Platz 1, Linz, AustriaI will give a talk about Spicing up Agile Retrospectives at Topconf Linz 2017.

QCon London 2017
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, England, United KingdomA practitioner-driven conference, QCon is designed for technical team leads, architects, engineering directors, and project managers who influence innovation in their teams. I will be covering the QCon London conference for InfoQ.

Webinar Keeping Retrospectives Fresh
Webinar Online, Worldwide, NetherlandsIn this Collaboration at Scale webinar, we'll explore how you can keep retrospectives fresh, engaging, and impactful. We'll focus especially on helping distributed teams identify the frameworks that allow them to explore different ways they can improve performance.

Workshop valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams at QCon London 2017
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, England, United KingdomI'm returning to QCon London in 2017 to give a workshop on valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams on Thursday March 9.

Lean IT Summit 2017
Espaces Diderot 10 rue Traversière, Paris, FranceJoin the Lean IT Summit, March 14-15 in Paris, France, to discover how Lean can be an inspiring model for IT Leaders - I will cover the IT Summit for InfoQ.

Workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives at Agile Management Congress 2017
Clarion Congress Hotel Olomouc Jeremenkova 36, Olomouc, Czech RepublicPractice retrospective exercises and develop skills to design and lead valuable agile retrospectives in the full day workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives at the Agile Management Congress.

Workshop Making Agile Valuable at CraftConf 2017
Learn how to apply the agile mindset, principles and practices to increase the value delivered by your people, teams, and organization.

Valuable Agile Retrospectives in Budapest 2017
Budapest Budapest, HungaryPractice retrospective exercises and develop skills to design and lead valuable agile retrospectives in the full day workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives in Budapest, Hungary.

Craft Conference 2017
MAGYAR VASÚTTÖRTÉNETI PARK TATAI ÚT 95, Budapest, HungaryCRAFT is about software craftsmanship, presenting which tools, methods, practices should be part of the toolbox of a modern developer and company, and serving as compass on new technologies, trends. You can learn from the best speakers and practitioners in our community.

Masterclass Improving your Agile and Lean Transformation
Vilnius Vilnius, LithuaniaIn this masterclass you will experience Agile and Lean practices for teams and stakeholders with advice on how to deploy them and integrate them into your existing processes, and tips and tricks to become more agile and lean.

Retrospective Facilitators Gathering 2017
Race Brook Lodge 864 S Undermountain Rd, Sheffielld, MA, United StatesRFG 2017 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 Istanbul
Agile Mentor Academy Istanbul, TurkeyIn the workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams in Istanbul on May 31 you will try out different retrospective exercises and learn how to effectively facilitate retrospectives in agile teams.

Agile Greece Summit 2017 & Workshops in Athens
Proorismos Papastratos Gravias 25, Pireas, GreeceIn conjunction with Agile Greece I'm giving in-house workshops in Athens on Getting More out of Agile and Lean in the week when the summit takes place.

Exercises to spice up your agile retrospective at Agile Cambridge 2017
Churchill College University of Cambridge Storey's Way, CambridgeIn this mini-workshop you will experience how using different exercises can help you to spice up your agile retrospectives and get more value out of them.

Playing the Agile Self-Assessment Game at Lean Agile Scotland 2017
I will be playing the Agile Self-assessment Game with teams at Lean Agile Scotland in a 90 minute mini-workshop

Workshop Increasing your Agility at Agile by Example 2017
Centrum Konferencyjne Zielna Zielna 37B, Warsaw, PolandCome play the Agile Self-Assessment Game and the Backpacking Retrospective Exercise in teams at Agile by Example 2017 to discover how agile you are and what you need to pack to increase your agility.

Making Team Working Work at Agile by Example 2017
Multikino Złote Tarasy Złota 59, Warsaw, PolandThis talk at Agile by Example 2017 will show how you can self-assess how your team is performing and provide you with ideas to improve collaboration and teamwork to increase the agility of your team.

Workshop Getting More out of Agile and Lean in London
London (TBA) London, United KingdomJoin my Workshop Getting More out of Agile and Lean in London Oct 17-18 to learn how to effectively apply agile practices for teams and their stakeholders

Dealing Effectively with Impediments at Bosnia Agile Day 2017
I will give a mini-workshop Dealing Effectively with Impediments at Bosnia Agile Day: one-day event that brings world-wide Agile Evangelists, leading Agile experts, practitioners and innovators together to share their experiences, expertise, enthusiasm and knowledge.

Agile People Sweden 2017
Teaterskeppet Skeppsbrokajen 104, Stockholm, SwedenAgile People Sweden 2017: spreading the agile values of customer collaboration, energized people, learning organization, inspiring leadership and rapid change to all areas of business and organizations.

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".

Playing the Agile Self-assessment Game at Agile Tour Lille
Inter-Hotel Ascotel Lille 7 Avenue Paul Langevin, Lille, FranceI will play the Agile Self-assessment Game at Agile Tour Lille, a non-profit event where people share experiences with agile within local communities.

Workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams in Istanbul
Agile Mentor Academy Istanbul, TurkeyIn the workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams in Istanbul on November 24 you will try out different retrospective exercises and learn how to effectively facilitate retrospectives in agile teams.

Workshop Getting More out of Agile and Lean in Paris
Paris Eifeltower, Paris, FranceFull day Workshop Getting More out of Agile and Lean with Ben Linders in Paris, November 28, 2017, at Lean Kanban France #lkfr17

Impediment Game at Lean Kanban France 2017
MAS (Maison des Associations) 10/18 rue des Terres au Curé, Paris, FranceI will be playing the impediment game at Lean Kanban France 2017. Also doing a full day workshop on November 28: Getting More out of Agile and Lean.

XP Days Benelux 2017
Elewijt Center Tervuursesteenweg 564, Elewijt-Zemst,, BelgiumXP Days is a two day conference on agile software development for and by practitioners. I have submitted a session about the Agile Self-assessment game.

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.

Workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams in Istanbul
Agile Mentor Academy Istanbul, TurkeyLearn 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 Istanbul on February 1, 2018!

Increasing Agility with Retrospectives in Istanbul
Agile Mentor Academy Istanbul, TurkeyLearn how to scale agile retrospectives by doing them with multiple teams from a project, product or organization, practice facilitation skills with different retrospective exercises, and find out how you can introduce and improve retrospectives in the workshop Increasing Agility with Retrospectives in Istanbul on February 2, 2018!

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!

QCon London 2018
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, England, United KingdomQCon is a community-driven international software conference with over 140 speakers and hundreds of influential, inspiring attendees and speakers who are bringing new ideas, driving innovation, and adopting new technology inside their companies.

Workshop Delivering Value with Agile in London
London (TBA) London, United KingdomLearn 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 London on March 8-9, 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!

Workshop Delivering Value with Agile in Madrid
SQS Madrid Alcalá, 35, Madrid, SpainLearn 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 Madrid on April 23-24, 2018!
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