Governance
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Workshop Increasing Organizational Agility with Retrospectives at AgileEE (Kiev)
Unnamed Venue Kiev, UkraineIn this workshop you will learn how to scale agile retrospectives, doing them with multiple teams from a project, product or organization, practice facilitation skills with different retrospective exercises, and learn how you can introduce and improve retrospectives. You will also learn to do agile self-assessments and readiness checks and to design and facilitate retrospectives that help organizations to increase their agility.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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Workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams at Agile Greece Summit 2016
Cine Kerameikos Κεραμεικού 58 & Μαραθώνος, Athens , GreeceIn the workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams you will practice exercises for facilitating retrospectives in teams.
€480 -
Workshop Getting More out of Agile and Lean at Agile Greece Summit 2016
Cine Kerameikos Κεραμεικού 58 & Μαραθώνος, Athens , GreeceThe 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
EUR600 -
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.
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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Workshop Making Agile Work for You at Craft 2018
Ericsson Budapest Magyar Tudósok körútja 11, Budapest, HungaryI'm returning to Craft in 2018 to give my workshop Making Agile Work for you. Learn how to apply agile practices to develop the right products, deliver faster, increase quality, and become a happy high-performing team!
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Workshop Getting more out of Agile and Lean in Prague
Aguarra Training Center Kladno Ulice Váňova 3180, Kladno, Czech RepublicAre you interested in learning practices for teams and their stakeholders to develop the right products, deliver faster, increase quality, and create happy high performing teams? Come to my workshop Getting more out of Agile and Lean in Prague on September 11!
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Workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives in Prague
Aguarra Training Center Kladno Ulice Váňova 3180, Kladno, Czech RepublicLearn 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 in Prague on September 12!
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Making Agile Work for You at Agile Greece Summit 2018
Events Center of University of West Attica Thivon 250, AthensFor the fourth time in a row, I'm returning to Athens to give a workshop "Making Agile Work for You" in conjunction with the Agile Greece Summit. Early bird ticket sales has started!
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Improving Organizational Agility at GOTO Berlin 2018
bcc Alexanderstraße 11, Berlin, GermanyLearn how to apply agile throughout your organization to develop the right products, deliver faster with better quality, and improve organizational agility at GOTO Berlin 2018!
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GOTO Berlin 2018
bcc Berlin Congress Center Alexanderstraße 11, Berlin, GermanyI will be covering GOTO Berlin for InfoQ and will give the workshop Improving Organizational Agility.
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Agile in the City Bristol 2018
M Shed Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol, United KingdomI will be giving a mini-workshop at Agile in the City Bristol 2018 on retrospecting your retrospectives. November 7-9, 2018.
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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.
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GrowIT 2018
Novi Sad Fair Hajduk Veljkova 11, Novi Sad, SerbiaI have been invited by GrowIt to give a talk about how to (not) manage teams at their Full Stack conference in Novi Sad, Serbia, on December 1 and 2.
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QCon London 2019
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, England, United KingdomI'm attending QCon London as an InfoQ editor, a conference with patterns, practices, and use cases, from the world's most innovative software companies.
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Workshop Improving Organizational Agility in London
De Morgan House 57-58 Russell Square, London, United KingdomI'm giving the workshop Improving Organizational Agility in London on May 9, 2019, in collaboration with Agile Games Workshop.
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ACE! 2019
Multikino Kraków Dobrego Pasterza 128, Krakow, PolandAt ACE! 2019 I'm doing a mini-workshop where you can practice effective techniques for dealing with impediments: Problem? What Problem?
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P&PDay Lviv: Keynote Driving Improvements with Agile Retrospectives
Lviv Art Palace Kopernyka St, 17, Lviv, UkraineI have been invited to give the keynote Driving Improvements with Agile Retrospectives at the Lviv Project & Product Management Day on May 25, 2019.
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Agility Workshop: Leveraging the benefits of Retrospectives [SOLD OUT]
Mercure Hotel MOA Berlin Stephanstraße 41, Berlin, GermanyI'm giving a full day Agility Workshop - Leveraging the benefits of Retrospectives at DevOps Conference 2019 Berlin on June 14, 2019.
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Workshop Making Agile Work for You at eXperience Agile 2019 [Sold out]
EDP Headquarters Avenida 24 de Julho, 12, Lisbon, PortugalI'm giving the workshop Making Agile Work for You at eXperience Agile 2019. Ticket sales has started, sign up now!
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TestCon Europe 2019
Multikino Vilnius Ozo str. 18, Vilnius, LithuaniaI'm returning to TestCon to present how to improve software quality with retrospectives. Join me October 16-17 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Agile Management Congress 2019
Prague Prague, Czech RepublicI'm returning to the Agile Management Congress in Prague on Nov 25 to do a mini-workshop on Dealing with Impediments and a full-day workshop Improving Organizational Agility.
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Workshop Improving Organizational Agility at Agile Management Congress 2019
Aguarra Training Center Kladno Ulice Váňova 3180, Kladno, Czech RepublicI'm giving my Workshop Improving Organizational Agility at the Agile Management Congress on November 26 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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DevOpsCon Munich 2019
Hilton Hotel Munich Park Am Tucherpark 7, Munich, GermanyI'm returning to DevOpsCon to talk about Organizational Agility: Taking Retrospectives to the Next Level and do a mini-workshop on Impediments in Munich on December 3-4, 2019.
€1340
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