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Agile is becoming the dominant practice for Software development management and is being used to in all facets of an organization to increase productivity and time to value.

To remain valuable and keep your skills development at the pace of organizational change, this is a must have learning session. 

There are very specific skills a professional requires to be successful working in the Agile way.  The problem is too many times, we think agile is a set of practices and nothing else.  Know the practices and you know Agile.  But knowing something doesn’t mean you can get things done.  To be successful in Agile you must learn and develop very practical professional skills that form the foundation of Agile Values and Principals. Learn this and the practices come alive and have meaning.    

Objectives/Takeaways:

• Understanding Agile as a way of working
• Value analysis
• Working iteratively
• What really is self-organization
• Team and self-leadership mindset
• Growth mindset and psychological safety

Speaker:  David Mantica

Speaker Bio:

David Mantica serves as Vice President and General Manager for SoftEd US. Fueled by his passion for developing empowered knowledge workers, he helps companies develop their teams through training and coaching, equipping them with today’s critical skills needed to work effectively in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world.

Drawing from his experience in successfully building a B2B training firm, growing it from scratch to $13M in seven years. David speaks and shares his insights and tactics on the impact of technology on leadership and management. His work at SoftEd helps organizations not only cope but thrive even with the ever-changing demands and complexities of modern business.

With over 30 years of experience and more than 700 speaking engagements, he inspires better work practices in marketing, product management, project management, software development, executive management, and other key areas of technology and business operations.

David’s home base is Raleigh-Durham, NC. From here he provides consulting to business owners here and worldwide. Driven by his love for helping people grow while maintaining their mental health, he also mentors several rising executive leaders, providing pro bono career coaching services that utilize his career insurance methodology. David is well known for his Manticaisms, a unique ability to refine or as he might say butcher the English language. His playful demeanor and style attracts and humanizes us all.