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For groups of individual contributors to become teams that can achieve greatness together takes more than technical skills. The journey also requires what some are calling “pe…
Diana Larsen
Diana Larsen, also known as a Visionary Pragmatic, Retrospective Goddess, and Leadership Agility Advisor, engages with challenges that emerge at the intersection of team improvement, learning, and leadership. She discovers solutions and possibilities where others find only barriers and obstacles. Diana works alongside leaders to build their proficiency in shaping environments for productive, resilient teams and accelerate organizational learning. She delivers keynote talks, as well as consulting and mentoring services.
Devoted to the success of all Agile leaders, coaches, and teams, Diana co-authored books *Lead without Blame: Building Resilient Learning Teams*; *Agile Retrospectives 2nd ed: A Practical Guide for Catalyzing Team Learning and Improvement*; *Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams*; *Five Rules for Accelerated Learning*; and co-originated the Agile Fluency® Model. Discover more about Diana’s contributions at dianalarsen.com.
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In this work, we present the concept of a change model. The model addresses complex changes as we often experience them when introducing a modern (respectively Agile) software…
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Are you relatively new to Agile?
At Agile 2015 we’ve put together the Agile Boot Camp track just for you. Because such a large percentage of the conference attendees are parti…
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A talk with Diana Larsen about what's going on with social justice in Portland, Oregon.
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Dr. Dave:
Hello and welcome to the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast.…
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Setting the stage. Gathering data. Encouraging participation. Making your team feel safe.
Suddenly Distributed: Effective Retrospectives in the Age of Coronavirus
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Samba with Diana Larsen to skillful performance for your Agile teams. Businesses and software teams can create harmony and make exceptional “music” together. When Diana co-dev…
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Learning is emerging as a key competency as the 21st century unfolds, not only for every organization, but also for every individual – from those in the board room and the exe…
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Think back over your work and life. What was your “best job ever”? What qualities stand out to you as you relive it? And what do you think made that possible?
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Event Sessions
The world has changed. Agile software development has evolved, agility has taken center stage, and Agile Retrospectives are no longer a novel idea. Along with so much else, Re…
Event Sessions
What is this thing called Agile? Is it old hat and common sense? Or some newfangled nonsense? How is it different from Business Agility? Lean? DevOps? How are they connected? …
Event Sessions
Every Agile project must respond to organizational conditions and climate. Gaining awareness of context helps the core team and project community know how they fit into the la…
Books
A detailed framework for leaders to move past outdated workplace blame and shame strategies to cultivate resilient teams capable of facing adversity and setbacks confidently.
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Books
Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams
Ready, set, liftoff! Align your team to one purpose: successful delivery. Learn new insights and techniques for starting projects and …
Books
Project retrospectives help teams examine what went right and what went wrong on a project. But traditionally, retrospectives (also known as “post-mortems”) are only held at t…
