Note: This will be in the Program Book for the 2012 Agile Austin Conference. There are still two weeks to register for this valuable conference!
You have made a choice in
joining hundreds of others today who share a common purpose in helping to
create, sustain, or promote a culture of agility. Everyone has their own unique perspective on
why being here was worth the investment of time and mind. But there is one thing that unites every one
of us here today--an incredible opportunity to interact, learn, and teach to
make lasting positive changes within our organizations.
I cannot tell you how excited
I am to have culture be the focus of this event. Lasting change that transcends charismatic
leadership at the boardroom or grassroots level can only occur through a deep
and fundamental cultural transformation of the entire organization. This is not the responsibility of a
committee, consultancy, or management team.
It is your responsibility to achieve the "art of the possible"
within your organization to create a system that will deliver valuable software
to your end users in a competitive marketplace while respecting the humanity of
every individual involved in its creation.
This conference was brought
about by a decentralized and self-selecting team of people who are passionate
about changing the way that software is developed and the culture that sustains
that development here in Austin, Texas.
There was no hierarchy of this all-volunteer effort, but there was a
wealth of leadership that emerged from every member of the planning
committee. Team members selected work
that accentuated their strengths and problems were continuously exposed,
solved, and the knowledge in solving them was shared. It was truly a model of an agile culture that
I am proud to have been part of. I would
like to thank the team that made today possible, along with our partnering
sponsors. If you would like to be part
of this effort, we would love to have you.
Feel free to make note of what you would change based on what you've
learned today, and join us in shaping the next Agile Austin conference!
Please do not let the
conversations and learning that start in the sessions end there. Allow them to flourish in the hallways and
resonate in your minds long after the day is over. Bring them with you to work in your retrospectives
and interactions with others in your organization. Share the knowledge you've learned with
others in our community through the various Agile Austin meetings, SIGs, book
discussion groups, and workshops. Extend
your knowledge into other communities in Austin and then take back what you've
learned and why it was important so that we may all benefit from and develop cultures
of continuous improvement, learning, and agility!
Matt Roberts
@multicastmatt
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