"Harass me with pain or Alice in Agile land of Wonders" from Anna Lavrova

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Harass me with Pain Adventures of Alice in Agile land of Wonders

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Why me? ! 7+ years of Project Management in IT ! Certified Scrum Master ! Implemented Agile methodologies from scratch in 3 projects ! One of only 5+ female Project Managers in Ciklum ! Proud feminist setting new attitudes for Women in IT

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That’s Alice! She wants to enter IT World of Wonders. What is there for her?

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Which kingdom do you choose?

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Gender bias

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Harassment it is!

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Non clear user stories

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Non clear user stories Set intentions - not requirements Think of pornhub effect Experiment Talk to sales team

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No Product Owner and Designer

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No Product Owner and Designer Be the change owner Demo or die

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Who changes requirements before demo?

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Who changes requirements before demo? Business priorities matter Pornhub effect again

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No breaking changes shall pass!

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No breaking changes shall pass! Pay attention to release notes and prepare for worse Get more people involved

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How to make people awesome?

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How to make people awesome? Introduce mentors Hire juniors Have subteam leaders and secure broken leg effect Give enough power to team leads

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Ultimate purpose of The Queen

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Ultimate purpose of The Queen Create safe environment Be the NEEDED leader

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Thank you and I’m open for the questions! facebook.com/lavrovanna [email protected] ua.linkedin.com/in/lavrovanna 0934548455