Women In Agile Africa
#AFRICA is the second largest continent by population, with around 1.37 Billion people across 55 countries, or 17.4% of the world's population. A rich continent of human & mineral resources with abundant talent in beauty, cultural diversity.Did you know agile awareness & adoption is a long way from impacting Africa positively? Hence #WiAAfrica to evangelise Agile Mindset in 3 different languages across the continent.Women in Agile Africa invites you to the first-ever edition of her 3-days conference scheduled for 27th – 29th January 2022 in English, French and Portuguese- Theme: “Uniting & Transforming Africa leveraging Agile” Block your spot here as a Speaker – https://bit.ly/3zt5CrdAgility is the ability to change quickly, taking into account previous experiences, adapting and improving continuously. So imagine an Africa that is transforming, renewing itself based on its history, through adaptation and continuous improvement For questions about the event or to become a sponsor, contact organizers Fanny Ndengue, Mercy George-Igbafe, Nadia Alegre & Adjo Abigail AKAKPO Check out!
WIA Interview Uta Kapp
Meet our Gold Sponsor Today Alisa spoke to Uta Kapp from the Scrum-Events network. Uta is the AllScout GmbH gold sponsor of our conference on November 23 2020 ! Why Uta, one of the pioneers of the German agile world, supports Women in Agile in general, but also personally? Find out more in this interview. Have fun! Early Bird Coupon As part of our “early bird bus tour” use the coupon code AUSTRIA10 or GERMANY10 when you join the conference. It is 10% off and valid until 25th of October 2020.
WIA Interview Ekaterina Bredikhina
New speaker aboard We are happy proud to have great speakers aboard on ONLINE Women in Agile Europe 2020 !One of these is Ekaterina Bredikhina. Katja is lead trainer of eduScrum Russia. Get to know Katja by reading her profile on the WomenInAgile.eu website and watching this short video we made for you. Interview In our WIA interview series we ask speakers three questions Who are you and what is your expertise? What will attendants learn in your workshop? Why are you looking forward to WIAEU2020 conference? Early Bird Coupon As Katja just joined our agenda, as part of our “early bird bus tour” we are re-opening the coupon code RUSSIA10 for people from Russia who want to join the conference. It is 10% off and valid until 25th of October 2020.
WIA Speaker Interview Ekaterina Bredikhina
New speaker aboard We are happy proud to have great speakers aboard on ONLINE Women in Agile Europe 2020 !One of these is Ekaterina Bredikhina. Katja is lead trainer of eduScrum Russia. Get to know Katja by reading her profile on the WomenInAgile.eu website and watching this short video we made for you. Interview In our WIA interview series we ask speakers three questions Who are you and what is your expertise? What will attendants learn in your workshop? Why are you looking forward to WIAEU2020 conference? Early Bird Coupon As Katja just joined our agenda, as part of our “early bird bus tour” we are re-opening the coupon code RUSSIA10 for people from Russia who want to join the conference. It is 10% off and valid until 25th of October 2020.
WIA Interview Ekaterina Bredikhina
New speaker aboard We are happy proud to have great speakers aboard on ONLINE Women in Agile Europe 2020 !One of these is Ekaterina Bredikhina. Katja is lead trainer of eduScrum Russia. Get to know Katja by reading her profile on the WomenInAgile.eu website and watching this short video we made for you. Interview In our WIA interview series we ask speakers three questions Who are you and what is your expertise? What will attendants learn in your workshop? Why are you looking forward to WIAEU2020 conference? Early Bird Coupon As Katja just joined our agenda, as part of our “early bird bus tour” we are re-opening the coupon code RUSSIA10 for people from Russia who want to join the conference. It is 10% off and valid until 25th of October 2020.
Why Gender Diversity Matters To Making Your Business More Successful
Gaping Void brings a smile to my face every day, when I receive their fantastic daily cartoon in my mai Harvard Business Review researched this question several months ago: Does diversity make a company more productive? Their answer is that the link between diversity and company performance isn’t as direct as we once thought. However, for almost all companies, we believe the investment in gender diversity is a good one Because, indirectly: A diverse workforce signals an attractive work environment for talent. When you value diversity, you encourage a diverse idea exchange A diverse workforce signals competent management for investors
Testosteron en Agility
Testosteron en Agility Tijdens een interview voor Software Release Magazine over falende projecten bij de overheid – waar ik als enige vrouw gevraagd werd aan deel te nemen – hoorde ik de 4 deelnemende heren (CTO Cap Gemini, een gerenommeerd agile coach van Xebia, en nog 2 heren wiens naam ik mij niet meer herinner) zeggen dat een ‘testosteron gedreven persoonlijke succesfactor’ samenwerking in dergelijke megaprojecten in de weg zou staan. En dat een agile aanpak succesvoller zou zijn. Het is maar goed dat ik die frase niet zelf verzonnen heb omdat ik als vrouw vermoedelijk als zeurkous zou zijn betiteld. Ik was verrast dat de heren de verbinding legden tussen het gebrek aan samenwerking en werken voor het eigen belang als meer ‘masculiene’ eigenschap, en Agile praktijken als een meer feminiene aanpak. Die tegenstelling tussen masculien en feminien wilde ik graag verder onderzoeken en dan met name in de ICT wereld. De wereld waar ik werk. De ICT wereld is nog steeds voornamelijk een mannenwereld. En als ik naar de statistieken (CPB, CBS, HBR, Gartner) kijk, wordt dat bevestigd. Het aandeel vrouwen schijnt volgens de onderzoeksbureaus zelfs mínder te worden. Dat vind ik verontrustend. Er heersen een aantal overtuigingen die ik erg interessant vind en die met name over het verschil tussen, de overigens in mijn ogen willekeurig ingevulde constructen (1), feminien en masculien, gaan. Om dit uit te leggen heb ik een aanloopje nodig, want waarom werken er nu nog steeds zo weinig vrouwen in de ICT ondanks de introductie van Agile? Even een stukje achtergrondinformatie: In de afgelopen decennia ervaarden veel software ontwikkelaars tijdens het bouwen van nieuwe applicaties dat er teveel nadruk lag op documentatie, projectmanagementtools en geld. In plaats van kennis, mensen, soft skills en kwaliteit. Bedoeld werden die projecten die in opeenvolgende projectfasen werden
Women In Agile, Open Space, and Boats Oh My!
The inaugural unconference of Women In Agile Open is a not for profit event powered by open space technology exploring “Unlocking Potential Together”. This event is open to all interested in joining the conversation for the low cost of $350. For questions about the event or to become a sponsor contact organizers April Jefferson (april@livewithdesign.org) and Linda M Cook (linda@projectcooks.com). Check it out!
Women in Agile 2019 – August 4 Washington
For the fourth year, Women in Agile organizes her half day conference just before the Agile2019 conference in Washington. This year's Keynote speaker is Stephany Thomas (@cur8able), Disability Fashion Styling Expert and CEO of Cur8able. Watch her great TedX talk: