AGILE AMSTERDAM

And this change may vary from a small local team change, to a large organization wide transformation.

Detailing the entire agile transformation upfront when transitioning from a plan-driven to a value-driven organization neither makes sense, nor does it carry the right message between the decision makers and the rest of the organization during an agile transformation. Because of that, bottom-up or top-down agile transformations may cause friction between the different players in the organization. We need all inclusive change.

In this conference, we are going to challenge us how to spark, drive and communicate change. Which approach do we take? Is it measurable? Visionairs and companies will share their stories. With high quality Workshops, and a concluding Open Space.

We believe that Management and Product Owners play a crucial role in any Agile transformation.

There are so many opportunities for the take! Let's explore them. Management and Product Owners especially have a broad reach throughout the organization. Their role in sparking, driving and communicating change is therefore crucial. Therefore we decided that in this year's conference, we are also going to zoom in on the opportunities of Management and Product Owners in any Change, in any Agile Transformation.

Agile is making it's way into the schools and classrooms. In may sound 'daft', but the schools are foundational for our future. Let's cross pollinate Agile transformation in Education and Business. Join forces!

Our high valued partner and sponsor Tante Lean has been around for many years to drive agile change throughout the school system. They team up frequently with partners that focus on businesses; to learn from them, but also to share their experiences. And although a school is considered just an organization as any business, there are differences of course. Are there different dynamics in school boards versus executive teams? Should students receive more autonomy over their learning, where teachers become more and more coaches? These are just 2 provoking questions to examine together how to drive Agile change in the school system. Not plan-driven; but in an Agile way!

We love to see the change agents and those with an Agile heart:

• Executives, School Board members, directors, change managers, line managers, tribe leads, PMO leads
• Developers, scrum masters, teachers, agile coaches, product owners, product managers

And it does not matter in which industry or function you work:

• We expect representatives from both Business and Education
• And from functions like sales, marketing, manufacturing, HR, Supply chain, finance, IT

Cancellation (covid-19 related)

With the current covid-19 virus, we will be flexible with refunds and vouchers. At all times you are able to transfer your registration to someone else. If you want to transfer your ticket, please contact us so that we can maintain our files.

Cancellation (not covid-19 related)

Leading up to the event, please note our following refund and cancellation policy:

• If you cancel before August 01 2021, you will be refunded your registration fee less a 10% administrative processing fee

• If you cancel on or after August 01 2021, but before September 31 2021, you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee

• If you cancel on or after October 01 2021, but before November 30, 2021, you will be refunded 25% of your registration fee

• If you cancel on or after November 01 2021, you will not be eligible for a refund

At all times you can transfer your registration to someone else. Please contact us so that we can maintain our files.

Code of Conduct

All Agile Amsterdam community members are expected to comply with our Agile Amsterdam Code of Conduct:

• We drive toward equality and inclusion of diversity representation, expertise, and involvement. We value diverse idea representation to empower the Agile Amsterdam community and we believe everyone is better off when more ideas are shared.
• In support of this mission, Agile Amsterdam 2021 ensures a respectful, safe, and inclusive environment for everyone. We encourage everyone to help in creating a welcoming and safe environment.

Agenda and Speaker Changes

Agile Amsterdam is doing its upmost best to adhere to any published agenda and list of speakers. However, it can always happen that a speaker or company declines or wants a change in assigned slot last minute for any reason beyond our control. We apologize for this and for any inconvenience caused, however, we will always find an alternative and we make sure that the entire content of our event is rich enough to deal with such an exceptional situation.

Master Class Changes

As an organizer, it is our commitment to attract as many students as possible for our offered classes so that learning is optimal. However, sometimes it is beyond our control that in a highly exceptional case a certain class may not attract enough participants for meaningful learning. When this happens, we are committed to informing our students at least 4 weeks ahead of the anticipated start date, offer the registered students an alternative discounted learning track, and when this is not feasible or accepted by the registered student, refund the ticket price entirely and immediately.

Master Class Trainers

As an organizer, we are committed to assigning a qualified trainer to our classes (preferably Scrum.org, IC Agile Institute and/or SAFe licensed). As all our trainers are of the highest standards, we exercise the right to assign a specific trainer to a class as we deem most appropriate. This means that a last-minute change in trainer may be possible.

Casa Hotel Special Offer

Negotiation is under way. Normally, we negotiate a discount of 10%.

Other hotels

The nearby hotels that we approached, claim that their best prices can be found via the larger hotel sites, such as:

• www.expedia.com
• www.trivago.com
• www.booking.com

We, therefore, recommend using these booking sites.

Tickets

At the event itself, there is no need to bring your ticket with you. We use a guest list.

Theme Lunch

When we get closer to the event, we will contact you to see if you are interested to join a theme lunch with us. We will organize different "theme" tables and this offers you a nice opportunity to meet some other attendees and to discuss your topic of interest.

Venue Directions

It is best for you to consult the hotel directions page: https://hotelcasa.nl/location/