David Thomas
Author of The Pragmatic Programmer
Dave Thomas has been delivering value by writing software for half a century. He cowrote the best-selling book "The Pragmatic Programmer" and is one of the creators of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. His book "Programming Ruby" introduced that language to the world, and "Agile Software Development with Rails" helped kickstart a revolution in the way web applications were envisioned. He owns and runs The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC, a company dedicated to "developing developers." He resularly speaks at conferences and runs workshops and training around the world.
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PLG Disrupt Summit 2023
Team Management
Managing in a Post-Agile World
The success rate of software projects has more than doubled since the introduction of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development 23 years ago. Despite this, developers and their managers are increasingly turning their backs on so-called "Agile" just when we need it most. And the sad thing is that they are right; Agile is no longer agile. Let's look at what went wrong, and let's start a discussion about reapplying the core values of the Manifesto and reclaiming the benefits of agility for individuals, teams, and organizations.
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