Agile Panel
Pallavi Sen, Andrew Mitchell, Kavitha Raveendaran, and Katie Wright
Moderator - Brenda Fay
Come to this session to hear ideas on agile from experienced agilists. Through a panel discussion, we will share knowledge on how we have dealt with challenges with agile and suggestions for those who wish to expand on their agile journey.
Pallavi Sen, Andrew Mitchell, Kavitha Raveendaran, and Katie Wright
Moderator - Brenda Fay
Come to this session to hear ideas on agile from experienced agilists. Through a panel discussion, we will share knowledge on how we have dealt with challenges with agile and suggestions for those who wish to expand on their agile journey.
Pallavi Sen
Pallavi is a Senior Consultant with Barrington Consulting. She has worked on large transformation projects in Senior Project Manager, Delivery Lead, and Scrum Master roles. She believes that Agile is a people-first approach, putting people above things. Her mission is to serve the team and provide them with the right set of tools and opportunities so that they can discover their ‘own superpowers’ that can help them to build products that deliver value to customers. She has often found that when the language of technology is complex, morphing it into comprehensible consumable content fosters greater team and stakeholder engagement. She believes that successful innovation requires a willingness to embrace change and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
Pallavi is a Senior Consultant with Barrington Consulting. She has worked on large transformation projects in Senior Project Manager, Delivery Lead, and Scrum Master roles. She believes that Agile is a people-first approach, putting people above things. Her mission is to serve the team and provide them with the right set of tools and opportunities so that they can discover their ‘own superpowers’ that can help them to build products that deliver value to customers. She has often found that when the language of technology is complex, morphing it into comprehensible consumable content fosters greater team and stakeholder engagement. She believes that successful innovation requires a willingness to embrace change and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
Andrew Mitchell
Andrew is a Scrum Master and Senior Agile Delivery Lead at NS Sports Media Pros. His purpose is to help people be happy and engaged at work so they can take care of their customers by building great products. He wants people to wake up excited to go to work and be part of teams that are trusting, have psychological safety and are led by servant leaders who truly care for their people. The amazing benefits of this approach to leadership are not only happier people but better products and more satisfied customers.
Andrew is a Scrum Master and Senior Agile Delivery Lead at NS Sports Media Pros. His purpose is to help people be happy and engaged at work so they can take care of their customers by building great products. He wants people to wake up excited to go to work and be part of teams that are trusting, have psychological safety and are led by servant leaders who truly care for their people. The amazing benefits of this approach to leadership are not only happier people but better products and more satisfied customers.
Kavitha Raveendaran
Kavitha is a Transformation Leader and Scrum Master at IBM. She is a change agent who believes in a human centric approach and Agile. Kavitha continuously looks to build psychological balance between people and self-organized teams. The outcome of owning their own products and allowing decentralized thinking within people helps in productivity and a better happiness index. Kavitha’s purpose is to remain a servant leader and guide teams. She believes that happy teams bring innovation and quality products.
Kavitha is a Transformation Leader and Scrum Master at IBM. She is a change agent who believes in a human centric approach and Agile. Kavitha continuously looks to build psychological balance between people and self-organized teams. The outcome of owning their own products and allowing decentralized thinking within people helps in productivity and a better happiness index. Kavitha’s purpose is to remain a servant leader and guide teams. She believes that happy teams bring innovation and quality products.
Katie Wright
Katie Wright is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) who has a passion for Agile. She started her career as a software developer and has a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of New Brunswick. She spent many years as a Technical Project/Program Manager and has managed a variety of IT projects and programs in Atlantic Canada using Agile methodologies (XP, Scrum and Kanban). She is currently working as a Senior Engineering Manager at Wattpad.
Katie Wright is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) who has a passion for Agile. She started her career as a software developer and has a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of New Brunswick. She spent many years as a Technical Project/Program Manager and has managed a variety of IT projects and programs in Atlantic Canada using Agile methodologies (XP, Scrum and Kanban). She is currently working as a Senior Engineering Manager at Wattpad.
Moderator - Brenda Fay
Brenda Fay is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). Brenda has Bachelors degrees in Commerce and Arts (Economics). Brenda enjoys facilitating courses in Scrum for teams and the PMI-ACP for individuals wanting to prepare for this certification exam, both in Nova Scotia and worldwide. She has a background in advanced technology and software development.
Brenda Fay is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). Brenda has Bachelors degrees in Commerce and Arts (Economics). Brenda enjoys facilitating courses in Scrum for teams and the PMI-ACP for individuals wanting to prepare for this certification exam, both in Nova Scotia and worldwide. She has a background in advanced technology and software development.
