The resistance is real in federal programs. We often hold back the power of DevOps by blocking access to production. We’ll see how DevOps leaders bridge the gap in federal delivery, with leadership lessons from lightning.

Lightning overcomes air’s enormous resistance in short bursts. Government DevOps proceeds in the same way, with significant cultural and policy barriers forming resistance – but also with local champions and moments of alignment that allow DevOps programs to begin to cross that resistance in abrupt, sometimes jagged progression. We'll discuss what helps reduce that local resistance to rapid deployment in federal programs:

• Breaking governance silos
• Changing the culture of “No”
• Decoupling release authorization from deployment authorization
• Team managed deployments
• Ongoing security authorization

Communication chaos under looming deadlines - sound familiar? We'll level up our teamwork, practice rapid learning, and identify ways to calm the chaos and focus on getting to done, all using Spaceteam, a chaotic and collaborative card game.

You'll work with your teammates to repair a failing spaceship before it falls into a black hole. in order to escape, you'll communicate problems, request help, assist colleagues and respond to constant change -- all in five minutes!

You'll learn from your failures, improve as a team, and gain insights into what helps organizations and teams collaborate effectively and achieve flow.

Our Agile transformations can feel like Sisyphean efforts – but do not abandon hope! In this talk we will discuss nine circles of Agile Hell. Each hell is an example of a common problem programs encounter.

We'll ask the audience to prioritize their pain points, and focus on the six Agile hells closest to their experience. We will discuss real examples for “escaping” out of each Agile Hell - from Agile Coaches that the Dave(s) know.

By attending this event, Agilists will expand their toolbox of techniques to help their organizations.