Creating An Unexpected Movement For Good With Agile
summary
Creates a volunteer-driven program that gives two free seats per training course to not‑for‑profits and pairs classroom Scrum training with weeks of pro bono coaching and skilled volunteering such as OzHarvest cooking days. Uses Scrum, visual management boards, retros, coaching and customer‑centered design; NPS MedicineWise builds an industry‑first portal and delivers products in months not years. Movement trains over 1,000 people from 15 NFPs, logs 16,000+ training hours, and reports faster releases, cross‑functional teams and higher team autonomy.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Unexpected Agile movement
- 5:39Why the movement began
- 9:13Team building through volunteering
- 16:38Agile movement with OzHarvest
- 21:10Expanding to more not-for-profits
- 27:12Agile impact on nonprofits
- 27:54Team motivation beyond work
- 37:08Creating your own movement
- 38:10Helping communities with Agile
- 40:20Movement lessons from a video
- 41:26Final impact and call to action
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