Presentations from #MusicCityAgile & #MusicCityCode

Written By Allison Pollard

This week I was fortunate to participate in Music City Tech conference in Nashville, TN. The event encompasses 3 conferences in 1, with sessions on code, data, and agile topics.

Yesterday I spoke on the lunch panel about People, and the questions from the audience were excellent. I enjoyed hearing from the other panelists and sharing my thoughts with the group. Today I presented 2 topics, and the slides for each are available below:

Talking and Not Talking—Finding Balance as a Coach

Oops, We Inflicted DevOps on our Business

Thank you to everyone who came to my sessions. The interaction was fantastic, and I always learn from the discussions myself. I’d love to hear how you apply learnings from the sessions!

Allison Pollard

Allison Pollard is a coach, consultant, and trainer who brings the power of relationship systems intelligence to go beyond tasks, roles, and frameworks to create energy for change. She engages with people and teams in a down-to-earth way to build trust and listen for signals to help them learn more and improve. Allison focuses on creating alignment and connection for people to solve business problems together. Her experience includes working with teams and leaders in energy, retail, financial, real estate, and transportation industries to help improve their project/product delivery and culture. Allison currently volunteers as program director for Women in Agile’s mentorship program. Her agile community focus is championing new voices and amplifying women as mentors and sponsors for the next generation of leaders. Allison earned her bachelor’s degrees in computer science, mathematics, and English from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), a foodie, and proud glasses wearer. Allison is a prolific speaker at professional groups and international conferences, including Scrum Gatherings and the Agile Alliance Agile20xx conferences. Allison is co-owner of Helping Improve LLC.

http://www.allisonpollard.com
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