The #Slinkythink Sessions, Volume 8
Scaling Agile with SAFe: What's It All About?

Wednesday, July 10th
12pm - 1pm
Free online webinar

During The #Slinkythink Sessons, we're covering a new topic every two weeks, diving in into the three pillars of our mission:

PEOPLE

CULTURE

AGILE

You decide what we talk about. We deliver you impactful insights, perspectives, and strategies you can add to your toolkit to empower your professional and personal journey.

These webinars are free and open to the public. Like multitasking? There's no such thing, but we get it that life's busy. That's ok - we'd still love to have you. This is a view-only webinar. Just grab some headphones, log in, and we'll take care of the rest. You'll have the chance to engage with us directly via Zoom chat.

A bit about this webinar...

We've heard your requests, so it's time for us to deliver.

Many of you have asked for us to create a program on how to scale various Agile frameworks, and we're happy to announce that for this edition of The #Slinkythink Sessions, we'll be diving into SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework. As a certified SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC), Chris will introduce the Five Core Competencies of the Lean Enterprise that are critical to achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage in an increasingly digital age.

Join us for this free webinar, where we'll...

• Dive into the basics of SAFe and how it can empower enterprise Agility.
  

• Learn about Essential SAFe, a starting point for implementing SAFe and describes the most critical elements needed to realize the majority of the framework’s benefits.
  

• Discover its underlying principles derived from Lean, systems thinking, Agile development, product development flow, and DevOps, and how they interact to empower Lean Enterprises.
  
  

Ultimately, you'll leave with a better understanding of the underpinnings of SAFe, an Agile framework that has proven to scale in a wide variety of situations, from complex software and systems development to bond trading and medical devices to memory chips and fighter aircraft.

Meet "Team #Slinkythink"

Chris has accumulated more than 30 years of executive level experience in software development. He’s directly influenced various levels of start-ups such as Stratice Healthcare, where he served as the Chief Technology Officer, in addition to numerous Fortune 500 companies such as Experian, Fidelity National, and Angie’s List, where he last served as a Senior Director.

He's most recently dedicated his focus to guiding teams through Agile transformations and processes in a variety of industries. Since 2011, he's passionately empowered businesses and organizations to solve problems effectively and efficiently using Agile principles and frameworks. As a current candidate for the Professional Scrum Trainer designation, he holds the following certifications:

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Professional Scrum Master (PSM III)
Professional Product Owner (PSPO)
Certified SAFe 4 Program Consultant (SPC)
Certified Management 3.0 Facilitator
Work From Anywhere Facilitator

Drew is a self-described optimistic realist. He has spent numerous years serving and working in Indianapolis’ coworking community as a member of The Speak Easy and Launch Indy while most recently acting as the General Manager / Director of Community Outreach at The Bureau. Through collaboration with countless entrepreneurs and professional organizations, Drew is connecting, inspiring, and driving real results for Indy’s small business community.

He also acts as Emcee for 1 Million Cups – Indy, Board Member for Indy VegFest, Committee Member for IndyVolved, and as a Community Stakeholder for the Indianapolis Innovation Council through Forward Cities.

Drew is nothing less than passionate about Agile, believing it holds no bounds in its ability to provide valuable foundations to foster dynamic, honest culture to fuel organizational success.

Drew graduated from Indiana University – Bloomington with a B.A. in Journalism, with a concentration in Political Science.

Questions?

We have answers! Please contact Drew Kincius directly at dkincius@belithe.com.