Join us for this 1-hour interactive discussion around Agile Governance. We will be joined by some of the thought leaders from the 2023 Awards and will be able to draw from their experiences. Drawing from their experiences we will then open the floor for questions.
- What is the purpose of Agile Governance?
- What are 3 key challenges of setting up effective Agile Governance?
- What guidance would you offer for Agile organisations looking to improve their governance?
This Member-only discussion will provide a valuable opportunity to ask questions and focus on this critical area within the Framework for Business Agility. This peer-to-peer learning discussion will be facilitated by Pam Ashby.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn from and share experiences with peers
- Access to awards thought leaders in a small group environment
Level: 2
Jan Otterbach
As Elavon Europe’s Business Agility lead, Jan helps lead and coaches key strategic change initiatives and plays a key role in improving ways of working across the organisation. He has been with Elavon since 2018. Having been part of both the commercial and technology side of our business, he is passionate about expanding collaborative and cross-functional ways of working that drive results and put people first.
Jan has an extensive background in technology consulting, risk management, compliance and audit – having worked for KPMG in both Germany and Ireland before joining Elavon.
He holds a Master of Science in Strategic Management and Planning from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and a number of certifications with respect to Agile Coaching and project management, as well as Information Security, Risk Management and Auditing.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- www.elavon.co.uk/
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/janotterbach/
Colleen Dunn Hartoonian
Colleen Dunn Hartoonian is the Agile Coaching Capability Lead at AgileSherpas, specializing in team coaching and training.
With 15 years of marketing experience under her belt in both large corporate organizations and boutique agencies, Colleen is a Swiss Army knife of Marketing Agility. Throughout her coaching career she has worked with Agile teams in finance, pharmaceutical, entertainment, communications, security and advertising industries.
She holds numerous Agile certifications, including, Certified Professional in Marketing Agility (ICP-MKG), Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC), Certified Professional in Agile Team Facilitation (ICP- ATF), Certified Professional in Enterprise Agility (ICP-ENT), Certified Professional in Coaching Agile Transitions (ICP-CAT) and Certified Professional in Business Agility Foundations (ICP-BAF), Certified Professional in Leading with Agility (ICP-LEA), ICAgile Certified Instructor, and Certified Scrum Master (CSM),
Her non-Agile achievements include a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Simmons University and spotlighting as a guest lecturer at Northwestern University.
Her favorite hobbies are baking, wood working, and gardening in her Nashville home, ideally followed by a good Netflix binge on the couch with her husband and rescue dog, Scout.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- www.agilesherpas.com/
Melissa Reeve
As co-founder of the Agile Marketing Alliance, SAFe contributor and Agile marketing thought leader, Melissa has over 25 years of experience leading marketing teams in the high tech, education and agile spaces. Prior to co-founding the Alliance with Jim Ewel, she created the Agile Marketing with SAFe course, founded the SAFe Business Agility podcast, and helped lead the evolution of the Agile Marketing Manifesto in 2021. An active speaker and thought leader in the Agile marketing space, Melissa lives in Boulder, Colorado, USA with her husband, chickens and dogs, where she enjoys hiking and gardening.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- www.agilemarketingalliance.com/
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/melissamreeve/
Susie Young
Susie is an enterprise agility coach that specialises in working with business and technology together to deliver end to end value in financial services and retail sectors. Having started her career as a chartered accountant working in Audit and corporate restructuring she understand the importance of robust controls, transparency and strong governance. She will bring experience of working with banks like JP Morgan Chase, LBG, Metro, Nationwide as well as iconic brands such as Dr Martens to the panel. Susie is also a trustee of Certitude which provides support across London to people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health support needs.
