Agile2013

Are you in a big company? Want to do agile? See several great ideas that just wouldn't work here because they are clearly designed for smaller companies? Wonder how you could even transition so many people without diluting the knowledge and skills?

Our team of 6 is transitioning 20,000 people at Microsoft, in 400+ product teams, over the course of a year. We are addressing all the tough problems: technical practices, generalizing the roles, dealing with legacy code, altering the relationship with customers, altering the culture used in reviews, and changing the ways teams think. This is not a planning-only Agile transition; we're changing the way code is written. We're going to share both our approach and specific techniques we used to change cultures, teach skills, alter behavior, and measure success.