Agile and Performance Improvement: Talking Shop with Bob Winter

A Boise State Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning webinar.

There’s a lot of interest in agile in project management, quality improvement, and software engineering. Many organizations either have or are switching to agile. The agile literature has also started appearing in instructional design, eLearning, and performance improvement fields—with different degrees of success. Some of the literature makes claims about being agile without actually following agile practices. Sadly, there are few examples of OPWL organizations that actually practice agile. Join us for someone who actually uses agile in instructional design and other performance improvement efforts. Our guest, Bob Winter, has actually written a book on agile in performance improvement. During our hour together, Bob Winter will:

- Review the history, principles and terminology of agile
- Provide examples of how agile can be applied to instructional design and performance improvement
- Invite participants to examine where they are on their own agile journey

BOB WINTER

Bob Winter is the Product Owner for CA Technology’s Enterprise Agility group, which focuses on agile enablement and education. In his work, he consults with executives to establish priorities yielding the highest value impact. Bob is an advocate for self-directed and collaborative work habits and is a frequent conference presenter and thought leader in the optimization of team performance.

He holds many industry credentials, including Certified Scrum Professional (ScrumAlliance) and Certified Performance Technologist (ISPI). Bob’s first book, Agile Performance Improvement: The New Synergy of Agile and Human Performance Technology, was published in 2015 by Apress. He is the author of the It Ain’t Training blog, and he tweets as @TheBobWinter.

Bob lives in Marblehead Massachusetts with his wife and two kids. He enjoys running, playing hockey, sailing, and coaching youth sports.