P3X — People, Product & Process eXchange returns 8-9 September 2021!
Join us for two community-focused days where you'll connect with experts and likeminded project managers, product owners and developers. Share the challenges you are facing and discover how other teams are building their products and ensure their teammates reach their potential as you learn and share alongside practitioners from around the globe.
Since 2010, P3X has been the go‑to conference to explore the latest frameworks and practices around Agile, Scrum, BDD and Product Development. Be a part of the conversation as we work together to improve the software development working experience by looking at both culture and process: Join us as we learn from leading experts from around the world.
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This year’s P3X: People, Product & Process eXchange will be an online conference hosted on the Hopin platform.
At Skills Matter, we’ve chosen to see the events of the past year as a challenge to make our content and community more inclusive and accessible to all. Beyond the COVID‑19 pandemic, we have a vision of a community where knowledge sharing and skills transfer are not limited by physical barriers.
We are excited about the opportunity to truly welcome the international Agile and software development community to this year’s P3X.
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We live in a competitive world. That competition forces change. It has always forced change. Change is normal. The question is not whether our organisations will change, that’s a given, but can we see this change before it hits us, do we know where we’re heading or are we simply floating aimlessly being carried by a river? It certainly feels that way sometimes. To answer the question we need to understand our landscape, the economic forces at play, the context we operate within and our situational awareness of this. Can we navigate the waters, can we see a storm coming or are we being battered by rocks because we refuse to look? During this talk we will examine the level of situational awareness within business, why it matters and whether we can anticipate and exploit change before it hits us. We will explore how we can manage our economic environment by, as Deng Xiaoping would say, “crossing the river by feeling the stones”.
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About the speaker...Simon WardleySimon is a former CEO, former advisory board member of startups (all now acquired by US Giants), fellow of Open Europe, inventor of Wardley Mapping, a regular conference speaker and a researcher for the LEF. He uses mapping in his research for the LEF covering areas from Serverless to Nation State competition whilst also advising / teaching LEF clients on mapping, strategy, organisation and leadership. As a geneticist with a love of mathematics and a fascination in economics, Simon has always found himself dealing with complex systems, whether it’s in behavioural patterns, environmental risks of chemical pollution, developing novel computer systems or managing companies. He is a passionate advocate and researcher in the fields of open source, commoditization, innovation, organizational structure and cybernetics. |
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In a world of rapid changes and increasing uncertainties, organizations have to continuously adapt and evolve to remain competitive and excel in the market. In such a dynamic business landscape organizations need to design for adaptability. Designing for adaptability requires understanding the landscape organizations are operating in, identifying patterns of change, applying principles for organizational fitness, and making mindful strategic decisions to adapt change. Organizations need to aim for building systems and team organizations aligned to the business needs and business strategy and evolving them for adaptability to new changes and unknown environments. This talk brings different perspectives and techniques together from business strategy (Wardley Mapping), software architecture (Domain-Driven Design), and team organization (Team Topologies) as a powerful toolset to design, build and evolve adaptive systems and team structures for a fast flow of change.
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About the speaker...Susanne KaiserSusanne is an independent tech consultant from Hamburg, Germany, supporting organizations to build and run software products from idea to production with a focus on socio-technical systems. She likes connecting the dots between Wardley Mapping, Domain-Driven Design, and Team Topologies as a holistic approach to design and build adaptive systems for a fast flow of change. Susanne was previously working as a startup CTO. She has a background in computer sciences and experience in software development and software architecture for more than 18 years. Susanne presents regularly at international tech conferences as a speaker. |
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The success of projects and what we do in Tech relies on the skills of individuals, how teams are put together using these diverse skills and how the team members interact and work together. In order for teams to become self-organised and more effective in achieving project goals, it’s important for the individual members to efficiently interact, collaborate and problem solve. Team dynamics are important to create an environment where diverse skills are in balance and work flows fluidly. Efficiency will be greatly improved when greater value is placed on helping individuals develop how they interact with team members, resulting in a stronger more cohesive self-organised team, enabling fluid movement through project cycles. This session will cover why valuing individuals and interactions helps produce environments that are more conducive to build, collaborate and innovate, alongside providing practical tools for attendees.
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About the speaker...Rosemarie WilsonRosemarie supports both the individuals and organisations she works with by delivering customised programs and workshops focused on building self-confidence, developing emotional intelligence and improving leadership skills.
Her background stems from the corporate world, where she spent over 20 years working in Finance, FinTech and Change Management for some of the world’s largest Oil & Gas companies. |
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Humans are wired to connect; our relationships with other people help us through bad times and celebrate the good. We get inspired by conversations with other people, benefit from learning about how others see the world and find magic when we join up ideas and collaborate on solutions. The pandemic has taken some of this away from us. We’ve gone into a survival holding pattern that has left people lonely and lacking the social connections they need. In this talk, we will celebrate connecting people, the power of communities and the magic of serendipity, then look at ways to bring these back into our lives. |
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After years of sending chills down corporate spines, Agile is the new buzz word. Everybody’s agile nowadays, surely helped by the rise of more corporate-friendly methodologies, such as Scrum and SAFe. Unfortunately, it takes more than adopting a framework to become Agile. We discuss how automation needs to be at the centre of any Agile approach, to shape new behaviours and new mindsets - both in people and corporations. |
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Companies like Zoom, Slack, and Amplitude aren’t overnight successes. These companies are surviving and thriving during the pandemic because they prioritized investing in their products during the rapid acceleration of digital transformation. By putting their product first, these tech underdogs have established market leadership in categories where the tech giants FAANG—Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google/Alphabet—have unfair advantages, such as massive distribution, virtually free offerings, and room for growth. Product visionary and Silicon Valley investor SC Moatti shares how these companies are winning against FAANG by building more innovative products and elevating product leaders to the C-suite, turning their product teams into a competitive advantage.
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About the speaker...SC MoattiSC has built products that billions of people use at Facebook and Nokia. Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, called SC “a genius at making products people love.” SC serves on the boards of public and private companies, earned a master’s in electrical engineering, a Stanford MBA, and is a Kauffman Fellow. For more information, visit Mighty.Capital. |
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If you've read the IPCC reports, you'll know all about Climate Change and how urgent our need for action is. If not, come to this talk! Find out what's happening now, what's likely to happen in the future, and what our governments and our media are — and aren't — doing about it. It's not all scary though! There's plenty that we can do as human beings and technologists — and even if we can't save everything, there's still a lot left to save. With Doughnut Economics, debunking of a few myths, pics of dinosaurs and other animals, and lots and lots of data.
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About the speaker...Liz KeoghLiz Keogh is a Lean and Agile consultant based in London. She is a well-known blogger and international speaker, a core member of the BDD community and a passionate advocate of the Cynefin framework and of Wardley Mapping. Liz has a strong technical background with over 20 years’ experience in delivering and coaching others to deliver software, from small start-ups to global enterprises. Most of her work now focuses on Lean, Agile and organizational transformations, and the use of transparency, positive language, well-formed outcomes and safe-to-fail experiments in making change innovative, easy and fun. |
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I have found that I can use Jobs to be Done to help me focus testing on the jobs our customers are hiring our product for. This presentation will describe Jobs to be Done and how it can be used to focus the testing of your products on your customers
About the speaker...Mike HarrisMike has a B.Sc.(HONS) from Middlesex University and is an Associate of the University of Hertfordshire. He has set up and led a Testing Community of Practice and been part of a successful agile transition. He is Co-Programme Chair of the British Computer Society’s Specialist Interest Group in Software Testing. He also contributed to the e-book Testing Stories and has had articles published by the Ministry of Testing. In his spare time he coaches his daughters cricket team Follow Mike on Twitter: @TestAndAnalysis |
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Despite having so much uncertainty around us, we are continually pressured to commit to delivery dates. Let’s face it. That pressure is going nowhere. Now is the time to put away the dread and learn how to not only accept uncertainty, but operate, and even thrive, within it. This talk helps you understand why uncertainty is here to stay and how you can make sense of it with your data to make informed and risk-aware forecasts. You’ll also take away a few simple steps you can take regularly to stabilize your system, become more predictable and make those forecasts even better.
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About the speaker...Julia WesterBefore co-founding 55 Degrees AB, Julia spent 18 years working in and managing high-performing teams at companies such as Turner Broadcasting, F5 Networks, and LeanKit. In addition to her day job, Julia is on the advisory board of ProKanban.Org and is a course steward for the Professional Scrum with Kanban course at Scrum.Org. |
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According to the Health and Safety Executives Labour Force Study, 54% of all working days lost in the UK were attributed to work-related stress.
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About the speaker...Jenny MartinJenny believes that great teams are built on collaboration, shared responsibility and by embracing individuality and diversity. Jenny is active in the software development community as an expert in team collaboration and effectiveness and a regular speaker at events across Europe. She has 20+ years of leadership experience delivering large scale projects on multiple platforms, tools and technologies in the customer loyalty, retail and finance sectors. |
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Anti-Patterns are like patterns, only more informative. With anti-patterns, you will first see what patterns recur in “bad” retrospectives and then you will see how to avoid, or remedy, the situation. Based on her experience with facilitating retrospectives, join Aino for an entertaining and informative presentation on the challenges she has seen and how to overcome them.
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About the speaker...Aino Vonge CorryAino Vonge Corry is a teacher, a technical conference editor and retrospectives facilitator. She holds a masters degree and a PhD in computer science. She has 12 years of experience with patterns in software development, and 10 years' experience with facilitation of retrospectives. She also teaches computer science teachers how to teach computer science, thus living up to the name of her company: Metadeveloper. In her spare time, singing, spending time with family and walking are her favourite things to do. Follow her on Twitter @apaipi. |
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We all know what a product is. We buy and use them all the time. But, what does it mean where you work? And, why is there so much resistance to creating great products where you work? This talk focuses on how to recognize the mindset that gets in the way of effective product design and development. You may be guilty of the mindset yourself. I know I am. We’ll talk about how you’ve recognized when you, your leadership, and the processes you use have slipped into anti-product mode. And, give you ideas on what you can do to fight it.
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About the speaker...Jeff PattonJeff is author of the bestselling O’Reilly book User Story Mapping which describes a simple holistic approach to using stories in Agile development without losing sight of the big picture. You can learn more about Jeff at jpattonassociates.com, and find him on Twitter at @jeffpatton. |
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The Magic of Human Connections
Featuring Emily Webber
Humans are wired to connect: We get inspired by people, benefit from learning about how others see the world and find magic when we join up ideas and collaborate on solutions. This talk celebrates the power of communities, the magic of serendipity, and look at ways to bring these back into our...
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How The Theory of Jobs To Be Done Helps Me Hear Customers
Featuring Mike Harris
Jobs to be Done is a framework for innovation that says that customers purchase and use products to fulfill jobs in their lives.
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How to Provide Reliable, Risk-Aware Forecasts in the Midst of Uncertainty
Featuring Julia Wester
It is said that the only certain things in life are death and taxes.
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On Behaviourism: How Automation Can Lead to the Real Adoption of Agile
Featuring Mauro Talevi
After years of sending chills down corporate spines, Agile is the new buzz word. Everybody’s agile nowadays. But it takes more than adopting a framework to become Agile. In this talk Mauro explores why automation needs to be at the centre of any Agile approach — both in people and corporations.
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The Age of Product: Winning Against FAANG
Featuring SC Moatti
Product visionary and Silicon Valley investor SC Moatti joins us to share how companies like Zoom, Slack, and Amplitude shares how these companies are winning against tech giants FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google/Alphabet)by building more innovative products and elevating...
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Valuing ‘Individuals and Interactions’
Featuring Rosemarie Wilson
The productivity and success of your team highly depends on a good team dynamics.
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Building Adaptive Systems for a Fast Flow of Change
Featuring Susanne Kaiser
In this talk Suzanne will bring together different perspectives and techniques – from business strategy, software architecture, and team organization as a powerful toolset to design, build and evolve adaptive systems and team structures for a fast flow of change.
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Team Meetings That Don't Suck - Avoid Retrospectives Antipatterns
Featuring Aino Vonge Corry
Join Aino Vonge Corry and learn how to avoid retrospective anti-patterns and make the most out of your meetings.
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Words Matter. Build Team Relationships and Push Through Conflicts by Practicing Nonviolent Communication
Featuring Jenny Martin
Join Jenny Martin and learn how to practice nonviolent communication, build trust within your team, develop better quality relationships and resolve conflicts.
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Keynote: Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones
Featuring Simon Wardley
In this talk Simon will examine the level of situational awareness within business, why it matters and whether we can anticipate and exploit change before it hits us.
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Are You Scared Yet?
Featuring Liz Keogh
If you've read the IPCC reports, you'll know all about the terrors of the Climate Crisis and how urgent our need for action is. It's not all scary though! There's plenty that we can do as human beings and technologists! Even if we can't save everything, there's still a lot...
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P3X - People, Product & Process eXchange 2019
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P3X aims to broaden the conversation between three core themes: People - Maximise human potential, Product - Explore products and align vision, Process - Deliver world-changing outcomes.
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P3X - People, Product & Process eXchange 2018
Two days in London
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