Applying Scrum to Large City Government

by Luke Hohmann, Kip Harkness

Don't let the definition of Scrum as "a framework for developing, delivering, and sustaining complex products", limit your understanding of Scrum and where it can be applied. In this webinar, we'll explore how San José, CA, America's 10th largest city and located in the heart of Silicon Valley, is leveraging the Scrum framework to manage multiple teams of internal and external works to create safer, more engaged, more energy-efficient and more truly livable cities. The lessons learned in this webinar are applicable to all large organizations leveraging Scrum.

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Presenter(s)

Luke Hohmann

Luke Hohmann is the founder and CEO of Conteneo Inc. (formerly the Innovation Games® Company). Conteneo’s enterprise software platforms and professional services merge collaboration frameworks, data analytics, and domain expertise to help organizations optimize decision making in the areas of strategy, innovation, sales, product development, and market research. Luke is also cofounder of Every Voice Engaged Foundation (EVEF), a 501(c)3 nonprofit that that helps citizens, governments, and other nonprofit organizations collaborate at scale to solve technical and wicked problems. EVEF has been a leader in the Participatory Budgeting movement, helping citizens prioritize hundreds of millions of dollars through budget games. EVEF has also partnered with the Kettering Foundation to create Common Ground for Action, the first platform for scalable deliberative decision making. Supported by both Agile Alliance and Scrum Alliance, Luke is thankful for the thousands of colleagues from the Agile community who have donated their time to EVEF.

Kip Harkness

Kip Harkness is San José's Deputy City Manager with a portfolio that includes Civic Innovation and Digital Strategy. Leveraging his extensive public and private sector experience, most recently as a former Director at PayPal, Mr. Harkness and his team are breathing life into a number of initiatives ranging "My San José", a smartphone app that enables citizens to interact with city services to a long-standing commitment to Participatory Budgeting.