Exploring how work-item size, variability, and flow affect delivery predictability and how teams can make more informed decisions about the work they take on.

May 2026 — DC Agile + Lean Meetup · Virtual
October 2025 — AgileDC · Washington, DC

Using cumulative flow diagrams to understand workflow behavior, recognize patterns, identify potential problems, and support better conversations about flow and delivery.

July 2025 — DC Agile + Lean Meetup · Washington, DC
May 2024 — Agile + Beyond · Detroit, MI
November 2023 — Virtually Agile Meetup · Virtual
October 2023 — AgileDC · Washington, DC
May 2023 — Global Scrum Gathering, Portland + Beyond · Portland, OR
May 2022 — DC Scrum Users Group · Washington, DC
March 2022 — InnoVAte · Richmond, VA
September 2021 — Agile NOVA · Virtual
June 2021 — Freddie Mac All Things Agile Community · McLean, VA

Exploring important concepts within the Kanban Method and helping practitioners develop a clearer understanding of how Kanban can be applied to knowledge work.

March 2023 — Agile Meridian Webinar · Virtual
May 2022 — Freddie Mac All Things Agile Community · McLean, VA

A practical exploration of Kanban, workflow visualization, and the behaviors and patterns that become visible when teams learn to thoughtfully observe how work moves through their system.

May 2019 — Lean Kanban 2019 · Alexandria, VA
May 2019 — Mile High Agile · Denver, CO
October 2018 — AgileDC · Washington, DC
August 2018 — Agile2018 · San Diego, CA
April 2018 — Lean Kanban 2018 · Seattle, WA
December 2017 — DC Scrum Users Group · Washington, DC
October 2017 — AgileDC · Washington, DC
June 2017 — Agile Coaching DC · Rockville, MD

Exploring how teams can make upstream and backlog-refinement work visible rather than treating refinement as activity that happens outside the workflow. The session demonstrates how visualization can improve collaboration and understanding before work enters delivery.

July 2023 — Agile and Scaled Value Project Management · Virtual
April 2023 — Inflectracon · Washington, DC
March 2023 — InnoVAte, VA · Richmond, VA
March 2023 — DC Agile + Lean · Meetup, Virtual
October 2022 — IBADD (Iowa Business Analysis Development Day) · Virtual
June 2022 — Global Scrum Gathering · Denver, CO
November 2021 — Agile Meridian Agile Shorts · Virtual

A guest podcast appearance discussing Lean, Agile, Kanban, and practical approaches to improving how knowledge work is managed.

January 2024 — Agile Meridian · Virtual

An interactive exploration of observational skills and how improving the ability to distinguish what is actually happening from assumptions and interpretations can strengthen coaching, leadership, and team conversations.

September 2019 — AgileDC · Washington, DC
August 2019 — Agile2019 · Washington, DC
February 2019 — DC Scrum Users Group · Arlington, VA
October 2018 — Scrum Gathering London · London
September 2018 — Agile Coaching DC · Rockville, MD

Exploring the balance between authority, trust, facilitation, and leadership in the Scrum Master role and the challenges Scrum Masters face when helping teams become increasingly capable and self-organizing.

August 2018 — Freddie Mac Scrum Master Community of Practice · McLean, VA

A panel discussion exploring organizational change during Agile adoption and the challenges leaders, coaches, and teams encounter as new practices and behaviors are introduced.

July 2017 — Change Management Meetup · Arlington, VA

An experiential Agile learning exercise that gives participants an opportunity to explore teamwork, collaboration, experimentation, and continuous improvement through repeated cycles of planning, execution, and reflection.

February 2019 — Games for Agility, Learning, and Engagement · Arlington, VA

An interactive session using games and experiential learning to demonstrate the effects of multitasking and excessive work in progress and to encourage discussion about focus, flow, and limiting WIP.

August 2017 — Games for Agility, Learning, and Engagement · Arlington VA