Category Archives: RTE Summit

10 Oct

Egor Sviridenko: “Targetprocess gives true visual focus in complexity.”

First-time bronze partners to the RTE Summit, Targetprocess will be looking to demonstrate how RTEs can benefit from their software. Managing Director of Targetprocess Germany Egor Sviridenko: “RTEs are among our key top three personas who see the most value in our solution; naturally, coming to the RTE Summit this year was essential for us.”   Targetprocess is an established business software brand with over 10 years of experience. Their added value is in the visual nature of... Learn more
01 Oct

Platinum partner CollabNet VersionOne: “Insight into the delivery process is vital to RTEs.”

After visiting last year’s RTE Summit, platinum partner CollabNet VersionOne is once again looking forward to this year’s RTE event. Enterprise Account Director Olav Maassen: “whether you’re using enterprise Agile or more traditional methods, we have an option for everyone.”   CollabNet is an established brand with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. VersionOne is its main agile product, with suites such as TeamForge more suitable for waterfall organizaitons.... Learn more
29 Sep

He has not spoken in over 50 countries; he’s coming to not speak here, as well.

Motivational non-speaker Steve Barnett, also known as ‘The Silent Conductor’, gives us a hint of what we can expect on the November 12th at the RTE Summit.    Originally from South Africa, Steve Barnett’s unique non-verbal method of bringing large groups of people together is something to watch out for at this year’s Summit. His captivating performance builds on compelling notions of tribal culture to give a high-spirited and energetic keynote. Steve has delighted... Learn more
02 Sep
RTE Summit

AgilityMasters.com partners with RTE Summit: “RTEs are crucial for growth.”

CEO Wessel Herwijnen was quick to decide on a renewed Bronze partnership between AgilityMasters.com and Gladwell Academy’s RTE Summit: “Of course we’re doing this…!”   Growth for both! AgilityMasters.com has been growing steadily in the past year, Wessel describes. “We offer professionals in a wide variety of Agile roles to help out organizations in need of such expertise: either because they’re undergoing a transformation, or because of a situational shortage. With so... Learn more
24 Aug

Become an RTE ‘in one week’!

The subtle work of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) requires a lot of what the Germans call ‘Fingerspitzengefühl’. In other words, experience is key. What better way to boost your beginnings as an RTE than with our ‘RTE in a week’ offer? Immerse yourself in a full week of mentorship, knowledge exchange and training by the world’s most experienced RTEs and SPCTs. From 11 to 14 November… it’s all about the ART.   Course: Release Train Engineer This is... Learn more
01 Aug
RTE

“Priorities, velocities and stakeholders aside – this is what being an RTE boils down to.”

Keynote speaker at the RTE Summit  Eelco Rustenburg looks ahead to his contribution on November 12th.  Renowned SPCT and big-picture thinker Eelco Rustenburg’s keynotes are usually a thing to look out for: high-energy, visionary, playful contributions, a welcomed break from sessions that excel at niggling over technical details. We asked him what he looks forward to sharing at the upcoming Summit:   “The theory of the RTE is a lot of planning and priorities... Learn more
24 Jul
RTE Summit

Joe Vallone discusses new version of SAFe at RTE Summit

 “By the time of the RTE Summit in November, we will have released a new version of the Scaled Agile Framework. So, while I’m not allowed to say what the version number of the new framework will be, I can go into particulars at the RTE Summit. I’ll also discuss how the role of the RTE evolves in the new version. That might be something to look forward to.”   Evolving role He continues: “The role of the RTE is continuing to evolve. There are thousands of RTEs all over the... Learn more
12 Jun
ART

State of the ART: Triple the predictability of your ART

Sweden’s only SAFe Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT), enterprise Lean/Agile trainer and coach Carl Starendal gives insight into his upcoming presentation at the RTE Summit.   Mr. Starendal introduces himself concisely in his bio description: "I am an experienced Lean-Agile leader, having served directly for Scaled Agile Inc., the creators of the Scaled Agile Framework® for two years as well as having years of hands-on experience as an important part of several multinational... Learn more
06 Jun

“RTEs and Controllers need to learn the same language.”

Starting with his work for Schiphol Group and now continued in his work with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, freelance 'Agile controller' Martin Hofman has slowly been building his authority in the Agile Control discipline. “Conventional Controllers have difficulty building the business case for working Agile. Agility has become too important for Controllers to ignore though… and vice versa!”   Agile and Control “Working Agile at the elementary team level doesn’t pose too many... Learn more
28 May

Your Route to RTE – Part 1: Where do you come from?

In a role as newly-minted as that of SAFe Release Train Engineer there are still few practicing, certified RTEs, and no prescribed or clearly-defined career paths to becoming RTE. But there are trends in the pathways to this very significant senior role according to Andres Jansen, Senior Trainer, interim RTE at ASML and Founder of the RTE Summit. And right now, the two main career routes to becoming RTE are via the program side (PM, PL and the like); or from the (Advanced) Scrum Master... Learn more
02 May
RTE Summit

RTE Summit 2019: Schiphol Airport Agile Controller Martin Hofman will speak

Andres Jansen updates the agenda for November 12th, the RTE Summit 2019. As chairman of the RTE Summit 2019, Andres Jansen is certain that this year’s edition on 12 November of 2019 will be even better than the last one. “We’re circling the speakers list, admiring the venue and building the social program. Not wanting to be pinned down by a theme, we’ve nonetheless listed several clear topics for the event. It’s exciting!”    “We’re definitely keeping the... Learn more
24 Feb

“Helping someone get educated is actually very easy.”

Gladwell Academy supports South African education through the Kwasa Foundation. After successfully training thousands of established professionals all over the world, we figured it was time for Gladwell Academy to help those for whom education is a more troublesome affair. Luckily, we have Kwasa Foundation to show us how.   South Africa is a flourishing economy, especially compared to some other parts of Africa. Still, millions of South Africans struggle to put food on the table,... Learn more
18 Nov
RTE Summit 3.0

RTE Summit 3.0 – RTEs did rock you!

It’s a wrap – the 2018 edition of the RTE Summit 3.0 of November 13th was a resounding success. Here is an overview of the highlights as we saw them at Gladwell Academy; if you attended, you will doubtlessly have your own memorable moments to add.     RTE Summit 3.0 chairman Andres Jansen Kick off and keynote - RTE Summit 3.0 Summit chairman Andres Jansen opened the event convincingly with a play on the worldwide Queen hit song, shouting “RTE Will Rock You” as the... Learn more
08 Nov
RTE Boost

Are you fit to drive your AR Train? | RTE Boost

Join the RTE Boost by dr. Yannick Balk A lot about Agile transformations is abstract concepts, intangible processes and organigrams. We sometimes forget that people are involved: able bodies that need leadership to guide them and an example to follow.   For this year’s RTE Boost we’ve invited dr. Yannick Balk, sports psychologist. His research centers on the role of mental effort and recovery in (elite) sports. His recent dissertation came with a simple, powerful message:... Learn more
08 Nov
PI Backlog refinement

PI backlog refinement? “Yes, please.”

Global fintech software publisher SimCorp started working with SAFe more than two years ago, and their creative interpretation of the framework soon became evident. At the RTE Summit, Agile coaches Piet Syhler and Frank Olsen will co-present how their company has come to adapt the Framework to their organization’s needs: “The PI planning event requires such tremendous effort to prepare. How do we prepare to a proper degree?”   Seven ARTs “SimCorp’s main product is an... Learn more
05 Nov
ART

The art of the cross-company ART

Amadeus creates solutions that help airlines and airports, hotels and railways, travel agencies, tour operators and other travel players to run their operations and improve travel experience - billions of times a year, all over the world. RTE Eduardo Avila Alvim has plans for a fascinating show-and-tell on building inter-company or cross-company ARTs: “We’re a pioneer, but we inevitably won’t be forever.”   For Eduardo Avila Alvim, cross-company ARTs aren’t just a new... Learn more
04 Nov
Value stream

“A strong ART in a successful value stream.”

The global consultant ALTEN isn’t just gold partner for the 2018 RTE Summit: Agile chapter lead Wikash Madarie will be sharing the stage with Arno Hanssen of T-Mobile, an accomplished RTE who drives the telecoms giant’s B2C Value Stream. Together, they look forward to presenting a story of a widely shared success, and several of the learnings they picked up along the way.   Not invented here? “A key factor in the success of the Agile transformation at T-Mobile is that it was not... Learn more
04 Nov
RTEs

“Why ABN AMRO doesn’t work with RTEs”

At a gathering of RTEs, Dennis Struis is something of a foreign agent. Presenting at the RTE Summit as a Product Owner for Agile Tooling at ABN AMRO, his organisation has so far made the deliberate choice not to deploy RTEs or to adopt the ART nomenclature – despite using many other concepts and approaches from SAFe.   Dutch global consumer and business bank ABN AMRO has followed a well-known path into Agile way of working. Starting in 2015 with several small teams, the results... Learn more
04 Nov
PI Planning

More than a showcase of Agile tooling

Gianfranco Franceschi visits the RTE Summit to share his experiences on automating a distributed Planning Event, with several different tools like Rentouch PI planning or Retrium Retrospectives, at international publishing house WoltersKluwer. But he also looks forward to sharing his work as a Scrum Master – one whose job is starting to look a lot like that of an RTE. “It’s a slippery slope and I still have a lot to learn, but I also have learnings to share.”   Shifting... Learn more
01 Nov
VersionOne

Platinum partner CollabNet VersionOne: “RTE becomes crucial for proper SAFe”

We’re happy to announce that CollabNet VersionOne has decided to become platinum partner for the RTE Summit. Executive Account Director Olav Maassen explains why he looks forward to the event. “I was an Agile consultant for many years. My heart is still very much in the game.”   “First off, in case you’re wondering – the name comes from a merger between two companies that are probably well-known to the experienced Agilist. Today VersionOne is our main agile product –... Learn more
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