BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Agile Montreal - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://agilemontreal.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Événements pour Agile Montreal REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251016T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251016T130000 DTSTAMP:20251002T222811Z CREATED:20251001T204138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T222811Z UID:8045-1760614200-1760619600@agilemontreal.ca SUMMARY:Breaking Free from Fixed Teams: Exploring Fluid Ways of Working DESCRIPTION:  \n\n  \nAre you curious about alternatives to traditional\, small static agile teams? Join us for an engaging discussion that challenges conventional thinking about how we organize and collaborate at work. Rather than prescribing specific methodologies\, our experts will share the underlying principles and real-world experiences behind more dynamic\, adaptive approaches to teamwork. Discover what happens when we let go of rigid team boundaries and embrace fluidity in how we work together. \n  \nOur panelists will share insights and stories from diverse approaches that all challenge the status quo: \n\nReteaming: How intentionally reshaping teams can unlock innovation and growth\nFAST Agile and FluidAgile: Moving beyond fixed squads to create more robust and responsive organizations\nEnsemble Programming: Real stories of whole-team collaboration at the keyboard\nOpen Space and Liberating Structures: Techniques that unleash collective intelligence and self-organization\n\n  \nMeet the Panel: \n\nEllen Grove\, Business Agility Coach\nChris Smith\, VP Operations at Gearset\nMike Bowler\, Agile & DevOps Coach and Trainer\nOlivier Gourment\, Organizational & FluidAgile Coach\n\n  \nThis isn’t a sales pitch for any single methodology. Instead\, we’ll explore the shared principles that make these approaches work\, share honest experiences (successes and challenges)\, and inspire you to experiment with techniques that might transform how your teams collaborate. \n  \nWhen: October 16\, 2025\, 11:30 am EDT – 1pm EDT\, 4:30pm BST – 6pm BST\, 5:30pm CEST – 7pm CEST \nWhere: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QdbT-kosSt27vaMxHPZvbg \nWhat: Expert discussion with Q&A \nWho Should Attend: Leaders\, developers\, agile practitioners\, and anyone curious about more adaptive ways of working together. \nRegister now:\n\n← Back Your message has been sent\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nFull Name(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nTitle \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nCompany \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ\n \n\n  \n  \n  \nMeet the Experts \nEllen Grove https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellengrove/ \nEllen Grove is a business agility coach\, trainer\, and organizational change agent with Agile Partnership. based in Ottawa\, Canada\, Whether working with C-suite leaders or managers or delivery teams\, Ellen favours playful approaches for getting people to talk with each other about the things that really matter so that they can do great work together. Ellen has trained and coached teams and leaders in startups\, multinational enterprises\, and public sector organizations\, and presents frequently at Agile events in Canada and abroad. In addition to holding a bunch of Agile certifications\, Ellen is an Open Space facilitator\, a StrategicPlay® certified facilitator in using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methods\, an ORSC-trained organizational coach\, and a Training from the Back of the Room trainer. \n  \nChris Smith https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissmithagile/ \nChris is VP Operations at Gearset\, a company that provides DevOps tooling for Salesforce folks. Previously\, Chris was Director of Engineering at Redgate\, building engineering teams with clarity of purpose\, freedom to act and a drive to learn. For seven years Chris lead Redgate’s reteaming process which gave people a strong influence over which team they are part of\, encouraging them to move towards the work they find most engaging. With over 25 years of experience in software development\, Chris has a deep expertise in software product development\, organizational leadership\, and agile/lean delivery. \n  \nMike Bowler https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbowler/ \nMike is an experienced coach and trainer who helps teams and leaders improve how they deliver value. His approach combines insights from human behavior\, psychology\, and applied neuroscience to foster psychological safety and strengthen collaboration. He designs and implements workflows that enhance the flow of work\, using metrics\, data-informed decisions\, and probabilistic forecasting to more accurately answer “when will we be done?” He also brings deep technical expertise in development\, architecture\, and DevOps\, ensuring that value is implemented and sustained effectively. With over 25 years of experience in Agile methods\, including Kanban\, Scrum\, and XP\, Mike supports organizations worldwide from his base in Kelowna\, BC. \n  \nOlivier Gourment https://www.linkedin.com/in/ogourment/ \nBuilding on decades of experience in diverse roles\, including director of software development at a major marketing technology company\, Olivier has been an Agile coach for over 15 years and a regular speaker at international Agile conferences. He founded and co-organizes Agile Open Montréal\, a successful event that sells out every year. He first “learned by doing” Agile in 2001 with the bell.ca project\, which went on to win “best e-commerce site.”  Since then Olivier has consistently relied on collective intelligence to achieve sustainable results and now focuses on helping organizations become robust\, strengthening their adaptability muscles through FluidAgile approaches. \n  URL:https://agilemontreal.ca/evenement/breaking-free-from-fixed-teams-exploring-fluid-ways-of-working/ LOCATION:ZOOM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251016T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251016T203000 DTSTAMP:20250926T135926Z CREATED:20250926T135926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T135926Z UID:7985-1760635800-1760646600@agilemontreal.ca SUMMARY:Rassemblement de coachs agiles de Montréal DESCRIPTION:Le 25 septembre\, rejoignez le regroupement des coachs agiles\, agents de changement et passionnés d’agilité de Montréal pour une rencontre conviviale et dynamique ! Tous les quatre mois\, une quarantaine de professionnels se rassemblent pour réseauter\, échanger autour d’un verre et de bouchées\, et partager pratiques et outils sur les multiples facettes de l’agilité organisationnelle. \nAu menu : discussions ouvertes sur la culture agile\, le coaching\, la gestion du changement et du leadership\, la stratégie\, les styles de gestion et la communication. 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