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When John asks colleagues about their agile practices, he says they often start with an apology. "We do agile, but we don't do capital-A Agile." John talks about why agile is a toolbox, not a strict ideology or collection of practices. Along the way, he'll also discuss where agile ideas have shown up in the past, when to foster an agile mindset, and (inevitably) movies.

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John Williams abandoned his plans to become an English Professor in the mid 90s when his summer job at the newspaper turned into a full-time "webmaster" gig. Since then, John has worked in web development with commercial publications, non-profits, higher education, and federal government agencies. John has worked in Scrum and Scrum-like environments for ten years, and is a senior engineer and Scrum Master at Ozmo in Blacksburg, Virginia.

John has deep roots in Southwest Virginia, and currently lives in Christiansburg with his spouse, a teenager, two cats, and an out-of-control movie collection.