Sponsors

Create/Change

Public services must work for everyone. We’re looking for people from a diverse range of backgrounds to join us and help create change.

Create/Change is a GovTech consultancy working with policy & product teams on population level problems in domains like education, employment, social care and health. We also help the cultural and non-profit sectors innovate for social good.

We are a blend of permanent staff and a network of over 50 super-experienced practitioners. We’re expanding both our permanent team and our network: in particular we want to include more people who aren’t white, cisgender or able-bodied.

We want to talk to:

Practitioners from diverse backgrounds who are interested in joining our network
People of all ages who are passionate about technology and user-centred design but need experience

Calba

We are your partner in agile.

Calba are based in Scotland and proud to have sponsored the conference every year since it started in 2012. Every organisation is unique. We work with clients to co-develop their own approach to agile. We focus on knowledge transfer and capability development to achieve lasting change.

Agile Coaching & Workshops

Organisational alignment
Agile planning/discovery
Building trust
User story mapping
Agile team start-up/refresh
Agile engineering best practice
Leadership coaching

Agile Training
Our most popular courses are:

Agile Practical (1-day)
Product Owner Training (1-day)
Scrum Master Training (1-day)

We also offer certified training from Scrum.org, Scrum Alliance, LKU, SAFe and ICAgile.

Delivery Services
Usually on a full-time contract basis for 3+ months, our specialists include:

Agile Coaches
Scrum Masters
Product Owners
Agile Business Analysts
UI/UX Specialists
Technical Specialists (Developers, DevOps, Architects)

@agile_calba

QWAN

We are Quality Without A Name, an initiative of pragmatic practitioners. We train and mentor teams, coach individuals and carry out bespoke development projects. We specialise in agile and lean software development.

Our mission is to bring success to our customers by improving their system development practice. We advise, coach and train management, product owners, project leaders and developers. And we develop software ourselves - above all, we are software developers.

Community Groups

Heart of Agile Scotland

Heart of Agile Scotland are a meet-up group with their foundations in the four imperatives of the Heart of Agile: Collaborate, Deliver, Reflect, Improve.

We meet every couple of months for a mix of guest speakers, facilitated sessions and general networking. Our events take place either online or in person in Edinburgh or Glasgow.

We aim to make our sessions interactive, and inclusive for all. Find us on Meetup for more.

The future of work in Scotland

This community is focused on how the world of work continues to evolve. It covers a broad range of areas from modern leadership approaches, team dynamics and organisational design to ways of working, collaborative models, agile practices and how we communicate.

We encourage being open minded and proactive learning. We love to share knowledge and make new bodies of work accessible to audiences far and wide. We celebrate contribution and participation. We believe deeply in collaborative thinking, co-creation, ethical leadership, and diversity and inclusion.

@TheFOWScotland

Lean Agile Edinburgh

Running since 2013, Lean Agile Edinburgh is a meetup group to discuss and share all things lean and agile. Meetups include talks, workshops, activities, lean-coffee, open-space sessions and networking.

Completely free, all are welcome.

@leanagileedi

London Agilists

London Agilists is a group for anyone interested in agile or lean ways of working.Our focus is primarily on software, web and mobile delivery but we occasionally cover topics beyond this.

@LondonAgilists

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Community Groups

A discount is available to meetup and user groups that help promote Agile Cambridge to their members. If you organise, or are a member of, a user group and would like more information please contact us.