Rise8 Announces Agenda and Growing List of Speakers for Prodacity 2025

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rise8 announced the agenda and growing list of speakers for Prodacity 2025. Taking place in Nashville, Tenn. on February 4-6, Prodacity is a beacon for govtech leaders at every level committed to the continuous delivery of valuable software users love into challenging production environments.

Prodacity emphasizes prod-based learning—tested playbooks, real-world solutions, and a relentless commitment to action inside cautious, slow-moving organizations from people shipping software to production. Prodacity is a movement committed to authenticity and learning that sets the standard for achieving mission outcomes in government…without sales pitches and innovation theater.

This year’s agenda will provide attendees with exclusive content including:

• Expert-led sessions on the latest strategies around people, processes, and technology.
• Engaging discussions on practical tactics to cut through the red tape that impedes continuous software delivery in government environments.
• Learning through shared experiences, lessons, and best practices on the principles and patterns that make enterprises efficient at scale, and key insights on how to apply them to government missions.

Specifically, each day of the three-day event will explore the following themes:

• Day 1: Leadership & Strategy – Set your strategic direction. Learn to align teams, mission, and enterprise portfolio management for continuous innovation.
  • Modern Portfolio Management: From Digitization to AI
  • How to Measure Anything
  • MVP for the Enterprise
  • Service Blueprints for Critical Missions
  • Slaying the Firebreathing Monolith
• Day 2: Tactics – Master tactics for continuous improvement and efficient product delivery.
  • A Senior Exec’s Guide to Digital Delivery
  • Using Value Stream Mapping to Increase Flow & Value
  • Architecting for Flow: Domain-Driven Design
  • 10x Platforms are the New Black
  • Don’t Fly Blind: Impact Mapping Your Experiences
  • Mission Command for Software Delivery
• Day 3: Getting Started – Understand how to embed continuous delivery and innovation to drive lasting transformation in your organization.
  • How to Actually Transform Culture
  • GRC Automation at Scale
  • Learn GRC: An ATO Process that Creates Value & Minimizes Waste
  • Driving Product Innovation using the FAR
  • Turning IT Into Your Competitive Mission Advantage
  • Evolve Financial Management to Drive Product Innovation with the FAR

Attendees will hear from a range of govtech innovators, enterprise change agents, and visionaries to educate and empower them to think differently about strategy, culture, governance, product management, and services. The growing list of speakers for this year’s event includes:

• Justin Fanelli, Acting CTO for the Dept of Navy and Director of PEO Digital
• Barry O’Reilly, Cofounder of Nobody Studios & Author of Lean Enterprise and Unlearn
• Alistair Croll, Author of Lean Analytics and Just Evil Enough & Founder and Chair of FWD50
• Karen Martin, Founder and President of TKMG and TKMG Academy & Author of The Outstanding Organization and Clarity First
• Siobhán Mc Feeney, Chief Technology and Digital Officer, Kohl’s
• Paul Gaffney, Change Agent and Transformation Artist
• Bryon Kroger, Founder and CEO, Rise8
• Edward Hieatt, Chief Customer Officer, Mechanical Orchard

In addition to three days of expert-led sessions, networking, and educational opportunities, Prodacity is also pleased to offer up to 12 continuing professional education (CPE) credits to those who attend the event.

To stay up to date on the latest agenda updates and speaker announcements, visit https://www.rise8.us/prodacity/about or register to receive updates.

Prodacity 2025 coalition partners include key players supporting this movement to modernize government software delivery: Second Front Systems, Palantir, Snyk, Skylight, Highlight, Sonatype, SpectroCloud, Security Compass, Carahsoft, Spathe Systems and Aquia

Additional Resources
Learn more about Prodacity 2025
Register today to attend
Watch the Prodacity 2025 video preview
Sign up for the PreProd Lean Enterprise Book Club

About Rise8
Rise8 enables large enterprises with critical missions to continuously deliver valuable software that users love. Rise8 is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with headquarters in Tampa, FL, and a fully remote workforce. Learn more at https://www.rise8.us/ and on LinkedIn, and X

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