Chris Matts

Chris Matts is programme manager with a strong background in business analysis and development. He uses real options and agile project management techniques (Lean, Theory of Constraints, Business Value) to optimise the delivery of business value whilst effectively managing project risks. Chris has coached business and project teams in Agile Management, Analysis and Investment Banking for many years. He speaks on Real Options, Agile Analysis and Business Value. He has a Masters degree in Mathematical Trading and Finance and a Masters Degree in Microelectronics and Software Engineering. Currently, Chris is a project manager at Calyon. Over the past 14 years, Chris has worked as on derivative risk and trading systems at Royal Bank of Scotland, Derivative Fitch, JP Morgan Chase, BNP Paribas, ThoughtWorks, British Petroleum, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Chase Manhatten (Pre Merger) and Robert Fleming.

Presentation: "Things people do that we wish they wouldn't."

Track: Agile Organisational patterns

Time: Thursday 17:15 - 18:15

Location: Henry Moore Room

Abstract: This workshop will investigate the "bad" things that people do (e.g. Lie!), and then discuss solutions, strategies or processes to address the issue. We will start with a short presentation on some of the standard strategies for dealing with “bad” behaviour. We will have a short brainstorm to identify a backlog of “bad” behaviours to discuss. A goldfish bowl will then discuss each “bad” behaviour, and the strategies that participants have used successfully and unsuccessfully to address the situation.