Laura M. Powers

With 25 years of engineering and management experience, Laura has been involved in the design of aircraft engines, diapers, electric cars, as well as software systems at Hewlett Packard, Sales.com, and eBay. Ironically, the Lean concepts practiced eons ago at the start of her career have migrated into the world of software! As the CEO of Radtac US, Laura is focused on building the relationships, communities and capabilities to ignite and sustain a new world of work - with a ton of laughter, joy and collaboration along the way. Laura is an Agile instructor for the Continuing Education department at Stanford University, and holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, as well as certifications as a Certified Scrum Professional, Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified Trainer of Training from the Back of the Room, and Certified Trainer and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).

Agile Training – Agile & communication workshops using games, LEGO, simulations and interactive activities that engage the whole brain. Certified "Training from the Back of the Room" trainer.

Agile Coaching – team and executive coaching to apply Agile & scrum concepts, make decisions, resolve conflicts and get results. Focused on the "human" side of Agile - when we get the "people part" right - everything else flows

Agile Game Design – co-creator of “Business Value Estimation,” collaborator on “Power of 13,” and creator of “Scrum or Not.” Frequent speaker on the "Neurology of Agile Games." Co-host of the podcast "Agile Games." Co-founder of the Agile Games West conference.

Agile Sales & Sales operations – experienced in the application of Agile practices to B2B marketing, sales and sales operations from initial prospect contact through delivery

Speaker - keynote and conference speaker. Recent engagements include:

• 2017 - Scrum Gathering, San Diego - "The Power of Play - Transforming Agile Teams"
• 2017 - Agile Games Closing Keynote - "Co-Creating an Awesome Agile Climate in an Imperfect World"
• 2017 - Agile Games - "When Good Games Go Bad – Keep Your Agile Games on Track for Transformation
• 2016 - Gatineau Ottawa Agile Tour - GOAT 2016 - Closing Keynote - "The Power of Play - Transforming Agile Teams"
• 2016 - Marketing Executive Networking Group - "Agile in Marketing Organizations"
• 2016 - Scrum Gathering Munich - "The Neurology of Learning - Your Brain on Agile Games"
• 2016 - Agile Games West - Opening Keynote - "The Power of Play - Transforming Agile Teams"
• 2016 - Agile2016 - "Body Talk - It's Not Just What You Say that Counts"
• 2016 - Agile 2016 - "The Neurology of Learning - Your Brain on Agile Games"
• 2016 - Scrum Gathering Orlando - "It Was a Dark & Stormy Sprint - Tell Us a Scrum Team Story"
• 2016 - Agile Games - Workshop on "The Neurology of Learning - Your Brain on Agile Games"
• 2015 - Scrum Gathering, Prague - “Business Value Estimation”