Jen Krieger

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United States

Jen Krieger is Chief Agile Architect at Red Hat. Most of her 20+ year career has been in software development representing many roles throughout the waterfall and agile lifecycles.

At Red Hat, she led a department-wide DevOps movement focusing on CI/CD best practices. Most recently, she worked with with the Project Atomic & OpenShift teams.

Now Jen is guiding teams across the company into agility in a way that respects and supports Red Hat's commitment to Open Source.

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Authored Content

The most popular articles on agile in 2018

2018 featured some fantastic content for agile aficionados, see the top ones and a few you may have missed.

a big flag flying in a sea of other flags, teamwork

What is agile?

Forget everything you've ever learned about agile development.

Why (some) agile teams fail

A simple explanation of why an agile team might fail.

Navigating the challenges of international teamwork

8 unusual FOSS tools for agile teams

In this list, there are no project management apps, no checklists, and no integrations with GitHub. Just simple ways to organize your thoughts and promote team communication.

How to make a lighted, porch bag for Halloween

While I typically go all out for Halloween decorations every year, I'll admit I'm feeling tired this year. I still wanted to delight the neighborhood kids with simple details…

Using feedback loops for greater work satisfaction

In August I wrote about using feedback loops in your personal life to get unstuck from unproductive habits. This month I'll talk about some new helpful feedback loops for your…

Contributed Content

5 ways to say thanks to your DevOps team

When #HugOps isn't enough to show your gratitude.

4 myths about agile

After a recent presentation about agile development, Jen Krieger, an agile coach at Red Hat, received that she calls "the most epic conference feedback ever: 'Your talk was…

Two different paths to different outcomes

DevOps is 90% change and 10% technology

Jen Krieger used her first computer in the early 80s and maintained a strong interest in technology ever since. She started her career as a financial analyst and eventually…

Authored Comments

jkrieger

19 Jun 2018

Why (some) agile teams fail

It doesnt take a lot of effort to search on the internet to discover how common it is for routers to overheat when the vents are covered. In my own experience - the cat sitting on it absolutely would cause our older router to reset and cause service issues until we rebooted. ?‍♀️

jkrieger

17 Aug 2016

Coffee Shop DevOps: How to use feedback loops to get smarter

I picked up that book a couple of weeks ago, and it is on my queue to read. Thanks Matt for the recommendation. I'll take a read! :)