Pause to innovate, and your company will cease to exist pretty quickly thereafter. In the current business climate, “innovation” should not just be a part of your company’s vision, but it also needs to be embedded in the cultural fabric of your organization and must be practiced relentlessly. As companies brace themselves for agile transformation, one key area that needs the utmost attention is—how to build a culture of innovation that can coexist with the agile delivery framework, or SAFe as we know it. In this session, we will focus on the significance of innovation and how an agile...
Bharat Nagpal
Director, Software Engineering
Capital One
Bharat Nagpal is a senior technology manager at Capital One, Chicago. Bharat is well known for creating high-performing teams and for his ability to lead through influence, mentorship, and transparency. During his tenure at the company, he has led several technology transformation projects. More recently, Bharat has developed extensive interest in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. He has worked with his teams to incorporate machine learning into customer experience, better detection of faults etc. One area that he is especially interested in, is automation of agile metrics and improvement of teams' "Agile health". He has experimented with applying machine learning to achieve these important goals and learned significantly from the same. Previously, Bharat worked at Discover, Sears, and IBM in various technology leadership roles. Bharat holds a master's degree from Virginia Tech and an MBA from University of Chicago.