Keep Austin Agile 2026
Conference Speaker — April 2026
Session:
After Agile: Unlocking Agile’s Promised Outcomes at Any Scale
Speaking
Executive-grade talks for organizations past the hype cycle.
Jay speaks to leaders who need stronger delivery confidence, cleaner architectural leverage, and predictable outcomes without burning out teams.
Recent activity
Upcoming & Recent Talks
Featured talk: Predictable Engineering Outcomes
Featured Talk
After Agile: How Leaders Build Predictable Outcomes Without Burning Out Teams
A talk for engineering leaders on building delivery confidence through architecture, visibility, and systems maturity.
After Agile: How Leaders Build Predictable Outcomes Without Burning Out Teams
A direct look at why activity-heavy delivery models fail leaders, and what replaces them when the goal is sustainable predictability rather than ceremonial certainty.
Predictability Is an Engineering Problem, Not an Operations Problem
Why delivery confidence is shaped upstream by architecture, work design, and system constraints, not downstream pressure applied by reporting or operational oversight.
Visibility Beats Velocity
An argument for executive signal quality over output mythology, with a focus on how leaders make better decisions when engineering systems reveal reality sooner.
Best for conferences, leadership offsites, and executive forums
Ideal audiences include CTOs, CIOs, CFO partners, VPs and SVPs of Engineering, founders scaling beyond heroics, and executive communities focused on delivery maturity.
Featured writing: Predictability Is an Engineering Problem, Not an Operations Problem
This article extends the core speaking thesis: leaders get better outcomes when delivery confidence is engineered upstream through architecture, visibility, and decision-grade signal.
Speaking Inquiries
Looking for a trusted, non-theatrical point of view?
Jay’s sessions are positioned for leadership audiences that want insight, signal, and sharper executive language around engineering performance.