There is a fundamental disconnect in delivering software. Software developers are often proud of their innovations, and businesses are eager to ship them. But users are increasingly exhausted by the constant technological churn disrupting daily lives and workflows. In Zimman's new book, Progressive Delivery: Build The Right Thing For The Right People At The Right Time, he and his co-authors James Governor, Kim Harrison, and Heidi Waterhouse call this phenomenon technological jerk.

Progressive Delivery is the next iteration of the software development lifecycle. We’ve moved through several phases, which mapped to our infrastructures, business models and constraints — from waterfall to agile to Continuous Delivery, and now into Progressive Delivery. Progressive Delivery bridges the gap between software delivery and business value. This talk will introduce the four core principles—abundance, autonomy, alignment, and automation—to eliminate technological jerk while accelerating innovation.

A start-up Advisor providing guidance on leadership, platform architecture, product marketing, and GTM strategy. He has over 25 years of experience working in a variety of roles from software engineering to technical sales. He has worked in both enterprise and consumer companies such as VMware, EMC, GitHub, and LaunchDarkly. Adam is driven by a passion for inclusive leadership and solving problems with technology. As an Advisor he works with a number of startups and nonprofits. His perspective on life has been shaped by a background in Physics and Visual Art, an ongoing adventure as a husband and father, and a childhood career as a fire juggler.