E34 Marc Danziger: Agilist Wanted!

Mondays are hard.

During our convo, Marc spoke about his experience trying to find diverse applicants to fill tech roles. He found that underrepresented groups and people from low incomes, in general, aren't aware that certain jobs (ex. Agilist) exist. If no one in your family/friends can model a tech role, then you are unlikely to pursue a career in tech. Marc doesn't believe that a CS degree is necessary for tech roles, since a few of the best developers he has worked with didn't have degrees. Apprenticeships are great because many tech jobs are not formally describable and you have to learn from the shoulder of people you learn from. Companies can retain diverse talent by providing mentorship and treating employees like assets, not commodities.

Marc is passionate about finding ways to create and develop agilist from non-traditional backgrounds. He serves as a Regional Director for Cprime and provides services to companies that are looking to improve their business agility. Marc is an expert in Lean and Agile methodologies, as well as frameworks including SAFe, DAD, LESS, Kanban, Scrum. 

• Marc Danziger https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcdanziger
• Cprime https://www.cprime.com
• Minds Matter https://www.mindsmatter.org
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