What our participants say

Rachel spent the two days moving between sessions, from Bayes' Law to inclusive leadership and a design thinking workshop on personas, before finishing with pizza, card games and Lego name badges at Ramona's.

Kirsten opened day two with a keynote on The Board-to-Build Disconnect, on why product work often stalls in the boardroom because of a translation problem rather than a talent problem. She later joined a fireside chat exploring what boards actually think of product leaders.

"Celebrating 10 years of Agile Manchester, and my first year as a speaker, gave the event an extra level of energy and fun. The event ended with discovering some great food in Manchester, and eventually back-seat karaoke."

"I walked in to talk about Compliance Without Compromise, but the audience turned it into a masterclass on the Agile Mindset. We are only as agile as the people around us. Community and collaboration are the real secret sauce."

"Agile Manchester was genuinely one of the best conferences I've been to in ages. I only made it to 4 talks and came away with pages of notes from all of them. It was as good as ever to do my talk on how we become more effective leaders. 10/10 would recommend."

"So many reflections following a wonderful week in Manchester facilitating not one, but two workshops. I'm forever grateful for the conversations, collaboration, engagement and encouragement I've shared this week."

Swarnadipa ran the "Agile City Heist: case of the missing customer value" session with Amy Aspinall, a murder mystery game exploring customer journeys and squad roles. She thanked Agile Manchester for the space to try it out, and loved the Lego badge building at the conference.

"Ran a session today at Agile Manchester where we turned customer value into a city murder mystery. Lots of collaboration, good discussions, and teams working through ambiguity together, exactly the kind of environment where learning actually happens."

"Thank you Agile Manchester and happy 10th anniversary. Genuinely great talks from Holly Cummins, Dave Westgarth and Steph Wright. Going to sit quietly on the train home and let it all sink in."

"It's been a great day at Agile Manchester today, even more so to be part of its 10th anniversary celebrations. Our connections, relationships, commitment to learning and sense of community matter so much."

"Even more insights, takeaways and thought provoking talks. Kicking off the day with Kirsten Mann's energising keynote. Reconnecting with what brings you joy and refills your cup to the best and true version of yourself."

"Great couple of days at Agile Manchester. Always appreciate the opportunity to connect with new people and catch up with previous colleagues. Standout sessions from Steph Wright, Rachel Dubois and Kirsten Mann."

"A very enjoyable two days at Agile Manchester with lovely Delivery manager colleagues from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs."

"There is something energising about stepping away from the screen to immerse in fresh perspectives. Today it was great hearing real-world examples of how teams are evolving, navigating challenges, and scaling impact."

"Attempted a family photo with some of our UCD crew at Agile Manchester. Great to spend time together in person, swapping stories, sharing ideas, and being reminded how much energy this community brings to the work we do."

"Fantastic day 1 of the Agile Manchester workshops! Really insightful keynotes and case studies that will definitely drive a different way of thinking and learning in my career path as a project manager."

"A morning of line dancing, then a workshop on OOPSI. Seeing OOPSI applied in a workshop setting was genuinely thought-provoking. I especially liked the calm REBEL experiment."

"It was great to attend the Agile Manchester Conference, and it was an incredibly valuable experience. I came away with a range of practical insights and tips I'm looking forward to applying both in my work and in my day-to-day life."

"I had a wonderful time at Agile Manchester, what a fantastic event! It was a real pleasure to connect with so many thoughtful, curious, and kind people. I felt welcomed, appreciated, and supported every step of the way."

"It was #AgileManc this week. I gave principles of being a service org and tools to use with your own orgs to help organise around services and performance."

"Really enjoyed the last two days at #agilemanchester and catching up with people has been fantastic. Thanks to all the organisers, keynote speakers, presenters and other participants for an inspiring couple of days."

"Easy to flow around the venue and engage with other people, we couldn't just disperse over a large venue, had to interact."

"Very impressed by quality of other delegates, very high powered practitioners."

"Reflections from a fab Agile Manchester, and a call to action to make sure agile stays agile! #agilemanc."

"This was my first time attending and speaking at Agile Manchester, it was an absolute joy ride. From meeting a lot of folks from diverse backgrounds, to attending some amazing talks, going back with loads of learnings and friends."

"I had a great couple of days at Agile Manchester this week. Felt so good to present on Scaling teams sustainably, a case study on a process we used internally. Great to meet new people and lots of useful takeaways."

"I delivered the keynote on the third and final day of Agile Manchester this morning. One of the first agile conferences I attended when I switched my career to Digital Services. Really great atmosphere and always good to see familiar faces."

"Some personal techniques to improve, some valuable concepts to take to my business, some interesting discussions with new connections. An energising few days with plenty of new ideas."

"Thank you very much for organising a great few days that were really insightful, and it was a pleasure to present to an engaged audience about our experiences with Agile. Thank you to all the staff for being really welcoming."

"Whilst Agile Manchester has been well organised with terrific speakers and excellent content, it's also had a brilliant set of delegates who've been collaborative and eager to improve. It's all about people. #AgileManc."

"Agile Manchester is not a huge conference with thousands of people, but I enjoyed it as much as those big conferences. The line-up was exceptional, and you used size to your advantage, there was a very friendly and cosy feel to the event."

"Inspiring, humbled by the turn out!"

"Fantastic! Would recommend to any agile enthusiasts, beginners or experts."

Sophie's colleague Matthew Skelton, co-author of Team Topologies, opened Agile Manchester 2023 with a keynote on social and technical practices for fast flow. Sophie attended all three days and wrote up her key takeaways.

Neil spent three days at Agile Manchester 2023 and wrote up detailed notes on the talks, workshops and conversations, as a way to help himself put ideas into practice afterwards.

Jitesh shared his key highlights from three days at Agile Manchester 2023, with links through to his own session notes taken throughout the event.

Jack wrote about the energy he found at Agile Manchester 2023, and shared what he learned across the three days back in Manchester talking agile delivery.

Rohit shared his day one highlights from Agile Manchester 2023, the hands-on, practical Agile and Lean conference for the North West England community.

Ben wrote a three part daily diary covering each day of Agile Manchester 2019, praising the venue, the organisers and the quality of the speakers and content throughout.

Chris travelled from Redgate to share their journey with team autonomy at Agile Manchester 2018, and wrote afterwards about the people, sessions and venue.