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How a Simple Hackathon Helped Shape a New Mindset

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Summary

Rhiannon Gaskell, Brett Wakeman, Rikki-Lee Vrankovich discuss how a hackathon sparked the change at Carsales AUS, followed by a number of initiatives that brought organizational agility.

Bio

Rhiannon Gaskell is a PM for carsales.com.au being passionate about technological innovation, business agility and entrepreneurship. Brett Wakeman is a PM for carsales.com.au, focusing on projects for car manufacturers such as BMW, Holden and Ford. Rikki-Lee Vrankovich is the Digital Experience Manager at Bankwest, responsible for developing a program of events for colleagues.

About the conference

Agile Australia is the annual conference for those looking to build better products, teams, and organisations; most recently held in Sydney in June 2015 and sponsored by ThoughtWorks, Accenture, Atlassian, elabor8, HP, Commonwealth Bank, Context Matters, and supported by the Agile Alliance. The 2-day conference is the place to network with thought-provoking international keynote speakers and Agile community leaders from across Australia and New Zealand.

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