Re-imagining collaboration: Launching the Agile Finance Manifesto

07 Mar 2025

The Agile Finance Manifesto is here to drive a powerful shift, bridging the gap between finance and business agility. Its purpose? To create a shared language and align core values and principles that unite the most forward-thinking approaches of both worlds.

Join experts from the Agile Business Consortium's Agility in Finance Special Interest Group (SIG) as they share:

Why the manifesto is a game-changer for financial teams and agile practitioners alike.
How this framework can help you enhance collaboration, efficiency, and growth.
Ways you can start benefiting from its principles today.

Ready to transform the way your organisation approaches finance and agility? This manifesto could be the key to unlocking your next level of business success.

Speakers

Alistair Corrie

Chartered Accountant, Agile Consultant and Author of The Key Elements for Business Agility, The Corrie Partnership

Alistair has a keen interest in modern leadership, the neuroscience of problem solving, and the psychology of human motivation and his research in these areas led him to become the author of The Key Elements for Business Agility: Unlocking your team’s peak performance by re-discovering what makes us Naturally Agile.

As a hands-on agile consultant with extensive experience in business transformation and agile product delivery, Alistair became the author of The Agile Leader’s Manifesto and his work to help leaders and teams bridge the gap between traditional and agile thinking led him to become co-author of The Agile Finance Manifesto.

Alistair is an Agile Business Consortium Thought Leader, helps lead the Consortium’s Agility in the Finance Special Interest Group and believes that governance and risk management are built into Agile ways of working.

Email:: [email protected]
Website:: corriepartnership.com/

Ilana Sprongl

Executive Coach, trainer and author, Helptext Consulting

Ilana Sprongl is a seasoned software delivery consultant and leadership coach with over 30 years of experience in technology and business transformation. As the founder of HelpText Consulting, she supports organizations in achieving operational excellence and delivering software with efficiency and effectiveness.

Ilana’s expertise lies at the intersection of technology, leadership, and agility, enabling her to guide senior leaders in navigating complex challenges and driving meaningful change. She writes weekly articles on leadership, technology, and agility, sharing actionable insights and practical strategies to help leaders adapt and succeed in an ever-evolving landscape.

In addition to her consulting work, Ilana is a certified Executive Coach with a CIO.D designation, helping individuals and teams develop the skills and self-awareness needed to excel in high-stakes environments. With a strong background in both strategy and execution, Ilana blends practical experience with a forward-thinking approach to leadership and technology.

LinkedIn:: https://linkedin.com/in/ilanasprongl/?originalSubdomain=ca

Susie Young

Chartered Accountant, Enterprise Agility Coach, Managing Director of Youngcraft Ltd

Susie is an enterprise agility coach that specialises in working with business and technology together to deliver end to end value in financial services and retail sectors. Having started her career as a chartered accountant working in auditing and corporate restructuring she understands the importance of robust controls, transparency and strong governance. Susie brings with her experience of working with banks like JP Morgan Chase, LBG, Metro, Nationwide as well as iconic brands such as Dr Martens and Coca Cola, leading her to become a thought leader in the Product and Organisational Tranformation space. Susie is also a trustee of Certitude which provides support across London to people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health support needs.

Re-imagining collaboration: Launching the Agile Finance Manifesto

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