PMI: Mid-Missouri Chapter

This course focuses on Agile Project Management. Participants will participate in a case study where Agile principles and practices are discussed and demonstrated with both team and individual exercises. The main focus of this course is the process and management aspects of Agile projects. Testing and development best practices are discussed, but not demonstrated.

Course Benefits:

Attendees will learn�

How to use Scrum and Agile within their company
Techniques for prioritizing features
How to Minimize waste by delivering functionality that is used
How to improve team buy-in for project objectives
How to adapt to discoveries during a project
How to plan and deliver value driven iterations
Way to improve project delivery by increasing customer interaction
Techniques for minimizing project risk through status transparency

Attendees will receive the �Becoming Agile� in an imperfect world� eBook, and various templates and guides that can be used on their own projects.

Who Should Attend:

Project team members who want to learn how to deliver urgent projects with evolving requirements.

Prerequisites:

Knowledge of software projects. Some level of project management experience.

About the Speaker - Greg Smith:

Greg Smith is president of GS Solutions Group, a company specializing in practical agile training and software lifecycle improvement. Greg specializes in three areas:

Tying agile to the bottom line - Greg works with customers to clearly correlate agile processes to lower costs and increased revenues.
Agile in the big picture - Greg realizes agile is a small component in a larger business lifecycle. He helps companies successfully interface agile development into an overall business process.
Scalability - Many teams move to agile then it fades away. Greg has stayed with teams after they moved to agile, and he has insight into what it takes to maintain and sustain a thriving software development process.

Greg is highly involved with the PMI community, being an early member of the PMI Agile Community of Practice and working with PMI chapters in Seattle, Orange County, Silicon Valley, San Diego, Kentucky, and Ohio.

BACKGROUND:

During his career, Greg has held positions as a Product Manager, Program Manager, Development Manager, ScrumMaster, and Project Manager. He has received numerous awards for his work in helping start-ups establish good software practices, and for helping large enterprises overcome bureaucracy and deliver urgent projects.

Greg became an instructor for Agile Project Management at Bellevue College in 2005. During that time Greg has helped 90 companies initiate their move to a more agile process. In 2009 Greg co-authored �Becoming Agile� in an Imperfect World.� This book has helped a number of companies move to a more effective development lifecycle, and is often used as a guide for entire project teams.

Greg is highly involved with the Agile Alliance and acted as the Stage Producer for the Agile Adoption stage at the 2009 Agile Conference in Chicago.

Schedule:

7:30 a.m - 8:00 a.m	Registration
8:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m	Morning Session.
12:00 p.m - 12:45 p.m	Lunch
12:45 p.m - 04:30 p.m	Afternoon Session

Registration Details:

	Early Bird Expires: 2/18/2010	Standard Rate Deadline: 3/12/2010
PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter Members	$165	$180
Non-Members / Guests	$185	$200
Discounts: Group Discounts: Groups of six (6) or more attendees can receive a 15% discount. Online registration is required. Enter promote code �GROUP� when registering. Green Course: Selecting the �Green� option provides a $5 discount. In lieu of printed course material, an electronic copy of the material will be provided on the day of the event for use on an attendee provided laptop.
Cancellation Policy: If you register but can't attend the event, you may cancel before the registration deadline. The amount of the refund will be less a 10% processing fee. To request a refund, please notify pmivpprograms@pmimidmo.org You may not cancel your registration after the registration deadline, but we encourage you to send someone in your place.