Last date for On-line Registration: 06/02/2014
Synopsis:
Agility is often mistaken as “yet another thing to try”. This session will show new and experienced practitioners that Agility is designed to remove waste and overhead, not increase it, and thus be a value, productivity, and quality amplifier.
I refer back to Lean principles, in particular the Seven Wastes of Activity (Muda). This is intended not only to give attendees practical insight into waste, but also to stress that Agility is not “invented” but discovered and is how Lean ideas are applied to knowledge and information work.
The session is part presentation and part exercise. Attendees will gather data during the presentation, then use this data to collaboratively assess and brainstorm what Agile practices could be applied to waste they can now identify in their specific situations.
Takeaways
The main takeaway is “learn to do less to do more”. The exercises will be based on attendee’s own use cases and hence other takeaways will be specific to individual attendees, but can be summarized as “You spot something that you’d never noticed was wasteful, and have some ideas about what you could do to try to address it, thus freeing up energy and resources.”
About the Speaker:
Andrew Webster has a rich and varied background. Born in the UK, he worked initially in theatre production, moved into the interior decoration industry, relinquishing that for a degree in literature as a mature student. This curious mix meant that he already had an intense training in teamwork, deadlines, interpretation of complex problems, and communication before he started working in the IT industry.
This started in the UK in 1997, but he moved to Australia in 2000, got his Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (while it still meant something) and became Queensland’s go-to guy for environmental engineering database development. In 2004 he was introduced to Agility, and became used to working on projects that were on time, on budget, and all stakeholders were happy. The finale project he led in Australia came in $9 over budget because he parked in the wrong deck on the last day!
He moved to the US in 2009 to get married, and has worked here as a process guru, Scrum Master, reluctant program manager, and now profoundly happy Agile Coach in the finance industry.
He lives in San Jose with his gorgeous wife, and is currently consulting as a Transformation Agile Coach to a world-famous South Bay financial organization as part of their ambitious Agile transformation.
You can read his occasional blog at Succeedable – Using agility to achieve. (http://succeedable.wordpress.com/)
Meeting Leader: Name: Nicole Kim Email: Contact Event Meeting Leader
PDU Info:
1.5 - Category A Click here for PDU claiming instructions
Program Agenda: 5:30 PM - Sign In and Networking 6:00 PM - Program Begins 7:30 PM - Adjourn
Food: This event does not provide any food service. There are several local retail establishments serving either deli or fast foods. Complementary water and soda are provided.
On-line Registration: PMI Silicon Valley Members: $10 Non Members: $20
At-the-Door Registration:
A limited number of registrations can be accepted at the door on a first come, first served basis. Once this limit has been reached, the event will be closed to additional attendees.
Cancellation Policy:
This event is a professional society meeting, held for the benefit of its members. The Plan Ahead registration fee paid is based on the registrant's ability to commit to attendance, ahead of time. The Plan Ahead registration fee will not be refunded for any reason, other than event cancellation, after normal business hours (5:00 PM, Pacific) on the registration deadline day. The PMI - Silicon Valley Chapter reserves the right to make last minute changes to program content and speakers, as circumstances dictate.