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PMI SOC GT IS Branch
Event
April 30, 2011 |
Workshop:
Innovative
Techniques
for Agile
Estimating
and
Planning:
Predictability
in the Face
of High
Levels of
Change and
Complexity |
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Kevin Aquanno, PMP, IPMA-B, Cert.APM, MAPM, Certified Executive Project Manager
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Speaker Bio:
With over 20 years of managing complex systems
integration and software development projects, Kevin
Aguanno is known in the industry for his innovative
approaches to solving common project management
problems. He focuses on two project management specialty
areas: agile project management and troubled project
recovery.
As a well-known keynote speaker, trainer, and coach in
agile management methods, Aguanno has taught thousands
of people how to better manage high-change projects by
using techniques from Scrum, Extreme Programming,
Feature-Driven Development, and other agile methods. He
is a frequent presenter at conferences and private
corporate events where he delights audiences with
practical advice peppered with fascinating stories from
his own experiences in the trenches practicing agile
project management.
He has taught for several years at the University of
Toronto where he won the coveted SCS Excellence in
Teaching Award, and is a regular guest lecturer in
software engineering and project management classes at
several other universities.
Kevin Aguanno holds a B.A. from the University of
Western Ontario, and a Master’s in Project Management
from the School of Business and Public Management at
George Washington University.
He is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP),
and his competency is certified by IBM as a Certified
Executive Project Manager and by the International
Project Management Association (IPMA) as a Senior
Project Manager (IPMA Level B).
Aguanno is an active member of the Project Management
Institute (U.S.A.) including the Information Systems
SIG, the American Society for the Advancement of Project
Management (U.S.A.), the Association for Project
Management (U.K.), and the Project Management
Association of Canada where he is a founding director
and the current Vice President.
He is accredited by the International Project Management
Association (founded in Switzerland) as a project
management competency assessor, and he performs IPMA
assessments for the ASAPM in the U.S.A. and the PMAC in
Canada.
Kevin Aguanno is the author of over twenty books,
audiobooks, and DVDs including:
Managing Agile Projects
- Agile Adoption Made Easy
- Stealth Methodology Adoption
- Agile Project Management Using Scrum
- Agile Project Performance Management
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Host |
Rajeev Gupta, PMP
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Date of Event |
Saturday April 30, 2011
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Time |
8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
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Location |
Room #1105
Sanford Fleming Building - University of Toronto
10 King's College Road
Toronto, Ontario
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Presentation synopsis |
The marketplace is showing keen interest in agile
methods as a way of dealing with complex or high change
projects. While the adoption rate for agile methods is
increasing, people interested in trying these new
approaches are struggling with a common challenge: How
to estimate costs and schedules up front when using
methods that break projects into iterations that uncover
requirements and produce emerging solution designs
throughout the Projects.
This session will present participants with some
innovative and practical estimating and planning
techniques that can help them cope with the uncertainty
of complex projects while still helping them prepare
reliable budget and timelines.
Participants will learn:
- Why we plan in the first place and what makes a good
plan
- Why traditional planning fails
- The basics of agile planning including building
Release plans
Iteration plans
Day Plans
- Estimating with Story Points
- Estimating with Ideal Days
- The 3-Step Feature Prioritization Process
- Measuring and Forecasting Velocity
- Critical Chain Estimating and Scheduling
- Why Agile Planning Works
Materials
Participants will be provided with an in-class workbook
and the Agile Estimating and Planning Resource Kit
containing sample templates in MS Excel and MS Project
formats plus the Agile Auction Game files (retails for
$49.95 USD). In addition, participants will receive
Scrum in Under 10 Minutes, a DVD giving an overview of
one agile methodology that retails for $29.95. These two
discs alone are a $79.90 value!
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Agenda |
Timetable:
8:00 a.m Registration and breakfast
8:30 a.m Event Starts
Break
12:30 p.m Event ends
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Registration Fees
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PMI/SOC Members: $40 + HST = $45.20
Non-Members and Guests: $50 + HST = $56.50
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Registration
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Past Event
This presentation is proprietary in nature, and is intended
only for personal viewing by GT IS Branch members. Other use
is strictly prohibited without written permission from the
author.
Link
to Event Presentations
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PDU |
PDUs: 4.0
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Contact
Information |
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
OPEN
for registration on receipt |
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