Public Sector CoP - Agile in the Public Sector: Overcoming the Challenges

Location: Matrix Resources, 7001 Weston Parkway Suite 100, Cary, NC 27513

04-18-2018 5:30 pm -7:30 pm (5.30-6.00 Registration, Food, Drinks & Pre-meeting Networking)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker: Michael Roberts

 

Overview:

In this discussion, we will review the basics of Agile in comparison to traditional waterfall project management techniques and how private sector can learn from the public sector, what challenges are unique to the private sector and how digital transformations in government organizations can be made successful.

 

Topic Areas:

• What is Agile? And Why Agile works?

• Review of different Agile flavors

• Discuss some basic Agile concepts: Culture, Structure, Process

• A discussion of why Agile transformations fail in public and private sector

• Agile in Government: The Challenges & Successes

• How to get started: What does success look like?

Learning Objectives:

• Compare Traditional (Waterfall) project management vs. Agile

• Understand Agile project management concepts

• Formulate plan to use Agile in public sector for successful digital transformations

Audience:

• Software project managers

• Project managers looking to obtain more information about Agile

• Team leads

Presenter:

ASPE’s Michael Roberts is the Director of Customer Engagement for the Cary-based professional development and IT training company. His career as a business leader in the technology industry spans over twenty years. As a specialist in business-to-business technology solutions, Michael brings deep experience to roles in executive, product management, project management, application management, software development, business analysis, and IT operations.

Michael is a high-performing technology operations-management executive with expertise in building/optimizing organizational processes, measurement systems, and infrastructure to maximize business results in product and service operations worldwide. With his experience as an executive, he’s guided many companies to successful IT and software projects, and become a skilled strategist who transforms strategic plans into workable solutions and benchmarks performance against key operational targets/goals.

Cisco, ComTIA and Microsoft certified with extensive scope of responsibility, Michael has a proven track record of delivering optimal results in high-growth environments through initiatives that exceed operational performance targets and yield measurable outcomes.