NCPMI First Online Training

Introduction to SAFe

A Webinar Presented by David J. Gentry, SA, CSM, CSPO, PMP

Webinar session: July 16, 2018 @ 12:00 PM EDT.

Abstract

This webinar will describe basic Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) terminology (including when it varies from that of Scrum) and an overview of SAFe structure, values, principles, roles, and key events.

This webinar is not a course in SAFe. It is not intended to answer all questions an audience might have. However, one of the goals of the webinar is to stimulate questions about SAFe. Some of these questions will be answered during the webinar. Due to the one-hour length of the webinar, many questions will not be answered and yet every member of the audience will be asked to keep a list of questions that occur to them so that audience members may research the answers after the webinar or take a full course in SAFe.

Learning Objectives

* Stimulate questions about SAFe and prepare a list of them.

* Gain knowledge of an overview of SAFe.

* Acquire a basic appreciation of the power of SAFe in an Agile transformation environment.

* Encourage a desire to learn more about SAFe.

Speaker Biography

 

David Gentry is a Master of Ceremonies for the North Carolina Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and Director of Programs Operations. He is Corporate Alliances and Partnership Director of the Research Triangle Park’s Network of Women in Tech International (WITI). He is a session facilitator for the Agile Leadership Network of Raleigh-Durham. He has spoken on project management topics to M.B.A. classes and to a Satellite Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of PMI. He has presented a webinar to a world-wide technology company, and he has spoken at national banking conferences.

As president of Lean-Agile Advisers, LLC, David has prepared several presentations and workshops which will be used in various venues. David has extensive product development experience in banking and entrepreneurship. In addition to Lean-Agile Advisers, he started a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificated air charter company and a website development firm.

As a Senior Vice President for a major regional bank, David started a Corporate Product Management Department to produce missiion-critical products for the Corporate Division of the bank.

In addition to a number of college business courses, David has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in English and American Literature.

How to attend:

* Event number: 208 350 842

* Event password: anJUHDu3 (26584383 from phones)

* Event address for attendees: https://cisco.webex.com/cisco/onstage/g.php?MTID=e6c4f796438a0ac01b5bd5e3033041d1b