Chapter Meeting - October 2018: Mixing Oil & Water- How to make agile methods work with Governance and Compliance

Non-Members $25, Members $10, Volunteers $0.   No refunds will be provided for cancellations. 

Abstract:

Address the need for aligning agile methods with corporate governance standards, and linear project methods, in a way that is practical and effective.

We are familiar with the traditional project delivery standards and models that still prevail in most medium to large organizations. Due to their perceived inflexibility, some corporate compliance and regulatory frameworks may represent a significant challenge to Agile Transformation teams.

Conversely, the agile family of methods, emphasize a bias toward establishing a light weight and highly flexible approach to delivery processes for teams. Indeed, agile methods are potentially powerful at this level, but problems arise when attempting to scale at an enterprise or business unit level. Right now, many companies are struggling to reconcile team based agile methods with their more traditional governance based processes.

On the face of it then, we have a situation where traditional linear (waterfall) standards and agile methodology appear to be incompatible. But there’s a substantial population of practitioners who are forced to make them align and work together. This session will focus on exploring tips and techniques that illustrate how these apparently divergent processes can coexist, and even complement each other. All delivered with a focus on real-world pragmatism, practicality and a dash of humor!

Learning Objectives:
• It’s not always the fault of the governance model, sometimes it’s simply the way we use it
• Appreciate the dilemma of having to make governance and agile methods work together
• Gain a refreshed perspective on the significance of process engineering in a real-world Agile scenario
• Develop an understanding for scaling processes that map to your organization’s culture and level of capability
• Acquire practical and proven techniques for implementing effective Agile Process Engineering

Speaker:  Stephen Gristock, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO, SAFe SPC

 

 

 

 

 

About the Speaker: 

Originally from Wales (UK), Stephen has presented at conferences in Europe, Asia and North America (including INCOSE, SPIN, PSQT, SEPG, ICSPI) on process transformation techniques. Stephen has an extensive background in project management and process improvement acquired as a consultant, practitioner and implementation leader. He is a certified Scrum Master and Product Owner, SAFe SPC, ISO auditor, PMI PMP and ACP, SEI Lead Appraiser and Trainer. He has also served as a member on both the SEI’s CMMI Change Control Board and the PMI’s OPM3 Development Team. He has managed several successful corporate PMO teams and agile transformation initiatives. He currently leads Eliassen Group’s Agile advisory and training delivery services in NY.

Meeting Agenda

5:30 - 6:30 PM   Networking / Dinner

6:30 - 7:00 PM   NCPMI Business Announcements

7:00 - 8:00 PM   Featured Presentation: Mixing Oil & Water - How to make agile methods work with governance and compliance

8:00 - 8:15 PM   Q&A 

New member orientation will be held in the Windsor Boardroom from  5:30 to 6:30 PM