Chapter October 2016 - Embracing Agile Project Management Techniques

Cost: 

Members and Volunteers will receive discount at checkout

Camille Spruill, PMP, CBAP, CSM, SA^®, SPC4^®

Abstract:

As we evolve into the digital era of wanting the latest and greatest software faster; we need to adjust our thinking and methods of working to stay relevant and abreast with current market trends.  Our customers expect value sooner, and our sponsors expect a return on investments immediately.

Agile project management requires a mind-shift, to think differently about the same software or product to be delivered.  Demands are higher; this means a big bang release is no longer viable.  It is critical to adapt to an incremental approach for delivering software. 

The goal of this session is to provide a high level understanding of agile project management techniques to be successful in managing an agile project around a motivated team.  These techniques will provide guidance to project managers on incremental thinking, team empowerment, team self-organization and servant leadership. 

Learning Outcomes:

Attendees will have a better understanding of the following:

• Waterfall vs. agile
• How to transition from traditional planning to incremental agile planning
• Understanding the scope of agile projects vs. waterfall.
• Traditional project management tools vs. the agile life cycle management tools
• Team working agreements
• Traditional requirements vs. user stories
• Command and control vs. servant leadership
• Status reporting in the agile world

Speaker Bio:

Camille Spruill, PMP, CBAP, CSM, SA^®, SPC4^®

Agile Practice Lead | Agile Director| Agile Consultant | Enterprise Agile Coach

Camille is a veteran technologist who brings over 16 years of information technology experience, inclusive of 9 years as an agile practitioner. Camille has a wealth of hands-on practical experience on software development initiatives, in a wide array of industries, which infused her in-depth understanding of the software development life cycle and frameworks.   She has held pivotal roles throughout her career as a business analyst, a project manager, program director, regional agile practice leader (supporting national and global clients), agile transformation consultant, agile coach, trainer and course developer.

In the spirit of mentoring and radiating her passion for education and professional development, she has served on the board of directors for the IIBA-RTP chapter since Feb 2012 as the VP of Education, and she also served as a review team lead for IIBA’s BABOK v03.   Camille also contributes to the PMI community by serving on the NCPMI’s Annual Conference team in 2010, and she also served this year as the director of the 2016 NCPMI Annual Conference.  In her spare time, she enjoys watching movies and travelling to new destinations with her family.