Agile Simulation – The Daily Standup Meeting

What better way to learn how to do a great Daily Standup than watching it done right before your very eyes in just 10 mins!

First witness a disfunctional way of doing Standups – then see how it should be done.

It really is an excellent example to watch and learn.

Watch the video here

WEBINAR – Launching Agile Release Trains: Why Start at the Program Level? (5/30)

May 30, 2013  (9am PDT / 12pm EDT)

Many organizations are tempted to begin their agile transformation with a series of low risk, stand-alone pilots. While these pilots may prove that teams can adopt a new process, they don’t prove that enterprise teams can work together to drive out dependencies, gain alignment across stakeholders, provide program-wide transparency, and deliver end-to-end value.

Why is it that companies who go “all in” at the program level have a higher chance of success?

In this webinar, we’ll answer these questions:

1. What are the business benefits companies have seen by launching agile programs (also known as Agile Release Trains)?
2. How do you identify the value streams in an enterprise – the long-lived series of system definition, development and deployment process steps used to build and deploy systems?
3. How do you identify your Agile Release Trains – the virtual organizations formed around these value streams?
4. How do you prepare an organization for the first Agile Release Train launch?
5. How do you execute using the one week Quickstart adoption model?

PDU: 1
COST: Free

SPEAKERS: Dean Leffingwell – Chief Methodologist – A 30+ veteran of the software industry, Dean is an entrepreneur, executive, author, methodologist, consultant, and Lean Systems Society Fellow. As one of the world’s most experienced scaled agile leaders, Dean developed the unique Scaled Agile Framework® which combines Agile portfolio management and large scale Agile architecture with the innovative Agile Release Train for program delivery. A former VP of Rational Software, he is the author of Agile Software Requirements, Scaling Software Agility and Managing Software Requirements, all from Addison-Wesley.
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Drew Jemilo is a principal contributor to the Scaled Agile Framework®, consultant, and Academy instructor. Drew met Dean Leffingwell in early 2009 when he was developing a scaled Agile methodology for a management consulting company to bridge their strategic business framework with Agile. Since then, they have worked together with global clients to synchronize distributed teams using the Agile Release Train in the U.S., Europe, and India.

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RECORDING – Effective Leadership Techniques for Project Managers

There is no doubt that knowing how to effectively manage the nine Knowledge Areas identified by PMI®’s PMBOK® Guide will make you a great project manager; however project managers must also have sound leadership skills in order to set the project vision and inspire project teams to overcome project challenges and road blocks. In this webinar, you’ll learn the competencies needed to apply effective project leadership techniques to your projects, so you can create a positive, thriving, and successful project environment. What you will learn:

• Theories and applications of project leadership styles
• Methods of successful motivation techniques of project human resources
• How to lead effective project teams and negotiate with project stakeholders
• Project leadership ethics
• Project vision  and commitment
• Project management strategies that help build and sustain a high-performance project

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RECORDING – Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers and Business Analysts

Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a “Different Kind of Smart”. As previously stated by PMI® Network Magazine: “Project leaders with high emotional intelligence inspire their team, connect with their peers and get the job done.”  During this webinar we’ll discuss:

• What is emotional intelligence and why should technical and business analysts care about EI?
• Ways emotional intelligence contributes to improved project performance.
• What is emotional hi-jacking and how it can interfere with stated goals and expectations?

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WEBINAR: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Foundations by Dean Leffingwell (5/2)

Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:00 – 1:00 pm PT

Join a one hour webinar in which Dean Leffingwell and contributors to the Scaled Agile Framework will take you through the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) — the proven, publicly-facing framework for applying Lean and Agile practices at enterprise scale.

In this webinar, you’ll learn the following:

1. The Framework’s roots in agile, lean, and product development flow
2. The team, program, and portfolio levels
3. The business benefits achieved by four enterprises
4. Next steps you can take to learn more

REGISTER: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6565571307519293952