 Thanks to Sanjiv Augustine of LitheSpeed for an enlightening evening that introduced us to Agile Methods. Sanjiv gave us some great information on the concepts and principles of agility as well as things to think about in starting down the adoption path.
Presentation available:   Our thanks also go to Terry O'Donnohue and the team at Hewitt Assoicates for making this APLN Houston To Go event a great success. They provided a great facility, to say nothing about pizza, and conducted our first experiment into making our programs available to a remote audience. For more information about Hewitt please visit: www.hewittassociates.com.
An Introduction to Agile Software Development/Scrum  Agile methods (Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Crystal, Feature Driven Development, etc.) have moved into the mainstream over the past few years. Industry leaders like BMC Software, Capital One, DTE Energy, Nationwide Insurance and Yahoo! have discovered that, implemented appropriately, agile accelerates project delivery times, increases customer and employee satisfaction, and provides flexibility to changes in business requirements. Sanjiv will introduce Agile methods in this session and discuss the rationale for adopting Agile.
Sanjiv Augustine is the President of LitheSpeed, an innovative Agile and Lean training, consulting and coaching company; and an industry-leading Agile and Lean expert. For over 10 years, Sanjiv has assisted several leading clients adopt Agile methods, including Nationwide Insurance, Capital One, CNBC, Cornell University, NBC Universal, Sprint Nextel, The Motley Fool, T. Rowe Price and StreamSage. He is the author of several publications including Transitioning to Agile Project Management: A Roadmap for the Perplexed, The Lean-Agile PMO: Using Lean Thinking to Accelerate Agile Project Delivery and the book Managing Agile Projects (Prentice Hall 2005); and the founder and moderator of the Yahoo! Agile Project Management discussion group. Sanjiv is also a founder and advisory board member of the Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN), and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) ’s Agile Community of Practice. He presents regularly at several Agile and PMI user groups and conferences worldwide; and project management conferences including Project World and Project Summit. As an in-the-trenches practitioner, he has personally managed Agile projects varying in size from five to over one hundred people, trained thousands of agile practitioners via public classes and conference presentations, and coached numerous project teams. Sponsorships
Please join us in thanking Hewitt Associates for their generous support in
hosting tonight's meeting. Hewitt Associates is also providing Food and Refreshments! Meeting Location: Hewitt Associates
2601 Research Forest Drive
Building 3
Woodlands Campus
The Woodlands, TX 77380 Meeting Format: Networking: 6-6:30 pm
Presentation: 6:30-7:30 pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PMPs may file for 1 PDU under Continuing Certification Requirements’ “Category 4: Other Providers.”
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