Doing More with Less - The Lean-Agile Approach to More Efficient Project Management

DESCRIPTION:

WHAT ARE YOUR PROJECT NIGHTMARES THAT KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT? Why do many projects managed by traditional methods still fail despite best efforts? How can you avoid surprises two weeks before your scheduled release date? Is there a better way to manage project scope creep? How can you ensure that you are providing the highest value to your customers?

FOCUS:

The focus of this presentation by Philippa Fewell will be not only to provide an overview of the basic principles of Lean-Agile, but also to demonstrate how the Lean-Agile approach can help your organization better align projects to the business needs, vision and mission of the organization and ultimately provide better service for your business units, constituents and other stakeholders. With 8 years of experience in managing hundreds of projects using the Lean-Agile framework, CC Pace is in a unique position to share Lean-Agile best practices with you:

• How Lean-Agile helps cut Time to Value - the time it takes from project inception until the business value of the project is actually realized.
• Why risk reduction is almost always an integral part of Agile delivery.
• Why there are fewer bugs, process errors, and communication gaps.
• How Agile employs the principles in Lean to increase team efficiency and speed the process.
• How Lean-Agile better aligns project priorities and maps them to the mission and directives of the organization.

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the orientation you should be able to:

• Recognize the basic principles behind Lean process improvement.
• Understand the core underlying principles of an Agile methodology.
• Understand why Lean-Agile speeds Time to Value and reduces project risk.
• Appreciate how Lean-Agile is used to reduce defects in development projects.
• Identify the type of projects best suited for Lean-Agile implementation.

Event Registration

There is no cost for attendance, but we ask that you pre-register, by filling out and returning the registration form to programs@m2d2.org with the subject line "M2D2 - Pre-registration". See instructions to the right. Please: Follow the instructions! Specifically: the subject line of your email should read "M2D2 - Pre-registration" -- nothing more, nothing less. This will help us track registrations. Thanks in advance.

Event Details

• Date: January 12, 2009
• Topic: "Doing More with Less - The Lean-Agile Approach to More Efficient Project Management"
• Time: 11:30 am: Sign-in & Networking; 12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm: Presentation
• Speaker: Philippa Fewell
• Location: U.S. Department of Agriculture (South Building), 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 (to view a detailed map of the area, click here)
• Room: USDA Cafeteria Conference Room (this is a glass-enclosed area at the back of the cafeteria)
• Cost: FREE!!
• PDUs: YES! This event is worth 1 PDU. Information on claiming PDUs will be made available on the day of the event.