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Kevin Aguanno, PMP, MAPM

As a Certified Executive Project Manager, Kevin Aguanno specializes in managing complex software development projects. He has been managing consulting, integration, and software development projects in various industries since 1990.

He is certified by Project Management Institute (PMI) and is a member of PMI, the Association for Project Management (APM) in the United Kingdom, and the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm), the U.S.A.-based member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). The IPMA has certified Mr. Aguanno's competency as a project manager with its Level B "Certified Senior Project Manager" designation.

Mr. Aguanno has written several books, and his articles appear regularly in various professional journals. He speaks internationally on project-management related issues.

Expertise: Agile project management, Scrum, Rational Unified Process, PM methodologies, PM certification, PM career development, rewarding for performance.

2006 News


Jan. 2006 - Kevin has a new audiobook published called "So, You Think You're Done?" [Details]

Mar. 2006 - Wondering what Kevin has been up to on the international front? He has been selected as one of four "first assessors" for PMCert, the PM competency assessment arm of the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm). For this role, he has received the Certified Senior Project Manager designation from the Swiss-based International Project Management Association (IPMA).

Mar. 2006 - Kevin has received a new knowledge certification: IBM Certified Specialist for Rational Unified Process.

Mar. 2006 - In recognition of his expertise in the field of human resources management, Kevin has been asked to write a forward for an upcoming book: 365 Answers About Human Resources for the Small Buisness Owner: What Every Manager Needs to Know About Workplace Law to be published by Atlantic Publishing Group Inc.

Check out the FREE document templates illustrating some of the concepts Kevin presents in his speeches, books, and articles. There's even some Project Management humour too.

Featured Books:

Employee rewards and recognition book.101 Ways to Reward Team Members for $20 (or Less!)

Rewards and recognition program design advice focusing on cheap (or free!) non-monetary rewards that will fit in anyone's budget.

Managing Agile ProjectsManaging Agile Projects

Agile project management secrets revealed by the gurus of the agile methodologies. Read the book that is taking the boardrooms by storm.


SPEAKING

TEACHING

A dynamic and thoughtful speaker, Kevin Aguanno delivers educational and motivational presentations internationally.

Your enthusiasm is contagious, and your style very lively and no-nonsense. You speak with great credibility, especially as you back what you say with colourful descriptions of your own rich project experience. An outstanding presentation!
-- J. Niggemann, President, ThoughtBlade Inc.

He speaks on technology and project management topics, with a knack for making specialized and complex topics understandable to everyone.

Thanks so much for jumping in on the [agenda] at the last minute and pulling off an excellent presentation. You have a knack for picking up key messages very quickly and delivering them very professionally and very convincingly.
-- S. Henshaw

Kevin has spoken at conferences, professional association chapter meetings, and private corporate functions in Canada and the U.S.A. He has also delivered presentations via teleconference to project managers in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

Kevin Aguanno has taught for several years at the university level, winning the University of Toronto's coveted Excellence in Teaching Award in 1999.

I really enjoyed the course. There was a lot I took out of the course that I have used at both home and work. Thanks again.
-- K. Markwart

He has worked with university programme directors to help develop certificate programmes, and has developed a number of courses in support of these programmes, including student and teacher handbooks.

It was a great course. I really enjoyed it. At last, I can understand what everybody [is] talking about. As I wrote on the evaluation, [. . .] this course was my favourite (and I took four!)
-- S. Rojas

Kevin has also taught private courses for companies such as Northern Telecom (Nortel) and Xerox.

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Books in Print by Kevin Aguanno:

101 Ways to Reward Team Members for $20 (or Less!) - How to select and give out appropriate awards to maximize the benefit to the recipient, and over 100 inexpensive reward ideas. [Paperback and eBook formats]

S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Rewards Budget: Maximize the Return on your Employee Recognition Investment - How to get the most out of your employee recongition budget by choosing the right reward for the situation and the recipient, and then giving the reward in a manner that will give you leverage with other employees. [Audiobook]

Managing Agile Projects - The business benefits behind agile development methods and the insider secrets of how to manage such projects from those who developed the methods. [Paperback and eBook formats]

An Introduction to Agile - The reasons why agile methods emerged, and the business benefits behind using them. Covers the elements common to all agile methods. [Palm Reader eBook]

Stealth Methodology Adoption - How to package agile methods so that they can be introduced into an organization without attracting the ire of the "process police." [Palm Reader eBook]

Agile Project Management Using Scrum - Background on the Scrum methodology and how it can be applied on development projects to reduce risk, improve quality, and improve stakeholder satisfaction. [Audiobook]

Managing in the Face of Ever-Changing Requirements - How to manage your way through projects where requirements are constantly changing and where it is difficult (if not impossible) to set a baseline. [Audiobook]

So, You Think You're Done? - The key to project closeout is half getting final agreement that the project is done, and half completing all of those often-missed tasks that keep a project from dragging on and on. Includes financial closeout, administrative closeout, legal closeout, and other tasks. [Audiobook]

 

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