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November 17th, 2009

[Webinar] Agile Bootcamp for Project Sponsors, Product Owners, and Business Analysts #233

A 4x 1-hr webinar series held on consecutive days starting Nov. 17, 2009. Aimed at project sponsors, BAs and SMEs who will be working on their first agile project in the near future.

Agile Bootcamp for Project Sponsors, Product Owners, and Business Analysts

With the widespread adoption of agile methods such as Scrum, Extreme Programming, Feature-Driven Development and OpenUp throughout the business world, more and more non-IT people are being drawn in to these new agile processes. For non-IT folk, the terminology, roles, and expectations are new and often confusing. What exactly is expected of a project sponsor, business analyst, or business subject matter expert in the agile paradigm?

This session will teach non-IT project participants how their role changes in an agile world. Special emphasis is given to developing schedules, financial baselines, and various governance mechanisms for agile projects, always focusing on the needs of the business over those of the IT development organization.

Agenda:

How agile approaches such as Scrum differ from traditional project approaches
The benefits and risks of an agile approach
The techniques of agile requirements gathering and prioritization, including "backlog" building and maintenance
The proper role of use cases and user stories in documenting requirements, business context, and business rules
Agile estimating and scheduling
Agile monitoring (metrics) and project control
Agile planning in fixed-price environments

Cost:

$395 per attendee (plus G.S.T. for Canadian residents). Early birds who register by 30 September 2009 will receive a $100 discount.

PLUS: All attendees will receive copies of the presentation materials.

Credit:

And that's not all...

Project Management Professionals (PMPs) will be eligible for 4 PDUs for attending this event. Record your PDUs under Category 4.

Date/Time:

November 17-20, 2009 from 11:00 am to Noon EST (GMT-5h) each of the four days.

Logistics:

Registrants will receive a confirmation email once their payment has been processed. Closer to the date of the webinars, another email will be sent with details including access instructions and call-in information. Participants will pay long distance charges (if applicable) to call in to the four 1-hour webinar sessions.

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