Agile Project Management is a hot topic these days, appearing on the front covers of magazines and being presented to packed rooms at conferences. Agile methods promise to speed up project delivery, improve stakeholder satisfaction, improve quality, and reduce overall project risk. Recent studies have backed these claims, showing that for some types of projects, agile project management will reduce the risk of late delivery or cost overruns.
In this three-day intensive workshop, participants will learn the basic techniques of Agile Project Management including how these techniques differ from traditional methods, what value each technique can bring to a project, and how to introduce the techniques to project teams.
Participants will learn:
$1495 per attendee (plus G.S.T. for Canadian residents/H.S.T. for Ontario residents) - includes certification exam fees. Early bird discount of $500 for those booking before September 30, 2010.
PLUS: All attendees will receive an in-class workbook containing copies of the presentation materials. Included in the workbook are two CD-ROMs and one DVD. The CD-ROMs contain a copy of the presentation slides, and the Agile Estimating and Planning Resource Kit with sample templates in MS Excel and MS Project formats plus the Agile Auction Game files (retails for $49.95 USD). The DVD contains the video Scrum in Under 10 Minutes - an excellent introduction for your project teams. Each student will also receive a copy of the best-selling book Managing Agile Projects, edited by Kevin Aguanno (retails for $39.95 USD). These bonus materials are a $100.00 value!
Credit:
And that's not all...
Project Management Professionals (PMPs) will be eligible for 21 PDUs for attending this event. Record your PDUs under Category 4.
Date/Time:
November 15-17, 2010 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm EST (GMT-5h).
Location:
The course will be held near the Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ) on the outskirts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Logistics:
Registrants will receive a confirmation email once their payment has been processed. Closer to the date of the event, another email will be sent with details including directions to the venue and hotel booking information.
About the Instructor:
Kevin Aguanno, B.A., PMP, IPMA-B, MAPM
With over 20 years of managing complex systems integration and software development projects, Kevin Aguanno is known in the industry for his innovative approaches to solving common project management problems.
As a well-known keynote speaker, trainer, and coach in agile management methods, Aguanno has taught thousands of people how to better manage high-change projects by using techniques from Scrum, Extreme Programming, Feature-Driven Development, and other agile methods. He is a frequent presenter at conferences and private corporate events where he delights audiences with practical advice peppered with fascinating stories from his own experiences in the trenches practicing agile project management.
He has taught for several years at the University of Toronto where he won the coveted SCS Excellence in Teaching Award, and is a regular guest lecturer in software engineering and project management classes at several other universities.
He is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and his competency is certified by IBM as a Certified Executive Project Manager and by the International Project Management Association (IPMA) as a Senior Project Manager (IPMA Level B).
Kevin Aguanno is the author of over one dozen books and audiobooks in addition to a number of articles published in magazines and journals worldwide.