Strategic Methodology Selection: Waterfall to Extreme and Points In Between

Today we have a broad range of methodologies available on the marketplace.  Supporters tout the advantages of each, but they all seem to contradict each other.  In this confusion, misunderstandings abound such as "you can't do fixed price agile projects," "waterfall is more controllable," "iterative and incremental mean the same thing," and "you can only do SOA properly following a linear process."

Join in this session to learn about the spectrum of development methodologies, from waterfall at one end to agile at the other, the strengths and weaknesses of each, and what types of projects are best suited to a given method.  Learn answers to questions such as:

• According to research, which method is best-suited for SOA projects?
• Which method minimizes risk the most on high-change projects?
• Which method is the cheapest to use on low-change projects?
• What level of maturity/experience do we need on the team for each method?
• Is there a method that can speed up the delivery of value to our business case?
• and more...

Join project management expert and methodology guru Kevin Aguanno as he takes you on a guided tour through the methodology landscape and helps you better understand the options available to you.  You are bound to have some myths busted, and will come away with better knowledge of the methodology tools that you should have in your toolkit.

Agenda

• A brief history on the development of systems development methodologies
• An overview of linear, iterative, incremental, and extreme models (incl. benefits of each)
• Side-by-side comparison of models:
• Value for money in various project situations
  
• Predictability
• Ability to deliver quality
• Impact on sponsor relationship
• Applicability to high-change and low-change projects
  
• The special relationship between Agile methods and SOA project success
• Q&A - Ask the expert!

Cost:

$19.95 per attendee (+ H.S.T. for Canadian residents)

Credit:

Project Management Professionals (PMPs) will be eligible for 1 PDU for attending this event.

Date/Time:

March 9, 2012 from Noon to 1pm EST (GMT-5h)

Logistics:

Registrants will receive a confirmation email once their payment has been processed.  Closer to the date of the teleconference, another email will be sent with details on how to  login to the webinar and the telephone dial-in number. Participants will be provided with local call-in numbers across North America to save on long distance calling costs.  A Skype call-in interface will also be available.

About the Instructor:

Kevin Aguanno, B.A., MAPM, IPMA-B, PMP, Cert.APM, CSM

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 Waterloo and 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). He is also been recognized as a Certified ScrumMaster by the Scrum Alliance and is an active member of the Agile Alliance.

Kevin Aguanno is the author of over 20 published books, DVDs and audiobooks in addition to a number of articles published in magazines and journals worldwide.