Calendar

6:00 - 6:50 - Meet and Greet with and Network Discussion

Dinner will be available from 6 to 8 -  Hot appetizers from Olive Garden planned

Satellite Business - What best PM practices will you bring into 2020 and/or what didn't work in 2019?

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6:50 - Chapter Announcements

7:00-8:00 - Main Chapter Presentation Streamed

From Stephen Gristock of Eliason Group

Mixing Oil and Water:  How to make Agile methods work with governance and compliance.
We are familiar with the traditional project delivery standards and models that still prevail in most medium to large organizations. Due to their perceived inflexibility, some corporate compliance and regulatory frameworks could represent a significant challenge to Agile Transformation teams.

Conversely the agile family of methods, emphasize a bias toward establishing a light weight and highly flexible approach to delivery processes for teams. Indeed, agile methods are potentially powerful at this level, but problems arise when attempting to scale at an enterprise or business unit level. Right now, many companies are struggling to reconcile team based agile methods with their more traditional governance-based processes.

On the face of it then, we have a situation where traditional linear (waterfall) standards and agile methodology appear to be incompatible. But there’s a substantial population of practitioners who are forced to make them align and work together. This session will focus on exploring tips and techniques that illustrate how these apparently divergent processes can coexist, and even complement each other. All delivered with a focus on real-world pragmatism, practicality and a dash of humor!

Stephen Gristock's Bio
Originally from Wales (UK), Stephen has presented at conferences in Europe, Asia and North America (including INCOSE, SPIN, PSQT, SEPG, ICSPI) on process transformation techniques. Stephen has an extensive background in project management and process improvement acquired as a consultant, practitioner and implementation leader. He is a certified SM and PO, SAFe 5.0 SPC, ISO auditor, PMI PMP and ACP, SEI Lead Appraiser and Trainer. He has also served as a member on both the SEI’s CMMI Change Control Board and the PMI’s OPM3 Development Team, and runs his local chapter’s Agile Group. He has managed several successful corporate PMO teams and agile transformation initiatives. He currently leads Eliassen Group’s Agile advisory and training delivery services in the Mid Atlantic region.

1 PDU