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• 6:00 - 6:30 pm - Meet and Greet Networking with Refreshments
  
  
• 6:30 - 6:45 pm - Kyle Digiandomenico of Waynesburg University will talk about the MBA program that is available at this location.

The Waynesburg University MBA program combines business acumen with moral and ethical leadership that prepares you to steer organizations across the business disciplines. In addition to completing rigorous coursework, you’ll work alongside other professionals in the Pittsburgh region and join a robust network of successful graduates.  Plus, our program gets results.  Eighty percent of recent graduates attribute recent promotions to their MBA, and more than half earn more than $75,000 annually. 

This program is flexible and designed for working professionals. Choose to study online or in-person at our additional site in Southpointe. You control the pace at which you complete the coursework, taking just one course at a time or finishing the program in as little as one year. 

Kyle Digiandomenico graduated from Waynesburg University in 2015 with a BA in Psychology. After working in the Office of Admission, he completed his MBA in 2018. Since completion, he has been working as the admissions counselor for the MBA program.

• 6:50 - 7:00 pm - Chapter Announcements
• 7:00-8:00 - Main Chapter Presentation Streamed

Presented by 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 lightweight 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.

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