Agile Project Management

When plan-driven software development project teams move to Agile methodologies, they often leave project managers behind. Traditionally trained project managers are confused as to what their new roles and responsibilities should be in an environment that no longer needs them to make stand-alone decisions. This workshop focuses on re-defining the job of project manager to better fit the self-organized team environment, one of the core Agile principles. Special emphasis is placed on the shift to servant leadership, with its focus on facilitation and collaboration. Mapping of PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) areas to Agile practices is discussed at length. After attending this workshop, project managers should have a better understanding of what changes they need to make professionally, and how to make these changes in order to survive the transition to an Agile software development approach.

Credits

Attendees are eligible for 8 PDUs under the Project Management Institute Category 4 (Other Providers).

Workshop Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, attendees will understand:

• Agile project management vs. traditional project management. What's the difference?
• How to facilitate meetings within an Agile environment
• The application of Agile Best Practices within your development team
• How to fit PMO practices into an Agile software development environment
• Workshop retrospective and next steps for evaluating your current project management practices

Price

$3500 plus travel and expenses. This workshop can accommodate up to 15 attendees.

Availability

The Agile Project Management Workshop is available as a one-day on-site class. Contact your Rally account representative at info@rallydev.com to schedule.