Monday, April 8, 2013

Last Chance: NY SPIN April 9: Facilitating Meetings - The Forgotten Skill in the Software World (Ram Srinivasan)

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NY SPIN is pleased to welcome Ram Srinivasan. His topic: Facilitating Meetings - The Forgotten Skill in the Software World

NY SPIN is also pleased to welcome Thoughtworks again as the Hosting Sponsor for this event.



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Date: (Tuesday) April 9, 2013
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic:
Facilitating Meetings - The Forgotten Skill in the Software World
Presenter(s): Ram Srinivasan

Location: Thoughtworks
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 Synopsis:

Facilitating Meetings:
The Forgotten Skill in the Software World

How often do you cringe running meetings? May be you don't feel the butterflies, but your meetings don't produce the results you expect to produce. Your meetings run over the allocated time, and still you did not discuss everything that should have been discussed. Never let this happen again. 

In this session, you will learn :

1. About different kinds of meetings, their purpose, and how to effectively run them.
2. Various tools at your disposal to facilitate meetings
3. Different methods of facilitation to make your meetings more meaningful
By the end of this session you will know how to  make your meetings fun, engaging, and productive.

Biography: Ram Srinivasan

Ram Srinivasan is a transformation catalyst and works as an Agile coach and trainer. He partners with his clients and uses his expertise in strategy, product management, Innovation Games®, and human psychology to create pragmatic solutions. He regularly conducts public and private training sessions on Agile methodologies, Lean-Kanban systems, coaching, facilitation, and Innovation Games®.

Ram has a project management background (PMP, CSP, PMI-ACP) and has more than 10 years experience working with start-ups, mid-size and large organizations (e-commerce, media, telecom, finance, and insurance).  He is an Innovation Games® Qualified Instructor, and is also trained as an Organizational Coach (ORSC). His other interests include lean start-ups, complex adaptive systems, change management, gamification, and conflict management.

Ram frequently speaks at local meet-ups as well as international conferences. He believes in contributing to the community and co-leads the webinar team for PMI Agile Community of Practice. He holds a Masters degree in Engineering from The University of Arizona and is currently based out of New Jersey. You can reach him at email[at]ramvasan.com.



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Directions

ThoughtWorks
99 Madison Ave.  (at 29th St.)

15th floor




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6 to 28th St.
N, R to 28th St.
1 to 28th St.
F, M to 23rd St.
PATH to 33rd St.
B, D, Q to 34th St.

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