Friday, October 3, 2014

NY SPIN: Oct 7: Agile Resiliency (Jeff Dalton)

NY SPIN is pleased to welcome Jeff Dalton as our speaker on  October 7th. The topic is Agile Resiliency. This event will take place at alleyNYC. Directions are at the end of this notice.

Synopsis:

Agile Resiliency

IT and Software Engineering are embracing Agile methods to benefit from incremental and iterative delivery. Nonetheless, many technology-dependent clients, including large corporations and government, are anything but Agile.

These clients say they want to "be Agile," but their business practices (for requirements, procurement, project management, and systems engineering) are still operating using waterfall methodology. It is not a conflict that will be easily resolved, but there is opportunity to take control of the debate.

An approach to capitalizing on this opportunity is "Agile Resiliency." It is about strengthening and reinforcing Agile values, methods, and techniques to scale and thrive in this conflicted environment by judiciously integrating Agile with the architectural strengths of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).  CMMI is a proven, widely adopted framework used to deploy a continuous improvement infrastructure. While the CMMI has been successfully deployed in support of more "traditional" development projects, its strengths can be leveraged to strengthen Agile methods as well. Why not embrace both?

Biography:

Jeff Dalton is a certified SCAMPI Lead Appraiser, Scrum Master, CMMI Instructor, and Scrum product owner.  He is President of Broadsword, an author, and consultant with over twenty-five years of technology and software process improvement experience. Jeff is the author of the popular blog “Ask the CMMI Appraiser” where he answers questions on topics related to agile methods, CMMI, and SCAMPI.  He is co-author of the SEI Publication “CMMI or Agile: why not embrace both?!” and is the creator of “AgileCMMI,” an iterative and incremental approach to process improvement based on the CMMI.  His software engineering and process improvement career spans over two decades with companies including Electronic Data Systems, Ernst & Young, Intellicorp, and eLoyalty.

Jeff lives in Michigan with his family, is an instrument-rated pilot and experimental airplane builder, and is active on several corporate and non-profit boards.


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Directions

near W 37th St.

By Train/Subway


Not all trains run at all times and subway schedules are subject to change. For current schedules, weekly service advisories and maps, contact the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) at (718) 330-1234 or visit the subway section of the MTA Web Site.

The following are nearby train and subway stops:


B,D,F,M,N,Q,R - 34th St/Herald Square
PATH - 33rd Street
A,C,E - 34th St/Penn Station
1,2,3,7,N,Q,R  - Times Square
B,D,F,M - 42nd St/Bryant Park
A,C,E - 42nd St/8th Ave/Bus Terminal


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