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November 2012 NY SPIN Event Announcement
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Date: (Wednesday) November 7, 2012
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: Managing Agile Projects in a Waterfall Environment
Presenter(s): Simone Brown Knight
Location: Kaplan Test Prep
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Date: (Wednesday) November 7, 2012
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Topic: Managing Agile Projects in a Waterfall Environment
Presenter(s): Simone Brown Knight
Location: Kaplan Test Prep
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Synopsis:
Managing Agile Projects in a Waterfall Environment
Like many IT organizations, you might be searching for ways to reduce costs, improve quality and deliver new features more quickly. If you're implementing Agile in combination with Waterfall project management techniques, integration can be a big challenge. Join us to see how you can communicate Agile planning using Waterfall methods, improve collaboration between the two types of teams and communicate performance in a way that executive leadership can understand.
Learning Objectives:
1. How to make the choice between using Waterfall or an Agile PM methodologies for projects
2. Structuring Agile projects to work within a waterfall (PMI-driven) environment
3. Reporting Agile project progress using Waterfall tools
4. Improving collaboration using Team Foundation Server, SharePoint and MsProject
Like many IT organizations, you might be searching for ways to reduce costs, improve quality and deliver new features more quickly. If you're implementing Agile in combination with Waterfall project management techniques, integration can be a big challenge. Join us to see how you can communicate Agile planning using Waterfall methods, improve collaboration between the two types of teams and communicate performance in a way that executive leadership can understand.
Learning Objectives:
1. How to make the choice between using Waterfall or an Agile PM methodologies for projects
2. Structuring Agile projects to work within a waterfall (PMI-driven) environment
3. Reporting Agile project progress using Waterfall tools
4. Improving collaboration using Team Foundation Server, SharePoint and MsProject
Biography - Simone Brown Knight
Simone Brown Knight, PMP, is the
Founder and Principal Consultant for StockTheMind LLC, a South Florida
consulting firm that delivers enterprise project management strategy,
consulting and
training services. Mrs. Knight is a PMP, who also holds a
certification in Lean Six Sigma process improvement. She has been a
public speaker, instructor and expert in enterprise project management
for over 15 years, leading major projects to implement new PMOs,
enterprise project management tools and develop portfolio management
strategies. Simone is an Adjunct Faculty member in project management
at Nova Southeastern University. She has been a speaker at professional
seminars throughout the Southeastern United States and featured in
Entrepreneur Magazine. In 2008, Miss. Brown was recognized by Success
South Florida Magazine as one of South Florida’s top 40 under 40 most
influential black professionals.
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Directions
Kaplan Test Prep
395 Hudson St.
(between W Houston St. and Clarkson St.)
3rd floor
395 Hudson St.
(between W Houston St. and Clarkson St.)
3rd floor
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:
1 to Houston St.
C, E toSpring St.
PATH to Christopher St.
A, B, C, D, E, F, M to W 4th St.
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