AGILE Development in Government Training Workshop V

This event qualifies for .7 CEUs

This event qualifies for 7 CPEs

This event qualifies for 7 CLPs

Many federal agencies have begun adopting Agile principles and Lean methodologies with the goal of reducing risk and accelerating successful delivery of their IT investments. Across government departments and within their respective agencies, most efforts along this path of adoption include some of the guiding principles of Scrum. The maturity of these efforts varies widely from one agency to another, and even within the same agency among different offices or directorates. Additionally OMB is promoting the use of Agile development for government agencies.

AGILE Development in Government Training Workshop V: Implementing and Managing Agile Development in Government: What Managers and Staff Need to Know is designed to provide the attendees with practical insights into Agile Best Practices and the latest thinking on Lean principles that include the basic Scrum practices, and the latest in more advanced strategic thinking around Agile implementations. In addition, our participating government panelists will share with the attendees how they are making Agile delivery work within their agencies, including insights into some of the challenges they have successfully navigated and their approach to risk mitigation.

What You Will Learn:

An overview of the basic principles of Agile Development and Agile Project Management
What are some of the challenges to adopting Agile that our agency should be aware of?
We’ve already started down the path to Agile adoption. What are some of the commercial best practices that we could adopt in our government agency?
What should we know about selecting and interacting with Agile partners from industry
What kind of training should my government staff be looking at to best manage the government/vendor relationship on my Agile projects?

Why You Should Attend:

There are agencies that are saving millions of dollars on their IT investments by the successful adoption of Agile and Lean principles. Come hear how they’re doing it
Agile methodologies are easy to learn but difficult to apply. Hear from the agility experts and daily practitioners and tap into their insight based on real world experience
You’re hearing about Agile, Lean, Kanban, SAFe and other approaches. You need to know which methods are best applied in any given software development or process situation
OMB is promoting the use of modular development and Agile for Software Development programs.

Who Should Attend:

CIOs, CTOs, Federal IT experts
Contracting officers
Acquisition professionals
Agencies new to adopting Agile projects
Agencies that have already started to adopt Agile practices who want to move to the next level of agility
Program and project managers who need to know how their role may change as their agency begins implementing Agile Project Management techniques
Agile teams facing ongoing challenges to adoption
Chief Financial Officers and Staff
Inspector Generals and Staff

Format: Presentations and Panel Discussion

Speaker and Presenter Information

William Pratt, Agile Development Program Manager, DHS

(author of the DHS Agile Development Guidebook)

Karen Richey, Assistant Director, Applied Research and Methods
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Chad Sheridan, Chief Information Officer, Risk Management Agency

USDA

Instuctors:

Philippa Fewell, Managing Director, Enterprise Solutions, CC PACE

Phil has had a long-tenured, progressive consulting career leading to her current position as Managing Director of CC Pace’s Enterprise Solutions Group. Her practice focuses on application development services, training and coaching in Lean and Agile Methods.

David C. Patton, Director, Federal Practice, C.C. Pace Systems, Inc.

David has been developing software at large corporations, government agencies, and startups for over 25 years. He has delivered systems using Agile software development methodologies since 2000. He was an early adopter of Extreme Programming and is one of the author’s of CC Pace’s Agile Engineering Practices course material. He has used Scrum extensively and is a Certified ScrumMaster. He is also trained in Kanban and a certified SAFe Agilist.

In addition to developing software he has also been a database administrator, system administrator, and network administrator. His experience in those roles contributes to his knowledge of DevOps and Continuous Delivery.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID