Agile Forum

Today’s Agenda Aug 8, 2018 Housekeeping Sponsor Announcements/Events PMI-SVC.org Today’s Presentation “A Day in the Life of a Scrum Master” Thank You’s PDU’s Future topics! Networking

Housekeeping Restrooms Security (don’t wander around) Clean up after yourself Cell phones (silent/vibrate/stun)

TEK Sponsor Allison Durham – adurham@teksystems.com Contact Allison: If you’re curious about Project Management/IT job opportunities Would like to chat about trends in the job market

Open Volunteer Positions PMI-SVC is now using the Volunteer Resource Management System created by PMI Global. All currently open volunteer positions can be found at this link. Use the ‘Find an Opportunity’ search function to find opportunities in the Sacramento Valley Chapter and complete the application. 1. Consultant/Contractor Breakfast Forum Chair 2. Chapter Event Coordinator - 6 positions available 3. Sponsorship Coordinator  >>> Volunteer Resource Management System (VRMS)<<<

Project of the Year Award 2018 projects for the Project of the Year Award – Submit now, deadline is mid-January Event is on March 14th from 6-9pm and the Hilton – Arden West. Projects located anywhere in the world can be nominated as long as the project managers and team are located within the boundaries California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Hawaii (the area that PMI-SVC covers).

Main Requirements A significant phase of the project is completed in the 2018 calendar year. Other eligibility requirements are having a scope, budget, schedule and alignment to PMBOK If no projects to submit, we are looking for sponsors too Applications on PMI-SVC.Org coming soon, but don’t wait – email POY@pmi-svc.org

FORUMS Consultant-Contractors Breakfast Forum Mornings, Monthly – 2nd Friday in Rancho Cordova Government Forum Afternoons, Monthly – 3rd Thursday Downtown Sacramento Agile Forum Afternoons, every other even month – 2nd Wednesday Rancho Cordova PMO Forum Afternoons, every other even month – 4th Wednesday Rancho Cordova Career Development Forum Mornings, 1st & 3rd Saturday in Rancho Cordova Technology Forum Evenings, Monthly – 4th Tuesday in Citrus Heights Highway 50 Breakfast Forum Mornings, Monthly – 1st Friday each month in Rancho Cordova Interstate 80 Breakfast Forum Mornings, Monthly – 2nd Thursday in Roseville Downtown Breakfast Forum Mornings, Monthly – 1st Thursday Downtown Sacramento

2018 Other Agile Meetups, etc. Upcoming Agile Forums October 10 2018 December 5 2018 (1st Wednesday) 2019 2nd Wednesday each month General consensus to start basic and gradually cover more advanced topics. Know good speakers/experts? Let us know! Agile-Forum@pmi-svc.com Our neighbors, the PMO Forum, meets 4th Wednesday of each month and is currently covering Agile topics https://pmi-svc.org/events/calendar Other Agile Meetups, etc.

Presentation Agile Forum Library Thanks to our speakers: Heather Cline Tiffany Cantrell

Thank You! Heather and Tiffany for the presentation! Eileen, Nina, Jenni, Jim, Adrian, Melissa for helping coordinate Viji (PMI-SVC VP Member Relations) for pmi website/registration set up TEKSystems for providing lunch VSP for conference rooms

Professional Development Unit Today’s Professional Development Unit PDU Reporting Instructions App coming soon!

Future Forum Topics? Completed Forum Topics Doing Agile, Good/Bad/Ugly, panel? Agile methodologies overview (scrum, kanban, etc)? A hands-on scrum workshop with mock project? Beginning release planning? Completed Forum Topics Agile 101 A day in the life of a Scrum Master

Forum Topics Idea Backlog Agile 101, Brad  Doing Agile, good bad ugly, panel?  Agile transformation roadmap  How to structure pmo with agile transition  POC/MVP/go-nogo  blended traditional and agile  Scaled agile?,   Release planning?  Working with agile contractors/vendors (language, agreements on deliverables, etc),    changes to pmbok 6  Agile wiki/glossary, (reference, not topic), scrum guide etc suffice?  Software solution acquisition vs dev   Successful case studies (at what level?)  Infrastructure projects, how to manage in agile fashion, and/or does agile fit? ,   Agile Methodologies overview (scrum, kanban, etc.)  Agile 'best practices'? (whatever that means) 

Benton White Agile Forum Chair Contact Benton White Agile Forum Chair Email – Agile-Forum@pmi-svc.org Phone # - 916-858-7788 WWW.PMI-SVC.ORG

Networking Challenge Find one new person you don’t know yet. Say, “Hi I’m ______. I work at_____.” “What’s your name? Where do you work?” “What brings you to the PMI Agile Forum?” (If good Forum topic) “That’s interesting! You should send that idea to…” Agile-Forum@pmi-svc.org Deep breath…Ready, set, go!