With over 50,000 people holding the Certified Scrum Master designation and with PMI making overtures to the Agile industry, 2009 is turning out to be a critical year for Agile deployment. Get an update on the industry trends regarding Agile and how Agile methods are impacting SDLC management practices. Topics covered in this web seminar include: ·Scrum’s position as an Agile Methodology ·PMI and Agile, as well as IIBA and Agile ·Is being Agile a skill or an actual job position? ·Picking an Agile Pilot team ·Coaching vs. Authoritarian management ·Critical skills for Agile success ·Agile “but” response by some organizations ·Future perspectives

1. Agile Industry Watch: Update on Industry Trends and Impact on SDLC Management Thursday, June 11, 2009 David Mantica Noon Eastern Time 11am Central Time 10am Mountain Time 9am Pacific Time

3. Agile Manifesto We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more. It is a push for people over process & systems It means major change for attitude and prospective in Software Dev Behaviors and Actions must change http://agilemanifesto.org

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