Project Managers often face an identity crisis when companies transition to agile: either become a scrum master, move to another role entirely, or another company! This discussion will demonstrate how project management can not only co-exist with your agile process, but thrive. Plus, you'll learn how Gilt blends agile principles with traditional project management techniques to bring their strategic initiatives to life.

1. The Project Management
Comeback
HEATHER FLEMING • VP, PRODUCT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT • GILT • @HFLEMING
JUSTIN RISERVATO • DIRECTOR, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT• GILT • @SHARKSNMERMAIDS

2. Agenda
Introduction
Our Organizational Landscape
Powering up with the Right Tools
Delivering Value to the Org

3. Hello!
Heather Fleming
INFJ
Justin Riservato
ESTP

4. What is Gilt?
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6. Agenda
Introduction
Our Organizational Landscape
Powering up with the Right Tools
Delivering Value to the Org

8. Agile
But not Scrum
http://www.agilemanifesto.org/

10. You might think we’re
crazy…

11. What works for us…
Co-located, “Pizza-Size” Teams
Dedicated Business Partners
Working in Sprints, Sprint Planning
Epic -> Task Organization
Estimating with Issue Count
Tracking Committed vs. Completed

12. What doesn’t work right now…
The “Scrummaster” Role
The “Product Owner” Role
Formal User Stories & Acceptance Criteria
QA
Estimating with Story Points
Long-Term Roadmapping

13. Team Structure

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15. Cruise Director:
Makes things fun. Creates a sense of team spirit. Sets
up team events, lunches, happy hours, etc. Decorates
team area. Helps with stickers, team swag.

16. Motivator:
Excites and motivates through an understanding of
individual and team dynamics. Clearly articulates why
the work the team is doing is important. Develops an
environment of highly engaged individuals by
demonstrating passion and enthusiasm. Inspires the
team to achieve their goals.

17. External Relationship Manager:
Provides regular updates on status and team
achievements. Develops relationships with external
stakeholders. Leads productive meetings. Creates and
delivers excellent presentations for the team.

18. Project Management can add tremendous
value by influencing the organization,
creating the right culture for engineering
to experiment, and delivering faster and
better results.
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19. Agenda
Introduction
Our Organizational Landscape
Powering up with the Right Tools
Delivering Value to the Org

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23. Keep It Simple

25. Strategy
Initiatives
Epics
Tasks

28. Velocity > Burndown

29. Cumulative Flow: The Big Picture

30. Epic Burndown (always be estimating)

31. The Control Chart

32. Project Management can really amp up
your value by leveraging the right tools
and eliminating a lot of the repetitive,
administrative work.
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33. Agenda
Introduction
Our Organizational Landscape
Powering up with the Right Tools
Delivering Value to the Org

36. Project Management can be the go-
to for the truth about what is
happening (and what is not) by
leveraging real data in JIRA rather
than duplicating information through
slide decks, spreadsheets, and
project plans.
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37. Thank you!
HEATHER FLEMING • VP, PRODUCT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT • GILT • @HFLEMING
JUSTIN RISERVATO • DIRECTOR, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT• GILT • @SHARKSNMERMAIDS