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Agile methods emphasize trust, empowerment, and collaboration—moving us away from command and control project management to harness the passion, creativity, and enthusiasm of the team. In established organizations, success with agile practices hinges on how well traditional project managers adopt new ways of thinking about project structure and control. Building on the principles of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), Mike explores how PMPs with experience in traditional development can adapt their styles and practices to become effective agile project leaders. Mike tackles the hidden assumptions behind the PMBOK and explores agile approaches for managing time, cost, and scope. Taking an in-depth look at PMI Processes and Knowledge areas, he also explores ways to adapt them to agile projects. Project managers, business analysts, and other stakeholders will leave with a new way of thinking about project management practices within the agile context and new tools for delivering value in the face of uncertainty.
Speaker: Mike Cottmeyer
Mike Cottmeyer is the Vice-President and General Manager of Pillar Technology Southeast. Pillar Technology a leading provider of agile transformation services helping companies develop the technical practices and leadership competencies required for sustainable organizational change. Prior to joining Pillar, Mike was a product consultant and agile evangelist for VersionOne. Mike has twenty years of experience leading IT initiatives using a combination of traditional, agile, and lean project management best practices. Mike is a certified PMP Project Manager and a certified ScrumMaster. Mike speaks internationally on the topic of Agile Project Management and writes for several blogs including http://www.leadingagile.com and http://blog.versionone.com and occasionally for http://www.agilesoftwaredevelopment.com. Mike co-authored the paper "Rethinking the Agile Enterprise" for the Cutter Consortium and is writing a book on Agile transformations.
