Phil’s presentation can be found here: Where PM Training Can’t Take You . The overwhelming majority of project managers were trained in a model that rests on the same assumptions as Waterfall. This model does not fit well with Agile projects, and even getting a certification in Agile Project Management does not prepare most for the realities on the ground. Project Managers find themselves under pressure from both management over them wanting traditional project measures and developers under them who refuse to fit that model. This session will aim towards giving Project Managers the tools they need to move from being at the mercy of these forces to actively managing the flow of their Agile projects in a way that respects Agile principles but still fosters predictability.
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Phil has been in software development for 17 years and consulting for about half that time. His journey into Lean and Agile practices began as a Scrum Master for a worldwide bank. As time has gone on and the consulting trail has brought him through many different organizations with many different challenges, he has moved into more fluid and metric-oriented Lean models while still keeping the helpful practices from other schools of thought. At any of Integrity Inspired’s clients, you might find him paired up with another developer teaching him TDD or helping a CEO manage her project portfolio and everything in between.