April 2017 Chapter Meeting

Monday, April 3, 2017 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

NOTE: We will hold this meeting one week earlier to allow observance of the Passover holiday.

Debunking Agile Myths

and

Annual General Meeting + Elections

Highmark
120 Fifth Avenue Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

What is the true nature of Agile? Many companies are going through the process of integrating Agile into their project methodologies, but most are having problems. Some are even abandoning the effort! What is behind these difficulties? In many cases, we believe that they are rooted in basic misunderstandings of what Agile is really about.

In this presentation we will look at Agile myths, things that are often thought to be true but in fact are not. Agile is a wonderful thing that can bring great value, but if the foundational elements are misunderstood from the beginning, it is going to be very hard to get any value out of it.

Elections

This meeting will also feature our Annual General Meeting and our 2017 Elections. Positions up for election are:

President, currently served by Sameer Karkhanis, CBAP
VP of Events, currently served by Cheryl Milburn, CBAP
VP of Membership, currently served by Joe O'Keeffe

Presenter: Rick Clare, CBAP®, PMP®, CSM, MSPM

Rick Clare is the Business Analysis Practice Director and a Senior Instructor and Consultant for PMCentersUSA. He is a Partner and the Project Management Staffing Solutions Director for ConsultUSA. He has worked in Information Technology for more than 25 years as a developer, trainer, project manager, business analyst and functional manager. Rick is routinely employed in long-term contract Business Analyst/Project Management positions at various Pittsburgh-based companies and his industry experience spans Hospital Administration, Distance Education, Certification Test Administration, Healthcare Insurance, Retail, Banking, and Finance. This diverse background gives Rick insight into many distinct perspectives – Developer, Business Analyst, Project Manager, Manager, Sales and Marketing, and Corporate Executive.

Agenda

5:30 Doors open, light dinner
6:00 Chapter business
6:15 Feature Presentation
7:30 Close

Event Details:

We'll have a light dinner and networking followed by a our feature presentation.

Event Location:

Fifth Avenue Place, Highmark Offices, Fifth Avenue Place 120, Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Speaker:

Rick Clare

Location Name:

Highmark

Event Documents:

agile_myths.pdf

Event Type:

Chapter Meeting

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