Online Webinar – Recorded May 28th 2014
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
CourseID:  WS051414

Currently so much of agile adoption—coaching, advice, techniques, training and even the empathy revolve around the agile teams.

Leaders are typically either ignored or marginalized at best, and in the worst cases often vilified.

Bob Galen contends that there is a central and important role for managers and effective leadership within agile environments.

In this workshop, we’ll explore the patterns of mature agile managers and leaders. Especially those that understand Servant Leadership and how to effectively support, grow, coach, and empower their agile teams in ways that increase the teams’ performance, accountability, and engagement.

Bob will explore training and standards for agile adoption, and situations and guidelines for when to trust the team and when to step in and provide guidance and direction. We’ll examine the leader’s role in agile at-scale and with distributed agile teams.

• Good leadership is a central ingredient to sustaining your agile adoption.
• Bad leadership can render it irrelevant or a failure.

Here we’ll walk the path of the good, but also examine the bad patterns in an effort to inspire you and your teams.

Presenter: Robert “Bob” Galen (LinkedIn profile) is the President and Principal Consultant of RGCG, L.L.C and author of SCRUM Product Ownership – Balancing Value From the Inside Out. Bob has held director, manager and contributor level positions in both software development and quality assurance organizations.  He has over 25 years of experience working across a wide variety of software technology and product domains.

Click to register for Essential Patterns of Mature Agile Leaders

Virtual Training – Recorded March 2014- Transcripts with Gold Pass
Duration: 10 Hours Credits: 9 PDU Category B PDUs
Fees:  $79.00 USD Limited time Special Price (exp July 6th 2014)
Fees: $97.00 USD Reg Price  – Includes Transcripts
Hosted by: Gil Broza, Principal Agile Mentor & Founder at 3PVantage
(Gil Broza LinkedIn profile @gilbroza)

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GOLD PASS for Silver Price!

Gil Broza is offering PDU Of The Day readers a Gold pass to the Packing List For Agile Journey – For just $79.00 USD – A $20 savings if you purchase before July 6th, 2014.

Simply Use The Code –  PDUOTDLO when you check out.
Code Expires July 6th 2014.

If you purchase the Gold pass
You Can Purchase The “Individuals & Interactions” Conference
9 Category B PDUs for 1/2 price just $48.50 USD

Note that is 2 Agile Conferences – A great value! 18 Cat B’s To complete at your leisure for a total of just $127.50 USD.  With the registration fees you will receive the recordings and transcripts of all of the presentations. Both events feature 21 of the best agile industry experts giving you practical advice for your agile projects!

Your Agile Journey Conference Information

This is an amazing opportunity to earn up to 9 Category B PDUs and get a great understanding of proven strategies to enhance your agile techniques and create outstanding success on your agile projects – enhancing your productivity.

The lineup for this event includes:

• Nick Oddson (LinkedInprofile,@noddson)
  • Organizational Support: Actions Speak Louder than Words
• Tricia Broderick (formerly Wilkerson – (LinkedIn profile, @t_broderick)
  • A Team-Friendly Environment: Making Collaboration Possible
• Ted Young(LinkedIn profile, @jitterted)
  • Stop Sprinting, Start Iterating: Embracing Uncertainty and Learning
• Andrew McGlinchey(LinkedIn profile)
  • Whole Product Thinking: More than a Backlog of Features
• Paul Carvalho(LinkedIn profile,@can_test)
  • A Quality Mind-set: Beyond Defects and Automated Tests
  • Watch for Paul’s new book Put Your Mind to the Test to be released soon
• Arlo Belshee (LinkedIn profile, @arlobelshee )
  • Technical Excellence: Changing the Rules of the Development Game
• Johanna Rothman (LinkedIn profile, @JohannaRothman)
  • The Get-to-Done Mentality: Finish What You Start
    
  • Johanna has written many popular books including:
    • Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management
    • Hiring Geeks That Fit
    • Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects
    • Manage It!: Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management
    • Hiring The Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds: The Secrets & Science Of Hiring Technical People
• Dan Mezick (LinkedIn profile, @DanMezick)
  • Cultural Fit: Can You Handle the Truth?
  • Author Of: The Culture Game: Tools for the Agile Manager
• Guy Nachimson (LinkedIn profile, @guynachimson)
  • Embracing Change: Turning the One Constant from Foe to Friend
• Ken Rubin (LinkedIn profile, @krubinagile)
  • The Agile Principles and Values: Doing What Really Matters
  • Author Of : Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process

You’ll be happy you listened to these folks, because you’ll:

• Receive tons of information and advice, which will be useful and applicable no matter where you are on your Agile journey
• Explore both principles and practices – both what successful teams and organizations do and why they succeed
• Understand just how deep/extreme Agile gets, and the corresponding risks and rewards
• Shorten the journey to success with Agile, which is neither short nor easy

If you can’t attend all sessions, or prefer reading to listening, the recordings and transcripts will be available.

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Gain Proven Strategies, Tools, & Insights
For Outstanding Success with Your Agile Journey 

Virtual Training – Recorded May 2013 – Transcripts with Gold Pass
Duration: 10 Hours Credits: 9 PDU Category B PDUs
Fees:  $79.00 USD Limited time Special Price (exp July 6th 2014)
Fees: $97.00 USD Reg Price  – Includes Transcripts
Hosted by: Gil Broza, Principal Agile Mentor & Founder at 3PVantage
(Gil Broza LinkedIn profile @gilbroza)

pduOTD Limited Time Special
GOLD PASS for Silver Price!

Gil Broza is offering PDU Of The Day readers a Gold pass to the Individuals & Interactions Agile Webcast – For just $79.00 USD – A $20 savings if you purchase before July 6th, 2014.

Simply Use The Code –  PDUOTDLO when you check out.
Code Expires July 6th 2014.

If you purchase the Gold pass You Can Purchase The
“Packing List For Agile Journey” Conference
9 Category B PDUs for 1/2 price just $48.50 USD

Note that is 2 Agile Conferences – A great value! 18 Cat B’s To complete at your leisure for a total of just $127.50 USD.  With the registration fees you will receive the recordings and transcripts of all of the presentations. Both events feature 21 of the best agile industry experts giving you practical advice for your agile projects!.

Individuals & Interactions Conference Information
People Over Process!

This is an amazing opportunity to earn up to 9 Category B PDUs and get a great understanding of proven strategies to enhance your agile techniques and create outstanding success with your teams- enhancing productivity.

You have heard it a million times – but how many PMs get caught talking about their“resources“ when they refer to their team members? How do you stay focused on productivity?

• Do your people feel the joy of delivering value on your teams?
• Do your people takesmall, safe, feedback-rich steps — no matter the size of the project?
• Have you created astandardized environment or is collaboration encouraged?
• Do you want to “manage less, lead more“?

High performance teams require investment and you make that investment by being a collaborative leader and in the respect you show your teams.

This is an amazing opportunity to earn up to 10 Category B PDUs and get a great understanding of how agile techniques focus on the people with an understanding that where productivity is concerned – Human conduct trumps “Best Practices“

The lineup for this event includes:

• Rick Ross (LinkedIn profile, @RickRoss10)
  • People are not “resources”
• Johanna Rothman (LinkedIn profile, @JohannaRothman)
  • Focus keeps you going
• Ellen Gottesdiener (LinkedIn profile, @ellengott) & Mary Gorman (LinkedIn profile, @mbgorman)
  • Nurture the joy of delivering value
• Ken Collier (LinkedIn profile, @theagilist)
  • Always take small, safe, feedback-rich steps
• Doc List (LinkedIn profile, @athought)
  • A standardized environment is for standard people
• Caren DesBrisay (LinkedIn profile)
  • Collaboration requires a suitable social environment
• Christoper Avery (LinkedIn profile, @ChristoperAver)
  • High performance teams require investment
• Eugene Kiel (LinkedIn profile)
  • Manage less, lead more
• David Spann (LinkedIn profile)
  • Being a collaborative Leader
• Bob Schatz (LinkedIn profile, @AgileInfusion)
  • Human conduct trumps “best practices”

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For Individuals & Interactions Webcast

Live Webinar June18th, 2014 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

Laura Burford (LinkedIn profile) discusses five organizational characteristics often found in flat organizations as well as the most common mistakes made by project managers in such organizations.

Click to register for Lectures Common Project Management Mistakes Within a Flat Organization

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Live Webinar June 17th, 2014,10:00 am to 12:00 am EDT
Presented by: The Gabriel Institute
Duration: Total of 2 Hours -2 Category B PDUs – Free PDU

Teamability^®:
The Ability To Connect With Others
To Form A Productive Team

Individual strengths can lead to a personal triumph,
But a team is greater than the sum of its parts.

Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes Magazine, recently wrote an article entitled “Teams Matter. Talent is Not Enough.”

In essence, it is a challenge for executives to find and exploit the ‘magic’ of team synergy.

The metrics of teaming now exist! Even the most extraordinary individual effort is no substitute for great teamwork. Teaming metrics are key to improving selection, increasing engagement, and vastly reducing new-hire turnover, all with measurable business value.

With TGI Teamabilityâ„¢
PMs will be able to create extremely strong teams.

In this introduction you will learn:

• A completely new technology will help you understand why talented, experienced people do not always ‘team’ well with others.
• How to reduce the costs and risks associated with errors in hiring and promoting,
  • Metrics and methods that measure and predict ‘teaming’ behaviors.
  • How to effectively analyze and solve team performance problems.
• How to deliver significant business value by matching people to the functional mission of their team
  • The ‘who fits where’ and the ‘why’ of winning teams
  • Behaviors that impact quality of team interaction and ‘fit’ to job responsibilities
• How it possible to reliably select high quality team players, and to match their job responsibilities to the way they envision themselves serving their team (their ‘Role’).

This is a MUST TAKE opportunity to help you understand the strengths of your team members placing them in the roles that will make your projects even more successful!

Edmonton PM

This program has been approved for 2 General recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification. PMPs can earn two Cat B credits for this two hour course. In addition, you will be offered the opportunity to have your own Teamability® experience!

Click to register for An Introduction To Teamability? Understanding the Natural Roles that Your Team Members Best Fill with a Role Based Approach

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Recorded Presentation – December 13th 2012
Presented at the Norwegian Developers Conference
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A Free
Presented by: Mountain Goat Software (REP # 3102 AEP1)

Now that you have learned about planning Poker  – Make sure to check out PlanningPoker.com An estimation tool that is fun to use brought to you by the agile experts at Mountain Goat Software.  It is free to sign up and This Tool Even Lets Distributed Teams Estimate Together!

“Planning Poker is a good way to come to a consensus without spending too much time on any one topic. It allows, or forces, people to voice their opinions, thoughts and concerns.”

— Lori Schubring, Manager, Bemis Manufacturing Company

Presenter:  Mike Cohn (LinkedIn profile) is the founder of Mountain Goat Software, where he teaches and coaches on Scrum and agile development. He is the author of Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum, also Agile Estimating and Planning, and User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development  and contributor to numerous other books and publications. With more than 25 years of experience, Mike is a highly sought after keynote speaker, and is a founding member of the Scrum Alliance and the Agile Alliance.

Click to view the presentation Agile Estimating  on YouTube