The next APLN (Agile Project Leadership Network) Seattle meeting is on Monday, April 7.
Who: Mitch Lacey with Ascentium Corporation in Bellevue, WA
What: When Working Software is Not Enough: A Story of Project Failure
When: Monday April 7, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Where: Avanade Inc. ( 2211 Elliott Avenue, Seattle, WA)
Please RSVP to Dragos Dumitriu (dragosd at avanade dot com). If the door is locked call Dragos (425.260.9283) or David Socha (206.418.8201)
. Food will be available at 5:30pm. Talk will start at 6pm.
More information is at http://apln-seattle.pbwiki.com/.
Description:
Teaser: The true measure of project progress is working software - or is it? Our team thought it was, and we were wrong. This is the story of our team, a team that set out to build a new order tracking system for a worldwide vehicle manufacturer, and failed.
Bio:
Mitch Lacey is an agile practitioner and the agile practice manager with Ascentium Corporation in Bellevue, WA. Mitch has been managing projects for over ten years and has numerous plan-driven and Agile projects under his belt.
Mitch honed his Agile skills at Microsoft Corporation, where he successfully released core enterprise services for Windows Live. While at Microsoft, he transitioned from Program Manager to Agile Coach, working hand-in-hand with groups throughout their transition to Agile practices.
Mitch continues to grow and refine his skills on the Agile projects he runs every day.
As a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and a registered Project Management Professional (PMP), Mitch shares his experience in project and client management through Certified ScrumMaster courses, Agile coaching engagements, conference presentations, blogs and white papers.
He is the author of "Adventures in Promiscuous Pairing" presented and published at the Agile 2006 conference, "Transitioning to Agile: Key Lessons Learned in the Field" presented and published at the Fall 2007 PMI Global Congress in Atlanta, Georgia and "The Impacts of Poor Estimating - and How to Fix It" presented and published at the winter 2007 SQE Agile development conference in Orlando, Florida.
Mitch is currently under contract with Addison Wesley to publish a book titled "Adopting Agile: 101 Tips for Surviving Your First Year"
