August Rancho Cucamonga Meeting: An overview of Scrum, the most popular agile framework

Presentation Title:  Agile Scrum: An Overview (Originally) for The Board of Directors of an Entertainment Company

Presented by: Scott M. Graffius, PMP®, CSP®, CSM®, CSPO®, ITIL®, LSSGB,  Founder and CEO, Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions

PDU Category: 2 PDUs Technical

Overview:

Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive. 

There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development and delivery of products, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.

This presentation provides an overview of Scrum, the most popular agile framework. 

How You Will Benefit:

• Learn the roles, responsibilities, tools and techniques unique to Scrum
• Gain a high-level understanding of the Scrum framework—from Vision to Release
• Learn the top success factors for Scrum

What Will Be Covered:

• Scrum in 10 Sections: Vision, Product Roadmap & Release Plan, Team Formation, Product Release Backlog, Sprint Planning (in two parts), Sprint Execution, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and Release
• 10 Success Factors

• Q&A and Feedback

Speaker Biography: 

Scott M. Graffius, PMP®, CSP®, CSM®, CSPO®, ITIL®, LSSGB is a project management expert, consultant, international speaker, and author. He founded and is CEO of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™, a consultancy which helps businesses achieve their strategic objectives through world-class project leadership. A fantastic agile transformation experience and result with a client in the entertainment industry was the inspiration for Scott’s award-winning book, Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions. For more information on Scott, please visit http://bit.ly/SG-BIO.

Agenda:

• 5:30-6:00 Check-In
• 5:30-6:15 Upcoming Event Loop
• 6:00-6:45 Dinner
• 6:15-6:45 Dinner Meeting Deck
• 6:45-7:00 Break & Speaker Presentation Setup
• 7:00-7:50 Speaker Presentation (Part 1)
• 7:50-8:00 Break
• 8:00-8:50 Speaker Presentation (Part 2)
• 8:50-9:00 Wrap-Up & Raffle
• 9:00-9:30 Networking