A conference in Malmö for software developers

PM in Practice  Speakers

• Dag Krogdahl
• Dave Prior
• Gabrielle Benefield
• Luke Hohmann
• Marcus Widerberg
• Per Anevik

More with Dave Prior

• Seminar - The Scrum Alliance and The IT&T SIG

Dave Prior, PMI, USA

Mr. Prior currently works as a Program Manager for EMC’s Microsoft Practice. In that capacity he leads engagements for a number of EMC’s higher profile clients in the Oklahoma/Arkansas area. Over the past 13 years Mr. Prior has led IT & Telecommunications projects and programs for clients like Viacom, Sprint, Bank of New York, EarthLink, Alltel and Chesapeake Energy. He has also spent a considerable amount of time teaching project management and PMP Certification in the U.S., Central America, Europe and the UAE.
In addition to the work he does for EMC, Mr. Prior is also currently serving as the Chair of PMI’s IT & Telecommunications Special Interest Group. The IT&T SIG is the second largest special interest group within PMI and it serves over 6,000 members worldwide. Since taking on the role as Chair, Dave has taken the lead in introducing a number of new programs including the IT&T SIG Video Podcasts, which are now offered in multiple languages and Project Heartline, which is a pro bono project for a suicide hotline that serves 1.3 million people. Dave has served on the Board of the IT&T SIG in various positions since 2003. He received his PMP in 2002, his MBA, with a focus in Project Management, in 2005 from the University of Texas at Dallas and he completed Scrum Master Certification in 2007.

Scrum in the Waterfall – Case Study

This case study will examine the challenges faced by a pair of EMC Scrum Masters who were assigned to a project to transform a client’s IT Development team over to Scrum, and lead and manage a software development project that had “extreme” time constraints. Adding to the challenge, Senior Management was not part of, or supportive of the decision to switch to an Agile approach, and still demanded weekly updates that included waterfall artifacts and reporting. The team was able to develop a method managing the project that provided the Senior Managers with reports that met their needs and shielded the development team from the struggle of doing Scrum in a waterfall organization.

Outline:
• Overview of the client, project and challenges
• Definition of Scope
• Unique Project Challenges
• Initial Approach to Management and Reporting
• Explanation of Templates
• Refactored Approach
• Outcome
• After Effects of Success

Gold Partner