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Abstract:
Mr. Bill Rinko-Gay will talk about the fact that most government contracts require "Waterfall" projects, the normal "Hybrid" alternatives, and how to keep your "Hybrid" project truly agile while meeting your contractual obligations. This workshop is directly applicable to project managers, product owners, testers, software developers, requirements analysts, consultants, quality assurance, contracting managers as well as security, risk and privacy professionals.
Bill has been a Project Manager on many projects following Waterfall, Scrum, and "Hybrid" approaches. Scrum creates accounting issues raised by paying for capital projects every 2, 4, or 6 weeks. Because of those rules, government agencies demand a Waterfall approach when it comes to accepting deliverables and invoicing for work completed. However, industry experience has shown the advantages of Scrum in terms of increased software quality and client satisfaction. This has driven the need to run a "Hybrid" project. But this leads to its own problems, as Waterfall and Scrum require Project Management Life Cycles (PMLCs) that are often in conflict. In other words, a Hybrid project is just another description for a project that isn't run well either way.
Mr. Bill Rinko-Gay will present a framework for achieving the advantages of running a project using Scrum which still allows for a Waterfall approach for signing off deliverables and invoicing that work complete.
Learning Objectives:
Bill will address the following workshop objectives:
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Connecting Scrum ceremonies to typical Project Plan work packages
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Mapping a Scrum backlog to Waterfall contract deliverables
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Using the Scrum backlog to manage Change Requests
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Budgeting for the Proposal, and Earned Value Management (EVM).
Speaker Biography:
Mr. Bill Rinko-Gay has been in Software Development delivery and management for almost 40 years and has seen the best and worst of the fads that have arisen in software development. Despite some of the recent industry and contracting concerns, Bill believes Agile is here to stay. Bill works on his projects as a coach and mentor to help team members understand the reality and value of Agile. He's also a frequent speaker at conferences. As an outstanding presenter and a regular speaker at QAI and QAAM, Bill was named QAAM Speaker of the Year in 2013.
Schedule:
Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks: 9:00 a.m. to 9:05 a.m.
Presentation: 9:05 a.m. to 12 noon.
Lunch: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Q & A: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Registration:
If you would like to attend the November 14th, 2019 QAAM workshop, select “Meeting Registration” in the left hand navigation panel or “Register Now” under the title; complete the form, and press send.
The directions to the workshop are below.
If you have questions about the workshohp or would like to register after November 10th, please call 301-646-8101.
Fee for the workshop is $35.00 which includes both a continental breakfast and lunch. QAAM does not accept credit cards. You may pay by check or cash. Parking is free.
There is no fee if your company has a Corporate Membership and has slots available. If your company would like information about joining, or have any questions, please send us an email at qaammeetings@gmail.com and we will respond promptly.
Note: Attendees receive PDUs to use for recertification credits at PMI, QAI, ASQ, ISC2, ISACA, IEEE or ISTQB.
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