Program Number: C020-18022014
The PM Side of Agile
Category: A
Activity Sponsor: PMINJ Chapter (C020)
PDUs: - 1.5
Leadership - 0.0
Strategic - 0.0
Technical - 1.5
This presentation takes a close look at Agile
projects from the Project Manager's point of view. It builds
on many of the techniques introduced in Hudson’s 2013
presentation, “Agile in Financial Services - A Framework in
Focus,” and offers an in-depth look at the required
activities and resource needs for a PM to be successful in
an Agile world. Importantly, it is based on recent real
world experience following the successful completion of a
large scaleweb development project using the SCRUM framework
comprised of 18 2-week Sprints over 9 months, 3000+ code
components delivered, over 3200 widely disbursed users, and
$1.8 Million spent to date. This presentation is an
up-close retrospective on what factors make an Agile
Development effort successful and highlights some important
considerations for anyone who is thinking of making the
transition to Agile.
Presentation topics:
Bio:
John has been employed by Prudential Financial for
almost 10 years now as a Manager in the Information Systems
group. He is currently providing Project Management support
to the Life Sales Illustrations, Policy Administration and
Actuarial systems teams. He has taken a leadership role in
the introduction of Agile technologies across multiple
business units at Prudential and is currently working with
the Systems and Business Leadership teams to establish an
Agile Development Life Cycle based on the SCRUM framework.
John has over 30 years’ experience as a systems development
professional in the Financial Services sector with companies
including Bankers Trust, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, UBS
PaineWebber and TD Waterhouse in the United States, Lehman
Brothers in London, Standard Chartered Bank and
International Bank of Asia in Hong Kong, ABN Amro in
Johannesburg, South Africa and the Bank of Butterfield in
Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.
Mr. Hudson holds an honors degree In Computer Science,
is a Project Management Professional, Agile Certified
Practitioner and Certified Scrum Master and an active
participant in the Software Engineering Institute membership
program at Carnegie Mellon University.
Topic: From a drop to the river – the evolution of some Scrummy Stuff!
