Agile Executive Information Session
6pm holds a number of 2-day Agile Information Sessions each year for high level Executives and Directors. The sessions are held in Malta and all delegates are hosted by 6pm. This event is by invitation only.
The next event will be held on the 17th and 18th May 2010.
You may find a brief description of the session as well as further details on the course objectives and logistics hereunder.
Should you be interested in receiving an invitation please contact us at info@6pmplc.com
What do Participants Say?
“6pm have facilitated Agile Executive Information sessions to a range of our staff from Management Consultant to Director level and enabled us to extend our portfolio of services by including Agile as the standard approach to relevant assignments.
Oakleigh Consulting and 6pm partnership is aligned to deliver exceptional results and engagement on joint client engagements.
I have been extremely impressed with the professional individuals at 6pm which bring a true culture of ensuring client expectations are clearly defined, therefore fully meet and exceeded.
6pm work with the client and not for them reflected by the dynamic leadership and access to credible resources.”
Anne Quirk, Health Director, Oakleigh Consulting Ltd.
Overview
Agile has become a standard worldwide and businesses that have applied the principles have seen first hand that they are more inclined to achieve their business goals when implementing it.
6pm’s Agile expertise is extensive as we have worked on Agile roll out projects at British Airways (UK), Storebrand (Norway), Verizon (USA) and Manulife (Canada) amongst many others. Over the last 13 years, 6pm delivered over 200 training courses, enabling delegates to embrace the agile philosophy, principles and techniques and ensuring that organizations achieve
• Reduced time to market.
• Improved quality
• Reduced cost
• Increased productivity
6pm’s agile expertise is very holistic and includes some of the more popular methods such as DSDM, SCRUM, RUP and XP. While these world renowned agile methods deliver immediate business benefit, 6pm has identified that most projects fail due to weak requirements definition, estimates and lack of visibility.
To compliment the methods already mentioned, 6pm has developed a very unique requirements gathering process and tools. The combination of the standard agile methods and the 6pm requirements gathering process is a powerful combination that creates a very unique solution that brings the business knowledge into the development process.
Although certain IT projects not suited to an Agile development framework, it has been recognized that the principles can be implemented in some way or form across any project, and the requirements gathering process is definitely a case in point.
At 6pm we have implemented this unique combination on several occasion and have helped deliver the ‘right’ solution, on time and to budget, helping our customers to derive immediate business benefit through increased productivity, improved quality and reduced cost.
Therefore, the formula for successfully implementing the Agile approach does not lie in identifying, if, where and when the philosophy can be adopted, however the trick lies in being smart about how to implement it! Top down commitment is essential as well as a conscious effort to manage the cultural change that adopting such an approach entails.
6pm is launching a series of Agile Executive Information Sessions to share our experience and shed some light on the Agile principles and how best to adopt and implement them to achieve your goals and maximize business benefit within your organization.
Objectives
• Provide the participants with a holistic understanding of the Agile world with focus on the mapping of methods such as DSDM, SCRUM, RUP & XP on to the end to end solution development process.
• Create visibility on how 6pm can assist the participant’s organization in using Agile to derive immediate business benefit that translates into monetary gains.
• Discuss with the participants the key critical success factors that need to be considered when using Agile within their organization.
Who should attend?
Implementing Agile within an organization requires senior management buy-in and sponsorship. With this in mind we recommend that only decision makers should attend the Agile Executive Information Session spread over two days in Malta.
Prerequisites
The people attending must have an attitude that embraces change and are committed to delivering value to their business on time and to budget.
Logistics & Information
All 6pm Agile Executive Information Sessions will be held over a two-day timeframe, typically a Monday and Tuesday. The sessions will be held in Malta.
6pm will be sponsoring the delegates and will cover all the costs relating to flights, all transfers in Malta, accommodation in a superior 4 or 5 star hotel, and entertainment.
The delegates MUST commit to travel to Malta on the Sunday evening. The Agile Executive Information Session commences at 9:00 am on Monday and finishes on Tuesday at 3:00 pm. The participants will once again be escorted to Malta International Airport for their flights back home.
Should any of the delegates wish to fly in earlier in order to spend the weekend in Malta, 6pm can arrange the flight and accommodation requirements. Any additional accommodation costs will be collected by the participant.
Course Objectives and Agenda