About the Facilitator
Sutanu Ghosh is a Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master and a Six Sigma Green Belt expert. He has been a member of the SV chapter since 2006. Apart from being a PMP, Sutanu has also been a speaker at the PMI-SV's Tools & Techniques Forum.
Sutanu was most recently a Sr. Program Manager at NetApp. He has worked in Silicon Valley since 1997 as Engineering Manager, Program Manager and Director of Release and Program Management in many high-profile companies - including Bay Networks (NORTEL Networks), Symbol Technologies and Savi (a Lockheed Martin company). Prior to that, Sutanu has worked in Phoenix since 1991 primarily as S/W Engineering lead (American Express) and S/W Engineer (IDEA). He holds a MS in Mechanical Engineering (CAD/CAM) and has spoken at ASME on incorporating manufacturing data in solid-modeling data.
About the Program
Maximize Your Clout: Using Agile and Scrum in a Downward Economy
Scrum Master led workshop will cover key aspects of Agile and Scrum. It is a heavily hands-on workshop with exercises and practice sessions.
Not industry specific. Suitable for a wide range of applications, including Embedded Systems, Alternative Energy, Hardware/Software, Defense Applications, etc.
MaxW Who Should Attend
The course is designed for professionals who cannot take time off from their day jobs
PMO,
Program and Project Managers,
Product Managers,
Entrepreneurs and New Startups,
Managers of Innovation and Technology Management
Agenda
• Foundations and applicability of Agile
• User stories
• Defining ‘Done’
• Information saturation techniques
• Planning Poker
• Scrum of Scrums: Scalability Aspects
• Hands-on Practice
• Managing Virtual Teams
• Enriching organization at the end of the project
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