Nov-11-09: Panel at the PDMA LA: Transitioning to Agile Product Development – Lessons Learned –
Posted by Christophe on October 23, 2009
I’ll be a panelist at the next PDMA LA event.
What: “Transitioning to Agile Product Development – Lessons Learned”
Where: The Olympic Collection, 11301 W. Olympic Blvd. at Sawtelle Blvd. / West Los Angeles
When: Weds, Nov 11th, 6-9PM
Members $35 in advance / $45 day of event. Non-members $45 in advance / $55 day of event. Students $30 with ID
Learn about the benefit of agile product development as well as the pitfalls and best practices from agile experts and practitioners about transitioning to an agile product development environment.
Other panelists include:
- Scott Downey – Chief Scrum Master from MySpace.com Scott has been active in the Software Industry for more than 18 years, holding positions at nearly every level of organizations, and in a wide variety of organization sizes. He is currently the Head Agile Coach for MySpace.com and is a Certified Scrum Practitioner, a member of both the Scrum Alliance and the Agile Alliance. He conducts regular Scrum Master Certification courses in Beverly Hills.
- Scott Gilbert – President of Enthiosys Scott is an expert in Agile software product management, business planning, project management and business development. He has worked in a variety of high-tech sectors including enterprise software, aerospace and defense, satellite communications and interactive media as an independent contractor and co-founder of start-up companies. Scott holds BBA degrees in marketing management and international management from the University of New Mexico, received his ScrumMaster certification in 2006, and Scrum Product Owner and Scrum Practitioner certifications in 2008. He is a generous PDMA volunteer.
- Ricardo Aguirre, Consultant Ricardo has over ten years experience creating, developing and delivering innovative web-based and mobile software application products featuring web 2.0 concepts and technologies using both traditional and iterative (Agile) methodologies. He brings experience from Sony, AT&T and Qualcomm to his current position as Sr. Product Manager with Trimble Navigation.
