It's an Agile World: The Road Ahead for Project Managers
Bonnie Cooper, PMP
Trainer and Consultant for Corporate Education Group
About the Webinar
Agile project management is a game changer, especially for IT project managers. That is because, typically, when agile is embraced by an organization, the role of project manager is de-emphasized in favor of self-organizing teams, and large strategic projects are decomposed in favor of shorter more frequent releases. The business Project Management Office typically handles the strategic efforts, and the IT organization pivots to improving infrastructure and processes for managing code releases into environments.
So, what do these shifts mean for the IT project manager and their career path? Using research and practical experience, this webinar introduces the agile concepts that most affect IT project managers and their options moving forward.
Main learning points include:
About the Presenter
Bonnie Cooper, PMP, trainer and consultant for Corporate Education Group, has more than 20 years of experience driving IT solutions and is currently the program portfolio director of the Massachusetts Medical Society's Corporate IT Project Management Office (PMO). In her current role, Bonnie is responsible for coordinating the efforts of project teams, defining a consistent software development methodology, and leading the re-engineering of the member website and services platform.