Procept's agile experts have created the following educational videos for the agile community.
Expert Retrospectives: Project Management Lessons Learned from the Development of Ferrari WorldCreating the 2 Million Square Foot, $2.5 Billion USD Ferrari World Theme Park in Abu Dhabi, the capital of The United Arab Emirates, was a unique challenge. Voted the Best Theme Park on the Planet at the 2019 World Travel Awards, ahead of Disneyland’s Paris, Shanghai and Florida parks, the Ferrari World project was built in three short years employing 500 architects and engineers and over 5,000 workers contributing over 50 million man hours. Unlike most projects of its size, it was delivered on time and on budget. How did they do it? What was their secret to success? And what lessons can we learn from this mega-project that can be applied to our more modest projects? Join Procept's master builder Phil Richardson in this 1-hour video as he shares expert tips from managing this massive project. Learn how he broke down communication barriers for team members from 14 countries. Learn how the project achieved an exemplary safety rating, making it one of the safest construction sites in the world. And learn how he adapted agile project management principles and techniques to help deal with the complexity and fast pace of change. | |||
Insider Tips for Creating Agile ContractsWith the growing popularity of agile project delivery methods, project sponsors, project managers and procurement professionals are struggling to create contracting approaches that work in such high-change environments, often characterized by "fuzzy" scope, variable timelines, and often changing budgets. How does one manage vendor relationships and set realistic contract obligations in such an environment? Join this webinar to learn from Canada's top agile project management expert, Kevin Aguanno, as he reveals how different contract types are aligned to agile delivery approaches and how to achieve the most elusive goal of all: the agile fixed price contract. Filled with examples from his own project management career, Aguanno illustrates how agile contracts work and how to overcome resistance from legal and procurement teams -- using actual samples from real contracts. | |||
Lean PM (Part 1): Eliminating WasteWith most of us facing intense pressures to reduce the costs and speed up the delivery of our projects, we find ourselves grasping for techniques that will help. While some techniques such as agile project management help us address this need, there are additional techniques borrowed from the manufacturing world that can further reduce costs and shorten our project delivery cycles. These additional techniques are often described as being "Lean". This session (Eliminating Waste), by Procept's agile and lean expert Kevin Aguanno, covers the eight types of waste, the five elements of lean, the four rules of lean, and one technique that can is designed to rapidly identify and reduce sources of waste on your project. (This is part one of a two-part series. The second part is titled "Lean Project Management (Part 2) - Improving Workflow") | |||
Lean PM (Part 2): Improving WorkflowWith most of us facing intense pressures to reduce the costs and speed up the delivery of our projects, we find ourselves grasping for techniques that will help. While some techniques such as agile project management help us address this need, there are additional techniques borrowed from the manufacturing world that can further reduce costs and shorten our project delivery cycles. These additional techniques are often described as being "Lean". This session (Improving Workflow) led by Procept consultant Kevin Aguanno covers the eight types of waste, the five elements of lean, the four rules of lean, and one technique that can is designed to rapidly identify and reduce sources of waste on your project. (This is part two of a two-part series. The first part is titled "Lean Project Management (Part 1) - Eliminating Waste") | |||
Are You Ready to Go Agile?As agile becomes more mainstream, many organizations are looking at adopting agile approaches for the first time. Often, they struggle with concerns about whether they are ready to make the leap to this new way of working including: what common mistakes can they avoid and what is the best strategy for adopting agile? In this recorded webinar, join agile guru Kevin Aguanno as he reveals the key barriers to a successful agile adoption and what you can do to prepare yourself to make the change. Attend this session to learn from the mistakes of others who have gone before you and and increase your chances of a successful agile adoption. | |||
Using Agile on IT Infrastructure ProjectsWhile the use of agile is well established in product development and software development projects, many believe it is not suited to IT infrastructure projects where there are many sequential activities that must take place and where more traditional, waterfall-type approaches are deemed best suited. In this session by agile guru Kevin Aguanno, learn how many teams have successfully adopted agile techniques into the IT infrastructure world, gaining tremendous benefits. Learn how these teams have adapted some of the agile methods to better suit infrastructure projects and how you can do the same on your own projects. | |||
Is Agile Cheaper?While many organizations adopt agile methods because they want their projects done faster, a large number of them also expect that projects will be done cheaper. Can this be done? Can the use of agile delivery methods with their continuous testing, repeated progress demonstrations and feedback sessions, etc. lead to cost savings on projects? In this enlightening video, learn the answers to this question with agile guru Kevin Aguanno as he shares the results of a recent empirical study into the topic. For years people have debated the topic based on their individual opinions -- after this webinar, you'll be able to address this topic based on facts backed by empirical research. | |||
Conducting Effective Daily Stand-Up MeetingsScrum and other agile methods have introduced the concept of daily standup meetings in which a cross-functional team meets briefly to discuss progress, identify barriers to performance, and help solve each others' problems. These meetings have become so widespread that many organizations — even ones who don't know that it is an agile technique — are using them to improve communications, collaboration, and inter-team coordination. Yet, many don't know how to make the most of the technique, often repeating common mistakes and some even abandoning the meetings as a result. In this focused, practical session, led by Procept's agile practice lead and well-known agile guru, Kevin Aguanno, learn the theory behind the technique and practical ways to maximize your results from the meetings from someone who has used standup meetings for 25 years and who has helped many organizations overcome initial problems incorporating the technique. Learn how to avoid common problems such as lack of participation or engagement, people feeling the meetings are a waste of time, meetings turning into management status reporting sessions, meetings dragging on and on, and so much more. Learn hard-learned secrets that experts use to turn around teams that struggle adopting standup meetings. | |||
Starting your PM Career with an Agile Mindset | |||
Organizational AgilityIn an environment of continuous and disruptive change, people and organizations need to be more flexible and quick to adapt – in other words, “agile.” In most cases, this requires a shift in culture requiring change at both the individual and team levels. This shift towards organizational agility makes organizations more resilient, improving performance in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous marketplace . Learn what organizational agility is and how project teams can help establish this through broader cultural transformation. Recorded at the 2019 International Project Management Day celebrations in Toronto, Ontario. | |||
Inisder Tips for Being an Effective Product OwnerOn agile projects, one of the key roles is the Product Owner (PO). This person is responsible for representing the business' and clients' needs to the project team, making key prioritization decisions, and generally steering the project to stay aligned with the changing business environment. Authors Peter Monkhouse and Johanna Tivig are the authors of a new book "Gen P: The New Generation of Product Owners Who Care About Customers" that describes how the role has evolved and matured over the years and what a PO can do to be more successful. Listen to this fascinating and entertaining discussion where you will learn about the evolving PO role and about the changes that drove them to write their new book. | |||
Change Agility | |||
Surviving Change in a VUCA World | |||
Agile vs. Waterfall - The Debate Continues | |||
Learning Agility as the New Differentiator | |||
The Agile User Story – From Idea to Ca$h | |||
Agile Business Analysis: Staying Relevant in these Busy Times | |||
Hidden Agile Benefits Revealed | |||
Choosing the Right Iteration Length | |||
Bimodal Delivery Explained | |||
A Day in the Life of an Agile Team | |||
Why All the Fuss About Agile? | |||
The Role of the Agile BA | |||
Choosing the Right Approach | |||
Backlog Management (BABOK 10.2) | |||
Defined vs. Empirical Management |