Facilitated By: Ainsley Nies and Chris Sims

Program Description: 

Deepen your Agile and Open Space practice and knowledge, in a self-directed learning and professional networking environment, co-hosted by PMI and BayAPLN (Bay Area Agile Project Leadership Network)! This conference provides a space for participants, assisted by Agile practitioners, to create their own agenda. All participants have the opportunity to initiate and host sessions on topics important to them. Sessions may cover a project management, Agile, or any topic related to the conference theme. The conference framework includes Opening the space, creating sessions and a Market Place, attending sessions, and Closing the space. BayAPLN’s Ainsley Nies and Chris Sims will open the space in a large room, explain Open Space principles and process, and facilitate participants in creating and presenting their session topics. Topics may apply to specific industries or company divisions, concepts, techniques or tools, problems, or experiences. Topics are then announced and posted to create the Market Place where participants browse the postings, identify sessions they would like to attend throughout the day, and move on to the first session when ready. Participants come together again at the end of the day, for the Closing. Participants share insights and teachings, and create action plans to move forward with the learning. In addition, there are opportunities to present ideas to the group for collaboration.

Handouts on Open Space fundamentals are provided. Otherwise, participants take notes during the Agile-based sessions. Agile practitioners are on-hand to assist participants with their learning. Participants are responsible for uploading their notes on a wiki provided by Bay APLN.

This event is for anyone interested in Agile, project management or Scrum -- no certification or pre-requisites are necessary

This event includes morning pastries, drinks, lunch, and snacks.

BayAPLN members please register at the PMI member fee.

Registration is closed.

What you will learn:

• Deepen your Agile, Open Space, and CSM knowledge and practice.
• Apply Agile principles in solving specific project problems.

Instructor bio:

Ainsley Nies, PMP and CSM, consults with groups and organizations that want to perform at their highest level. Ainsley’s work is focused on the development of environments for learning and continuous improvement, primarily through the use of retrospectives, chartering, Open Space Technology and other inquiry and inspect and adapt processes.

Ainsley’s clients learn to appreciate the human aspects of project work, and how to leverage that knowledge for project success. Ainsley also provides individual coaching through Personal Retrospective workshops and one-on-one sessions. She is currently Board President, Computer Technologies Program, Board President, Pacifica Chapter of the American Association of University Women, a PMI Agile Community of Practice Steering Committee member, and a Bay Area Agile Project Leadership Network Coordinating Committee member.

Chris Sims helps software development teams improve their productivity and happiness. His approach combines experiential training, coaching, and even direct technical contribution.

Chris is the founder of Agile Learning Labs. In addition, he is chair of the IEEE Technical Management Council of Silicon Valley, and is on the board of BayAPLN, the Bay Area chapter of the Agile Project Leadership Network.

Chris is a certified scrum master and practitioner, who has been leading successful agile software projects since the turn of the century. He has made a living in roles such as: Scrum Master, Product Owner, Engineering Manager, Project Manager, C++ Developer, Musician, and Auto Mechanic.

For more information contact Neal Cronin.

Cancellation and No-Show policy
If you have made a reservation and find that you will be unable to attend please send an email to finance@pmi-sfbac.org and cancel as early as possible. All cancellations are subject to a $10 fee. Cancellations after February 21, 2010 are subject to the full charge to ensure the Chapter does not incur excessive expenses.