BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20140309T020000 RDATE:20140309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140530T041200Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140611T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140611T120000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140530T041200Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140530T041323Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250466351 DESCRIPTION:This month one of our regular attendees will reprise her talk at XP2014 for us. \;\n \;\nApplying Agile Management Concepts to a Complex\, Multi-Year\, High Stakes Scientific Research Project present ed by Alicia Lanier \;\n \;\nThe South Florida Water\, Sustainabil ity\, and Climate Project is a $5M research project funded by the Nation al Science Foundation. This research project is in its second year of a five-year duration\, with a geographically distributed team representing ten universities across the U.S. This research team is developing a hy dro-economic optimization model and relevant inputs that will be used to evaluate management scenarios for south Florida water and environmental resources. A unique human systems dimension is also included as input t o the model. Risks from potential climate change impacts\, such as sea level rise\, are major drivers for pursuing this work. \;\n \;\n Alicia introduced Agile management and Adaptive Action concepts have bee n introduced over the last nine months\, including iterative development \, retrospectives\, Scrum\, kanban \, and agile chartering. This combina tion of ‘light-weight management’ concepts has enabled researchers to co ntinue to pursue their scientific inquiry independently\, while ensuring collaboration across the sciences. Ensuring individual creativity with simultaneous collaboration and integration additionally maximizes stewa rdship of federal funds. The effectiveness on integration and productiv ity will be continuously analyzed through tools such as in-depth intervi ews\, retrospectives\, and online surveys of project participants and st akeholders. \;\n \;\nAlicia's inner fire is stoked by helping tea ms achieve big dreams using agile project management\, adaptive action\, and unique facilitation methods. Alicia is intrigued by the possibilit y of a world of (non-software) teams who understand the power of being a gile\, and have tools to help get them there. Her clients include munici palities and state organizations\, distributed university teams\, and bu sinesses. When she started her own company 11 years ago\, she gave hers elf the gift to study anything that piqued her curiosity. That gift led to her exposure to agile principles\, human systems dynamics\, servant and facilitative leadership concepts\, importance of retrospectives\, un ique facilitation methods\, Lean\, and more. She currently manages the LinkedIn site ‘Agile Project Management (non-software)’. Prior to start ing her own company\, she worked for over 13 years at CH2M HILL\, and 6 years at North Carolina State University. She is a registered Professio nal Engineer in California\, Oregon and North Carolina\, as well as a Hu man Systems Dynamics Professional. \;\n \;\n\n\nTags: agile\, pmi\ , XP2014\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250466351 URL:http://www.pmi-portland.org/roundtables SUMMARY:PDX PMI Agile Roundtable: Applying Agile Management Concepts to a Complex\, Multi-Year\, High Stakes Scientific Research Project LOCATION:Thetus Corporation: 34 NW 1st Ave\, Portland Oregon 97209 United States SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR