•  Date: November  15, 2010.
• Time: 11:30 am: Sign-in & Networking; 12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm: Presentation.
• Location: U.S. Department of Agriculture (South Building), 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Metro Accessible via Smithsonian Station. Note: Photo ID is required to enter the facility.
• Room: USDA Cafeteria Conference Room (this is a glass-enclosed area at the back of the cafeteria).
• Speaker: Richard K. Cheng, PMP, CSP
• Topic: Agile Project Management - Truths and Misconceptions Exposed
• Cost: FREE!!
• PDUs: YES! This event is worth 1 PDU. Information on claiming PDUs will be made available on the day of the event.

Agile Project Management - Truths and Misconceptions Exposed

In the era of new technologies and Web 2.0, Agile has become the new flashy project management process. But what is Agile? Is it merely an industry buzzword? A collection of ideas? A process framework? Through a series statements posed to the audience, this interactive session will explore the truths and misconceptions regarding Agile and Agile project management.

Key take-aways will include the following:

• Understanding Agile and Agile methodologies
• Agile as it relates to Waterfall, PMBOK, CMMI, and EVM
• When and how to adopt and implement Agile

Richard K. Cheng, PMP, CSP

Richard Cheng is a managing consultant at Excella Consulting, which provides consulting services to commercial and Federal clients in the Washington, DC area. Richard has successfully implemented Agile principles in the following areas:

• Managing web projects
• Implementing data transactions services
• Creating an international general ledger application
• Implementing enterprise level financial packages
• Developing processes for non-technology based teams and organizations

As a management consultant, Richard has coached and mentored clients on the adoption and implementation of Agile and Scrum. Richard also leads Excella’s Agile Center of Excellence. Currently, Richard is working to bring Agile to the Federal government and is collaborating with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Agile programs.

A graduate of Virginia Tech, Richard has authored several publications on project management, presented at Agile and PMI sponsored industry events, and is a member of Mensa.

Richard is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and a Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP). Richard is an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN), Scrum Alliance, and Agile Alliance. For more information visit www.excella.com or Richard’s blog, www.OneMoreAgileBlog.com.