The Dependency Game: How To Avoid Falling Behind to the Point of No Recovery
— statistical variations, project management
Speaker: Steve Bockman
Meeting Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011
Time: 6.00 pm Networking; 6:30 pm Management Forum/Guided Networking; 7:00 pm sandwich dinner; 7:30 pm Presentation
Location: RAMADA Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale
Summary:
Management Forum / Guided Networking: Bring Your Management Challenge; Arrive by 6:30 PM to join this exciting Management Forum. Following informal networking is a guided discussion typically related to the topic of the evening’s after dinner talk, or of general Technology Management interest.
Light Dinner: This month we’re continuing with our light dinner format — typically sandwiches, salad, drinks, and cookie or similar light dinner.
Presentation: The Dependency Game: How To Avoid Falling Behind to the Point of No Recovery
In most cases, the tasks in a project are related to each other, and the relationships between them drive the schedule for the project. The relationships between the tasks are called “dependencies.”
Whether you manage a project, are part of a software development team, work on an assembly line or any other place where multiple, consecutive operations are necessary to create a product, you have to deal with consequences of the dependencies between operations. When each of those operations is subject to normal, statistical variations in throughput, the dependencies really begin to matter.
If you’ve ever been unable to catch up once you fall behind, even a little, this presentation and interactive exercise can help to illustrate why that is, and what you can do about it.
The focus of this talk is on Project Management and is appropriate for all levels of project management knowledge from beginner to expert. The techniques may also be applied to Line Management in an organization.
Bio:
Steve Bockman is a certified ScrumMaster, Agile coach and innovator who began his career as a software developer in 1977. Steve is the founder of North Bay Agile and the creator of an intuitive estimation technique that many find easier and faster than Planning Poker. Steve’s conference presentations include: Agile2007, Agile2008, as well as Agile Open California 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. He has presented for professional organizations including: North Bay Agile, BayXP – Silicon Valley Agile, Bay Area Agile Project Leadership Network, and the Bay Area Association of Database Developers. Steve continually strives to communicate the essence of Agile development to novices and help advanced practitioners grow their skills.