2.0 Workshop - Manifest Your Pivot: Break into PM with Agile Manifesto
Event Information
About this Event
Finesse your pipe dreams like Cardi B and Bruno Mars taught us. In the "Manifest Your Pivot" workshop series, we'll help you get the low-down on different, in-demand careers before you invest in your next career jump.
Hosted by The 2.0 Collective and Agile Mindset Consulting, learn the core elements of successful Agile team practices through interactive team-based exercises. You'll zoom into Monday with some new practices to implement, becoming a better teammate.
For those who are...
- Career Transitioners: Unhappy with your current position and everything you've worked for? Thinking about making a jump?
- Looking to level up into a leadership role: Ready to make your next step but not sure how to manage teams?
- Any ambitious human interested in project management or working in software development, even if you just want to be a better team player
Overview
This 2-hr workshop, led by Agile Mindset Consulting founder Patty Aluskewicz SAFe SM, CSM, MEd (all the letters!), focuses on the foundational mindset and processes in an Agile environment. You'll walk out with the tools and understanding to make the jump.
Through team exercises, you will gain practical skills to achieve more success as a team member. It will expand your knowledge in collaborating with others, develop your confidence in contributing to team goals and projects, and increase your value in the eyes of your current/future employer.
Who are we?
The 2.0 Collective is your career advancement homebase for everyday professionals. We're democratizing the tools you need to thrive through our tech-enabled, career support + affordable access to workshops like these to level up.
Patty Aluskewicz is the founder of Agile Mindset Consulting. She's a Scrum Master and Agile Coach for Wells Fargo, a private consultant, and professional educator. With over 14 years of experience, she assists businesses and their employees in building Agile skills and successfully implementing them into their daily operations. She's passionate about helping those new to Agile learn the fundamentals for accelerated career development and progress.
Agenda
- Why Agile? The history and future of human work
- Challenges in Today's Teams: Waterfall methodology and its challenges
- Product vs. Project Management: Customer-centric product development
- Gain the Skills: Agile project management skills
- Where You Fit In: Industries and Roles that use Agile
- How to Jump: Education and Certifications to land an Agile role
- Q&A with Career Transitioners
Walk out with...
- 2 hours of CEUs can be applied to current/future Agile certifications
- An Agile Fundamentals certificate to display on your LinkedIn and portfolio
- A discount to Agile Mindset Consulting's deep-dive, accelerated project management course (normally $299)
- Zoom into Monday, ready to implement both small and big practices
Questions?
Email us at hey@the20.co if you have any questions or concerns about attending this workshop. Join the waitlist and email list here to hear about future Manifest Your Pivot workshops. Follow us on social at @the2.0co and on LinkedIn.
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Give me the 411 - Unfamiliar Terms
WTF is Agile?
Scrum Master Patty: "In software development, Agile practices approach discovering requirements and developing solutions through the collaborative effort of self-organizing and cross-functional teams and their customer/end-user.
Agile methods help ambitious humans, like yourself, boost skills for your resume, learn new project managment approaches and learn how to collaborate on a more productive scale."
Project Management
Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters.
Methodology
A methodology is a set of principles, tools and practices which can be used to guide processes to achieve a particular goal.
CEUs
Continuing Education Units: A CEU is a unit of credit equal to 10 hours of participation in an accredited program designed for certified or licensed professionals.
