Dan Tousignant

Agile for Executives Dan Tousignant

Publisher Marketing: This course provides executives with an understanding of Agile and Scrum key components and what is needed at the management level to achieve the best business results and fastest ROI. Some key agile concepts which are critical for executives to understand and support are: - The productivity and creativity of self-organizing teams - The simplicity of Scrum reporting - The risk mitigation due to business-driven iterative development - The role of the executive in ensuring a successful Agile implementation Please use the "Look Inside" feature from Amazon before purchasing. These manuals which are part of the Agile Education Series developed by Dan Tousignant are the participant guides used in his public, onsite and virtual training classes worldwide and are intended for those readers who are aspiring Agile trainers, Scrum practitioners, or those interested in previewing the courses. These guides are not stand-alone training materials, but are for those people interested in reviewing a well-designed, comprehensive Agile curriculum. These courses have taken hundreds of hours to develop and are constantly being improved upon and republished. Recently, the guides have been republished to include the exercise handouts and have also been published in color format to be seen on a Kindle Fire or iPad. If you are interested in purchasing the PowerPoint versions of the slides and soft copies of the exercises for this course or to get more details on the Agile Games, Ice Breakers and the associated Agile practice exams, please contact us at info@bostonagiletraining.com . Contributor Bio:  Tousignant, Dan About the Author, Dan Tousignant, PMP, PMI-ACP CSP, PSM I Dan is a lifelong project manager and trainer with extensive experience in managing software development projects. Based upon this experience, he has adopted both Agile as the primary method for developing and implementing software. Though the role of the professional project manager is changing dramatically through these approaches, Dan coaches organizations on how to transition project managers and leadership to an Agile environment. Dan has over 20 years of experience providing world class project management for strategic projects, direct P& L experience managing up to 50 million dollar software development project budgets, experience managing multi-million dollar outsourced software development efforts and strong, demonstrated, results-driven leadership skills including ability to communicate a clear vision, build strong teams, and drive necessary change within organizations. With extensive experience providing coaching and training across industries and the ability to manage relationships at the executive level, Dan knows what it takes to succeed. Dan holds a Bachelor of Science majoring in Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is a Certified Project Management Professional, Professional Scrum Master, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner and Certified Scrum Professional.