Why Agile? A discussion of the "so what" of agility and agile frameworks

FREE VIRTUAL EVENT
In our BA Career Series we will investigate specialized and complementary careers in business analysis, such as Agile Analyst, Business Relationship Management, Change Management, Product Owenership Analyst, Project Management and others.

Everyone knows agile frameworks and approaches are important...but do you know why? What's the point of using one and what do you get out of doing so? This session talks about the concrete reasons that agile frameworks are so popular using straight forward language that will be familiar to any professional. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Ability to understand and reiterate the value of agility with regards to earned value and risk.
• Understand situations where agile frameworks are most and least helpful.
• Use an understanding of agile framework benefits to build rapport and trust with clients and stakeholders.

Presented by Ryland Leyton, CBAP, PMP, CSM, SA4, Agile Coach | Speaker | Author

Ryland Leyton is an avid Agile advocate & coach, business analyst, author, speaker, and educator. He has worked in the technology secotr since 1998, starting off with database and web programming, gradually moving through project management and finding his passion in hte BA and Agile fields. He has been a core team member of the IIBA Agile Extension to teh BABOK and the IIBA Agile ANalysis Certification. Ryland has written popular books on BA Agility and career topics. He can be reached at www.RylandLeyton.com.