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To: From: Sent: Subject: Jackson, Ryan[jackson.ryan@epa.gov] Agile Development in Government Training Workshop Fri 10/27/2017 2:31:57 PM DHS, CMS, Digital Services Speakers at Agile in Government Workshop Outstanding Government Speakers - DHS, CMS, Digital Services + Agile Development & Contracting - Please Forward to Others in Your Organization Interested in Agile Development for Software Development, Contracting or Other Applications - Agile Development in Government Training Workshop IX: Laying the Right Foundation for Agility Within Your Agency What Executives, Managers and Staff Need to Know A "How to" Workshop Discussing Best Practices and Lessons Learned Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Willard InterContinental Hotel Washington, D.C. Link to Potomac Forum Website: www.PotomacForum.org Government & Industry Invited to Attend 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_O01523_00000506-00001 Sponsored by: Potomac Forum, Ltd providing training to government since 1982 Previous Eight Agile Workshops Rated As Excellent By Government & Industry Students Potomac Forum Workshops are 100% Training and Not Sales or Marketing Events Government Speakers: Keynote William (Bill) Pratt Director, IT Standards & Program Support Office of the CIO Department of Homeland Security (awaiting agency approval) (Author of the Widely Acclaimed DHS AGILE Guidebook Used by DHS and Many Other Government Agencies ) Featured Speaker Jonathan Mostowski Member of the Defense Digital Service Team, The White House and Pentagon 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00000506-00002 Tia Norman Chief, Agile Maturity & Governance Office of the CIO Department of Homeland Security (awaiting agency approval) Melissa Cohen Director, Policy and Programs Group Center for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) Daniel Levenson Digital Service Contracting Advisor Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Additional Government Speakers to be Announced With the current Administration's emphasis on IT Modernization coupled with today's demanding environment and reduced budgets, most Federal agencies are at some level of Agile adoption or transformation to increase efficiencies and meet these challenging demands. However, many would welcome insight into how best to address the cultural issues and other factors contributing to impediments to Agile adoption. Knowing how to achieve success in this process by laying the right foundation will be the key focus of this workshop. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00000506-00003 What You Will Learn: What typically drives the pockets of resistance in government agencies and how can they be dealt with successfully? How will my role and responsibilities change, and how can I best prepare myself? How can we ensure that our contracting for Agile Digital Services is not in conflict with the FAR? What are some innovative contracting initiatives that are already working for government? We've already started down the path of Agile adoption. What are some of the commercial best practices that we could adopt in our government agency? What should we know about selecting and interacting with Agile partners from industry? What kind of training should my government staff be looking for to best manage the government/vendor relationship on my Agile projects? Why You Should Attend: - As more and more government agencies move to adopt Lean and Agile practices, there must be assurance that they are keeping within the regulatory boundaries unique to the Federal government. Many agencies are already doing this very successfully. This workshop will show you how they are navigating these challenges. - There are agencies that are eliminating costly mistakes and downtime by successfully adopting Lean and Agile practices. Come and hear their experiences and lessons learned. - Agile practices not only take technical expertise, but require deep cultural change. Hear from experts and daily practitioners about the importance of managing these cultural challenges and how they are successfully driving cultural change based on their real world experiences. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00000506-00004 Who Should Attend: CIOs, CTOs, Federal IT Executives, Managers and Staff Contracting officers Contracting and Acquisition professionals who are or will soon be supporting Agile adoption at their Agencies Acquisition professionals Agencies new to adopting Agile projects Agencies that have already started to adopt Agile practices who want to move to the next level of agility Development and Operations teams facing ongoing challenges to deployment Program and project managers Agile teams facing ongoing challenges to acquisition Chief Financial Officers and Staff Contracting and Acquisition professionals who are or will soon be supporting Agile adoption at their agencies Project and program managers who want to better understand their role in an Agile environment Inspector Generals and Staff Industry Executives, Managers and Staff who support the government Workshop for Government and Industry Partners Press is NOT Permitted to Permit Candid Discussion CEUs and CLUs Credits Awarded for Attendance Team "Learn Together" Reduced Registration Fee Workshop for Government and Industry Partners Learn Together Team Rates: 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. 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