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This week was extremely busy as we held three two day workshops back to back. The only day that we took off was July 4 and even that day, we had to answer a few emails. Even though it was exhausting, we did it. Twenty seven resources from Speed and Function were trained. Too tired…

Yesterday we had a very successful Meetup for our Delaware Valley Agile User Group – our Summer 2017 Social event. I gave a presentation with the topic “Using Agile for Non-Profits – A Case Study”. Earlier this year, we successfully used the agile methodology to support fundraising activities for PALS (Pet Adoption and Lifecare Society),…

Agile Aces is renting a conference space at HeadRoom to facilitate two day ScrumMaster workshops. After looking at multiple spaces all over the Delaware Valley, we decided HeadRoom had the best space. They have two locations with conference rooms in Wayne and Media, PA. We met with their wonderful office manager, Katie, who already gave…

I know now that when I train others, I want it to be fun! I truly believe that you can learn while having fun and make it a memorable experience for everyone. So I went back to our original CST. This time he held the CSPO in a hotel space. But it was very similar…

We just held our annual fundraising dinner and silent auction event for P.A.L.S. – Kocktails for Kitties. With significant contributions from our fundraising efforts delivered via Agile and Scrum, our annual fundraiser was a tremendous success raising over $65,000! Outside of the biggest takeaway (or “lessons learned”), which is to begin fundraising activities closer to…

Today we received some great news. Shane is now a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP). This has given us the green light to start the training company. After much contemplation, we have decided to call it Agile Aces. We are working to secure incorporation, insurance and all that good stuff. Shane has already reached out to…

Our Agile and Scrum approach for our non-profit fundraising project is doing really well! Our development team is comprised of volunteers (as are we all). Frequent collaboration among our team and in between our team and the ScrumMaster, myself and our Product Owner, has helped tremendously, as delivering each fundraising sprint is key towards the…

We recently invested in our Certified ScrumMaster Certifications. We chose to go to a well-known Scrum Trainer in our area. We spent two days immersed in Scrum activities. And at the end of the second day we thought, why don’t we do this? We can do this. We have been practicing Agile and Scrum for…

We are members of a non-profit organization called PALS. It stands for the Pet Adoption and Lifecare Society. They’re the largest full-service, no-kill animal rescue in the Delaware Valley. They have an annual fundraising event scheduled for April, and we have volunteered to spearhead fundraising activities. Since we both have project management background and are…

I am managing 50 projects SIMULTANEOUSLY (yes, you read that right), which may seem frightful (especially the current time of year) but I’ve categorized them into four key programs and am now managing each of the programs. Since I started working for this pharmaceutical company, my role has evolved from project manager to program manager…