SPaMCAST 286 – Brian Wernham, Agile Project Management for Government

Listen to the 6. SPaMCAST 286 features our interview with Brian Wernham, author of . Agile government does not have to be an oxymoron. Brian Wernham has more than 30 years of experience in adaptive change program leadership.  He is an independent consultant and works in both the public and private sector.  He has extensive international experience in the USA, UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany and offshore development in Bangalore. By the time that the term ‘Agile leadership’ was first coined, Brian had already been successfully leading iterative, adaptive projects for over 10 years on both sides of the Atlantic.  He works as a hands-on program director and has real-world implementation expertise together with a comprehensive understanding of the related international research.  He has consulted for major strategic international organizations such as Deloitte, PwC, Gartner Group, the National Audit Office in London and Seer Technologies in North Carolina. His comprehensive public sector experience includes the Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank, the United Nations (Geneva), and local government authorities. Brian is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management, a Fellow of the BCS and has a MBA from Henley Management College.  He applies adaptive planning approaches as an offshore Yachtmaster and as a keen off-piste skier.  He is currently consulting for the UK Government in London. Read Brian’s , visit his  and of course ! Get in  with us anytime or leave a comment here on the blog. Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating it on . It helps people find the cast. Like us on  while you’re at it. Next week we will feature our essay on Scrumban. Scrumban is the combination of agile (Scrum) and lean (Kanban) concepts that can be used to manage projects. Upcoming Events StarEast I will be speaking at the  Conference May 4th – 9th in Orlando, Florida.  I will be presenting a talk titled, . Follow the link for more information on . An ITMPI Webinar! On June 3 I will be presenting the webinar titled “Rescuing a Troubled Project With Agile.” The webinar will demonstrate how Agile can be used to rescue troubled projects.  Your will learn how to recognize that a project is in trouble and how the discipline, focus, and transparency of Agile can promote recovery.  Upcoming DCG Webinars: May 22 11:30 EDT – Agile User StoriesJune 19 11:30 EDT – How To Split User StoriesJuly 24 11:30 EDT - The Impact of Cognitive Bias On Teams Check these out at www.davidconsultinggroup.com I look forward to seeing or hearing all SPaMCAST readers and listeners at all of these great events!   The Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor. As many you know I do at least one webinar for the  (ITMPI) every year. The ITMPI provides a great service to the IT profession. ITMPI's mission is to pull together the expertise and educational efforts of the world's leading IT thought leaders and to create a single online destination where IT practitioners and executives can meet all of their educational and professional development needs. The ITMPI offers a premium membership that gives members unlimited free access to 400 PDU accredited webinar recordings, and waives the PDU processing fees on all live and recorded webinars. The Software Process and Measurement Cast some support if you sign up . All the revenue our sponsorship generates goes for bandwidth, hosting and new cool equipment to create more and better content for you. Support the SPaMCAST and learn from the ITMPI.  Shameless Ad for my book!  co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book . Available in English and Chinese.