August 6th: Agile SIG – Agile and the PMBOK

The next meeting of AgileKC will take place on Thursday, August 6,
2009 — 6:30 PM at:

Pizza Shoppe
5285 W 95th St
Overland Park, KS 66207
(913) 381-3338

Meeting Topic: Agile and the PMBOK®

To many observers, Agile and the Project Management Institute PMBOK®
seem about as far apart as Jay-Z and Andy Williams.  In reality, the
differences are not as great as they might appear.  This presentation
will compare Agile with the PMBOK® and will describe how the two can
co-exist peacefully and productively.

Ron Montgomery is a management consultant and owner of OnPoint, LLC.
Ron has over 32 years of hands-on experience with projects that
encompass business planning, software development, process
improvement, and deployment of software solutions.  He began using
Agile methods in 2005.

In 1997, Ron achieved the Project Management Professional (PMP®)
certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and has held
the office of president on the local PMI board.  He holds a B.A degree
in Industrial Relations from Rockhurst College in Kansas City.