Author: Joe Astolfi

Joe Astolfi is the the Agile Transformation Coach at American Electric Power, where he works with others to be great leaders, increase their agility, and find joy in their work. He is also the Vice-Chair and a Board Member of the Central Ohio Agile Association, and an adjunct professor at Miami University. Joe's goal is to help people love what they do while delivering exceptional business value. He has 25 years of experience in IT and business, including portfolio management, PMO leadership, project management, personal and organizational transformation, process improvement, and staff career development. Joe is a Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), a Project Management Professional (PMP), and an Accredited Coach of The Leadership Gift.
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Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Training in Columbus, OH on January 26 & 27, 2011

Lithespeed (www.lithespeed.com) will be holding a 2-day Certified ScrumMaster class in Columbus on January 26-27. They are offering a 15% discount to COHAA, PMI, and APLN members. Please open the attached flyer for more information and to obtain your discount code.

This training is being conducted by Sanjiv Augustine. Participants will receive 16 PDUs and a two year membership to the Scrum Alliance.

Note: you must be a registered user of this website to access the flyer.

Additional information and registration available at http://www.lithespeed.com/CSM_Detail.htm.

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COHAA to participate in “Benefit Days” with Borders and Waldenbooks – Nov 19-21

The Central Ohio Agile Association (COHAA) is pleased to partner with Borders and Waldenbooks for “Benefit Days” on November 19th-21st. For each person who makes a purchase with the required coupon, a donation will be made to COHAA. 100% of the donations will be used by COHAA to fund free events for the professional Agile community.

Coupons may be downloaded from the COHAA website at www.cohaa.org under the “Benefit’ Days” article. The file is named “COHAA Benefit Coupon nov 2010.doc”. ***Please note that you must be signed in to the COHAA website to retrieve the document.***

Please feel free to pass this on to your family and friends, and let’s work together to continue to offer free events to our Agile community!

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Agile2010 Presentation now posted in COHAA Agile Library – Turning Horses into Zebras

COHAA is pleased to share with the community the presentation given by Joe Astolfi and Gene Johnson at the Agile2010 Conference. “Turning Horses into Zebras: A Firsthand Account of an Agile Transformation” is now available for viewing on COHAA’s website under “Agile Library”.

Abstract:
Witness firsthand accounts from the front lines of a successful Agile transformation. In 2008, Gap Inc Direct, the online division of Gap, Inc. made a commitment to extend their Agile software delivery practices to their Columbus, Ohio development campus where teams provide solutions for online order fulfillment and call center operations. Learn the hidden truths, best practices, and lessons learned from “going Agile” as you join us on our journey in transitioning from a traditional waterfall approach to high performing Agile teams in a matter of months.