Agile Mentorship Program
The Project Management Institute Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC) is proud to announce the Agile Mentorship program to its membership this year. The learning objective is to train Scrum Masters to adopt a metrics based approach to Agile (be it Agile Scrum or Agile Kanban) and to apply the Project Management process in the PMBoK to their Agile projects. The first intake will run from September 2019 to February 2020.
This program is designed to provide you with guidance and advice on moving your career to the next level in Agile practices. This program will be a small cohort of 6 pairs of Mentors and Protégé matches for the first intake.
Program Details
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Program Benefits
Protégées
• Learn how to leverage the benefits of PM best practices in their Agile projects
• Exposed to a pragmatic approach to leading Agile projects
• Connect with a wide base of professional peers
• Faster growth in PM/SM profession
• Success with immediate PM “challenges” Network with more experienced PMs
• If certified, you earn PDUs
• If not, earn training credit hours toward PMP/PMI-ACP (to verify)
Mentors
• Have the opportunity to share their experiences with other mentors
• Have the opportunity to learn from their protégées
• Strengthen leadership, mentoring and coaching skills
• Earn PDUs
Ideal Protégé: (6 each intake)
- Project Managers or Scrum masters looking to acquire a PMP or PMI-ACP certification
- Experienced Scrum Masters
- Experienced PMs new at leading Agile projects
Ideal Mentor: (6 each intake)
- At least 5 years’ experience in leading Agile projects
- PMPs or Senior PM – minimum 5 years PM experience
- A passion for Agile and Project Management
Schedule of Events
- One workshop per month
1st Workshop is Mentor/Protegé training followed by 5 topics as per below
| Workshop # | Dates | Topics |
| 1 | Oct 9 | Training and Match Announcement |
| 2 | Nov 13 | Planning |
| 3 | Dec 11 | Scope/Risk |
| 4 | Jan 8 | Cost/Procurement – Where do infrastucture cost fit in? |
| 5 | Feb 12 | Stakeholders – Is the Product Owner the only one? |
| 6 | Mar 11 | Resource – Does Servant Leadership create high performing teams? |
- 6 one-hour one-on-one independent mentorship sessions between matches outside workshop hours
Workshop Venue: SAIT
Program Fees
Protegees: $150 (including GST) for PMISAC Members and $190 (including GST) for non-members
Free for Mentors
PDUs
PMI-SAC members who satisfy the program requirements can earn PDUs.
Additional Information
Please contact Tanya Jaffer for further details.
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