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March 6, 2018

This summit will bring together industry leaders from around North America to close the gap between Agile, Lean, and Traditional Project Management and Operations. The summit will provide challenging technology sessions with real-life examples that will cause Traditional Project Managers and executives in attendance to pause and consider Agile and Lean and cause Agile and Lean leaders to understand and build the bridge to the Traditional approaches.

Summit Tracks

Agile Projects and Teams

Track 1

Agile Lean Transformations

Track 2

Agile Lean In Healthcare

Track 3

Agile Lean In Government

Track 4

Schedule

8:45–9:00 amOpening Remarks
Eric Darr, President of Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Tom Sheives, Conference Co-Chair
Kelly Powell Logan, Conference Co-Chair
9:00–10:00 amKeynote Talk – “Rethinking Transformation”
Jason Little
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10:15–11:15 amAgile Projects and Teams“High-Performing Teams: Want to Watch One in Action? Absolutely!”

Bryan Miles
Pliant Solutions LLC
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Agile Lean Transformations“Change Management in Government: Matching Transformation Speed with Leadership Decision Making”

Chad Jones and Stephanie Gore
KPMG
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Agile Lean In Healthcare“The Organization as Patient…”

Tim Pettry
Cleveland Clinic
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Agile Lean In Government“State of Michigan Lean Tools & Methods”

Melissa Castro
State of Michigan
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12:15–1:15 pmAfternoon Keynote: “Public and Private Sector Lean Transformation“

Jeff Fuchs
Maryland World Class Consortia
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1:30–2:30 pmAgile Projects and Teams“Exploring Automation Strategies and Frameworks: What Should Your Team Be Using?”

Max Saperstone

Coveros
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Agile Lean Transformations“An Outcome Measurement Model: Is Your Agile Adoption Moving The Needle?”

Michael McCalla

Achieving Agility
Agile Lean In Healthcare“Lean & Agile Enterprise Frameworks: Using SAFe 4.5 to Transform a Healthcare Portfolio”

David Rico

NewWave
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Agile Lean In Government“A Federal Path to Agility: The USCIS Story of Evolutionary Change”

Melinda Solomon and Nate Conroy

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
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2:45–3:45 pmAgile Projects and Teams“Value Stream Mapping in Agile”

Leila Rao

AgileXtended
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Agile Lean Transformations“Chart Your Course Through a Scaled Agile Transformation”

Lisa Schlecht

Recharted Territory
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Agile Lean In Healthcare“Improving Patient Experience Through Lean Concepts”

Kalyan Pasupathy

Mayo Clinic
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Agile Lean In Government“Making the Invisible Visible: Implementing Customer-focused Visual Management for Performance Improvement”

Robert Carr and Beverly Hudson

Department of General Services
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4:00–5:00 pmEndnote Talk: “Business Agility: Empowering Organizational Effectiveness with Agile Marketing”

Maria Matarelli
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