Portfolio Management and Enterprise Scrum

by Max Keeler

Summary:
The Motley Fool adopted Scrum as their primary development methodology across the enterprise in December of 2007. Shortly afterward, The Motley Fool developed a simple initiative planning system to help feed teams work that was aligned with the company’s strategy. In 2010, The Motley Fool launched new portfolio management process that allowed it to better utilize Scrum (as described by Ken Schwaber) for growth initiatives and Kanban (as described by David Anderson and Corey Ladas) for managing KTLO (Keep the lights on) work and other sustaining activities. This interactive session will describe the framework and The Motley Fool’s findings.

About the Speaker:
Max Keeler is the VP of Project Management at The Motley Fool. As one of the company’s first employees, Max has been a witness to dramatic strategic and operational changes that have resulted in creating one of the most successful online content publishers out there. He has been an active member of the Agile community since 2007 and has been involved in nearly every aspect of technology since 1996. Max received his undergraduate degree in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and received his Masters in Psychology from American University in Washington, D.C.

 Agenda:
6:30 - 7:00 PM Pizza and Networking
7:00 - 9:00 PM Presentation