An Unwrapped Look at How Agencies are Streamlining Both Their Development and Delivery Processes
**Online Registrations have closed, on-site registrations will be accepted starting at 7:30am 1/13/16 at the Willard Hotel. Contact info@potomacforum.org with any questions.
Keynote Presentation:
Joshua Seckel, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM
ICAgile Certified Expert – Agile Coaching
Division Chief
OIT Applied Technology Division
DHS - United States Citizenship & Immigration Services
Guest Speakers:
Tina M. Donbeck
Director, System Configuration & Delivery Automation Division
Office of the Chief Information Officer,U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Jaya Kathuria
Chief Architect
Applied Technology Division
Office of Information Technology
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
Additional Guest Speakers to be announced shortly.
Metro Center (Red, Orange, Blue Lines). Use the exit marked “12th & F Sts” to exit onto F St., then continue straight two blocks and cross 14th St.
Many Federal agencies are now utilizing Agile methods such as Scrum to manage their software development efforts. The goal for most of them is to reduce risk and accelerate system delivery to their end users. By using Scrum with the development team they have achieved part of their goal. But major risks and speedbumps still exist after the software is developed. These are encountered during deployment by the operations groups and are normally outside the purview of the development team. The de facto approach to this issue in the private sector is Continuous Delivery and DevOps. That same approach is now being successfully applied to the public sector.
AGILE Development in Government Training Workshop VI: DevOps – Taking Agility in Government to a New Level is designed to provide the attendees with practical insights into DevOps best practices and the latest thinking on Lean principles that include the foundational and holistic level practices of Continuous Delivery, and the more advanced practices of DevOps. In addition, our participating government panelists will share with the attendees how they are adopting DevOps within their agencies, including insights into some of the motivations, challenges, and benefits they have experienced.
- An overview of the foundational, holistic, and advanced level practices of Continuous Delivery and DevOps
- What are some of the challenges to adopting DevOps that our agency should be aware of
- We’ve already started down the path to DevOps adoption. What are some of the commercial best practices that we could adopt in our government agency
- What should we know about selecting and interacting with DevOps partners from industry
- What kind of training should my government staff be looking at to best manage the government/vendor relationship on my DevOps programs
- There are agencies that are eliminating costly mistakes and downtime by successfully adopting Continuous Delivery practices. Come hear how they are doing it.
- DevOps practices not only take technical expertise, but require deep cultural change. Hear from experts and daily practitioners and listen to their answers to your questions based on real world experience.
- You’ve heard about Amazon, Netflix, and Google deploying into production multiple times per day. Learn how they do it and if their approach or a subset of their approach is right for your program.
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Development and Operations teams facing ongoing challenges to deployment
CIOs, CTOs, Federal IT experts - Contracting officers
- Acquisition professionals
- Agencies new to adopting Agile projects
- Agencies that have already started to adopt Agile practices who want to move to the next level of agility
- Program and project managers who need to know how their role may change as their agency begins implementing Agile Project Management techniques
- Agile teams facing ongoing challenges to adoption
- Chief Financial Officers and Staff
- Inspector Generals and Staff
Format: Presentations and Panel Discussion
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7:30 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:30AM |
Welcome |
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8:45AM |
DevOps: The Basics – How Should it Really Work?
David Patton, PhD, Federal Practice Director, CC Pace
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| 9:30AM |
Keynote Presentation: Can DevOps Work Here? Joshua Seckel, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM ICAgile Certified Expert – Agile Coaching Division Chief OIT Applied Technology Division DHS - United States Citizenship & Immigration Services |
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10:45AM |
Refreshment Break |
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11:00AM |
Government Speaker Presentation: |
| 12:00PM |
Hosted Working Luncheon |
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1:00PM |
“Report out” of Working Luncheon Discussion Topic |
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1:15PM |
Government Panel: How Are They Making it Work?
Moderator: David Patton, PhD, Federal Practice Director, CC Pace
Panelists: Tina M. Donbeck
Director, System Configuration & Delivery Automation Division
Office of the Chief Information Officer,U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Jaya Kathuria
Chief Architect Applied Technology Division Office of Information Technology U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security
Additional panelists to be announced. |
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2:30PM |
Refreshment Break |
| 2:45PM |
Presentation: Kanban for DevOps teams
David Patton, PhD, Federal Practice Director, CC Pace |
| 3:45PM |
Presentation: A guide to your DevOps journey Ashok Komaragiri, Senior Technical Consultant, CC Pace |
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4:30PM
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Wrap-up and Q&A |
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4:45PM
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Workshop Adjourns |
| Post Workshop Discussions with Instructors on Specific Individual Topics |
Agenda Subject to Change
Government Employees: $995 (Federal, State or Local Government Issued ID)
Early Bird Registration Fee: Now $795 until December 11th
Registration Fee: $895 after December 11th
Government Team Discount Rate:
Send a team to learn together. The second registrant (and all subsequent registrants) from the same department receive a $100 discount from the current rate.
Industry and Contractors: $1095 (Including contractors on-site and in direct support of government agencies)
Early Bird Registration Fee: Now $895 until December 11th
Registration Fee: $995 after December 11th
Industry Team Discount Rate: Send a team to learn together. The second registrant (and all subsequent registrants) from the same department receive a $100 discount from the current rate.
Includes instruction, presentations, Training Workshop Notebook, and continental breakfasts, morning and afternoon refreshments, and luncheon at the Willard.
This Seminar is 100% educational and NOT supported by Advertisers or Sponsors. The information is presented in an independent, non-vendor specific manner. No advertising, no vendor hype, no sales or marketing. Just useful information.
ICAgile Certified Expert – Agile Coaching
Division Chief
OIT Applied Technology Division
DHS - United States Citizenship & Immigration Services
Joshua Seckel is Chief of the Applied Technology Division (ATD) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security. ATD has a prominent role in the ongoing USCIS transformation to Agile and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) DevOps through Enterprise Architecture, Quality Assurance, Independent Testing, Agile Coaching, Change Control, and Strategic Vendor Management.
Prior to joining USCIS, Mr. Seckel worked as a contractor for IBM, Stanley and Associates, and ManTech to implement and execute Agile programs within various government agencies including the State of Washington, Air Force, Marine Corps and several DHS components. He developed the first Program Accountability and Risk Management (PARM) approved tailoring plan within DHS. Mr. Seckel joined USCIS in 2013 to lead the Processes and Practices group, first under the Systems Engineering Division (SED) and later in ATD. Mr. Seckel is an active participant in the Agile practitioner community and often speaks to government agencies, business groups, and at conferences about the benefits of implementing Agile practices to their bottom lines.
Mr. Seckel has a BS in Computer Science, an MBA with a Technology Innovation Management concentration, and is an ICAgile Certified Expert Agile Coach
Director, System Configuration & Delivery Automation Division
Office of the Chief Information Officer,U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Tina has been an IT strategist and innovator for over 14 years in both the private and public sector. Her calling has been turning around failed projects or taking on difficult change initiatives and making them a success. Her recent endeavors have been with automating the development pipeline at her agency while promoting the cultural goodness of DevOps and Continuous Delivery methodologies. She credits her ability to rifle through chaos and despair with her time spent as an active duty Marine and her current role as a Mom to two obnioxsly, rambunctious boys.
Tina stood up and led the Enterprise Transformation Branch for the Navy CIO as well has served in various roles as Analyst/Program/Project Manager within DoD and now as a Director at the USPTO. She is a Certified CIO,PMP, ScrumMaster, and Product Owner who currently is utilizing a ScrumBan approach in her project efforts.
Chief Architect
Applied Technology Division
Office of Information Technology
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Practice Director,
C.C. Pace Systems, Inc.
David, as Federal Practice Director, is responsible for delivery of technical services to the Federal government. He personally engages on some projects as a hands-on leader and oversees software development, Agile training, coaching, and DevOps implementations. He assists agencies in their adoption of Agile via presentations, pilot projects, and development contracts. David began working in IT more than 25 years ago and has held the role of developer, system administrator, database administrator, network administrator, and CTO for both small and large enterprises. He is an expert in Agile and DevOps who champions those methodologies for government leaders looking to change the way their agency delivers IT services. David earned a PhD in computational physics from UAB and is a Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Scrum Developer, Certified Scrum Professional, and SAFe Program Consultant. He is also a member of AFCEA, INSA, and ACT-IAC.
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Student Evaluation Comments from Previous
Agile in Government Training Workshops
I was extremely pleased and will consider Potomac Forum for future training needs
Lead Contact Specialist
Independent Agency
This workshop was extremely beneficial. I knew very little about the Agile method prior to this workshop and now feel like I can talk about Agile effectively
Investigator
DOJ Agency
The overall workshop was excellent. I have a pretty good understanding of Agile and feel that I’m ready to start a small Agile project
IT Systems Division Chief
DOJ Agency
The workshop as excellent and very informative.
Excellent training session
Branch Chief
Federal Agency
Timely topics, engaging & knowledgeable speakers, good flow, well organized
Business Process Improvement Specialist
Business Process Improvement Specialist
Independent Agency
Educational, informative, enjoyable! Exactly what I wanted
Excellent speakers
Sr Project Manager
Large Government Contractor
Informative and educational. Good examples of implementation and/or risks.
Panel Discussion very beneficial
Sr Projects Officer
Government Agency
It was an excellent gathering with experts and we got to benefit from their experience in real projects
IT Specialist
Independent Agency