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Roundtable Topic:  Working on Hybrid Agile/Waterfall Projects with MS Project 

PDU Categories/Hours:  Ways of Working (formerly Technical) / 1.5 Hours

Synopsis of Session.  PMs are often challenged to effectively manage hybrid projects incorporating both Agile and Waterfall.  If you’re confronted with incorporating the actions of diverse teams into an integrated schedule, then join in an interactive discussion led by Bonnie Biafore.  Bonnie will start by talking about hybrid projects and seek attendee input on how their teams interact.  Then she will discuss what is important to PMs managing hybrid projects from a tool-agnostic perspective.  Finally, Bonnie will provide an overview of using MS Project to manage a hybrid project as an example of using PM tools for integration.

Speaker.  Bonnie Biafore, PMP, BS/MS; Consultant, Trainer, Best-Selling Author

About the Speaker.  Bonnie Biafore (bonniebiafore.com) is a project management consultant with more than 30 years’ experience managing projects of all sizes in many industries.  She is a LinkedIn Learning instructor with courses on project management, Microsoft Project, and QuickBooks.  Her course, Project Management Foundations, has been viewed by almost 2 million people.  Also, Bonnie is an award-winning author with more than 30 published books to her credit, including self-published Practical Project Management with Microsoft Project and Practical Bookkeeping with QuickBooks 2018. These books are based on her O’Reilly books, Microsoft Project: The Missing Manual and QuickBooks: The Missing Manual.  In her early career, Bonnie gained experience with multiple firms (e.g., McDonnell Douglas, EDS, Convergent Group).  Her career migrated to author, technical writing, and to Project Management consultant and educator.

Bonnie earned a BS degree in Architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), an MS in Structural Engineering from Columbia University, and a certificate in project management from Denver University. In her spare time, she mixes it up with improv and sketch comedy, hiking, biking, travel, and cooking ethnic cuisines.