Session Description:  

As children, we learn via “play”, whether pushing trucks along the pavement or dressing up stuffed animals as imaginary dinner guests, each of these experiences allows us to develop and grow.   However, as we mature, we migrate away from these informal learning experiences in favor of the formal arenas of the classroom and books.   During this interactive session, attendees will have an opportunity to return to the informal learning methods of youth by exploring a number of Agile principles and concepts through a variety of games.  Through “play”, attendees will leave with a greater understanding of how the concepts that underlie Agile method can help them improve their performance and help their organizations not just survive, but thrive.   

About the Speaker: 

Mike Stuedemann, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSP is a founding member and Agile Coach and Instructor with Collaborative Leadership Team.   In this role, he is responsible for educating his clients in Agile methods and working with all levels of an organization to help them produce software that people want to use.

Prior to Collaborative Leadership Team, Mike worked for Savigent Software as an Engagement Manager, Medtronic in a number of IT Leadership roles, Data Recognition Corporation as a Business Analyst and for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) as a Staff Consultant.

Mike has undergraduate degrees in International Management and Japanese from Gustavus Adolphus College and an MBA from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.  Mike lives in Andover, MN with his wife, Erin, and his sons, Joe, Ray and Will.

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