Dottie Swanson
Sr. Manager
Accenture
location_on United States
Member since 5 years
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I am the Accenture Insights Platform (AIP) Offering Lead for Accenture Federal Services. Prior to joining AIP, I established up a Program Management Office (PMO) for a large portfolio using Agile in a non-technical back office team. Previously, I led numerous large scale mobile programs at Amtrak and USPS.
My past roles include Software Developer, Technical Manager, Project Manager, Scrum Master, Program Manager, Quality Lead, PMO Lead and Product Lead
My certifications include: Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Project Management (ICP-APM).
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Skeptics Anonymous, Confessions of a Recovering PMP
45 Mins
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Beginner
My name is Dottie Swanson and I’m a Skeptic …
I began my career as a software developer and grew into a Project Manager role. I thrived on the control – I could dictate delivery dates to my team without debate. They were always so quick to appease me by immediately getting to 90% completion without a hitch. They were such good soldiers by never allowing scope creep and always sticking to the requirements. Sure, there were big surprises near our delivery date, but that’s normal, right?
Then a client asked me to take a Scrum Master role on an Agile program. I was sent to a CSM course where I spent the entire two days with my arms crossed and a giant pouty face. The program kicked off and we started “failing” early, my soldiers were retreating and sabotaging Agile. My client still wanted Gantt charts. My inner cynic hit rock bottom and I felt overwhelmed – how is this ever going to work? Since the client was requiring Agile, I had to reset my thinking, seek help and get the team onboard. Once I began to embrace Agile, I was able see that the PMBOK and Agile are not mutually exclusive.
Today, I am still in recovery and require Agile on all of my programs.
Join this session to hear my experience as a skeptic and my journey so that you too can transform to an Agilist.
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