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Books
From PMO to VMO: Managing for Value Delivery
Agile methods have brought about dramatic changes in how organizations manage and deliver not only IT services, but their entire product and service value streams. As legacy organizations transition to newer, end-to-end agile operating models, the Project Management Office (PMO) needs to redesign its mission and operation to be more in line with these modern ways of working.
That requires being more customer-focused and value-adding, and less hidebound, bureaucratic and tied to antiquated processes and mindsets. Visionary leaders are transitioning into enablers of this change, and maximizing value through the entire organization. Middle management, including program and project managers (PMs), are racing to maximize their professional relevancy in this new world.
This book defines the role of the agile value management office (VMO), using case studies and a clear road map to help PMs visualize and implement a new path where middle management and the VMO are valued leaders in the age of business agility.
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Scaling Agile: A Lean JumpStart
In Scaling Agile: A Lean JumpStart, Sanjiv dives into the challenge of breaking down barriers to enterprise Agile adoption. Designed as a speedy overview for busy leaders of teams and organizations, the nuts-and-bolts of scaling agile methods like Scrum, XP and Kanban are presented quickly and effectively in the Executive Series book. Sanjiv provides an essential set of Lean building blocks as a starting foundation for larger Agile scaling frameworks, including the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®), Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS), and Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD). Sanjiv provides step-by-step actions, with a keen focus on a few core Lean practices. With this JumpStart approach, the power is in your hands to apply Agile ideas from the team to the top, and to totally transform an organization.
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Managing Agile Projects
The popularity of agile development methodologies continues to increase, as developers and technical managers have seen the benefits of incorporating flexibility in development projects. However, agility advocates still struggle to gain business management support for their initiatives. The reluctance of business management to truly embrace agility stems from a disconnect between the assumptions and techniques of traditional management and those of the new agile development methodologies. The purpose of this book is to provide management a framework with supporting evidence that directly addresses this need. While conventional wisdom states that agile methods are not scaleable, the author shares proof that it can be applied to large-scale development projects.
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Speaking Engagements
2026
- January 2026, Federal Reserve System CoP, 3 Steps to AI-Powered Product Discovery
- January 2026, Red Cross PM CoP, Value-Driven Project Management
- March 2026, PMI Silicon Valley Chapter, Agile x AI: The Vigilant Leader's Cheat Sheet
2025
- February 2025, Federal Reserve System Agile CoE, 3 Steps to Disruptive Innovation
- February 2025, PMIWDC Chapter Meeting, Beyond Projects: Succeeding in a Product-Centric World
- June 2025, Fed Agile Day, 3 Steps to Product Success
- July 2025, Federal Reserve System PMO CoE, Introduction to the Agile VMO
- October 2025, PMIWDC Conference, 3 Steps to Product Success
- October 2025, University of Maryland Product Management Symposium, 3 Steps to AI-Powered Product Discovery
- November 2025, PMI Agile Symposium, 3 Steps to AI-Powered Product Discovery
- November 2025, PMI Global Summit, Beyond Projects: Succeeding in a Product-Centric World
- December 2025, PMI UAE Chapter, Introduction to the Agile VMO
2024
- July 2024, Agile2024, Reimagining Agile Panel
- August 2024, HS Talks, Introduction to the Agile VMO
- August 2024, PMI Silver Springs Chapter Conference, Transformative Leadership in the Age of AI
- Agile 2024, PMI Washington DC Conference, Agile X AI: The Vigilant Leader's Cheat Sheet
- September 2024, Aval Group, 3 Steps from Agile Teams to Business Agility
- September 2024, PMI Global Summit, Agile X AI: The Paranoid Executive's Cheat Sheet
- September 2024, AgileDC, Agile X AI: The Paranoid Executive's Cheat Sheet
- October 2024, Fed Agile Day, Agile X AI: The Vigilant Leader's Cheat Sheet
- October 2024, Standuply, Responsible AI: A Project Manager's Cheat Sheet
- November 2024, PMI Agile Symposium, Agile X AI
2023
- July 2023, Agile2023, 3 Steps to Leap from Agile Teams to Business Agility
- August 2023, PMI Houston, Breaking Through Bureuacracy
- September 2023, AgileIndy, 3 Steps to Leap from Agile Teams to Business Agility
- October 2023, PMI Global Summit, Breaking Through Bureuacracy
- October 2023, PMI Global Summit, Creating Happiness at Work and Changing the World at the Same Time
2022
- March 2022, Santander Bank (virtual), 3 Steps to Leap from Agile Teams to Business Agility
- March 2022, PMI Public Sector Council, Organizational Agility in the Public Sector: What Works?
- Upcoming Engagements
- June 2022, DC Lean+Agile, 3 Steps to Leap from Agile Teams to Business Agility
2021
- February 2021, AgilityToday 2021 Fest, Business Agility in Uncertain Times
- June 2021, Agile + DevOps Virtual 2021, Business Agility in Uncertain Times
- July 2021, Scrum Summit 2021, Business Benefits of Scrum Panel Discussion
- October 2021, PMI Baltimore, Professional Development Event 2021, Light Touch Agile Governance
- November 2021, Agile Arizona 2021, Light Touch Agile Governance
2020
- August 2020, Agile Leadership Network Houston, Agile Leadership in the Crisis - The Impact of COVID on Leadership
- September 2020, PMI Baltimore PDE
2019
- March 2019, Passage to Profit, Radio Show
- June 2019, PMI Houston
- August 2019, Agile 2019
- August 2019, Agile DC KEYNOTE
- October 2019, Keep Austin Agile 2019
- November 2019, Business Agility Midwest KEYNOTE
2018
- January, PMI Frederick, 5 Steps to Disruptive Innovation.
- February, Webinar for CAL Program/Scrum Alliance, Transformational Leadership for Business Agility.
- April, Keynote at PMI Baltimore PDE, 5 Steps to Disruptive Innovation.
- April, PMI Houston North, 5 Steps to Disruptive Innovation.
- May, Keep Austin Agile 2018, Transformational Leadership for Business Agility.
- August, Agile 2018, Essential Patterns for Agile Organizational Design.
- October, PMI Houston Downtown, 7 Transformational Sparks for Business Agility.
- November, Agile+DevOps 2018, Transformational Leadership for Business Agility.
2017
- ScrumAlliance Global Webinar: The Lean-Agile PMO: From Process Police to Adaptive Governance, February 2017
- Scrum Gathering: 5 Steps to Disruptive Innovation, April 2017
- Heart of Agile Conference: 5 Steps to Disruptive Innovation, April 2017
- Keep Austin Agile: 5 Steps to Disruptive Innovation, May 2017
- Agile 2017 Executive Breakfast: Transformational Leadership for Business Agility
- Agile DC Executive Summit: 5 Steps to Disruptive Innovation, September 2017
- Agile DC: 5 Steps to Disruptive Innovation, October 2017
- Agile Mexico: 5 Steps to Disruptive Innovation, November 2017
Presentations
The Timelessness of Lean Management
Scaling Agile: A Guide for the Perplexed
The Agile Leader’s Role
Transformational Leadership for Business Agility
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