ABOUT THE CENTRE The Centre for Management Development (CMD) is a leading, self- PROGRAMME ON supporting autonomous institution, which provides Research, Consulting and Training support to the Development Agencies, Corporate Sector and the Government, both at the National as well as the State level. Established in 1979, it is sponsored by the Government of as an independent, AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT professional registered society. MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES (MDPs) The Centre conducts programmes in functional areas of management for practicing managers as well as Organisation Based Programmes to suit the specific needs of sponsoring organisations. MICRO ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES (MEDPs) The Centre conducts MEDPs for prospective entrepreneurs sponsored by Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, and a number of Corporations, Municipalities, District Panchayats, Block th Panchayats and Gram Panchayats of Kerala. 12 January, 2013 MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICE at The Centre has special strength in conducting organisation studies. Windsor Rajadhani Besides, it offers consulting services in all functional areas of Management and Industrial Engineering. Kowdiar, The Centre’s forte lies in preparation of Corporate Plans, Manpower Estimation, Market Research, Techno-Economic Feasibility Studies and Diagnostic Studies and Preparation of Project Reports. MANAGEMENT RESEARCH The Centre has special expertise in conducting Evaluation Studies, Social Surveys, Impact and Monitoring Studies of ongoing developmental schemes/programmes of various Ministries under the Government of /Kerala.

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Prof. Job K. T. Programme Co-ordinator Centre for Management Development CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT Thycaud P.O., Thiruvananthapuram-695 014 Thiruvananthapuram Tel:(0471) 2320101, 2328693 Mobile: 09847135571 Fax: (0471) 2331253 e-mail : [email protected] Centre for Management Development Faculty Members

The Centre is offering several training programmes for the benefit of The leading Faculty Members of the programme are Mr. Thomas Cris Sarasam Corporates in this region. Currently, advanced programmes are being and Mr. Ajay Maruthur. organised in the frontier areas in management. Mr. Thomas Cris Sarasam has a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and an MBA (Marketing and Systems). He has over six years Programme Highlights experience in Software Quality and Project Management (supporting and Agile Project Management aims at the production of quality software managing development, operations, transformation projects) and has been resulting in shorter development spans, fewer defects and increased end involved in CMMI and ISO implementations. He has worked with and user appreciation of the product. The ability to adapt to fast changing implemented various process and regulatory frameworks including CMMI, requirements is the marked advantage of agile processes over other ITIL, RUP, Six Sigma, SCRUM, FDA, SOX, etc. His credentials include ITIL, approaches. The iterative approach of Agile makes it adaptive rather BSAC and ITIL v3. CSI. than predictive. A heavily process dependent approach fails as it resists Mr. Ajay Maruthur has a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has over change, when unpredictability becomes the order of the day. The Agile seven years of experience in Software Quality, Tool implementations, and methods welcome change. Agile tends to embrace an adaptive process, Project Management. He has been implementing various process and even to the point of changing itself. It is a people oriented approach regulatory frameworks in the Medical Devices domain including CMMI, ISO rather than process oriented, working in tandem with the inherent nature 13485, FDA, SOX, etc. He has also been instrumental in implementing and of human resources, rather than restricting it, making software deploying Project and Operations Management tools across Business Units. development quite an enjoyable activity. His credentials include ITIL, Prince 2, CSM, etc.

Programme Content Co-ordinators

• Introduction to Agile methodology and basics of SCRUM 1. Prof. Job K. T., Centre for Management Development. 2. Prof. Biju S. Narayan, Centre for Management Development. • Importance of Agile Methodology Schedule and Venue • Key Agile Methods, Transitioning to Agile, Agile transition strategies, Top-Down and Bottom-Up approaches 12th January, 2013 from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm at the Windsor Rajadhani, Toll Junction, Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram- 695003. (Phone No. 0471 2547755/ • Introduction to SCRUM, SCRUM way of working and Planning 2547777), Registration will start at 8.30 am on 12th January, 2013. rhythm in SCRUM Participation Fee • Key Success Factors The participation fee will be Rs. 7500/-+12.36% Service Tax totaling to Learning Process Rs. 8427/- per participant. For organisations sponsoring three or more participants, the fee will be Rs. 7000/-+12.36% Service Tax (total Learning process shall comprise lectures, exercises with SCRUM and Rs. 7865/- per participant). The fee will include cost of course materials, discussions. lunch and refreshments. Participants Nominations

Intended delegates include Project Heads, Project and Development Nominations may be sent in the enclosed form along with participation fee Managers and Team Members involved in development of software by draft/cheque drawn in favour of “Centre for Management Development, products and/or services. The participants are requested to bring Thiruvananthapuram”. The last date for receipt of nomination is 4th January laptops to workout the exercises. 2013.