PMO Forum

Brad Mahaney, PMP, CSM, ACC began his career in accounting and financial reporting and has spent the last 27 years working within the Project Management field. During his career in Project Management, Brad has worked within various business units and PMOs as a Business Analyst, Project Manager, Program Manager and Strategic Consultant. He has extensive experience providing project management, oversight and sponsorship on large, complex, global system‐related implementations utilizing various forms of technology.

Brad is a Founding Partner of Innoveate, a Design Thinking training and consulting group. He is a strategic member of the Project Management Institute (PMI). Additionally, he is credentialed by the PMI as a Certified Project Manager (PMP), is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), a Certified Disciplined Agilist (CDA), holds a Six Sigma Lean Black Belt (LBBP) and has obtained a certification in Change Management (CSM). He has also earned a certification in project management from California State University, CCE. Brad has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Economics, and a Masters Degree from the University of the Pacific.

Agenda:

Design Thinking Overview

What is Design Thinking
Look at some companies that use Design Thinking
Review the Design Thinking process
Look at the process and how it works and how it feels
Look at each Design Thinking mode
Discuss what happens in the mode, why it’s done, the mindset and some potential tools used
How Design Thinking is being used with the Agile world

½ Strategic ½ Leadership

Time: 12:00 - 1:00