Agile at Waterloo: Case Studies on OUAC XML project and Quest Rapid Delivery
Presenters: Stacey Mahoney and Jonathan Woodcock Information Systems & Technology (IST)
The presentation will cover some basic agile principles, illustrated with examples from Stacey and Jonathan from projects they have led using these methods and reviewing both the challenges and the benefits of implementing these approaches. A core tenet of the agile approach is feedback and close consultation so in addition to sharing the concepts and lessons learned Stacey and Jonathan would like to encourage community members to provide their own lessons and insights from working in agile team settings, as well as questions and scenarios they may have encountered on their own projects for discussion.
Speaker bios:
Stacey Mahoney – Information Systems Specialist
Stacey has been a member of the Student Information Systems team in IST for the past 5 years and at Waterloo as an employee for 16. Over her years working at UWaterloo she has worked in Admissions, Student Awards, Pensions, HR Systems and Student Systems. In the most recent years; Stacey has focused her education and her experiences in IT Project Management. Her successful experience as the Project Manager on the re-implementation of the Ontario Universities Application Centre load of data into QUEST was her first experience using a more agile approach.
Jonathan Woodcock – Project Manager
Jonathan (JW) has been with the PMO for the past 5 years, and at Waterloo as an employee for 15. He’s worked in a number of ancillary, academic and academic support departments during that time. As a PM he’s lead projects with the WCMS, HR, and Finance systems teams and is currently working with the team supporting the Quest student information system on several concurrent projects. Jonathan has used some form of agile tools and approaches on all of the projects he’s worked on with the PMO.