Boeing 747: An Agile Story

• Location: Online Meeting
• Time 6:30pm - 8:00 pm (EST)
• PDU's - 1.5 Leadership

 Please note that we encourage but do not require video participation; it helps us network in a virtual world

The software development community has thought for decades that Agile founding principles belonged to them-and them alone. The study of the Agile movement in most examinations of this hypothesis would tend to agree. A fair analysis, however,  would not just accept the hypothesis as true but look for evidence to the contrary.

Just such a contradictory example exists in the Aviation world 56 years in the past. This presentation will identify the founding principles of Agile and show how those same principles were applied in the development of Boeing 747. After all, Project Management as a discipline has been around for thousands of years…. It stands to reason that fundamentals of the profession may have been used before our time.

There are many Agile lessons to learn from Joe Sutter’s experience as the Engineering manager for the 747. This talk is intended to incite and excite a sense of energy and what is possible even in the face of the near-impossible.

Mark C. Hall, PMP Bio

Mark Hall has had one technical job in his career- Crew Planner for Eastern Airlines on the midnight shift for 2 years. The rest have all involved leading teams in Project Management scenarios. From Aviation to Heating & Air Wholesale Supply, to Semiconductors, Mr. Hall lead projects and PMO’s in turnaround situations. In 2002, he founded William George Associates (WGA), a consulting and training company dedicated to Project Management. WGA has since become a certifying body in Agile and Lean.

He is blessed with a loving family including his wife and two children, is an avid student of Aviation/Aerospace accidents and is a college Baseball Umpire.