March 10, 2009

DANUBETM TECHNOLOGIES’ JIM SCHIEL TO SHARE SCRUM BEST PRACTICES LEARNED FROM SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS PROJECT

Schiel to explain how to transition multi-national development organization to Scrum 

Who: Jim Schiel, Certified Scrum Trainer, Danube Technologies, Inc. (http://www.danube.com)

Schiel has been developing software for more than 22 years. Schiel worked at Siemens for 22 years, where he served initially as a developer, then as a manager for 16 years, eventually playing an instrumental role in creating one of the largest Scrum installations in the world. As a business process engineer at Siemens, he helped identify, document, and implement best practices for enterprise Scrum. He is a Certified Scrum Trainer for Danube, the leader in software and training for the Scrum method of agile software development. Schiel is the author of Enterprise-Scale Agile Software Development, scheduled for release in late 2009.

What:              Success Stories on the Implementation of Scrum at Siemens Medical Solution

With Kiran Thakkar of Siemens Medical Solutions, Schiel will detail his experiences from his time leading software development initiatives at Siemens Medical Solutions. He will detail how he led his team through the process of implementing and adopting Scrum. Attendees will learn important lessons gained by Schiel as he planned the organization’s transition and adoption of Scrum. Schiel will describe the challenges encountered and the education he utilized to manage a critical release in a large, multi-national product development team.

When:             Success Stories on the Implementation of Scrum at Siemens Medical Solutions

                        Mon., March 16

                        3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern)

Where:            Gaylord Palms Report & Convention Center

6000 W. Osceola Parkway
Orlando, FL 34746

To register visit: (https://www.regonline.com/checkin.asp?eventid=680388)

Contact:          For more information on this presentation or to set up an interview with Jim Schiel, please contact Christie Denniston at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 13 or cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com