Press Releases

Video Endorsement of Aguanno's Agile Consulting Approach from PMO Lead at Teranet

Agile project management guru Kevin Aguanno has recently been endorsed (on video!) by the senior manager in charge of the project management office (PMO) at Teranet, the organization managing Ontario's land registry system. Aguanno recently completed a consulting assignment helping Teranet develop an agile project gating model that aligns with organizational governance and regulatory needs, while still allowing for flexibility at the team level.

PMI Awards Aguanno its new Agile-Certified Practitioner Designation

On 11 January 2013, the Project Management Institute (PMI) awarded Kevin Aguanno its newest qualification: PMI Agile-Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP). This qualification was awarded after assessing Aguanno's agile project management and consulting experience, his formal agile education, his traditional project management experience, and the completion of a 3-hour examination.

PMI Recommends Kevin Aguanno's "Managing Agile Projects" for its New Certification

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is recommending "Managing Agile Projects," edited by Kevin Aguanno, as a study guide for its new agile certification.
As a guide for those wishing to prepare for its new agile certification, the Project Management Institute (PMI) is recommending Kevin Aguanno's "Managing Agile Projects." See the complete list of PMI-recommended books at the first link below, or chose the second to order a copy of the book directly from the publisher.

PMI Announces New Agile PM Certification

PMI has now jumped onto the agile project management bandwagon and has announced a new agile certification to be released in summer 2011.

PMI (the Project Management Institute) is launching a new agile PM certification in 2011. Candidates may sign up for a pilot starting in May, but the full rollout of the certification is expected in August 2011.

Eligibility requirements include:

New Course for Experienced Scrum Masters Accredited by PMAC

The new course "Agile Bootcamp for Experienced Scrum Masters" has been accredited by the Project Management Association of Canada.
The Project Management Association of Canada has accredited a new course offering from Kevin Aguanno titled "Agile Bootcamp for Experienced Scrum Masters." This course is intended to upgrade CSMs with the extra agile project management knowledge needed to use Scrum within large, complex organizations.

Kevin Aguanno Elected as Vice President of the PMAC-AGPC

Kevin Aguanno was recently elected as the new Vice President of the Project Management Association of Canada (PMAC-AGPC)

Toronto, ON (AgilePM.com) - 1 January 2010 -- At the 2009 annual general meeting of the Project Management Association of Canada (PMAC-AGPC), Kevin Aguanno was unanimously elected as the new Vice President of the association. Under the bylaws of the association, Aguanno, as the Vice President, will serve a one-year term and then will automatically become the next President of the association in 2011.

Best-Selling Book 'Managing Agile Projects' Now Available in India

Following an international rights sale by Multi-Media Publications Inc., the best-selling book "Managing Agile Projects" has been licensed to MacMillan Publishers India. The company has just released the book locally to the Indian market.

We are pleased to announce that the best-selling book "Managing Agile Projects" edited by Kevin Aguanno with contributions by noted agile gurus such as Alistair Cockburn, Ron Jeffries, Scott Ambler, and Sanjiv Augustine (among many others) is now available locally in India.

New Advanced Certificate in Agile Project Management Available

The Project Management Association of Canada (www.PMAC-AMPC.ca) has announced the creation of two new agile certifications.

The Project Management Association of Canada (www.PMAC-AMPC.ca) has announced a program of project management specialty certifications. These new certifications go beyond basic PM skills into more intermediate and advanced topics. The first two such certificates are around agile project management.