Agile Simulation Event with Matt Smith and Chris Corrente
Agenda:
5:30 - 6:00 PM | Registration, Dinner, and Networking
6:00 - 6:05 PM | Welcome and Chapter Updates
6:05 - 7:00 PM | Agile Simulation Game
7:00 - 7:30 PM | Real World SME (Optional)
Session Description
The agile simulation game helps highlight the benefits of agile project management, specifically as it relates to user story estimation, sprint planning, strong communication and general teamwork. During the simulation, you will be part of a team that estimates, plans and delivers low stakes (and hopefully fun) tasks to your "customer." The team that delivers the most business value to their customer will be declared the victor and have bragging rights for a very short period of time.
Speaker Bios:
Matt Smith, PMP, PSM-I
Matt Smith, PMP, PSM I is an IT Business Relationship Manager (BRM) at the University of Notre Dame, specializing in the critical intersection of institutional strategy and technology execution. With a career rooted in higher education and complex project delivery, Matt partners with academic and administrative leaders to move initiatives from napkin-sketch concepts through rigorous governance, funding, and value realization.
Since 2018, he has served as a strategic navigator within centralized IT, evolving the university’s IT stewardship model. Previously, as an Enterprise IT Project Manager, Matt led high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives across multiple business and technology domains. His expertise spans the full project lifecycle. He is a strong proponent of value realization having delivered multiple projuects utilizing a hybrid approach that blends traditional discipline with Agile adaptability.
Matt holds a Master of Science in IT Management and maintains certifications as a PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), Prosci (ADKAR) Change Practitioner, and Professional Scrum Master I (PSM-I).
Chris Corrente
Chris Corrente is the Senior Director of Enterprise Applications, Chris leads teams that deliver and support critical administrative applications at the University. He is also responsible for fostering key relationships with campus partners, software vendors and higher ed peers to define strategy and promote best practices around the delivery of those applications and how they integrate with other University systems.
