Agile in finance - Workshop SG 2020

Overview

Speed, iterative and continuous improvement and collaborative working are no longer the key differentiator adopted only by the Technology and the software development units. With digital adoption being the common phenomenon in the market, every other functional groups including the finance, are expected to participate and support the development of innovative ideas and solutions the agile way and contribute to the success of accelerated growth in the digital footprint for the organization. In this workshop, you will learn the key concepts of Agile and participate in the application of Scrum exercises.

Key Topics Covered:

• Define Agile and understand why it is being adopted
• Drivers of Agile
• Agile methodologies
• Scrum framework through a simulation
• Development of an innovative ideas for finance the Scrum way.

*Discount based on member price

Trainer Profile

Amelia Ching

Amelia Ching is the Principal Consultant of Singapore Management University(SMU) Academy and the founder of IT Consulting firm focusing on IT-enabled service and technology management improvement Practice and professional development. Prior to joining SMU Academy, Amelia was the Academic Director of Financial IT Academy(FITA) @ SMU with overall leadership and management responsibility for the academy. Amelia is an accomplished banking veteran with 25 years of extensive working experience in corporate banking technology management and services. Prior to joining SMU, Amelia has held few key roles in Citibank including Risks and Controls, Global Operational Readiness, Production Support and Program and Project management. She was also instrumental in leading the production support vendors consolidation and global IT outsourcing clearance exercises for one of the corporate banking businesses. Her many successes in Citibank include setup and management oversight of Centre of Excellence, Outsource Service Operations Management and the rollout of Citibank’s global systems for the Asia region. 

Objectives

• Gain insights on applying agile principles to enhance productivity and efficiency in response to changing business needs and market dynamics.
• Achieve new levels of agility requires new ways of thinking about IT budgeting and forecasting
• Discover new approaches to critical finance processes involving technological disruptions.

Audience

This workshop is suitable for business/department heads and managers in business, development, testing, maintenance or delivery of the service involving agile projects.