IIBA Winnipeg is pleased to present In-Person event - A Panel Discussion of Product Ownership

Description:
Product Ownership seems to be the rage these days. Organisations left and right are delegating the so-called "Product Owner" to take the lead and transform the product & service offerings of the enterprise. But what happens after you're promoted to "Product Owner"? Do you update your email signature and continue on with your day-to-day? How can we, as analysts, transform ourselves from having the role of Product Owner to embracing the discipline of Product Ownership?

Join us on October 25, 2022 at RBC Convention Centre, Millennium Suite to learn from industry experts about their experiences in their own product ownership journeys and the new rules for product success while enjoying Refreshments! Register Now to reserve your spot as there are limited seating.

Panelists:

• Daniel Magal  - SAFe Coach and Trainer / Senior Consultant, Online Business Systems​
• Augusto Hellvig - Scrum Master, G3
• Heidi Deras - Sr Product Manager, Bold
• Kathy Martins - Product Manager, Priceline
• Tammy Fingas - Product Manager, iQmetrix

Moderator: Carla Janzen - President, IIBA Winnipeg

About Our Speakers:

About Daniel Magal:
Daniel Magal is an Agailist focused on uncovering better ways of getting the right things done. He is the Principal Consultant for Agile Services and the project management competency lead at Online Business systems; in addition, he is a project management instructor at the University of Manitoba. He has over 20 years of experience delivering projects and products for international tech companies such as Motorola and AT&T and supporting organizations in their digital transformation and business agility enhancement. He is an Electronics Engineer, holds an MBA, and is a CME (Certificate of Management Excellence) candidate at Harvard Business School.

About Augusto Hellvig:
Supervisor of team responsible for supporting on-prem BI platforms of ExxonMobil. Besides managing the careers of 10 people, Augusto is responsible for collecting requirements from customers, creating and detecting value-adding opportunities, maintaining team backlog, refining and prioritizing team activities and working closely to scrum masters to track team metrics and improve how we work. Team activities include troubleshooting, customization, tuning, design, system builds, upgrades, addressing cyber vulnerabilities, monitoring, housekeeping and automation of large scale implementations of SAP BOBI, SAP Data Services and Qlik (Attunity) Replicate products, in a multi-cultural team across 3 time zones. Occasionaly act as Systems Architect, providing technical guidance based on 10+ years of hands-on experience as sys admin.

About Kathy Martins:
Kathy started her career as a software developer, graduating from the University of Manitoba with a bachelor degree in Computer Science. After gaining experience as a developer for 6 years, her passion for asking "Why?" came through and lead her to transitioning into a Business Analyst at iQmetrix. Working with a variety of teams, technologies, products at iQmetrix, she was able to navigate her path from Business Analyst to Product Owner. A desire to learn about strategy lead to Product Management to gain experience in learning how to answer "Are we solving the right problem?" as a product person. Today, Kathy is a Product Manager at Priceline Partner Solutions, building a new product and the go-to-market strategy.
 
About Heidi Deras:
Passionate about solving customer problems, Heidi has over 6 years experience in product development and finding customer success. Heidi holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree in Management Information Systems from the Asper School of Business and has previously held positions as a consultant and business analyst. Heidi is currently a Senior Product Manager at Bold Commerce, where she spends her days falling in love with problems and finding creative solutions to customer needs.

About Tammy Fingas:
Tammy coming up on completing her 22nd year with iQmetrix.  She have been through what she refer to as “the software development life cycle” as far as her roles go during her time with iQmetrix. She started out as a software developer, and have made her way through quality assurance, specialized support and about 10 years ago transitioned over to the product side, where She have had roles as a business analyst, product owner and now product manager. Tammy have enjoyed all aspects of her journey and feel that each role has enabled her to succeed into next one.

About Carla Janzen:
Carla has a passion for creative problem solving and employing elegant solutions to solve complex problems. She has a decade of experience in the tech sector, including 5 years dedicated to small business digital transformation through her own consulting practice. Carla is a Lead Business Analyst and Senior Consultant for Online Business Systems, serves on the IIBA Winnipeg Chapter as President, coaches for the University of Manitoba Business Technology Management JDC West case competition team, and is a Career Mentor for junior Business Analysts. Carla has a B. Comm. (Hons) degree in Finance and Marketing from the Asper School of Business. Her certifications include Certified Scrum Master (CSM), ProSci Change Management Professional, PRINCE2 Foundations Practitioner, and SAFe Product Owner.

Agenda:
5:00 PM - Registrations 
5:30 PM - Opening and Introductions
5:40 PM - Panel Discussion -Q/A
7:00 PM - Closing 
7:00 - 7: 30 PM - Networking

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