CC Pace Announces Executive Speaking Engagements at Potomac Forum

FAIRFAX, Va. - Jan. 14, 2015 - PRLog -- CC Pace announced today that two of their executive leadership team members, Philippa Fewell and David Patton, will be participating as conference session presenters at the Potomac Forum, Ltd.’s AGILE Development in Government Training Workshop. The keynote speaker for this event is Mark Schwartz, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Since joining USCIS, Schwartz has introduced such practices as Agile and Lean development, continuous delivery, and DevOps. He has also taken on the lead role across DHS in introducing Agile approaches.

Fewell, Managing Director of CC Pace’s Enterprise Solutions, will be presenting, “Putting it All Together – An Agile Roadmap”. She will discuss how to do a readiness assessment of an organization’s current ability to implement an Agile approach.  Fewell will address the importance of providing adequate customized training and when to take advantage of seasoned expert coaches. She will also outline how to determine what approaches under the Agile umbrella will work best with an agency’s goals.

Patton, Director of CC Pace’s Federal Practice, will be presenting, “What’s on the Agile Horizon and Why it is Important for Government?” This presentation will explain Agile and the dynamic techniques for continuous improvement. Patton will discuss approaches for scaling Agile to the enterprise. He will also introduce Kanban for O&M and DevOps.

The Potomac Forum, Ltd was founded in 1982 as a non-profit educational organization to provide a wide range of educational services for government and industry.  The AGILE Development in Government Training Workshop IV: Implementing and Managing Agile Development in Government will be held January 28, 2015 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington DC.

CC Pace is a leading provider of Agile software development, Agile training and IT consulting services. Founded in 1980, CC Pace has performed a wide range of training and coaching services for thousands of professionals.  Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, CC Pace is a privately held company, serving both commercial and Government clients.