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Want to learn how to take your projects to the Next Level
Practical, Hands-on Training for Scrum

Join us for an all day Scrum workshop on February 16th, 2019; featuring Suzanne Ward MBA MEng PMP CSM CSPO PSM CSP, a Scrum Master & Agile Coach/Trainer from Intel.

Our world is changing fast. Markets and consumers are demanding faster, cheaper and better products. Demands for quicker turnaround on new product development and innovation have only increased. How do companies like Google, Yahoo, Amazon, and Apple keep up? They practice agile techniques, in particular they utilize scrum to manage their projects.

Scrum has the power to transform project management across every industry, every business, and even across your personal life. By using Scrum, you’ll become more agile, discovering how to react more quickly and respond more accurately to the inevitable change that comes your way. By staying focused, collaborating, and communicating with customers and your team, you can accomplish what truly needs to be done — successfully.

Come get a taste of the future of project management and learn about the Scrum process. This one day classroom training with exercises will cover the material from scrum introduction certification class and Product Owner role in the Scrum Process.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Learn about the Scrum Process. Learn what a Product Owner and Scrum Master is responsible for. Come away with insights on how to manage your next project

BENEFITS
* Retain more information because of our unique hands-on approach; based on the latest research into brain science
* Be entertained by stories from our real-world experienced and knowledgeable instructors
* Maximize investments already made by gaining valuable Professional Development Units (PDUs)
* Increase your personal worth within your company and in the marketplace
* Network with people from Intel Corporation and other software companies

WHO SHOULD COME?
People whose work is completed through projects and through teams; Software Engineers, Marketing Professionals, Project Managers, Technology Professionals, Students in MBA or undergrad business programs.

SPEAKER’S CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Product, Brand, and Marketing Management in diverse range of markets and industries, with P&L responsibilities up to $100 million annual sales.
* Quick Learner of new industries/product offerings with results-oriented achievements. Created excitement around a static accessories category in condensed time frame. Created full line of support, educational, training, and presentation materials. Impact of efforts increased sales from $16.4M to $37.2M in 24 months.
* Program management for multiple high tech/electronic development projects, averaging $3 million annual budget. Serve in project manager and product manager capacities. Two successful worldwide launches in 3 years. $1M annual OEM/B2B sales and $10M annual sales.
* Combine demonstrated product management leadership experience with strong hands-on technical background. Equally comfortable delving into product requirements with hard-core engineers as well as presenting to executive level decision makers.
* Uniquely skilled at fostering new ideas, building successful cross-functional teams, and nurturing a culture of consumer-driven product development and user experience innovation. Experience working in and managing cross-functional, cross-division, cross-geographic and multicultural sales, marketing and engineering organizations.
* International program management, sourcing, engineering, OEM/ODM management/development experience. Overseas work assignments in EU and Asia with extended stay in Asia.

SUZANNE WARD’S CERTIFICATIONS:
* PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute
* PSM, Professional Scrum Master, Scrum.org
* CSM, CSPO, Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Alliance
* CSP, Certified Scrum Professional, Scrum Alliance

CERTIFICATIONS FOR THIS TRAINING:
This workshop is meant to introduce professionals and students to the Scrum methodology, though the material we cover will give you the knowledge and material covered in the exam for the Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification. https://www.scrum.org/. Our students have gone on to take this test after the event, and passed.

ADDITIONAL FOR AUDIENCE:
SW Engineers: eXtreme Programming, Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, Project Managers: Bridging the Gap between Project Management and Scrum

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS?
For further information: please contact Heber Michaels, heber.michaels@gmail.com or our team at ibeafoundation@gmail.com.

Middle School students in Beaverton, OR will present their business plans to a panel of mentors, teachers, board members and community investors. Students are part of a one year Entrepreneurship program that helps them create business and non-profit ideas. They spend 36 weeks writing business plans, seeking investors and executing sales at community events, retail outlets and online. INVESTOR SPOTS STILL OPEN: Six investor opportunities are available to “judge” students in a “Shark Tank” style event on February 28th, 2019. After reviewing their Business plans and hearing a 3 minute Elevator Pitch, the “Sharks” will determine how much investment each Young Entrepreneur receives. Investments can be as little as $250 and qualify as a tax deductible donation into our schools Global Education Initiative which provides learning tools for students in Korea, Haiti & The Philippines.

The National Cannabis Diversity Awareness Convention (NCDAC)

~~The NCDAC is bringing together Cannabis Companies and Consumers to support the movement towards greater Diversity within the Industry.~~

We’re featuring prominent industry speakers on Policy and Education issues with the goal of increasing Community Engagement & Economic Development. We will also be showing support to the importance of Representation for African Americans as business allies in the Cannabis Industry.

This is sure to be a HIGH ENERGY, EDUCATIONAL and ENTERTAINING convention. The Hip-Hop Artists showcase is the highlight of the day. One winner will be picked by our guest celebrity judge panelist. Winning them their very own music video. The video will be shot, filmed & placed by HOODRICH Films. This convention is not only for those in the Cannabis Industry but also for the supporters of Diversity and Inclusion throughout ALL industries. A special video reel will be created at this convention and placed by HOODRICH Films to bring media attention to ALL music artists, entrepreneurs & brands that are a part of this event as sponsors. The video created will be placed on multiple media platforms including World Star Hip-Hop (WSHH). This platform receives over 100k site visitors a day & your brand can be a part of this exposure opportunity.

GUESS WHAT?! The sponsors are YOU!! This is the 1st time in Portland history that the community will be a part of starting a National convention that will benefit our City and we can ALL authentically say we did it TOGETHER! Every ticket holder is a supporter.

If you are a music artist/group, POC Business Owner or your a Company that Supports Diversity & Inclusion in ANY field or work from ANY background, then please reach out about how you can become a supporter today.

Are you just a supporter of Cannabis or looking to get into the Industry? Job searching or maybe you just want to come receive the Education that you have been hearing about, then this is for YOU too! There are Special supporter ticket prices for Budtenders & Seniors as well. Your network is your net worth, so come network!!

The day will include so much. Here is a preview:

~ Education on Public Policy updates surrounding cannabis
~ Shopping with local fashion vendors
~Education from our cannabis vendors (No sales, No consumption & No touching of cannabis will take place)
~Live Cooking Shows (Non-Medicated)
~Breakaway Conference Sessions
~ Live Hip Hop Music Showcase
~ Networking
~Onsite FREE EXPUNGEMENT BOOTH!
~NAACP Membership sign-up
~ Local Food Vendors (non cannabis)
~ NO-Host Bar
~ Entrepreneur Motivational Session
~ AFTER PARTY @ Private location (TBA)

Link to schedule preview:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1azhwNpCknqRtCSnKn0RDCsf__-teeYcjzYwshV2bHrI/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=113646461191552678303

****Must be 21 w/ valid ID to attend ( NO CONSUMPTION OF CANNABIS WILL TAKE PLACE AT EVENT, ALL SAMPLES ARE NON-MEDICATED, There will not be grow or extract training. There will be no cannabis or CBD from cannabis present for attending guests to handle at this event) this event follows all eventbrite community guidelines.****The Main Food will be from Local Portland vendors that are NOT cannabis affiliated. This event is to Educate the Public about New Policies, Laws & Opportunities. Also to Create Social Awareness around Social Justice Issues.****

Registration is now open for the Oregon Farm to School Showcase at the Oregon School Nutrition Association Food and Equipment Show on Saturday, March 16th at the Salem Convention Center. This annual event draws 400 school food and nutrition service buyers and culinary staff from all over Oregon. The Oregon Farm to School Showcase highlights companies who have Oregon grown, harvested, caught or processed products that qualify for the Oregon Farm to School Procurement Grant.

Does my business qualify for the showcase?

• Ready for School Food Service
  • To exhibit in the showcase you must have the capacity to serve school food service. You should offer products, pack sizes, distribution and competitive pricing for food service.
• Oregon Products
  • You must highlight Oregon produced or processed products the day of the showcase. You may include sales sheets for products made or processed out of state, but booth samples must be Oregon produced and processed products.*
• Meet Nutrition Standards for Schools
  • Schools are more confident when its clear how products credit towards the school meal program. You are encouraged to provide product formulation statements for Oregon product.*

Showcase vendors will have the option to share a booth. Also, scholarships are available to offset exhibitor fees for this show. Vendors set up Saturday morning between 7:00am and 9:00am. The buyer only hour begins at 10:15am and the food show opens to all attendees from 11:45am to 2:00pm.

For more information and to complete registration materials please visit the Oregon School Nutrition Association and download the registration packet found at the bottom of the page.

For more information please contact Amy Gilroy, Farm to School Manager, at the Oregon Department of Agriculture at agilroy@oda.state.or.us or 503-872-6620.

*If you need assistance determining whether your product qualifies for the showcase and help with product formulation statements please contact Amy Gilroy, Farm to School Manager, at the Oregon Department of Agriculture: agilroy@oda.state.or.us or 503-872-6620.

Whether you’re a homeowner, manufacturer, service provider, or independent contractor, lean whole systems thinking will help you do MUCH more with FAR less.

In this lean primer we’ll address:

• What are whole systems thinking and how does it pertain to lean?
• How to reduce throughput time on and expose waste in any process through?
• What is work, and what are the 8 wastes of lean, and how can they help you think more green?
• How organizational culture is a key ingredient to process improvement.

We will discuss the following concepts:

• Value
• Single piece flow vs batching work
• Just In Time thinking
• The continuous improvement process
• The 8 forms of waste
• The culture of Lean
• Systems thinking

Join Kjell van Zoen at Energy 350 to better understand how to develop and introduce lean in your organization and your personal workflow.

Roots of Lean Whole Systems Thinking

In the 1950’s Taiichi Ohno, the father of lean manufacturing created what became known as the Toyota Production System and subsequently as Lean. In the words of Mr. Ohno himself, if we “are not given the opportunity to serve the company by working effectively, there can be no joy. For the company to deny that opportunity is to be against the principle of respect for humanity.”

According to lean, anything that doesn’t increase value in the eye of the customer is considered waste, and every effort should be made to eliminate that waste as it is taking time away from working on more meaningful tasks. By the early 2000s, a connection was being made between waste and the impact it had on the environment (energy, water, landfill, pollution and carbon emissions), and the idea of “lean and green” was born.

More recently, the connection between lean and whole systems thinking was made, leading to a new approach to lean as part of a greater global awareness of complex systems that involve sociotechnical (process & culture) and natural systems.

What do others think of this class?

“Good information and break down of concepts for people who don’t know much about these concepts beforehand!”

“Definitely a great example of applying the mindset as well as the process tools. Presented well!”

“Great intro to lean principles. Enjoyed the history of Toyota, Deming, and background”

“Fun, interactive, super informative!”

“I loved the level of detail we were able to get into”

“Activity was great & the visual showing smaller batch efficiency was cool too”

“The camera exercise made value stream numbers come to life”