Professional Speaker, Agile Management Expert, Executive Project Manager, Open Networker [LION] (aguanno@ca.ibm.com)
Ontario, Canada
- Current
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- Certified Executive Project Manager at IBM Canada Ltd.
- Professional Speaker at Various Events
- Acquisitions Editor at Multi-Media Publications Inc.
- Past
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- Certified Senior Project Manager at IBM Canada Ltd.
- Editor, "Inside Project Management" journal at Element K Journals
- Principal Consultant, Business Innovation Services at IBM Canada Ltd.
- Instructor at University of Toronto
- Certified Senior Project Manager at IBM Canada Ltd.
- Client Liaison and Senior Programmer at O'Hara Systems Inc.
- Vice President at Corporate Computer Services Inc.
- General Manager at DataPro Computer Training ltd.
- Development Manager at Allseasons Environmental Controls Ltd.
- General Manager at TSW Information Systems
- Education
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- The George Washington University - School of Business
- University of Guelph
- The University of Western Ontario
- Philip Pocock High School
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Kevin Aguanno’s Summary
Kevin Aguanno is known in the IT industry for his innovative
approaches to solving common problems with a special emphasis on complex application development and systems integration projects. He focuses on two specialty areas: agile project management and troubled project recovery.
As a well-known keynote speaker, trainer, and coach in agile management methods, Aguanno has taught thousands of people how to better manage high-change projects by using Scrum, Extreme Programming, Feature-Driven Development, and other agile methods. He is a frequent presenter at conferences and private corporate events where he delights audiences with practical advice and fascinating stories from his own experiences in the trenches.
He has taught for several years at the University of Toronto where he won the coveted Excellence in Teaching Award, and is a regular guest lecturer in software engineering and project management classes at other universities.
Kevin Aguanno holds a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario and a Master’s in Project Management from the School of Business and Public Management at George Washington University.
He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and his competency is certified by IBM as a Certified Executive Project Manager and by the International Project Management Association (IPMA) as a Senior Project Manager
(IPMA Level B).
Aguanno is an active member of the Project Management Institute (U.S.A.) including the Information Systems SIG, the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (U.S.A.), the Association for Project Management (U.K.), and the Project Management Association of Canada where he is a founding director.
He is accredited by the IPMA (Geneva, Switzerland) as a project management competency assessor, and he performs IPMA Level-B and IPMA Level-C assessments for the ASAPM in the U.S.A.
Kevin Aguanno is the author of over one dozen books and audiobooks.
Kevin Aguanno’s Specialties:
agile project management, agile development, troubled project recovery, project team motivation, employee rewards and recognition
Kevin Aguanno’s Experience
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Certified Executive Project Manager
IBM Canada Ltd.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)
Project management of application development, systems integration, and business consulting projects.
Also during this time:
- Agile Centre of Competency Lead, Application Innovation Services (May 2007 to present)
- Solution Manager, Portal, WCM and eForms Practice, Application Innovation Services (Jan 2008 to present) -
Professional Speaker
Various Events
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1996 — Present (13 years 7 months)
Keynote, workshop, and lecture-format presentations in academic settings, association meetings, and corporate events. Specializing in agile management, troubled project recovery, and employee recognition program topics.
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Acquisitions Editor
Multi-Media Publications Inc.
(Publishing industry)
November 1990 — Present (18 years 9 months)
Editorial strategy development, acquiring manuscripts, coordinating pre-press editorial and layout. Focusing on project management and general business books.
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Certified Senior Project Manager
IBM Canada Ltd.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2002 — February 2006 (4 years 1 month)
Project management of application development, systems integration, and business consulting projects.
During this time, also Canadian Project Management Knowledge Network (PMKN) Leader, IBM Global Services (Apr. 2002 to Sep. 2003) -
Editor, "Inside Project Management" journal
Element K Journals
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; E-Learning industry)
April 2003 — December 2003 (9 months)
Responsible for journal issue theme development, article acquisition, liaising with authors, and editing.
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Principal Consultant, Business Innovation Services
IBM Canada Ltd.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2000 — January 2002 (2 years 1 month)
Responsible for solution sales and delivery oversight of e-business solutions. Special responsibilities for the media & entertainment, travel & transport, and utility sectors.
Originally named "e-Business Consulting and Services" and later named to "Business Innovation Services" -
Instructor
University of Toronto
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
January 1996 — May 2001 (5 years 5 months)
Developed course curricula and taught several courses: Internet Application Development, Visual Basic (Beginner), Visual Basic (Intermediate), Digital Delivery Technologies, and Introduction to Multimedia Authoring. Adivsor to the director of the School of Continuing Studies in the development of two certificate programmes.
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Certified Senior Project Manager
IBM Canada Ltd.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1997 — January 2000 (3 years 1 month)
Managed custom e-business applications and systems integration projects across many industry sectors.
During the same time period:
- ICE Methodology Lead (Mar. 1998 to Mar. 2001)
- Executive Producer, IBM Interactive Media (Jan. 1997 to Jan. 2000) -
Client Liaison and Senior Programmer
O'Hara Systems Inc.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
May 1993 — December 1996 (3 years 8 months)
Led the development of touch-screen kiosk applications for several industry solutions. Developed insurance rating modules. Developed the first e-commerce web sites for the Canadian insurance industry. Designed and managed development of a 12 CD-ROM multi-media training course for a government agency. Won several international awards for his kiosk work. Acted as prime customer-facing contact for several key accounts.
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Vice President
Corporate Computer Services Inc.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1990 — April 1993 (2 years 7 months)
Managed development, government certification, and sales of a leading medical billing software product.
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General Manager
DataPro Computer Training ltd.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1990 — April 1993 (2 years 7 months)
Managed computer training division, incl. trainee government grant applications, curriculum development, training activities, and the application to the Ministry of Education for licensing as a private career college.
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Development Manager
Allseasons Environmental Controls Ltd.
(Medical Devices industry)
February 1990 — October 1990 (9 months)
Production of software for inventory management, sales tracking, maintenance/warranty management, and supplies sales.
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General Manager
TSW Information Systems
(Information Technology and Services industry)
February 1986 — August 1988 (2 years 7 months)
Production of custom business software (such as mailing list management and other db-management applications)
Kevin Aguanno’s Education
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The George Washington University - School of Business
Master's in Project Management , 1998 — 1999
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University of Guelph
Instructional Systems Design, Organizational Development, Training Delivery Techniques 1991 — 1992
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The University of Western Ontario
BA , English & Linguistics , 1986 — 1989
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Philip Pocock High School
1981 — 1986
Additional Information
Kevin Aguanno’s Websites:
Kevin Aguanno’s Interests:
agile, project management, publishing, construction management, rewards and recognition program design
Kevin Aguanno’s Groups:
Project Management Institute (USA), Project Management Association of Canada, Association for Project Management (UK), American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (USA), International Project Management Association (Switzerland)
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The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees -
Project Manager Alliance! 7,000 + members strong -
The Association for Project Management -
Global Program and Project Networking Group (9400+) -
Project Managers PMP® Certified Networking Group (Unofficial PMI Group) -
Professional Speakers and Seminar Leaders -
PMI Certified PMPs -
Speakers and Panelists -
Agilistas -
IBM co/ex workers independent group -
IBMers -
Current and Ex-IBM Employee Group -
Book Publishing Professionals -
Publishers & Book sellers association -
PMP® Credential Holders
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Agile Project Managers -
Agile -
Project Management Association of Canada -
UWO Alumni -
Agile Scrum Practicing Professionals -
IBM Rational Professional Certification -
Scrum Practitioners, Scrum Masters -
eXtreme Programming (XP) -
Professional Keynote Speakers - by Jorge Olson -
Toronto SPIN -
All for ONE: Executives, Consultants, Marketers & LION's
Kevin Aguanno’s Honors:
- AMTEC Award of Excellence (Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada - AMTEC 2000)
- NewMedia InVision Gold Award for Sales and Marketing (Spring COMDEX, 1995)
- Best of Category, Sales and Marketing (1995 International Digital Media Awards)
- Award of Technical Merit (1995 International Digital Media Awards)
- Six IBM Team Success Awards (2 x 1997, 2 x 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003)
- IBM Individual Achievement Award (Summer 1998)
- IBM Special Contribution Award (Summer 2000)
- IBM Intellectual Capital Development Award (2003)
- IBM Thanks! Award (2 x 2004, 2006, 3 x 2007, 3 x 2008)
- IBM Leadership Award (2003)
- IBM Ovation (“The Best of IBM”) Award (2005)
- IBM Team Ovation (“The Best of IBM”) Award (2005)
- IBM Bravo! Appreciation Award (2005)
- University of Toronto Excellence in Teaching Award (1998/1999).
- University of Waterloo Co-op Supervisor of the Year, finalist (Fall 1998)
- IBM Certified Specialist for Rational Unified Process (Mar 2006)
Kevin Aguanno’s Contact Settings
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