When project teams move to the Scrum agile framework, project managers are often left feeling as if they’ve been left behind, wondering what their new roles and responsibilities will be in an environment that no longer expects them to make stand-alone decisions. Self-organizing Scrum teams will need guidance and assistance in achieving goals, however, and the project manager must focus on offering that leadership as a Certified ScrumMaster. Learn the essentials of working as a ScrumMaster or Scrum team member in this course.

Once again you'll find your SIG representatives hosting a booth at Project World Toronto this Spring. This symposium provides "A World of Knowledge" for practitioners, sponsors and customers of project management. Real experience delivered through focused symposium conference tracks collides with great opportunities to network with your peers and secure valuable PDUs while doing so.

Andy Maxymillian, VP of Operations, and Barbara Porter, VP of Membership, attended the annual International Wireless Communications Expo was held in Las Vegas last week. IWCE is the pre-eminent integrated communications systems event for the working world. With the convergence of two way radios with internet and satellite technologies, this field is evolving in new and exciting ways. The SIG was given the opportunity to run a 4 hour Project Management 101 workshop to introduce these concepts to this audience.

The PMI IT & Telecom SIG had the honor of contributing to the largest annual International Project Management conference jointly organized by the Greater China Project Management Advancement Committee (GPAC) and Tsinghua University. This two day conference took place on November 1 to 2, 2008 in Beijing, China.

The theme of IPMF 2008 was "Project Management Best Practices ---- Integrating Strategy, Organization and Implementation". This theme enabled thought leaders, project management practitioners, and academicians from Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asian countries to exchange their project management expertise, views and provide a valuable insight into successful application of modern project management with real-life case studies.

The IT&T SIG, in conjunction with the Scrum Alliance, is very pleased be able to invite you to join us for a series of webinars aimed specifically at building a bridge between the Agile and PMI communities.

Interested in Scrum? Looking for the opportunity to learn more? The Scrum Gathering is the place for you. It takes place in Orlando, Florida, USA from March 16-18th. Hear from distinguished speakers such as Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, the co-founders of Scrum and Greg Balestrero, President and CEO of PMI. As a special incentive, PMI members will receive the discounted Scrum Alliance Members rate. Sign up now, this event always fills up. For more information, visit the website.

Watch video's of Greg Balestrero and Philip Diab's keynote speeches in Malta and check out our podcast interviews from Global Congress, which are now offered in English, Portuguese and Arabic!

Our Chair Dave Prior was recently in Australia participating in PMI's 2008 Asia Pacific Global Congress.

Check out his blog where you can find information on everything that happened during this exciting event!

We are very pleased to be able to announce that the Robyn Meredith and the IT&T SIG will be giving away one copy of her book, The Elephant and the Dragon, to one randomly selected member of the IT&T SIG each month, from May through October of this year!