In this video Mark Layton, founder and CEO of Platinum Edge, discusses his popular book Agile Project Management for Dummies. According to Mr. Layton, the book is a field guide for practicioners that are actually in the trenches doing the work. "The Agile Project...
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CEO of Platinum Edge, Mark Layton, Presenting at SXSW
Platinum Edge, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mark C. Layton, the company’s founder and CEO, will be a featured presenter at the 2014 South by Southwest® (SXSW) Interactive conference. His presentation will take place on Sunday, March 9, 2014 from 3:30 pm to 4:30...
Platinum Edge at Agile 2013
The team at Platinum Edge has just returned from the Agile 2013 conference, held in Nashville, TN from August 5th – 9th, 2013. In addition to being a Gold
Agile Project Management for Dummies on Top 100 Agile Books 2013
Discover why Agile Project Management for Dummies is a top resource for mastering Agile methodologies.
Mark Layton to Present at the China Game Developers Conference
The gaming industry in China has experienced rapid growth in the past few years. In 2012, estimated total revenues were $9.7 Billion – a 35% increase from 2011 and more than 1/3 of the global total gaming revenue, according to The NPD Group. There are a few...
Platinum Edge Sponsoring Agile 2013 Conference
Platinum Edge, Inc. is proud to announce Gold sponsorship of the Agile 2013 conference, which is to be held Aug 5th – 9th, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. Agile 2013 is considered the “premier Agile event of the year,” with over 1,600 anticipated attendees, as well as...
Platinum Edge Presents Agile Estimation to PMI Northern Utah Chapter in Salt Lake City
Platinum Edge, Inc. recently had the pleasure of presenting at and attending the PMI – Northern Utah Chapter’s 2013 Professional Development Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The theme of the conference was “Transformation: Management to Leadership”. Platinum Edge...
Platinum Edge Partners with PMI-LA to Help Provide Students Laptops
Platinum Edge, Inc. was pleased to attend the Young Legends Youth Technology Conference in Diamond Bar, CA on December 1, 2012. The objective of the conference was to expose middle and high school students to various areas of technology with the goal of increasing...
Platinum Principle 3: Visualizing Rather Than Writing on Your Agile Projects
The third Platinum Principle indicates how important it is for you and your project team to use visualization as a tool on your agile projects. People automatically think and remember in images. When you visualize rather than write, information retention is much...
Platinum Principle 2: Thinking and Acting as a Team on Your Agile Projects
Project team members should focus on how the team can be most productive. Often, when organizations introduce individual performance metrics in a team environment, team member performance actually goes down, instead of up. Agile project team members will succeed or...
Platinum Principle 1 – Resisting Formality on Agile Projects
We at Platinum Edge have created this first Platinum Principle to help illustrate that the most successful agile project teams are those that practice spontaneity and creativity as opposed to formality. You can resist formality on your agile projects by rooting out...
Contemporary Agile Implementation – The Platinum Principles
The Agile Manifesto Values and the 12 Agile Principles form the basis for all of today’s agile development methods. We at Platinum Edge have compiled a list of three additional principles we call the Platinum Principles. The Platinum Principles are a supporting...
