HUNT . GATHER . THRIVEMississauga Agile Meet

June 1st 2016

Industry Trends • Ontario home to 40% of Canadian jobs projected to have solid growth

rates 2.7% 2016• Quebec 2nd largest job economy• Steep declines in the energy sector but very strong double digit

growth in the Automotive sector (17% increase YOY 2015)• Toronto strength in Finance and Banking

Agile Trends Example of TUNDRA Clients going Agile

RBC Tangerine

IntactInterac

Manulife FinancialLoyalty One

TELUS

Agile CertificationsAgile has revolutionized the face of software development and project

management, and has increased demand for IT professionals with understanding

of the methodology and its many flavors - Lean, Scrum, Kanban and Scaled Agile,

or SAFe, for the enterprise.

Agile Certifications continued…

o Program Manager - AgilePgM Certification

o Project Manager - PMI-ACP

o Quality Assurance analyst - CAT

o Strategyex Certificate (Associate or Masters) in Agile

o SAFe Certifications (enterprise wide)• The SAFe Program Consultant Trainer, • The SAFe Program Consultant, • The SAFe Agilist • The SAFe Practitioner • The SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner.

Certifications continued……o Agile Certifications – ICAgile Certified Expert

• Enterprise Agile Coaching• Agile Coaching• Agile Development • Agile Testing• Agile Management

o Scrum Certifications for IT and software development :• Certified Scrum Master• Certified Scrum Product Owner• Certified Scrum Developer• Certified Scrum Trainer• Certified Scrum Coach • Certified Scrum Professional (Including Business Analysts & Business Systems Analysts)

Looking for work? • Upload your updated resume on : Monster/Indeed/CareerBuilder• LinkedIn – (keep it current, detailed and updated with your skill sets) –

make connections – grow your network• Networking/Going to meet ups• Join different skill based communities • Remain current with certifications

Keep your Resume current • Keep current with emerging and new technologies/certifications and add

them to your resume• Cater your resume to each role you are applying to – write your resume as if

you were answering interview questions for that role.*Make a connection between the role you are applying to and your own project experiences.

• Reflect the number of years and your experiences on your resume accurately • Too many pages to a resume is a myth (unless specified by the client) – be

detailed when it comes to explaining your projects ( tools , technology, environment, tasks, results etc)

*Add technology/tools used under each individual project and not just in your summary or highlights – how and where is key

Update your resume to reflect your Agile experienceKeywords for an Agile/Scrum Practitioner

Agile project managementApplication Lifecycle Management

Build- BreakerBurndown chartUser storiesScrumRetrospectiveStakeholderStand up/ Daily meetings

Task BoardReleasesBurnup ChartBuild ProcessProduct OwnerStrutsSprint Backlog/ReviewBacklog

WHO ARE WE?

Tundra is a global provider of innovative staffing solutions and services in IT and Engineering. Tundra has grown quickly since opening our doors in 2004; today Tundra operates offices across North America, Europe and Asia and is actively working with the top contract and full-time talent across the globe.

TUNDRA Continued…..• We have a great Rewards and Referrals Program• You can apply directly to job postings through our website http://www.tundratechnical.ca/job-board/• Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Linked In - We are very active on

social media and like to keep current with industry trends and updates.