Topic
“How to get hired and not get fired as a PM in the agile software world”
Professional Background
Dimitar started his career in the IT industry over 25 years ago, while studying at the Sofia University. Since then he has co-founded, built, led and consulted high-tech companies and managed multinational organizations. Dimitar has walked all the way from ad-hoc work through CMMI and PMP to Agile and Lean.
Currently Dimitar is a R&D Director at VMware, engaged in starting new products, building product organizations and taking part in the strategic planning of product families. In addition to that, he is an IoT Evangelist, actively participating in VMware’s IoT portfolio.
Prior to his career at VMware, he led and held leadership positions in a number of high-tech companies, such as Methodia, SAP, Sciant.
Dimitar can be defined as a strong believer that advanced technologies will continue to make the world a better place.
“Often Project Managers are also human beings. Let’s have a look at what do we expect from these human beings in the Agile world of software development.
What it takes to be successful, what skills and traits you need to develop and master that will make you great in your profession? How these have changed over the last 20+ years and what do the Project Managers in the leading companies do today?
I’ll share my journey and the journey of the managers I have hired and I have watched grow and learn from companies of different sizes.”