Thursday, September 17 | 11:00 am EDT | Virtual Session

One Part Hackathon, One Part Immersive Learning Experience, One Part Social Good

Theory is great; compressed, real-world delivery under nebulous conditions is even better. In this case study, Jason Hall and Kody Fintak will unpack how PMI® Agile 2026 participants leveraged Agile practices and modern AI coding tools to solve two mission-critical problems for the Jubilee Association of Maryland in just two days.

Key Takeaways

• Customer-centric Delivery: Why early, direct customer involvement systematically trumps prep time.
• AI-Assisted Mobbing: How advanced AI changes team coding dynamics under tight deadlines.
• Agile Emergence: How to strike the sweet spot between structural alignment and team self-organization when the clock is ticking.

Meet your speakers

Jason Hall is a Product Operations leader with 13+ years of experience helping enterprise organizations align strategy, product development, and delivery. He specializes in Product Operations, portfolio management, AI-enhanced product management, and Agile at Scale, enabling teams to work more efficiently and deliver greater business value. Jason has partnered with Fortune 500 organizations across FinTech, Retail, Consumer Goods, Federal, and SaaS industries, driving measurable outcomes including revenue growth, faster learning cycles, and streamlined product portfolios. He is passionate about helping product teams build sustainable operating models that transform complexity into competitive advantage.

Kody Fintak is a software crafter, mentor, and coach focused on applying Extreme Programming (XP) to transform how teams develop software. His purpose is to enable development teams by building safe, collaborative environments and equipping them with the skills to turn quality to 11, embrace change, and create products that are a joy to use and a joy to build. Outside of work, Kody plays guitar, rolls polyhedral dice, and snuggles with his Pomeranian, Sweet Pea.