All 1:15pm Session Options

TRACK 1: Project Management CORE COMPETENCIES

Best Practices & Training for the"Accidental Project Manager"

Jen L. Skrabak
PMP, MBA, Principal
AMGEN INC. & PMI LOS PADRES CHAPTER PRESIDENT

TRACK 2: PRAGMATIC Project, Program & Portfolio Management

FEATURED SESSION:
Using the PMO as a Vehicle for Expanding Project Management Maturity

Jan Asbjornsen
Manager Project Management Practices
STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY

TRACK 3: ENTERPRISE Project Management & the EPMO

Enterprise Project Management – How We Did It!

T. Kathy Poland
Director of Enterprise Project Management
WACHOVIA BANK

TRACK 4: THE BRIDGE:The PM/BA Partnership

Building BAs & PMs Any Business Sponsor Would Fight to Have Assigned to Their Project

Cynthia Sniezak
IT Academy, Strategy & Methods
WALT DISNEY PARKS & RESORTS

TRACK 5: The PEOPLE SIDE

FEATURED SESSION:
Are You Too Soft?

Neal Whitten
PMP, President
THE NEAL WHITTEN GROUP

TRACK 6: CUSTOMER INTERFACING Best Practices

Establishing a Requirements Competency at Great American Insurance

Pete Carrion
Requirements Competency Lead
GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE

TRACK 7: BA CORE COMPETENCIES & IIBA Body of Knowledge

Transformational Leadership in Teaching for Business

Barbara Jean Smith,
Technical Business Analyst, Care Management Systems
HIGHMARK BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD

TRACK 8: The BA & the ENTERPRISE

Case Study:
Implementing the ProfessionalDevelopment Framework at SunTrust Banks

Russ Peña
Vice President, Enterprise Information Systems Sr. Business Analyst
SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.

TRACK 9: Modeling, Testing & Design DRILL DOWN
Track Chair: iRISE

OPEN SESSION
Work Flow Modeling & Scheduling of all Critical Resources

If you are interested in speaking in this session, please contact Lisa Deutsch at ldeutsch@iirusa.com or 212.661.3500 x3104

 

All 1:15pm Session Options

TRACK 1: Project Management CORE COMPETENCIES

Tracking Project Performance to Maximize Business Value

Mr. Stacy Goff
PMP, asapm Vice President
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

TRACK 2: PRAGMATIC Project, Program & Portfolio Management

FEATURED SESSION:
Identify Investment Savings Through Portfolio Management

Michael Malinowski
IT Manager
EXCELON CORPORATION &
Author IT Maintenance: A PM Guide

TRACK 3: ENTERPRISE Project Management & the EPMO

FEATURED SESSION:
Net-Enabled Enterprise Risk Management Based Asset Optimization

William J. Purpura
Technical Project Engineer
THE BOEING COMPANY, IDS SOSAE

TRACK 4: THE BRIDGE:The PM/BA Partnership

Integrating the Roles of the PM & the BA: The Success Story Behind an ERP Project

Christian Champenois
PMP, Project Manager
HEMA-QUEBEC

TRACK 5: The PEOPLE SIDE

Influence without Authority & Navigating through Internal Politics

W. Don Gottwald, Ph.D.
CCP, PMP, Core Faculty, School of Business & Technology|
CAPELLA UNIVERSITY

TRACK 6: BEST PRACTICES, Tools & Techniques

FEATURED SESSION:
Software Project Management Using Scrum: How to Bring Chaos to Your Organization in a Few Easy Steps

Brian Dibble
Senior Project Manager
DOW JONES & COMPANY

TRACK 7: BA CORE COMPETENCIES & IIBA Body of Knowledge

FEATURED SESSION:
Integrating Interface Analysis into Your Project: Just-Enough, Just In-Time

Mary Gorman
Senior Associate
EBG CONSULTING, INC.

TRACK 8: The BA & the ENTERPRISE

Product Transformation Through Agile Development

Rita Durrett
Director
SABRE HOLDINGS

TRACK 9: BEST PRACTICES, Trends & Advancements
Track Chair: iRISE

FEATURED SESSION:
Creating a BA Center of Excellence

Glenn Brulé
IIBA Director at Large
ESI

Amy Nichols
Senior Vice President, CIO Group
WACHOVIA BANK

2:15 Networking Break – Located on the Exhibition Floor

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