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Day Two Joint Track: The Big Picture, Tying the Technical Side and the Business Side Together
Thursday, November 9, 2006
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The Big Picture, Tying the technical side |
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| 1:30 | PM Project Manager and Business Analyst Collaboration on Market-Opportunity Model for Valuation of Long-term Medical Device NPD Programs
The objective of the presentation is to demonstrate the importance of using the business analysts' understanding of market dynamics to value "market-opportunities" of longer term R&D programs. The "market-opportunity model" described allows better management of the companies' R&D resources through portfolio planning of longterm growth objectives. Mark Gosney, Director Trauma Research & David Egner, Business Development Manager,SMITH NEPHEW |
| 2:15 | Advance to Next Session |
| 2:25 | PM and BA Roles in Integrating an ITIL Service Across Multiple Companies
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a standard that defines specific phases of Service Delivery and Service Assurance. This presentation will look at various components of implementing an electronic bonded ITIL Service Desk across multiple companies. The ITIL service desk is fully integrated with all ITIL service management processes - including incident, problem, change, configuration, and service level management - across the organization. The component will be focused on both the project management aspect and the Business Analysis aspect and how they work across organizations for project success. David L. Davis, PMP, Chairman,PMI EBUSINESS SIG, AT&T |
| 3:10 | Networking Break |
| 3:45 | Getting Things Done AND Done Right: The Project Manager and Analyst as the Keys in Assuring Quality on Projects
No roles are as important to overall project quality as those of the Project Manager and Analyst. Defining what quality means to the project, how it will be managed, and putting effective process in place to support both, is best done in a joint method, utilizing the perspectives, role responsibility, and unique skills of both. ResCap, a GMAC Company, has implemented simple, yet effective, processes and tools that greatly assist in understanding and addressing potential problems before they occur, and in getting projects back on track when issues do arise. Phil Almeroth, Senior Project Manager,RESCAP |
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