Pre-Conference Forum & Workshops at the June PW&PWCBA event
Wednesday June 24th, 2009
The Annual PMO Forum:
Featuring the First Business Plan Immersion Lab
Full Day Forum 8:00-6:00PM
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks Lisa DiTullio, Lisa DiTullio and Assoc. |
| 9:30 | The keys to a PMO’s Success Include Cooperation and Communication James Randell, Director, PMO Department of Human Services, State of Oklahoma |
| 10:30 | Networking Break |
| 11:00 | Path to the PMO – the Journey Begins Maryann Burns, Senior Project Director,The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
| 12:00 | Morning Re-Cap |
| 12:30 | Luncheon |
| 1:30 | Increase the Maturity of your PMO – Knowledge is Power Heidi Boehringer, Director of the PMO, NCCI Holdings |
| 2:30 | Using a PMO to Enact Organizational Change Jane Walton, IT Portfolio Manager, Schlumberger |
| 3:30 | Networking Break |
| 4:00 | Business Plan Immersion Lab: A hands-on Activity to Develop or Evolve your PMO Business Plan. Now’s its time to implement. You will meet with experts to learn the specific improvements your personal organization needs for success. You’ll walk with next steps and action points to implement as soon as you get back to the office. |
Full Day Workshops 8:00-6:00PM
Business Rules: A Round Trip Journey on the Road to Success
Mary Gorman CBAP™
Senior Associate
EBG Consulting, Inc.
Business rules are the heart of your functional requirements - you must get them, and get them right...
Successful Agile Requirements: Collaborating to Define
and Confirm Needs
Ellen Gottesdiener
Founder, Principal Consultant
EBG Consulting, Inc.
Requirements are the basis for delivering business value
on agile projects...
Half Day Workshops
| Morning Workshops 8:00-12:30PM |
Getting Started with Portfolio Management | Advanced Use Case Modeling |
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Chuck Millhollan, PMP, PgMP Director of Program Management Churchill Downs Incorporated If you received a printed copy of the brochure, click here for new workshop description. | Kevin Brennan VP, Body of Knowledge IIBA Use cases are one of the most widely used and misused tools in the BA’s toolbox... | |
| Afternoon workshops 1:30-6:00PM |
Enhancing Project Performance Though Project Leadership | Knowledge Retention Workshop
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Lou Russell CEO, Author, Speaker, Consultant Russell Martin Attend this workshop to grow resilient project teams who perform through financial chaos and business uncertainty... | Jeff Stemke Knowledge Strategist Chevron Information Technology Company Corporate downsizings and difficulties finding college graduates with key technical or professional training are other risks that are beginning to effect business continuity... | |
For full pre-conference details, please download the ProjectWorld conference brochure!