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Thursday seminars are full day events, presented by project management leaders from a variety of industries. Continental breakfast, sit down lunch, and attendance at Thursday’s Keynote address are included. Select the seminar you’d like to attend when you register, and earn PDUs for attending.
Lunch Keynote, Thursday, May 13, 2010
Dave Zanetell
Delivering the Hoover Dam Bypass – Cradle-to-Grave Project Management Strategies
This Hoover Bypass includes eight separate bridges leading up to and including the centerpiece twin Rib Arches spanning 1060 ft, and nearly 900 feet above the Colorado River. The remaining portions of the structure are scheduled for completion by the summer of 2010, with full opening of the larger bypass in fall 2010. The $240 million Bypass Project remains on original budget without dispute or claim.
All aspects of the Colorado River Bridge and the broader bypass were planned and developed with construction management and quality outcomes as the foremost driver. Dave’s discussion will focus on best practices and lessons learned throughout the project development and construction management life cycle. Major bridge projects throughout the world have a mixed record in terms of fiscal viability, budget predictability, and on budget completion. These concerns then further stifle public, political, and practical willingness to embark on similar major bridge and tunnel projects. The lessons learned on the Hoover Dam Bypass demonstrate that collaboratively, with industries best and brightest, major structures can in fact be delivered in a cost effective and strategic way that ensures quality while retaining budget fixity. The project background can be viewed at www.hooverdambypass.org.
F. Dave Zanetell, PE, PMP, is the Project Manager on the $240 million Hoover Dam Bypass. In 2007, Dave was also appointed to serve as the Director of Engineering for the Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFL) of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
As companies expand, and projects increase, resources shrink, and funding becomes stretched, difficult decisions need to be made. To make these decisions, management is looking for answers to questions like: Are we focusing on the right things? Do I have the right people to get it all done? Are our projects meeting their objectives? An effective PMO can answer these questions and ensure that the organization has the information and knowledge to meet these challenges.
This class discusses the top challenges that companies face, and equips attendees to articulate how a PMO can address them. We will examine the points along the PMO Continuum to determine where organizations should focus their efforts to meet their objectives. Finally, we will look at the PMO’s Six Areas of Influence to understand the extent to which a strong PMO can impact an organization. Participants in this class will receive the complete student materials from Tom’s 3-day class, a $90 value!
Thomas Cutting, PMP, Sr. Principal Consultant, spearheads the Project Management and PMO practice at C3G, a California-based IT consulting and professional services company. With an eclectic history of clients that spans the energy, entertainment, retail, insurance, banking, health care and automotive verticals, he brings cross-industry ideas to his training, writing and conference appearances.
Tom’s contributions to the Project Management world include articles for Computerworld; input to Project Management Institute’s Standard for Program Management – 2nd Edition; and presentations at conferences for the PMI, International Institute for Software Process and the Southern California Quality Assurance Association.
This highly-interactive, instructor led simulation is a high-impact, energetic way to accelerate understanding, involvement, and acceptance of Project Management / Portfolio Management best practices in your organization. Facilitated in the fast world of global online retail, Polestar PM brings to life the behavioral and process issues faced by today’s organizations. The Polestar PM simulation is designed to introduce key Project Management concepts through gaming dynamics. This is done through a realistic scenario, which participants can directly relate to from personal experience. This unique experiential learning approach causes breakthrough understanding of Project Management best practices and transforms learning into an engaging, fun, and highly memorable shared experience.
Erika Flora, MS, PMP, ITSM, is an accomplished IT/Drug Development Program Manager with more than eight years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. She has a proven track-record of improving and impacting corporations through the redesign of processes and utilization of enterprise technology solutions. Further, she has led multiple Enterprise Project Management (EPM) implementations for both large and small companies. Erika has served on the board of the San Diego chapter of PMI® and was voted “Volunteer of the Year” by PMI® International in 2007.
Brian Flora, CSM, ITIL v3 Expert, Brian is a results-oriented Information Technology professional with over 12 years experience in driving technology solutions to business, financial, and logistical issues within rapidly changing environments. He is experienced in Business Continuity Planning with an emphasis on Enterprise Storage and Internet technologies. Brian is a member of the MIT Enterprise Forum in San Diego and a founding member of the International Institute for Business Analysis (IIBA) chapter in San Diego. He attended the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and is a Certified Scrum Master, ITIL v3 Expert, ITIL v2 Service Manager, and ISEB accredited Master ITSM Instructor. Brian actively competes in running and triathlon events and is a member of Tri Club San Diego.
The successful project manager must understand, plan for, and manage risks. Learn why you hear the term Risk Management and yet see very little done! Find out how this mysterious field can be easily implemented to provide a high return on investment. In this seminar, participants will learn and work through a proactive approach to threats and opportunities based on an understanding of the risk management process. Topics covered will include:
- Learning a practical process to managing project risk
- Identifying threats and opportunities and weighing their relative value to your project
- Controlling multiple risks using limited strategies
- Understanding what tools and techniques exist to help you manage risk
- Making risk and opportunity integral components of your next project plan
Elden Jones, MSPM, PMP, CMII, is a highly educated and organized professional with more than 20 years of project management experience. He has contributed to PMI in a variety of capacities, both at the chapter and national levels. Elden led development efforts for a PMI Practice Standard on Project Configuration Management and was appointed as the Project Lead. This standard was incorporated into The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Elden also served on the Project Lead Team for the PMBOK® Guide 2004 Update Project and was designated as the Configuration Manager for that project. In addition, Elden assisted in the development of the Virtual Community for Configuration Management within PMI (2007).
Project managers are routinely faced with dilemmas, such as sponsors mandating unreachable dates, teams unable to give reliable estimates, changing priorities and scope, and a myriad of other issues. Finally, there is an approach that is applicable whether you are the leader of a PMO, or just a single project manager trying to do things right–Project Management That Works! If there is only one seminar you can attend this year, this is the one for you– a simple, time-tested, experience-based method to communicate with the entire project team – from stakeholders to team members. The techniques are applicable for internal project managers to consultants, and everywhere in between.
Rick A. Morris, PMP, is an ITIL Practitioner, consultant, author, mentor, and creator of a non-profit foundation to promote Project Management in charities and other non-profits. He is an accomplished project manager and public speaker. His appetite for knowledge and passion for the profession makes him a sought after speaker at PMI chapters, civic organizations, and a frequent guest lecturer at local universities. He holds PMP, MPM (Masters of Project Management), Six Sigma Green Belt, MCITP, MCTS, MCSE, TQM, ATM-S, ITIL, and ISO certifications.
Rick has worked for organizations such as GE, Xerox, and CA and has consulted to numerous clients in a wide variety of industries including financial services, entertainment, construction, non-profit, hospitality, pharmaceutical, retail, and manufacturing. Currently, Rick is the President for R2 Consulting. He has two books, both released in 2008–The Everything Project Management Book, 2nd Edition published by Adams Media and Project Management That Works! published by AMACOM.
Any project at any organization with any team can fail. However, projects never go from being well-managed, on-budget and on-schedule to outright failure overnight. There is always a transition period during which time the project is “troubled.” It is during this time that a window of opportunity exists in which the project can potentially be rescued, and is likely the last chance to save the project.
This course will give project managers an overview of the knowledge and tools needed to quickly and accurately assess the current status and root causes of problems, decide the most appropriate course of action, and plan and execute that decision. Through instruction, discussions of real experiences and hands on exercises, project managers will gain insight into why projects fail and how to recognize the symptoms of troubled projects. Participants will learn how to effectively and efficiently plan and execute the entire project rescue process, including assessment, project decision, and recovery or termination.
MTI Learning Inc.’s Founder and CEO, Brian Munroe, PMP, is a seasoned leader with solid sales management, customer service, account management and project management experience. In addition to his project management work, Brian is an international speaker and trainer on project rescue and coaching strategies. He is a dynamic, engaging speaker, passionate about recovery for troubled projects. He is currently a member of PMI’s Troubled Project Specific Interest Group (TPSIG) as the Vice President of Information Technology. Brian has led many projects in the technology, security, education, financial, utility and health care sectors and together with the team at MTI Project Management, conducts Project Rescue consultancy services for many of these clients. As a skilled public speaker and trainer, he has partnered effectively with customers in Canada, the United States and various regions in Asia and Europe. Brian is an expert at implementing sound project management principles and best practices and enjoys sharing his experiences with audiences around the globe.
You work with Office applications to share information with your coworkers. Information sharing often requires multiple software applications that do not necessarily work well together. Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 combines the familiar Office tools and the latest technology. It also extends the functionality of the applications and the web into a single environment to share information, no matter where you are or how you access it. In this instructor-led, group-paced, hands-on course, participants will create and edit content in a team site, and also manage their own team site. Upon successful completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Examine collaboration technology and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 team sites
- Work with lists
- Work with libraries
- Communicate with team members
- Work remotely with SharePoint content
- Customize your SharePoint environment
- Create a team site
This course is intended for Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 users who need to create, manage, and publish their work, and communicate in a collaborative environment. To ensure success in this course, familiarity with the Office 2007 interface and navigational tools is highly recommended.
Computer and Software Requirement: Each participant must bring a laptop that is capable of accessing the venue’s Internet service through built-in wireless device. Your laptop may have the following OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. You also must have Internet Explorer 7 and Microsoft Office Word 2003/2007 installed on your laptop!
Kugan Panchadsaram, PE, PMP, has over 30 years of project management and project control experience. He also brings construction, manufacturing, information technology and nuclear power plant experience. Kugan owns and operates a training center that is a PMI – Registered Education Provider. In addition, he is a part-time faculty member, teaching project management classes at UCSD and UC Irvine.
One-Day Seminar • 12 PDUs • Concentrated-Value Learning
Have you been questioned recently about the Agile or Scrum project management? Are you looking for a way to handle projects with dynamic, changing scopes but fixed dates and costs? Has the launch of PMI’s new Agile Community-of-Practice (COP) piqued your interest? The Scrum Alliance has created a standard body of Scrum knowledge (equivalent to a PMBOK), and PMI has responded by launching its first new COP in many years, even coining the new term “Agilists” to describe practitioners of this discipline.
Agile Project Management is a skill set that is rapidly growing into high demand among employers. In this powerful, highly interactive hands-on training, participants will learn how Agile has become entrenched at companies like Qualcomm and the European giant Tele Atlas! After successfully completing this class, participants will be well equipped to manage projects using Agile best practices and have the tool kit necessary to lead its adoption at work. This 1-day class is suitable for anyone using or wanting to use Agile methods. This program is for people who are familiar with basic Agile concepts but students are not required to be PMPs. (PMPs receive 12 PDUs if they complete the 5-hour homework assignment before the seminar begins. The homework assignment will be mailed to after your registration is received.)
John G. Stenbeck, PMP, CSM, a Sr. PM Consultant, was the VP of Professional Development and is now President of the PMI-San Diego Chapter. John is a frequent speaker at other PMI Chapters around the country and world. Students love him because his programs return them to work… fine-tuned and ready to take action. He works with you… and for you! At the core, he delivers practical, measurable solutions to meet your real needs…both now and in the future!! John is also an adjunct instructor for the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) and is a published author in project management.
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