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Pre-Conference Activities
Main Conference
Pre-Conference Activities
| Monday & Tuesday, November 6-7, 2006 | Two Day Forum |
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The 2nd Annual Best Practices in Building & Managing an Effective Project Management Office (PMO)
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Monday, November 6, 2006
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Tuesday, November 7, 2006
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| 9:00 |
OPENING REMARKS
Chairperson Lisa DiTullio, Director, Project Management Office, HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE
| OPENING REMARKS
Chairperson Lisa DiTullio, Director, Project Management Office, HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE
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| 9:30 |
The Value of Implementing a Central PMO
Lynn Jaeger, Ph.D., Manager, Program Management Office,WYETH VACCINES
| Building and Maintaining a Program Office to Support Strategic Initiatives
Rick Radice, Vice President, Program Management,PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL
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| 10:30 |
Break
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| 11:00 |
Project Management Office Workbook: Establishing a Common Methodology & Training
Paul Capello, PMP, Project Office Manager,BAYFRONT HEALTH SYSTEMS
| OPEN SESSION
If you would like to speak during this session please contact Lisa Deutsch, Business Development Manager at 212-661-3500 x 3104 or ldeutsch@iirusa.com
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| 12:00 |
Midday Wrap Up
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| 12:30 |
Lunch
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| 2:00 |
Going Beyond the IT Centric PMO and the Three Key Success Factors To Achieve– Establishing the Business Impact
Rhonda Schwartz, Sr. Project Manager,AMERICAN MODERN INSURANCE GROUP
| Integrating PMOs to Improve Overall Business Value
Lisa DiTullio, Director of HPHC Program Management Office& Louise
Shah, Director of the Perot Project Delivery Team, PEROT SYSTEMS and HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH
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| 3:00 |
Break
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| 3:30 |
CASE STUDY: Implementing a $3 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Using a State-of-The-Art Project Controls System
Matt Smith, Jag Salgaonkar & Larry Gibson, PMP,ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION
| Merger Integration Alert: This Date is Not Made for Walking
Mary Elizabeth Ferraro & Steven M Barger, GREENBRIER & RUSSEL, INC. A FUJITSU COMPANY
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| 4:30 |
Afternoon Wrap Up
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| 5:00 |
End of Day
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Monday & Tuesday, November 6-7, 2006
| Two Day Workshops |
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9:00 – 5:00 PMP Certification Exam Preparation
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Jerry Brown PMP
PROJECT METHODS
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No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects
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Neal Whitten President
THE NEAL WHITTEN GROUP
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The Earned Value Experience™
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Ray W. Stratton PMP, EVP (Earned value professional), Author, President,
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES
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Monday, November 6, 2006
| One Day Forum |
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Risk Management Forum
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| 9:00 |
OPENING REMARKS Chairperson
Judy Balaban, Director of PMO,DOW JONES & COMPANY
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| 9:30 |
Operational Risk Management and its Benefits
Matthew Snowden, PMP, Clinical Planner,CENTOCOR
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| 10:30 | Break |
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Assessing and Managing Risks for Effective Partnerships
Debbie Bailey, Alliance Manager,ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
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| 12:00 | Morning Wrap Up |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
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Verification and Validation: A Risk Based Approach to Transforming Business Requirements into World-Class Acceptance Tests
Robert Green & Dan McKenzie, PRICE SYSTEMS
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| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:30 |
Role of BA and PM in Risk Management
Jim DiPiante, Executive Project Manager,IBM
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| 4:15 | Open panel forum with all presenters |
| 5:00 | End of Day |
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Monday, November 6, 2006
| One Day Workshops |
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Role of the Business Analyst & Project Manager : The Business Analyst's Crash Course
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Phil Vincent Adjunct Professor
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
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A Primer to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge
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Kathleen Barret President, IIBA & Senior Business Consultant
BMO FINANCIAL GROUP
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Monday, November 6, 2006
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One Day Workshops
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Catching the Agile Wave: Transitioning to Agile Project Management
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Roland Cuellar, Jim York and Rodney Bodamer Director, Senior Practice Manager, Managing Consultant
CC PACE
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Get the Right Stuff, Fast: Jogging with the User Requirements Roadmap
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Ellen Gottesdiener Principal Consultant
EBG CONSULTING, INC.
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Object Oriented Analysis and Design
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Brad Carroll PMP, Project Management Office, Sr. Project Manager
COMSYS IT PARTNERS
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Prototyping: Using Visualization to Ensure You're Building the Right Software
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David Walker Product Evangelist
IRISE
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Monday, November 6, 2006
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Being an Evangelist for Portfolio Management
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AM Workshop: 9:00-12:30 |
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David L. Davis PMP, Chairman
PMI EBUSINESS SIG, AT&T
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Continuous Improvement in Project and Program Management Methodology: Application of Enterprise Network Centric Operations (NCO) Architectures Capabilities to Project/Program Management
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PM Workshop: 2:00 – 5:00 |
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William. J. Purpura Technical Project Manager
BOEING
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Tuesday, November 7, 2006
| One Day Forum |
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Business Process Excellence Forum
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9:00 -5:00 |
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OPENING REMARKS Top level overview of the core concepts
Debbie J. Collard, Director, IDS Business Excellence,THE BOEING COMPANY
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| 9:45 |
Implementing Six Sigma Projects & the Change Management Issues
Chelsea Gaillard, Analyst & Project Manager,MERCK & CO., INC.
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| 10:30 | Break |
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Merging Lean and Six Sigma To Achieve Results Quicker
Greg Boal, Master Black Belt,THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY
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W. Edwards Deming taught the Japanese World class manufacturing, how might he have thought about project management?
David Anderson, Architect and Methodologist,MICROSOFT
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| 12:30 | Lunch |
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Malcolm-Baldrige section as part of our impetrated "systems of systems'
Debbie Collard, Director IDS Business Excellence, THE BOEING COMPANY
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| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:30 | Open panel forum with all presenters |
| 4:45 | Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 | End of Day |
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Tuesday, November 7, 2006
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Knowledge Management – What every Project Manager and Business Analyst should know about this emerging discipline.
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9:00 -5:00 |
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Joel S. Alleyne Chief Information and Knowledge Officer
BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP
Davis Brian President
THE KAIETEUR INSTITUTE FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
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OPM3 and Your ‘C' Level
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Kim Sienkiewicz & John R. Winter Program Development
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING
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Clear Concise & Measurable Requirements: Are they Possible?
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Debra Lavell Program Manager
INTEL
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Business Rules: A Round Trip Journey on the Road to Success
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Mary Gorman Senior Associate
EBG CONSULTING, INC.
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Effective stakeholder and user involvement: Tools, techniques and the paradigm shift.
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Michal Patten Senior Consultant
AGILE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
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Getting To Usable Solutions
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Brenda Kerton Research Lead
INFO-TECH RESEARCH GROUP
IIBA POSITION: Chair
IIBA BODY OF KNOWLEDGE COMMITTEE
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Tuesday, November 7, 2006
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MS Project ® Best Practices
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AM Workshop: 9:00-12:30 |
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John E. Moore PhD
SYSTEMS ENGINEER
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Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
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AM Workshop: 9:00-12:30 |
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Louis Alderman
VELOCITEACH
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Creative Problem Solving: Harvesting Ideas with Creative Thought
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PM Workshop: 2:00 – 5:00 |
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Paul R. Williams PMP, Project Manager
THRIVENT FINANCIAL
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Process Maps and Use Cases: Using the Right Tool for the Job at Hand
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Susan Burk Systems Architect
MASSMUTUAL
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Main Conference Activities
Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Keynotes & General Session
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| 7:00 | Registration, Morning Coffee & Grand Opening of the Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00 |
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Lou Russell, President/CEO,RUSSELL MARTIN & ASSOCIATES
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| 8:15 |
Negotiation-Trump Style
George Ross, Executive Vice President and Senior Counsel,TRUMP ORGANIZATION
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| 9:30 |
BEST PRACTICES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Harold Kerzner, Ph.D., MS, Engineering and MBA, Senior Executive Director with INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING, INC. and Professor of Systems Management at BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE
Session Hosted by IIL
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| 10:30 | Networking Break |
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Optimizing & Communicating Value to the Business: Critical Factors in Advancing Your Career
Panel Members: Frank L. La Rocca, Vice President & Acting CIO, KEYSPAN ENERGY
Peter Gibson, VP, IT Operations & Infrastructure, CENDANT HOTEL GROUP
Rajesh Rawal, CIO, BURGER KING HOLDINGS
Doug Snoddy, Project & Support Center, Global Director, CIO Leadership Team, DOW CHEMICAL
Panel Moderator: Maryfran Johnson, Vice President and Editorial Director of CIO DECISIONS MAGAZINE
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Thursday, November 9, 2006 Keynotes & General Session
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| 7:00 | Registration & Morning Coffee |
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Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Lou Russell, President/CEO,RUSSELL MARTIN & ASSOCIATES
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The Hottest Jobs in IT
Abbie Lundberg, Editor in Chief,CIO MAGAZINE
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Leading Value Based Organizations
Francis "Fran" Dramis, Chief Information, E-Commerce and Security Officer,BELLSOUTH CORPORATION
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| 10:15 | Networking Break |
| 10:45 |
Business is Combat
AFTERBURNER FIGHTER TEAM
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