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Information Systems Branch

 

 


PMI SOC GT IS Branch Event
Jan 19, 2012

Risk Management in Project Rescues
 

Presenter


Kirk McKay, Senior Project Manager, 407 ETR
 

Host

Paolo Treves

Date of Event

Thurs. Jan 19, 2012
 

Time

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
 

Location


Ontario Bar Association,
20 Toronto Street, Suite 200
Toronto, ON, Canada M5C 2C5

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Kirk McKay

Kirk McKay is a seasoned IT Project Manager and Management Consultant. With over 30 years’ experience managing projects, Kirk has also assumed management roles such as Manager of Systems Development for a major medical lab, IT Manager for a large retail catalogue company, and General Manager for 40 person software company. He has presented a many PMI venues and is a Marketing VP for PMI Lakeshore. He is currently on contract as a Senior Project Manager at 407ETR.

Kirk’s education includes a Computer Technology Diploma, a Bachelor of Arts (majors: Technology Management, Psychology), and a Certification in Business Facilitation from Victoria University in Victoria. His professional designations include Certified Systems Professional (ICCP) and Project Management Professional (PMI). He continually upgrades his education through ad-hoc courses, conventions, and reading. Kirk lives in Brampton with his wife Cristina and they both enjoy travelling extensively.

 

Presentation Synopsis


"Risk Management in Project Rescues” talks about how to leverage risk management techniques to save a project in trouble.

Handed a mess that another project manager could not handle? Risk Management in Project Rescues provides a method for understanding why a project is in trouble and a process for using risk to identify he key areas for remediation. It also covers how to track progress when saving a project and when to call it quits. A case study will illustrate the approaches.

 

Agenda

Timetable:

6:00 PM-- Doors open for registrations and refreshments will be served
6:50 PM-- Announcements & Introductions
7:00 PM-- Presentation starts
8:30 PM-- Event closes


 

Registration Fees


 

PMI-SOC Members - $17.70 + HST = $20.00
Non-Members and Guests - $22.13 + HST = $25.0
 

PDU

PDUs: 1.5

Knowledge Area: 10 (All)

Process Area: 06 (All)

Application Area: 09 (Information System)

 

Registration
 

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Contact Information

EMAIL: info@gtislig.org

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