Project Management Institute
Greater Toronto
Information Systems Local Interest Group

Index of GT ISLIG Events

Attend this session to learn how to build a new kind of project map  that enables you to move your project forward with confidence. See your whole project on a page, and a complete picture of all your stakeholders with information flow... click here for details

Bridge the GAP in your People Skills - by Bill Geraats  -  President, VISTA Learning Services

Here is a unique opportunity for you to see the renowned Bridge Game Workshop in action. It’s a highly interactive and quickly engaging work simulation where “experiential” learning is the key ingredient.  It’s a life-like journey through a typical business project, where teams compete to build a bridge while coping with ever changing customer demands, internal people and materials problems, lack of good management and poor leadership.  Participants learn through their own mistakes in a harmless, uninhibited environment and thus allowing them to assess their own strong and weak traits, as well as those of their peers....... Click here to see the details.

"So you are a good PM.  How confident are you to lead IT projects?"

By Dhanu Kothari,  President, D2i Consulting B.Sc. Engineering

This workshop is designed to bridge the gap, between Project Management theories and practices in real IT world.  It addresses the key factors that contribute to delivery of successful IT projects... Click here to see the details.

"The Role of the Management Coach"

By Reginald Saulnier,  Partner, Avalon Corporate Solutions

It is very common to find enthusiastic managers scrabbling and juggling multiple fires, only to be left alone and crash. Discouraged, they leave the field, never to return. Talent lost. Root causes to this type of symptoms are not the incapability the new manager, but that of the manager was not supported, trained, coached and mentored into the position. What we’ll cover in this Dinner presentation are: 
• Case studies of failures and success
• Characteristics of the manager in trouble
• Being an effective coach 
• Finding your coach.... Click here to see the details.

How important is it for you to measure the business effectiveness of every project, remove projects which will never deliver a benefit and quantitatively develop project portfolios? The Value Triple Constraint is a simple yet powerful framework for generating high value projects and project portfolios linked to your strategy. What we’ll cover in this Dinner presentation is the true measure of project success is the value actually delivered to the organization relative to the value that could have been delivered. That’s what the Value Triple Constraint measures. The Value Triple Constraint (VTC) states that Value delivered is a function of business scope and delivery capability... Click here to see the details.

Organizations are actively seeking ways to reduce project cost in order to meet organizational objectives under current economic conditions. Project teams around the globe are facing extensive pressure to perform with scarce resources and project funding. During these new realities project teams are hard-pressed to find ways for utilizing technology advancements towards managing projects. Web 2.0 technologies enables project teams to manage information assets pragmatically, capitalize on collective intelligence capabilities, create collaborative communication cultures, enable process automation and capture tacit knowledge. Web 2.0 technologies provide the project teams with new possibilities to explore and extend communication and knowledge management capabilities with the intent of managing successful projects. The popularity of Web 2.0 elements such as Wikipedia, Facebook and LinkedIn continues to draw the attention of the business community. ... Click here to see the details.
 

Especially in tough economic times it is important to know how to differentiate yourself as the individual of choice for the high profile projects that will advance your career and open up new opportunities. Professional branding, marketability, networking as well as talent development and training are only some of key differentiators that could set you apart from the others. This event will illustrate the corporate as well as recruiter perspective on the IT and PM skills that employers are looking for, as well as offering tips and advice on the how to market your resume, present yourself and communicate your experience to find those illustrious job opportunities that reflect your capabilities and interest.
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By Pedro Serrador, MBA, PMP, P.Eng.

Stakeholder management is one of the key soft skills a project manager needs. Ensuring your stakeholders are engaged and happy is critical to project (and project manager) success. Those who have failed to do so know of the pitfalls intimately. This presentation will give an overview of stakeholder management as well as provide some practical tips to improving your communication and relationships with your stakeholders. ... Click here to see the details.

Unified Communications – More Than Just Voice

By Farhad Nowzaree, PMP.

Synopsis
- High level overview of UC and Collaboration Initiatives
- The future vision of UC and Contact Centers
- Outline of the Solutions offered by UC and their components
- UC Project Management Deployment Methodology

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Dr. Norrie, based on his best-selling leadership book called the A to Z Guide to Soul-Inspiring Leadership will deliver the “hard edge” to the “soft skills” that are essential to leadership of the technology function. Come and explore the Nine Leadership Equations which define how to quantify the business benefits of effective leadership and the value to be gained by enhancing your attention to managing your corporate culture directly and with an eye to driving strategic results... Click here to see the details.

Doing Scrum well, consistently and still be able to embrace change when needed is all about the fundamentals. As in basketball or soccer, you are never done practicing dribbling as in Scrum you are never done practicing fundamentals. People often try to move beyond scrum fundamentals but, as this seminar will explain that makes little sense. When people do talk this way, it is usually just a misunderstanding of what good scrum looks like and why it really works. This 1 hour seminar will be focused on the elements that make up good scrum. We will explore how those fundamentals can be used to build complex products and excellence in applied practice. Don't fall prey to process hubris. Click here to see the details.
 

PM in Public Sector

By Susan Kziezopolski, PMP

In todays environment there is an increased focus on improving efficiencies and delivering results. Applying project management discipline within organizations helps to address this need. The presentation will cover the application of project management practices with the public sector and the success factors required to support a sustainable approach.... Click here to see the details.