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Past Events
PMI-SOC / GTISLIG
Joint Event
Holiday Celebration
Evening December 11,
2008
Karen
Rasmussen Noll
Hosted by: George
Jucan
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open
for registration,
and dinner will be
served
6:50 PM
Announcements &
introductions
7:00 PM Presentation
starts
8:25 PM Thank you
note
8:30 PM Event close
Presentation
synopsis:
The update to the
PMBOK involved over
300 contributing
team members, many
of them experts in
their own right.
The 4th
edition stresses
clarity and
consistency through
new graphics,
changed processes,
alignment across
chapters and
additional
appendices. The
presentation will
give an overview of
the update, the
changes made to the
PMBOK and a closer
look at the new
processes and
enhancements made to
the individual
chapters.
PMI
Members - $40 (provide number)
Non PMI Members or Guests - $50 (Includes 5% GST)
We are also offering
a presentation-only
option:
PMI members - presentation only $10
Non-members of PMI - presentation only $25.
REGISTRATION:
Click
here
to
access
the SOC
online
registration
page.
Deadline
to
register
is 12:00
noon on
Tuesday,
November
18,
2008.
A buffet
dinner
will be
served,
meals
are not
guaranteed
for late
comers.
Only
firm
registrations
will be
accepted.
GT ISLIG
reserves
the
right to
substitute
speakers
and
topics
or
change
venue
due to
unforeseen
circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
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here to
view the
event
feedback
from
audience
Link to main presentation
in Power Point format
This presentation is
proprietary in nature, and is intended only for personal
viewing by GT ISLIG members. Other use is strictly
prohibited without written permission from the author.
     
     
Health Checks:
Strategies for
Determining the
Health of Your
Projects
Gina Davidovic,
PMP, PgMP, ITIL
Hosted by: Rajeev
Gupta & George Balana
Date: Thursday,
November 20, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30
PM
Location:
Lombard Room,
89 Chestnut Street,
Downtown Toronto (click
here
for map)
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open for registration, and dinner will
be served
6:50 PM Announcements & introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event closes
Presentation
synopsis:
Every year
thousands of projects get cancelled,
fail in delivering results, or end
up costing significantly more than
their original projections. Research
shows that often, failure comes as a
surprise and severe issues surface
so late in the game that recovery is
nearly impossible. Project and
program managers are in need of
tools to diagnose symptoms of
failure early enough and to
implement steps for a speedy
recovery. This practical
presentation demonstrates a proven
method for assessing project health
and also includes tips for
conducting project recovery efforts.
Registration
Fee:
(Includes
5% GST)
PMI
Members
- $40
(provide
number)
Non PMI
Members
or
Guests -
$50
This
meeting
earns
1.5 PDU
credits
for
participating.
REGISTRATION:
Click
here
to
access
the SOC
online
registration
page.
Deadline
to
register
is 12:00
noon on
Tuesday,
November
18,
2008.
A buffet
dinner
will be
served,
meals
are not
guaranteed
for late
comers.
Only
firm
registrations
will be
accepted.
GT ISLIG
reserves
the
right to
substitute
speakers
and
topics
or
change
venue
due to
unforeseen
circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
Link to main presentation
in Power Point format
This presentation is
proprietary in nature, and is intended only for personal
viewing by GT ISLIG members. Other use is strictly
prohibited without written permission from the author.
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Thinking on
Purpose for Project Managers: Outsmarting
Evolution
Bill Richardson,PMP
Hosted by:
Mary
McDermott
Date:
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
Conference Centre, 89
Chestnut Street,
Downtown Toronto (click
here for map)
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open for registration, and dinner
will be served
6:50 PM Announcements & introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event close
Presentation synopsis:
Thinking on Purpose for
Project Managers: Outsmarting Evolution
Your brain is the most
powerful tool you have. Unfortunately, it can
also be your worst enemy. The human brain has
been shaped by eons of evolution for one
solitary purpose - keeping us alive in a
threatening environment long enough to
successfully reproduce. Unfortunately for us,
the automatically generated habits and patterns
of thought, or mindsets, that helped our
ancestors survive back then can be useless or
even actively harmful when applied in modern-day
situations. As a result, faulty mindsets and
autopilot thinking - and our inability to detect
these "mindfields" before they blow up in our
faces - can cause problems ranging from failed
projects at work to relationship woes at home,
as well as the many other seemingly inexplicable
disasters that crop up in our day to day lives.
Join Bill
Richardson for an informative and entertaining
look at how your thinking determines your
outcomes, and learn how you can retool these
processes to ensure that your brain is working
for you, rather than against you, in both your
professional and personal life.
Registration Fee: (Includes 5% GST)
PMI Members - $40 (provide number)
Non PMI Members or Guests - $50
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU credits for
participating.
REGISTRATION:
Click
here
to access the SOC online registration page.
Deadline to register is 12:00 noon on Tuesday,
October 14, 2008.
A buffet dinner will be served,
meals are not guaranteed for late comers.
Only firm registrations will be accepted.
GT ISLIG reserves the right to substitute
speakers and topics or change venue due to
unforeseen circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org |
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in Power Point format
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PMP Politics 101
Kirk McKay, PMP
Hosted by:
John Thomsen and Gina Berczi
Date:
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Time:
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut Street, Downtown Toronto
(click
here for map)
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open for
registration, and dinner will be served
6:50 PM Announcements & introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event closes
Presentation synopsis:
Experienced
project managers know that it takes more than
project plans and issue logs to successfully bring
in a difficult project. Soft skills are the key to
success. This wide range of abilities includes team
building, conflict resolution, internal marketing,
meeting management and coaching.
How can an
individual lean these skills? I know nothing beats
experience and self review but courses and workshops
such as these can help. This one hour session will
expose you to the world of project management
politics and give you an understanding of the
proficiencies involved.
Registration Fee:
(Includes 5% GST)
PMI Members - $40 (provide number)
Non PMI Members or Guests - $50
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU credits for
participating.
Knowledge Area: 10 (All)
REGISTRATION:
Click
here to access the SOC online registration page. Deadline to
register is 12:00 noon on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
A buffet
dinner will be served, meals are not guaranteed for late
comers.
Only firm registrations will be accepted.
GTISLIG reserves the right to substitute speakers and
topics or change venue due to unforeseen circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
Link to main presentation
in Power Point format
This presentation is
proprietary in nature, and is intended only for personal
viewing by GT ISLIG members. Other use is strictly
prohibited without written permission from the author.
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How to Market
Yourself to
Corporate and Agency
Recruiters
Facilitated by:
Neeta Sharma,
Recruiter
PANEL MEMBERS:
Clayton Magnus,
Senior Recruiter at
EMC
John Chafin,
Director of
Operations at
TEKsystems
Hosted by:
Mary McDermott
Date: Thursday, August
21st,
2008
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
Metro Hall, 55 John Street at King Street West (room
308)
(Click here for map)
Timetable:
6:00 PM
Doors open for registrations and dinner will be served
6:50 PM Announcements & Introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event closes
Having recruited Project Mangers and other IT
professionals for many firms in
Toronto, Neeta Sharma is delighted to conduct a
follow up presentation for the PMI catered to Contract
and Permanent IT Project Managers.
Neeta is currently recruiting for the CPP Investment
Board. Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board, Neeta
has worked for TEKsystems,
BCE Inc., and the Business Development Bank of
Canada. Being an active PMI member and working in
recruiting on the corporate and agency side, Neeta has
noticed many recurring questions from experienced
Project Managers regarding their job search and would
like to address them in her presentation.
Joining Neeta will be Clayton Magnus who has over 7
years of IT recruitment experience in the GTA and John
Chafin who has been working across North America for
over 10 years in various IT recruiting and leadership
roles.
Presentation
synopsis:
In a follow up to her presentation “Project Management:
A Recruiter’s Perspective” which took place last year,
Neeta Sharma is happy to present “How to Market
Yourself to Corporate and Agency Recruiters.” The
presentation will be followed by a 30 minute panel
discussion where the audience can address specific
questions related to their job search.
John Chafin and Clayton Magnus will join Neeta after her
presentation to answer audience questions. Contents of
the presentation include how do put together an
effective and marketable key word friendly resume, how
to work with top IT recruiters, how to choose projects,
and avoid common problems during your job search.
Recognizing that recruiting varies from firm to firm,
Neeta would like to address key characteristics that get
your foot in the door while the panel members will share
valuable industry statistics and experiences they have
faced over through their recruiting careers.
Registration Fee:
(Includes 5% GST)
PMI Members - $40 (provide number)
Non PMI Members or Guests - $50
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU credits for
participating.
Knowledge Area: 10 (All)
REGISTRATION:
Click
here to access the SOC online registration page. Deadline to
register is 12:00 noon on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008.
A buffet
dinner will be served, meals are not guaranteed for late
comers.
Only firm registrations will be accepted.
GTISLIG reserves the right to substitute speakers and
topics or change venue due to unforeseen circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
Link to main presentation
in Power Point format
This presentation is
proprietary in nature, and is intended only for personal
viewing by GT ISLIG members. Other use is strictly
prohibited without written permission from the author.
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Project Management: Conflict, Negotiation & Resolution
Techniques
Facilitated by:
Shanthy Logeswaran, PMP
Margarida Almeida
Hosted by:
George Jucan
Date:
Thursday, July 17th,
2008
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
Metro Hall, 55 John Street at King
Street West
Room 310, Toronto, Ontario
Timetable:
6:00 PM
Doors open for registrations and dinner will be served
6:50 PM Announcements & Introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event closes
Over the last eight years, Shanthy Logeswaran
successfully managed and delivered various sizes and
complexities of IT and business projects in the
Financial Industry. One of the key factors to her
success is having the ability to build a cooperative
team environment within and outside of her projects,
where success is directly attributable to the people
involved.
Over the last 13 years Shanthy has worked in investment
firms and banks, gaining experience in accounting,
operations, customer service, software development and
project management. During this time, she has managed
several large projects with extensive hands –on
experience in conversions, system integrations,
infrastructure upgrades and investment application
upgrades which involved internal, vendor and external
firm resources.
Project management professional, with a master’s in
Management & Systems and a bachelor’s in Engineering.
He has over 20 years of experience in IT, financial
services and manufacturing. His area of specialization
is project management, business analysis /development,
process reengineering and systems integration.
His ability to proactively identify and resolve
issues through consensus building in Cross cultural
environment made him successful in managing multiple
banking & infrastructure projects
within time and budget in Africa, India and Canada
with diverse teams from UK, USA, South Africa, Ireland,
Australia, etc.
Margarida C. Almeida has years of experience in
education, banking, government, business, and the
voluntary sector. While in the banking industry, she
developed, coordinated, and implemented several computer
systems projects for use across Canada. While with the
Federal Government, she, as a judge, mediated and
arbitrated refugee claims. More recently, she teaches
Project Management (PMBOK@ based) to IT Foreign
Professionals giving her nine-year English teaching
career a new direction. In addition to teaching Project
Management, she is actively involved with the Thin
Client project for the Learning Enrichment Foundation
(Not-for-Profit Organization). Margarida is the
recipient of several professional and community awards,
which recognize her dedication to her profession and the
community.
Presentation
synopsis:
Project Management: Conflict, Negotiation & Resolution
Techniques
Managing the IT
project effectively, purely depends upon how well you
manage conflicts. It starts with separating people
from problems and tackling the problems by focusing on
interests and not positions. This workshop will provide
practical techniques for creating positive
conflict outcomes which will have substantial impact on
the success of project.
Registration Fee:
(Includes 5% GST)
PMI Members - $40 (provide number)
Non PMI Members or Guests - $50
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU credits for
participating.
Knowledge Area: 10 (All)
Process Area: 06 (All)
Application Area: 09 (Information System)
REGISTRATION: click here
to access the SOC online registration page. Deadline to
register is 12:00 noon on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008.
A buffet
dinner will be served, meals are not guaranteed for late
comers.
Only firm registrations will be accepted.
GTISLIG reserves the right to substitute speakers and
topics or change venue due to unforeseen circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
Link to main presentation
in Power Point format
This presentation is
proprietary in nature, and is intended only for personal
viewing by GT ISLIG members. Other use is strictly
prohibited without written permission from the author.
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GTISLIG leadership team appreciates
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Members gave feedback about the
presentation, subject and food.
Participants like to see short
introduction and have more time for
group discussion. Also members expressed
their wishes of more engagement and
interaction with the facilitators,
especially during Q/A and comments
period. Some members asked for printed
handouts for follow up and taking notes.
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Solving Conflict-Models |
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Networking and
Workshop Meeting
Six
Sigma: Another statistical tool or a business
improvement approach?
Andres E. Diaz, P. Eng., MBA, PMP
Hosted by: Neeta
Sharma
Date: Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
**NEW**
Location:
Metro Hall, 55 John Street at King
Street West
Room 308, Toronto, Ontario
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open for
registration, and dinner will be served
6:50 PM Announcements & introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event closes
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Andres
also has 15 years of managerial and executive
experience in Corporate Canada, mainly in large
Engineering, Manufacturing and Process
companies. On behalf of HBG, he successfully
delivered business process improvement
consulting and project management services in
the Far East, North America, South America and
the Caribbean.
Andres
has developed and authored a unique process
improvement methodology to align business
strategy and business processes with enabling
technologies; he has written many articles
related to manufacturing improvement tools (TQM,
6 Sigma, BPR) and project management.
He also
teaches at the School of International Business
in Seneca College. His teaching subjects are
Project Management and Operations Management.
Andres is an
active member of Professional Engineers Ontario
(PEO), is member of the Board of Directors of
the Southern Ontario Chapter of the Project
Management Institute (SOC-PMI) and former member
of the Board of Directors of APICS, Toronto
Chapter; he also holds a CPIM form APICS.
Presentation synopsis:
Six
Sigma: Another statistical tool or a business
improvement approach?
Although
Six Sigma is strongly based in statistical
techniques its overall scope better as set of
practices to systematically improve processes by
eliminating defects and, as such, it reaches
into processes improvement and process design,
therefore becoming a change methodology.
This presentation will review
all the Six Sigma components, statistical and
otherwise, and present a practical approach to
put it all together in a doable and value added
projects for your organizations.
Registration Fee: (Includes 5% GST)
PMI Members - $40 (provide number)
Non PMI Members or Guests - $50
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU credits for
participating.
REGISTRATION: click here
to access the SOC online registration page.
Deadline to register is 12:00 noon on Tuesday,
June 17th, 2008.
A buffet dinner will be served, meals are not guaranteed
for late comers.
Only firm registrations will be accepted.
GT ISLIG reserves the right to substitute speakers
and topics or change venue due to unforeseen
circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
Link to main presentation
in Power Point format
This presentation is
proprietary in nature, and is intended only for personal
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Networking and
Workshop Meeting
Stealth Methodology
Adoption
Kevin Aguanno, PMP, MAPM, Certified Executive Project
Manager
Hosted by: Mary
McDermott and Rajeev Gupta
Date: Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
89
Chestnut Street
(Formerly
Colony Hotel)
St. Patrick Room, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open for
registration, and dinner will be served
6:50 PM Announcements & introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event closes
Speaker profile:
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He is certified as
an Executive Project Manager by IBM, a PMP by Project
Management Institute (PMI) and is a member of PMI, the
Association for Project Management (APM) in the United
Kingdom, and the American Society for the Advancement of
Project Management (asapm), the U.S.A.-based member of
the International Project Management Association (IPMA)
where he acts as one of four PM competency assessors.
The IPMA has certified Mr. Aguanno's competency as a
project manager with its Level B "Certified Senior
Project Manager" designation. He is also a founding
director of the Project Management Association of
Canada.
Mr. Aguanno has written several books
on project management-related topics, and he speaks
regularly at conferences and corporate events around the
world.
Presentation synopsis:
Stealth
Methodology Adoption
Facing resistance when implementing new development
process changes within an organization? Sometimes big
changes need to be packaged to make them appear to be
minor adjustments to the current process. Agile software
development methods can coexist within SW-CMM/CMMI
environments, but sometimes they need to be described in
a way that makes them seem less threatening to the
"process police" -- this presentation will show you how.
Registration Fee: (Includes 5% GST)
PMI Members - $40 (provide number)
Non PMI Members or Guests - $50
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU credits for
participating.
REGISTRATION: click here
to access the SOC online registration page.
Deadline to register is 12:00 noon on Tuesday,
May 13th, 2008.
A buffet dinner will be served, meals are not guaranteed
for late comers.
Only firm registrations will be accepted.
GT ISLIG reserves the right to substitute speakers
and topics or change venue due to unforeseen
circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
Link to main presentation
in Power Point format
This presentation is
proprietary in nature, and is intended only for personal
viewing by GT ISLIG members. Other use is strictly
prohibited without written permission from the author.
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Networking and
Workshop Meeting
We Work As
We Play, And We Play As We Work
- Games That Increase Your Team's Efficiency
Hosted by: Rajeev
Gupta
Facilitators: George Jucan, Gina Berczi, Riyad Husein
A word of heresy spreads out through
the project managers’ community: it is OK to play games
with your team at work! Icebreakers, team building,
problem solving, and training exercises – all are
breaking out from academic and training environments and
are used by project managers to build more efficient
teams, improve communication and instill new skills.
Join us for an evening of educational
fun and find out some games that you can use with your
team!
George Jucan is
an experienced Project Manager Professional (PMP), with
over 17 years of technical and management experience. He
is well known in the project management community as a
successful IT project management consultant, speaker at
public events, trainer and author of high-impact project
management articles.
Gina Berczi, PMP - Strong
interpersonal skills, adept at diplomatically
facilitating discussions, having over 10 years
experience in the retail industry: IT projects -
execution and management.
Riyad Husein - Volunteers with
GTISLIG since 2002. He managed projects for Higher
Education Organization for more than 10 years. In the
last 6 years he is involved in e-business solutions for
the pharmaceutical industry.
Riyad specialty: e-business, database and software
solutions with highly reliability and flexibility.
Event sponsored by
National Project Management Inc
Date: Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Metro Hall, room 308
55 John Street at King Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open for
registration, networking and refreshments
6:45 PM Announcements & Introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event closes
REGISTRATION: click here
to access the SOC online registration page.
Deadline to register is 12:00 noon on Tuesday,
April 15th, 2008.
Please note that this is not a dinner
event, only refreshments will be provided.
GT ISLIG reserves the right to substitute speakers
and topics or change venue due to unforeseen
circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
Link to main presentation
in Power Point format
Link to sponsor
presentation in Power Point format
This presentation is
proprietary in nature, and is intended only for personal
viewing by GT ISLIG members. Other use is strictly
prohibited without written permission from the author.
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Networking and
Workshop Meeting
Failure is Not an
Option!
(Rescuing Failed or Failing Projects)
Romeo Mitchell , PMP, Senior Program
Manager, HP Canada
Hosted by: Neeta Sharma
and Rajeev Gupta
Date: Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: 89
Chestnut Street (Formerly Colony Hotel)
St. David's Room, 3rd floor, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open for
registrations and dinner will be served
6:50 PM Announcements & Introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event closes
Speaker profile:
Romeo Mitchell is a senior Program
Manager with Hewlett-Packard (Canada) with over 15+
years experience in Project Management. He has
successfully delivered complex projects in distributed
computing environments with multiple solution providers.
His experience spans several industries
including Telecom, Manufacturing, Banking and Retail
Sectors with particular focus on project recovery and
turnaround. Romeo received his PMP certification in 1994
and he is a Past President of the PMI Southern Ontario
Chapter. He is also a part-time senior instructor at
Humber College Institute of Technology,
Project Management Center.
He has published several papers and presented in both
national and international seminars. Romeo holds a M.Sc.
degree in Project Management from Brunel University/
Henley Mgt. College, U.K.; Graduate Cert. in Operations
Mgt. and Operations Research from the Industrial Society
of Great Britain, and a B.Sc. in Quantity Surveying
(Cost Eng.) from the Univ. of Westminster, U.K.
Presentation synopsis:
Failure is Not an
Option!
(Rescuing Failed or Failing Projects)
This
presentation will address the unique principles,
disciplines and approaches required to take charge of
troubled or runaway projects, bring them back under
control and steer them towards successful completion.
It
will highlight the need for recognizing the symptoms of
troubled projects, and developing the right project
management skills, styles and tools required to achieve
a successful project turnaround.
The
presentation is based on the Speaker’s upcoming book
titled “From Ratholes to Rainbows: Project Recovery,
Salvaging & Turnaround” that describes a
comprehensive recovery methodology known as the AIM©
Recovery Methodology along with its A10(C)
Processes, that provide a solid foundation for
managing a successful recovery.
Registration Fee: (Includes 5% GST)
PMI Members - $40 (provide number)
Non PMI Members or Guests - $50
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU credits for
participating.
REGISTRATION:
click here
to access the SOC online registration page.
Deadline to register is 12:00 noon on Tuesday,
March 18th, 2008.
A buffet dinner will be served, meals are not guaranteed
for late comers.
Only firm registrations will be accepted.
GT ISLIG reserves the right to substitute speakers
and topics or change venue due to unforeseen
circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
Link to presentation
in Power Point format
This presentation is
proprietary in nature, and is intended only for personal
viewing by GT ISLIG members. Other use is strictly
prohibited without written permission from the author.
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Networking and Workshop Meeting
Breaking through the
Project Fog:
How Smart Organizations Select and Manage their most
strategic projects
Dr. James
Norrie, B. Com, M.Ed, M.A.Sc., CHRP, DPM,
President, e-Venture Consulting, Inc
Hosted by:
Maurine Penton
and
Mary McDermott
Date: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: 89
Chestnut Street (Formerly Colony Hotel)
St. David's Room, 3rd floor, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open for
registrations and dinner will be served
6:50 PM Announcements & Introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event closes
Speaker profile:
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Dr.
James Norrie,
B. Com, M.Ed,
M.A.Sc.,CHRP, DPM
President, e-Venture Consulting, Inc.
Entrepreneur and Associate Professor in the Ted
Rogers School of Business at Ryerson University,
James has an international reputation as both a
scholar and consultant to industry. His
expertise spans corporate strategy, performance
management and process design; project
management, leadership development and executive
coaching. |
As a
published expert on the topic of leadership behaviour
and team performance, Professor Norrie helps clients
develop individual leadership competencies and
collective organizational leadership capacity. Norrie’s
unique approach helps clients attain higher levels of
leadership acumen; connecting their individual
contributions to overall corporate strategy. By
focusing on employee alignment, organizations rapidly
improve results and achieve new levels of competitive
advantage. His “nine proven leadership laws” enable
experienced and new leaders to translate formerly vague
concepts into practical action plans that generate high
performance and measurable results.
Presentation synopsis:
Breaking
through the Project Fog:
How Smart Organizations Select and Manage their most
strategic projects
Will take the audience on a journey through the books
contents including practical information and tips on how
to:
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Make a portfolio project
management system a reality inside your organization
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The
role of the PMO in assessing, scoring and tracking
strategic projects
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Partnering with the executive team to create
measurable and sustainable strategies that can be
connected to project outcomes
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Applying dynamic risk factor analysis within your
organization to fix and repair gaps in process that
threaten project success, etc.
This will include
discussing the results of 2 or 3 case studies contained
in the as well as a major practitioner survey.
Registration Fee: (Includes 5% GST)
PMI Members - $40 (provide number)
Non PMI Members or Guests - $50
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU credits for
participating.
REGISTRATION:
click here
to access the SOC online registration page.
Deadline to register is 12:00 noon on Tuesday,
February 19th, 2008.
A buffet dinner will be served, meals are not guaranteed
for late comers.
Only firm registrations will be accepted.
GT ISLIG reserves the right to substitute speakers
and topics or change venue due to unforeseen
circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
Link to presentation
in Power Point format
(open and rotate clockwise to view
presentation)
This presentation is
proprietary in nature, and is intended only for personal
viewing by GT ISLIG members. Other use is strictly
prohibited without written permission from the author.
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Networking and
Workshop Meeting
Transforming Organizations with Project Management
Excellence – the OPS Experience
Susan Ksiezopolski, PMP,Manager ,
Consulting & Development Group, Project Management
Centre of Excellence, Modernization Division, Ministry
of Government Services (Ontario).
Hosted by: George Jucan,
PMP and Rajeev Gupta, PMP
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
89 Chestnut Street
(Formerly Colony Hotel)
Giovanni Room, 2nd floor, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open for
registrations and dinner will be served
6:50 PM Announcements & Introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event closes
Speaker profile:
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Susan
Ksiezopolski, PMP,
Manager ,
Consulting & Development Group, Project Management
Centre of Excellence, Modernization Division,
Ministry of Government Services (Ontario).
Susan Ksiezopolski has been
working on projects within the Ontario Public
Service (OPS) since 1982. She has worked directly
within various program area line Ministries as well
as within the Information and Information Technology
Clusters and most recently with the Modernization
Division at the Ministry of Government Services.
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Susan is currently the Manager of the
Project Management Centre of Excellence (PMCoE), a
corporate centre of excellence providing project
management standards, training and support across the
Ontario Public Service. It is there that her passion for
project management is supporting the ongoing development
of a project culture within the OPS through the
development of practical resources, offering advice and
guidance, and cultivating knowledge sharing and
learning. She is also a Board member on the Canadian
Project Excellence Board, and Project World Board of
Advisors.
In
addition to a Bachelor of Arts from Ryerson University,
Susan is certified with the Project Management Institute
as a Project Management Professional (PMP), and holds a
Master’s Certificate in Project Management from the
George Washington University School of Business.
Presentation synopsis:
Transforming Organizations with Project Management
Excellence – the OPS Experience
The Project Management Centre of
Excellence (PMCoE) is a Branch within the Modernization
Division (MD) of the Ontario Provincial Ministry of
Government Services.
The mandate of MD is to build
capacity across the Ontario Public Service (OPS) to
create and sustain transformational change and achieve
modernization objectives by providing management
frameworks, methodologies, tools, learning and
consulting services, and to lead and support corporate
programs and projects that advance the modern OPS
agenda.
PMCoE provides services supporting
the building OPS project management capacity. Projects
are the primary vehicle to introduce change, it is
critical that OPS ministries improve their capacity to
effectively lead, plan, implement and manage projects to
deliver transformation results.
PMCoE has developed and implemented
an Integrated Project Management Framework and
Methodology (IPMFM), providing a standardized approach
to project management across the OPS. The framework is
based on global best practices (PMI’s PMBOK® Guide) and
is adapted for the OPS
The OPS
is also breaking new ground to modernize government with
the implementation of a Project Portfolio Management
(PPM) framework and application and aligning the IPMFM
to match System Development Life Cycle and other IT
related drivers.
Registration Fee: (Includes 5% GST)
PMI Members - $40 (provide number)
Non PMI Members or Guests - $50
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU point for
participating.
REGISTRATION: click here
to access the SOC online registration page.
Deadline to register is 12:00 noon on Tuesday,
January 15th, 2008.
A buffet dinner will be served, meals are not guaranteed
for late comers.
Only firm registrations will be accepted.
GT ISLIG reserves the right to substitute speakers
and topics or change venue due to unforeseen
circumstances.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
Link to presentation
in Power Point format
This presentation is
proprietary in nature, and is intended only for personal
viewing by GT ISLIG members. Other use is strictly
prohibited without written permission from the author.
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my first time going to SOC event, I will
participate more SOC events |
     
  
Networking and
Workshop Meeting
Managing Project Risks
- A Practical Approach
Husam Sha'ath
BSc, MBA, CMC, PMP, CEng, MIMechE, MRAeS
Hosted by
Margarida Almeida
Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
89 Chestnut Street
(Formerly Colony Hotel)
St. David room (3rd floor), University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open for
registrations and dinner will be served
6:50 PM Announcements & Introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
8:25 PM Thank you note
8:30 PM Event closes
Speaker profile:
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Husam Sha'ath
BSc, MBA, CMC, PMP, CEng, MIMechE, MRAeS
Husam Sha’ath is the President of
FORTE Management Consulting,
a Strategic Management and Project Management
Consulting firm.
He was a Principal Consultant in the Corporate and
Operations Strategy Group with PwC Consulting in
Toronto, the management consulting arm of
Pricewaterhouse Coopers which became IBM Business
Consulting. Prior joining PwC Consulting, Mr.
Sha’ath worked as the Business Development Manager,
for a multinational business conglomerate and was
the Marketing Manager for a distributor of consumer
goods. |
He
has an MBA from City University, London (UK), and a BSc
in Engineering from Leeds University (UK). He is a
Certified Management Consultant (CMC), a Project
Management Professional (PMP), a Chartered Engineer
(UK), a Member of the Institution of Mechanical
Engineers (UK), and a Member of the Royal Aeronautical
Society (UK).
Throughout his career, Mr. Sha’ath managed projects of
various types in a number of industries across
engineering and business functional areas. He has
initiated and managed to completion projects in, systems
implementation, organizational restructuring,
maintenance best practices and benchmarking, mergers and
acquisitions, organizational design, product launches,
quality management, aircraft heavy maintenance, and
power generation equipment overhauls. He has
facilitated courses on Project Management methodologies,
Total Quality Management (TQM) a |
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