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Focus Session Workshop
The Communication
Connection-Getting it Right &
Annual volunteer Leadership Team Slate confirmation for
2005
Presenter: Claire Sookman
Hosted by: Bill Chadwick and Gagandeep Marwaha
Date: Thursday December 02, 2004
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location:
Northern
District Public Library, 2nd floor, Room 224,
40 Orchard View
Blvd, Toronto (near Yonge/Eglinton)
You can access the Library by subway. If you
drive, there is ample Public Parking in the area.
Timetable:
6:15 p.m. Doors open – light meal available
6:30 p.m. Announcements & Introductions;
Election of
leadership slate
6:45 p.m. Focus Session (90 minutes)
8:15 p.m. Thank you note
8:17 p.m. Networking continues
8:30 p.m. Event closes
Bio:
As the driving force behind the training/consulting firm
of Virtual Team Builders, Claire
Sookman brings to the table over a decade’s
worth of corporate training experience. Specializing in
virtual team building and communication strategies,
Claire’s unique, targeted approach has helped her clients
increase productivity, efficiency and profits. Her
personalized, focused seminars have garnered numerous
accolades, putting her services in high demand throughout
North America.
Claire’s polished communication and training skills were
honed through both practical and educational channels.
Formal education includes certification in numerous areas.
These include Project Management people skills courses
through the U.S.-based firm of Provant-Project Management
and Langevin Learning Services (Master Trainer). Claire’s
technical expertise in training is complimented by a
long-standing association with Toastmasters International
and the Canadian Association for Professional Speakers.
Actively involved in community and charitable
organizations and events, Claire has donated her time to
support activities on behalf of the Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Canada and the Children’s Wish Foundation.
She also derives great personal satisfaction mentoring
those seeking to enhance their communication abilities.
When not traveling for business or pleasure, Claire enjoys
equestrian pursuits and other physical activities.
Claire Sookman can be reached at
csookman@virtualteambuilders.com
Topics Highlights:
Understanding yourself is the key
to understanding and interacting with others. This is the
premise of the DISC Personality Profiling seminar. An
innovative approach to behavioral insight, DISC not only
uncovers unique behavioral traits of those profiled but
also gives participants practical solutions for
interacting most effectively with different styles. The
key Objectives are as follows:
•
Describe
characteristics of their individual DISC profile
•Learn how to communicate with
other DISC dimensions to work more effectively
•Understand buying
characteristics of all 4 styles to increase your sales
Registration will be limited to 45 participants. A
light meal will be provided.
Registration Fee: (Includes 7% GST)
$15 for PMI members;
$20 for non-members & guests.
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU point for participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC online registration page.
Online registration cut-off is noon on Tuesday,
November 30th, 2004 or when registration reaches 45
people. Any
problems, please call the SOC office at 416-381-4058.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
Feedback results Thursday, December 02, 2004:
Focus Session Workshop
The Communication
Connection-Getting it Right &
Annual volunteer Leadership Team Slate confirmation for
2005
Presenter: Claire Sookman
Hosted by: Bill Chadwick and Gagandeep Marwaha
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25 |
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31 |
63 |
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38 |
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What other Presentation topics would
be of interest |
- Risk MGMT
- More Personality Styles
- Would you be interested in gender differences
focus group? |
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What did you like most about this
event? |
- Interactive, Group Discussions
- Powerful Speaker
- Variety of Interactions
- Interesting topic
- Project MGMT topics in context of IT i.e.
techniques of requirements gathering
- Keynote very interesting, I really feel I learnt a
lot today
- Very Good Presenter, valuable session that can
take back to office
- Experience of Claire, she was great!
- Participant's involvement |
Winner of Draw:
David Martin
The
proposed slate of candidates for 2005 is as follows:
1. Chair – Sanjay Swarup
2. Vice Chair – Paul Gabber
3. Portfolio Director (Operations) – Atul Chaudhary
a. Associate Director (Meals) – Riyad Ahmad
b. Associate Director (Administration) – Abraham Asedafe
c. Associate Director (Dinner Meetings) – Asli Sari
d. Associate Director (I & C Workshops) – Cecile Millard
e. Associate Director (Focus Sessions) – Bill Chadwick
f. Associate Director (At Large) – Gagan Marwaha
4. Portfolio Director (Web Services) – Goran Lazarev
a. Associate Director (Mailing List) – Dilip Sankreacha
b. Associate Director (Leadership Page) – Kimberly
Wilkinson
5. Portfolio Director (Finance & New Initiatives) –
Paraminder Talwar
a. Associate Director (Finance) – William Varagas
b. Associate Director (Peer Review) – Heidi Mackay
6. Portfolio Director (Sponsorships) – Anupam Sharma
a. Associate Director (Pact) – Vacant
7. Portfolio Director (Administration) – Vacant
a. Associate Director (Leadership Administration &
Communications) –
Maurine Penton
b. Associate Director (ISSIG Communications) – Pawan Jalan
GT ISLIG Networking Dinner and Presentation
Contracts and Procurement
Speaker:
Desmond Alvares, B Eng, MBA, CMA, Chartered IT
Professional
Hosted by: Asli Sari
Date: Thursday, November 11th, 2004
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location:
Northern
District Public Library, 2nd floor, Room 224,
40 Orchard View
Blvd, Toronto (near Yonge/Eglinton)
You can access the Library by subway. If you
drive, there is ample Public Parking in the area.
Timetable:
5:45 p.m. Doors open
6:00 p.m. Networking; buffet dinner available at
6:10 p.m.
6:50 p.m. Announcements & Introductions
7:05 p.m. Presentation by guest speaker
8:05 p.m. Q & A session
8:15 p.m. Thank you note
8:17 p.m. Networking continues
8:30 p.m. Event closes
Bio:
Desmond Alvares is
founder and Lead ORBIT Developer of Operational Risk
Business Intelligence Tools. He specializes in consulting
and training in business intelligence, process
improvement, risk management, strategic planning and
project governance and is an Instructor at Ryerson
University for the Project Management Certificate program.
In addition to being a Certified Management Accountant, he
is a Chartered IT Professional with the British Computer
Society (BCS).
Desmond has an MBA with a focus on Finance, Accounting and
Strategy as well as a B. Eng in Mechanical Engineering.
Prior to entering consulting in 2002, he held Management
positions with Canadian and International Banks. He has
worked with Financial Service, Food and Beverage and
Energy Resource companies to develop their Financial
Systems and enhance their operations.
Desmond is currently serving on the board of the Upper
Canada Section of the BCS as Professional Development
Officer, the Knight of Columbus, Council 13345 as
Financial Secretary, Schulich Alumni Association and
Ontario Special Olympics as Head Coach coordinator.
Presentation outline:
Desmond will describe the procurement process, including
all of the activities that are necessary to obtain the
goods and services required for a project. The objectives
of the procurement process are to obtain the goods and
services for a project in accordance with the
Technical/Quality, Schedule, cost, and other performance
objectives of a project.
The broad objectives of the procurement process for any
size project are the same. It is necessary to adequately
control the Technical/Quality, Schedule, and cost
performance of the suppliers and contractors on any type
or size of project. Contract requirements for implementing
the objectives will vary in accordance with the size of
the project. Large complex projects will require a
significant number of Technical/Quality, Schedule, and
cost performance requirements. A proactive well organized
and focused approach is vital to the achievement of the
objectives of the procurement process.
Power Point presentation of event
Registration will be limited to 35 participants.
A buffet dinner will be served
Registration Fee:
(Includes 7% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provided number)
Non Members, Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1 PDU point for participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via
the SOC online registration page.
Online registration cut-off is Noon on Tuesday,
November 09, 2004 or when registration reaches 35
people. Any problems, please call
the SOC office at 416-381-4058.
EMAIL: info@gtislig.org
Feedback results Thursday, November 11, 2004
GT ISLIG Networking Dinner and Presentation
Contracts and Procurement
Speaker:
Desmond Alvares, B Eng, MBA, CMA, Chartered IT
Professional
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42 |
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37 |
26 |
11 |
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47 |
26 |
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47 |
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What other Presentation topics would
be of interest |
- Risk MGMT
- SDLC
- Negotiation
- Dealing With Difficult People
- OPM3
- Change Control
- Case Studies
- IT Project MGMT
- Advanced PM Topics |
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What did you like most about this
event? |
- Networking
- Good Location, Good Topic
- Reference to PMBOK 3rd Edition
- Food was very good
- Speaker was clearly knowledgeable, but not PMP.
- Discussion was very good, but presentation was a
dull
- Networking, Presentation available for download |
The winner of the feedback draw is Hugh Wemegah.
Hugh has won free admission to our dinner meeting.
GT ISLIG Networking Dinner and Presentation
PMI-ISLIG presents a high profile speaker:
Who brings wisdom & knowledge from an Executive
Perspective into the discipline of Project Management?
Mega event sponsored by Centennial College
Managing Change
Speaker:
Carl Sergeant PMP, Assistant Vice President, Bell Canada
Hosted by: Atul Chaudhary & Asli Sari
Date: Thursday, October 14th, 2004
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location:
Bell Trinity Square - Bay & Queen St.
Conference Room 483 Bay Street, Basement - Room # B1,
Toronto M5G 2C9
The conference room is located in the basement of 483 Bay
St., Bell Trinity Square, at the intersection of Bay St. &
Albert St., [North of Queen St.], East of Toronto City
Hall across Bay St.
After 6 PM, access to the building is through the two
entrances from Albert St. only, please use the buzzer to
call security if you arrive after 6 pm.
If you drive, there is ample Public Parking in the area
plus in the building.
Timetable:
5:45 p.m. Doors open
6:00 p.m. Networking; buffet dinner available at
6:10 p.m.
6:50 p.m. Announcements & Introductions
7:00 p.m. Event Sponsor presentation by Centennial
College
7:20 p.m. Presentation by Guest Speaker
8:20 p.m. Q&A
8:30 p.m. Thank you note
8:32 p.m. Networking continues
8:45 p.m. Event closes
Bio:
 Carl Sergeant
is an Assistant Vice President in Bell Canada’s
Professional Services Group and a Project Management
Professional as certified by the Project Management
Institute. A 25-year veteran of Canada’s
telecommunications industry, Carl oversees an extensive
project management and outsourcing organization at Bell.
This organization is accountable for managing
business-customer contracts that generate $500 million of
revenue each year.
Carl started at Bell in 1980 installing residential
telephones and has worked his way up through the
organization to lead a staff of some 140 project managers,
executives, and directors. In early 2000, Carl joined
Ericsson Canada for 14 months to harmonize the company’s
Canadian project management and engineering arms. After
successfully completing this undertaking, Carl returned to
Bell Canada and was promoted into his current position in
2004.
An avid flyer, Carl holds a private pilot’s license and
tries to fly every weekend that he can.
Presentation outline: Bell Canada
shoots for the sky
How do you change a 140-person project management
organization—one steeped in a tradition of monopoly—into
a highly motivated, competitive professional services
organization that implements $500 million worth of
telecommunications networks and services each year?
Join Carl Sergeant, assistant vice president with Bell
Canada and flying aficionado, as he explains how his
organization is overhauling itself to accomplish this
very goal.
Carl will discuss the business pressures that prompted
Bell to abandon the status quo and reinvent
itself—despite the inevitable internal resistance to
change. He’ll explain the vital importance of creating a
vision for change, getting senior management to buy in,
and generating a groundswell of support from employees.
Carl will also describe several important tactical steps
that Bell took to transform the organization. These
steps include revamping the traditional
employee-supervisor relationship and providing project
managers with new tools and support resources.
Other topics include
- Giving project teams the autonomy to fulfill the
vision
- Creating clear-cut project management career paths
- Training employees to be project management
consultants, not just project managers
Finally, Carl will describe how Bell measures the
success of these initiatives.
An avid flyer, Carl will weave in flying analogies
throughout his talk, suggesting that flying a Cessna 172
Skyhawk and managing a major organizational change have
more in common than one might think.
The special event is being sponsored
by Centennial College
Thanks to: Chris Dudley Chair, Business, New Media and
Information Technology School of Continuing Education &
Corporate Training and faculty member Ragu Nayak.
Registration will be limited to 100 participants.
A buffet dinner will be served
Registration Fee:
(Includes 7% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provided number)
Non Members, Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1 PDU point for participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via
the SOC online registration page.
Online registration cut-off is Noon on Tuesday,
October 12, 2004 or earlier when registration is full.
Please book early to avoid disappointment. Any problems, please call
the SOC office at 416-381-4058.
EMAIL: info@gtislig.org
Feedback results Thursday, October 14, 2004
GT ISLIG Networking Dinner and Presentation
Managing Change
Speaker:
Carl Sergeant PMP, Assistant Vice President, Bell Canada
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- SDLC vs. Project MGMT Method
- IT Risk MGMT
- Change MGMT
- Scheduling
- Communication
- Co-Development Project Organization
- Gaining/Managing Executive to provide better
sponsorship for IT/IS Projects |
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What did you like most about this
event? |
- Presentation
- Good Location, Great Food, Really Interesting
Speakers
- Environment, Speaker, Networking
- Interesting Topic
- Location, Dinner, Presentation, Speaker
- IT Management for Business Executives
- New Ideas and Networking
- Speaker
- Good use of analogy. Enjoyed Comprehensive
Structure
- Great Speaker, Great Food
- Table Discussion
- The speaker was great, we especially liked the
analogy he used and knitted his flying experience
with project management. The event was fast paced
with good quality food and very professional
location
- Location
- Very Informal & useful information. Very Impressed
- Concepts are best remembered when put into
analogies. Carl did this well with the flying
analogies
- Move Afternoon timeslot, 8:45 pm too late
- Excellent big picture visionary presentation -
- Carl analogy of change in his organization to
flying was really great!. Change is a journey!
- Good cross-section of project management
professionals. |
The winner of the feedback draw is Hanu Yelamarti.
Hanu has won free admission to our dinner meeting.
GT ISLIG Networking Dinner and Presentation
Effectively Managing a Crashed/ Fast Tracked Project
Speaker:
Lisa Toste PMP
Hosted by: Atul Chaudhary & Asli Sari
Date: Thursday, September 16th, 2004
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location:
Bell Trinity Square - Bay & Queen St.
Conference Room 483 Bay Street, Basement - Room # B1,
Toronto M5G 2C9
The conference room is located in the basement of 483 Bay
St., Bell Trinity Square, at the intersection of Bay St. &
Albert St., [North of Queen St.], East of Toronto City
Hall across Bay St.
After 6 PM, access to the building is through the two
entrances from Albert St. only, please use the buzzer to
call security if you arrive after 6 pm.
If you drive, there is ample Public Parking in the area
plus in the building.
Timetable:
5:45 p.m. Doors open
6:00 p.m. Networking; buffet dinner available at
6:10 p.m.
6:50 p.m. PMI & GT ISLIG updates
7:00 p.m. Presentation by guest speaker
8:00 p.m. Q&A, networking continues
8:30 p.m. Event closes
Bio:
 Lisa Toste,
PMP is a project manager at Bell Canada.
During her career, she has focused on complex
multi-million dollar technology projects. Lisa is a member
of Toastmasters and has a degree in Psychology from the
University of Toronto. She is a dynamic speaker and has
won prestigious awards for her accomplishments in Project
Management.
Presentation outline:
In a perfect world, projects are planned with sufficient
time given for each task. However, in today’s business
market, “faster is better”. With increased competition in
the market place, companies are being pressured to bring
products and services to market within shorter intervals.
This is having a direct effect on Project Managers, their
teams and the methods they use to effectively meet the
Triple Constraints.
Have you ever been asked to complete a project in less
than a reasonable time frame? Imagine working on a
critical and highly visible project with only 1/3rd of the
required estimated time to complete it! That is exactly
what Lisa Toste had to do and
won awards from her company and her client for the
project’s extraordinary results.
In the presentation “Effectively Managing a Crashed/
Fast Tracked Project”, Lisa
Toste will share winning strategies based on her
real life experiences on the art of managing a high-risk
project. Lisa will discuss topics such as:
• Motivating your Team to work from a mindset where the
impossible is possible.
• Communication strategies for high risk projects
• Quality: Doing it right the first time
• Proactive Risk management
• The importance of Change management
• Managing customer expectations
• Negotiating with all parties to achieve a win/win result
• Stress management in a high stress environment
Registration will be limited to 40 participants.
A buffet dinner will be served
Registration Fee:
(Includes 7% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provided number)
Non Members, Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1 PDU point for participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via
the SOC online registration page.
Online registration cut-off is Noon on Tuesday,
September 14, 2004. Any problems, please call
the SOC office at 416-381-4058.
EMAIL: info@gtislig.org
Feedback results Thursday, September 16, 2004
GT ISLIG Networking Dinner and Presentation
Effectively Managing a Crashed/ Fast Tracked Project
Speaker:
Lisa Toste PMP
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36 |
36 |
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21 |
38 |
21 |
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28 |
45 |
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What other Presentation topics would
be of interest |
- Topics are related to the construction field. (if
possible)
- Estimating techniques - Procurement Management
- Leadership and Mentoring
- Project Management for Systems Integration
- Risk Management
- Cost Management
- Negotiating Skills, managing stakeholder/sponsor
relationship, agile project framework
- Program Management vs. project management
-EPMO/PMO roles + responsibilities
- IT -PMO |
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What did you like most about this
event? |
- The Relaxed Attitude of the keynote speaker and
the questions by the members
- The Speaker very dynamic
- Convenient, meet new people and the ideas
- Speaker was great
- Room was V.V. Warm. Presentation + format Good
- Discussed a real life project and the topic was
what we encounter as often
- Very Upbeat and informative. Good points to
incorporate in the projects that I am working on
- Subject. Setting for the dinner was not
appropriate for networking
- The presentation was excellent. I have new
insights into project communications
- High Energy Speaker
- Enthusiasm, reality check on real life situations
on the project. Excellent speaker
- Round Table Q&A in addition to presentation
- Well done event. Need better circulation in the
meeting room.
- Poor dinner arrangement. Excellent PM concepts
presented programmatically
- Knowledge base and networking
- Topic & well- presented
- Guest speaker was exceptional
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The winner of the feedback draw is Dianne James.
Dianne has won free admission to our dinner meeting.
Focus Session Workshop
Team Building Techniques using
the Bridge Game Workshop
Presenter: Bill Geraats
Hosted by: Bill Chadwick and Atul Chaudhary
Date: Thursday August 19, 2004
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location:
Northern
District Public Library, 2nd floor, Room 224,
40 Orchard View
Blvd, Toronto (near Yonge/Eglinton)
You can access the Library by subway. If you
drive, there is ample Public Parking in the area.
Timetable:
6:15 p.m. Doors open – food available
6:30 p.m. Introduction, followed by group
discussions
7:45 p.m. Close discussion, networking continues
The Bridge Game Workshop
As Project Managers we know the importance of group
effectiveness and strong leadership to the
success of the project, and here is a unique new learning
methodology that could help you to enhance those traits in
your team players.
The Bridge Game is a highly interactive and quickly
engaging work simulation, designed to challenge and
enhance the people skills of everyone involved in
projects.
It’s a mini-project in every way, letting you wrestle
through all the challenges found in a real life venture,
where unwavering team dynamics, strong
leadership and good client focus are the keys
to success.
It builds the right team spirit and team dynamics in
preparation for the actual assignment to come.
Participants learn a lot about themselves and their
teammates, enhancing their soft skills, which are a
crucial factor in delivering their job skills.
It’s a fast paced and cheerful bridge-building exercise,
designed to bring out the real personalities of your team
players, and this appeals to all ranks, gender and age
groups. It’s an excellent character assessment tool in
your team selection process.
Come and join us for a very enjoyable hands-on ‘productive
fun’ session and see for yourself how you could make the
Bridge Game work for your teams.
Bio:
Bill Geraats
Following a 30-year career in IBM Corporate Learning &
Development, Bill continues to work with PM Professionals
through VISTA Learning Services, a business he has owned
and managed since 1992. He specializes in the development
and production of interactive learning tools, and the
Bridge Game is the most popular one of the bunch, used by
learning professionals around the world.
Bill is a strong advocate of experiential learning as
applied to Project Management, and a firm believer in the
magic of team synergy toward making people more
efficient and clearly focused on the client’s needs.
The Bridge Game is his favorite tool to demonstrate that
message to his audiences, and he uses a very dynamic and
entertaining delivery style.
Bill has been the keynote presenter (or has been booked)
for all PMI Chapters throughout Ontario.
Registration will be limited to 45 participants. A
light meal will be provided.
Registration Fee: (Includes 7% GST)
$15 for PMI members;
$20 for non-members & guests.
This meeting earns 1 PDU point for participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC online registration page. Online registration
cut-off is noon on Tuesday, August 17, 2004. Any
problems, please call the SOC office at 416-381-4058.
EMAIL:
info@gtislig.org
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| Overall quality |
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52 |
37 |
| Workshop |
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15 |
48 |
33 |
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Administration |
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30 |
41 |
30 |
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Networking |
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22 |
33 |
30 |
15 |
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22 |
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29 |
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What other Presentation topics would
be of interest |
- Establishing control in an uncontrolled
environment
- Conflict resolution
- Team Development
- Client Relationship
- Leadership |
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What did you like most about this
event? |
- Opportunity to network
- Real life experience and application
- Group participation
- Hands on workshop made interaction and networking
easier
- The whole event was great and novel
- Lively workshop
- The Bridge Game was fun with opportunity to play
and learn
- Applicable to IT projects
- Relaxed atmosphere |
Winner of Draw: Kimberly Wilkinson
Issues &
Challenges Workshop
"Project
Deliverables – Who, When, What & How"
During the entire project life cycles, several
deliverables have to be prepared. This workshop would
debate which are the top ten documents, who prepares them,
when they are to be delivered, what are their contents and
how to meet issues & challenges around them.
Date: Thursday, June 24, 2004
Location:
Northern
District Public Library, 2nd floor, Room 224,
40 Orchard View
Blvd, Toronto (near Yonge/Eglinton)
You can access the Library by subway. If you drive, there is ample
Public Parking in the area.
Timetable:
6:15 p.m. Doors open - Light meal available,
networking discussion
6:45 p.m. Introduction & breakout
7:45 p.m. Summary of Findings
8:00 p.m. Close Discussion, networking continues
8:15 p.m. Event closes
There is no keynote speaker but attendees shall
participate in a group discussion after a brief subject
introduction.
Registration will be limited to 40 participants. A light
meal will be provided.
Thanks go to our volunteers for organizing and leading
this activity:
Sanjay Swarup, Abraham Esedafe, Riyad Husein and Paul
Gabber
Registration Fee: (Includes 7% GST)
$15 for PMI members (provided number);
$20 for non-members & guests.
This meeting earns 1 PDU point for participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC online
registration page. Online registration cut-off is noon on
Tuesday, June 22, 2004, or when registration reaches 40
people. Any problems please call the SOC office at
416-381-4058 or E-mail to
info@gtislig.org
Issues & Challenges Workshops is a service
offered by the Greater Toronto Information Systems Local
Interest Group (GT ISLIG) and it is being organized in
response to your requests. A panel of your peers will
address the day-to-day issues and challenges faced by our
members in managing IT projects.
Spread the news to co-workers, fellow Project Managers,
associates, friends and others interested in attending
this event.
Feedback results Thursday, June 24, 2004:
Issues and Challenges Workshop
"Project
Deliverables – Who, When, What & How"
| |
Poor
% |
Fair
% |
Good % |
Very
good % |
Excellent % |
| Overall quality |
7 |
7 |
36 |
36 |
14 |
| Workshop |
7 |
0 |
36 |
43 |
14 |
|
Administration |
0 |
7 |
29 |
29 |
36 |
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Networking |
0 |
8 |
31 |
46 |
15 |
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Total |
4 |
5 |
32 |
38 |
20 |
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What other Presentation topics would
be of interest |
- Project Management Art or Science?
- Detailed Session for the Project Phases
- Project Risks Identifications
- Process to Map with PMP BWK
- Change Management & Scoop Creep
- Time Estimation and Breaking Tasks down into work
Package
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Session photo gallery
GT ISLIG Networking Dinner and Presentation
Agile Project Management Using Scrum
Speaker:
Kevin Aguanno, PMP, MAPM
Hosted by Paul Gabber
Date: Thursday May 27, 2004
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location:
Northern
District Public Library, 2nd floor, Room 224,
40 Orchard View
Blvd, Toronto (near Yonge/Eglinton)
You can access the Library by subway. If you drive, there is ample
Public Parking in the area.
Timetable:
5:45 p.m. Doors open
6:00 p.m. Networking; buffet dinner available at
6:10 p.m.
6:50 p.m. Sponsorship presentation
7:00 p.m. Speaker presentation
8:00 p.m. Q&A, networking continues
8:30 p.m. Event closes
Bio:
Kevin Aguanno
is a driven, result-oriented solutions designer and
project manager with over seventeen years of experience
working with a wide range of industries.
Mr. Aguanno specializes in turning around troubled
application development and systems integration projects,
and is known in the industry for this expertise. He has
spoken at conferences, published articles, and has
recently edited a new book on managing agile projects. His
knowledge and competency as a project manager are
certified by IBM and PMI, and he is a member of both PMI
and the Association for Project Management in the U.K.
Winner of several international awards, Mr. Aguanno is a
proven manager and public speaker active in research and
writing on the topic of project management.
Mr. Aguanno has written several books, including Beyond
the PMP: Advanced Project Management Certification
Options, and 101 Ways to Reward Your Team Members for $20
(or Less!) He has recently edited Managing Agile Projects,
which contains chapters by many of the thought leaders in
the agile development movement.
Presentation outline:
First appearing in software development projects, Agile
Development methods are now a very hot topic in software
development conferences and magazines. These are methods
that stress the speed of development and close interaction
with the customer over traditional, more bureaucratic,
practices.
This presentation will outline the underlying principles
of Agile Development and details of how it differs from
traditional development projects. Then, using an agile
project management method called Scrum, we will illustrate
how agile management methods used in software development
may be extended to projects form other application areas
outside of I/T.
Participants will come away from the presentation with a
high-level understanding of the Agile Development
philosophy and how it differs from traditional development
approaches, enough of an understanding of Scrum to be able
to determine if and how it could be implemented on a
project, and a list of resources for further information
on Agile Development and Scrum.
Due to space restrictions, we are limiting registration to
35 people.
Thanks go to our volunteers for organizing and leading
this activity:
Abraham Esedafe, Riyad Husein, Paul Gabber
Registration Fee:
(Includes 7% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provided number)
Non Members, Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1 PDU point for participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via
the SOC online registration page.
Online registration cut-off is noon on Tuesday, May 25, 2004. Any problems, please call
the SOC office at 416-381-4058.
EMAIL: info@gtislig.org
Feedback results Thursday, May 27, 2004
GT ISLIG Networking Dinner and Presentation
Agile Project Management Using Scrum
Speaker:
Kevin Aguanno, PMP, MAPM
| |
Poor
% |
Fair
% |
Good % |
Very
good % |
Excellent % |
| Overall quality |
0 |
0 |
6 |
71 |
24 |
|
Keynote presentation |
0 |
0 |
6 |
41 |
53 |
|
Administration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
71 |
29 |
|
Networking |
0 |
7 |
7 |
87 |
7 |
|
Total |
0 |
0 |
4 |
65 |
28 |
|
What other Presentation topics would
be of interest |
- Matching up PM and Systems Development
Methodologies
- More topics on Agile Management
- More details on the use of Scrum and its
relationship with PMI PMBOK and PRINCE2
- CMM, ITIL, Six Sigma, and Quality Management
|
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What did you like most about this
event? |
- Good location
- Excellent topic and content and very interesting
“out-of-the-box” concept
- Very informative and relevant topic
- Very good build-up of topic by speaker by starting
with the history of methodologies
- Clear and complete handout
- Enthusiastic and great speaker
- Informative and well presented topic
- High quality supper for the price
- “What makes PMI GTA ISLIG shine is their
workshops. They rate tops of all professional events
that I attend”
|
The winner of the feedback draw is Gagandeep Marwaha.
Gagandeep has won free admission to our next Membership Meeting.
Focus Session Workshop
Controlling “Gold Plating”
Without Capping Creativity or Team Morale
Presenter:
Joel MacCharles, PMP - Bay3000 Consulting
Hosted by Bill Chadwick and Atul Chaudhary
Date: Thursday April 15, 2004
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location:
Northern
District Public Library, 2nd floor, Room 224,
40 Orchard View
Blvd, Toronto (near Yonge/Eglinton)
You can access the Library by subway. If you drive, there is ample
Public Parking in the area.
Timetable:
6:15 p.m. Doors open – food
available
6:30 p.m. Introduction, followed by group discussion
7:45 p.m. Close discussion, networking continues
This workshop will give you hands on experience in dealing
with the common Project Management challenge of
controlling “gold plating” by your team members without
dampening their motivation or creativity.
Bio:
Joel MacCharles, PMP -
Bay3000 Consulting
Joel has spent many years working with clients to help
them with the utilization of project management principles
and software to create and forecast plans, team building,
schedules, resource allocation and project communication.
Joel currently trains 75+ courses on soft skills, software
and programming and he has designed many programs across
the country. His focus is on understanding adult learning
principles, presentation design and delivery, team play,
listening, probing, needs analysis and public speaking.
As a consultant with Bay3000,
Joel has designed and delivered hundreds of training
courses in the area of project management for various
clients. Courses included project portfolio management, MS
Project Skills, KMProject software for project management,
presentation skills, facilitation skills, communication
skills, leadership, and PMP Exam preparation. Some clients
include iSERV
Ontario, OLGC, and others.
As Facilitator and Professor at Humber College, taught
various courses and was recognized for high levels of
organization, the ability to explain technical concepts to
those with little or no background in the field of study,
and the ability to plan and achieve a very aggressive
curriculum.
Designed and delivered extensive training programs to
various levels from front line workers to executives.
Registration will be limited to 45 participants.
A light meal will be provided.
Registration Fee:
(Includes 7% GST)
$15 for PMI members;
$20 for
non-members & guests.
This meeting earns 1 PDU point for participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via
the SOC online registration page.
Online registration cut-off is noon on Tuesday, April
12, 2004. Any problems, please call
the SOC office at 416-381-4058.
EMAIL: info@gtislig.org
Feedback results Thursday, April 15, 2004:
Focus Session Workshop
Controlling “Gold Plating”
Without Capping Creativity or Team Morale
Presenter:
Joel MacCharles, PMP - Bay3000 Consulting
Hosted by Bill Chadwick and Atul Chaudhary
| |
Poor
% |
Fair
% |
Good % |
Very
good % |
Excellent % |
| Overall quality |
0 |
0 |
13 |
53 |
33 |
| Workshop |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
40 |
|
Administration |
0 |
0 |
13 |
80 |
7 |
|
Networking |
0 |
0 |
40 |
53 |
7 |
|
Total |
0 |
0 |
17 |
62 |
21 |
|
What other Presentation topics would
be of interest |
- Engagement management
- Mitigation
- OPM3
- Estimating |
|
What did you like most about this
event? |
- Interesting topic, very well conducted & drove
home the point
- Great way of getting participation, learned new
ways of controlling Gold Plating
- Joel - drove the point home in a memorable way
- The interactive format brought out a lot of
different perspectives & encouraged knowledge
sharing
- The discussion & exchange of ideas
- Workshop participation & brain storming
- Discussion
- Good chance to meet other PM's & networking
- Discussion
- Should have more diet pop or water
- Focused on topic, good place
- Clear subdivision of topic made it easy to
remember, fast pace kept topic interesting,
knowledge & experience sharing benefited
|
Networking Dinner and Presentation
Topic:
The Project Check Up
Speaker:
Paul Lear, PMP
Hosted by Paul Gabber
Date: Thursday March 18, 2004
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location:
Northern
District Public Library, 2nd floor, Room 224,
40 Orchard View
Blvd, Toronto (near Yonge/Eglinton)
You can access the Library by subway. If you drive, there is ample
Public Parking in the area.
Timetable:
5:45 p.m. Doors open – pickup PDU receipt
6:00 p.m. Networking & buffet dinner available
ay 6:10 p.m.
6:50 p.m. Sponsorship Presentation
7:00 p.m. Speaker presentation
8:00 p.m. Q&A, networking continues
8:30 p.m.
Event closes
Presentation Outline:
The Project Check Up™ is a short-term, independent
review performed at
selected points during a project. The Project Check Up
examines an
active project to determine its overall health, with
minimal impact on
your team's time and budget. Actions are recommended for
any significant
problems. These mid-project corrections improve the
performance of
healthy projects and help ailing projects recover.
Presentation for the March 18, 2004 ISLIG member meeting
is available via:
http://lear.ca/presentation.html
Bio:
Paul Lear, PMP, is
the managing partner of Paul Lear & Associates Inc.
(www.lear.ca),
a private consultancy focused on application delivery
projects that capitalize on significant business
opportunities and
respond to competitive challenges. He specializes in
challenging
projects that require strong leadership and creative
solutions to
complex problems. He is on the Toronto board of the
Canadian Information
Processing Society.
Registration Fee: (Includes 7% GST)
$35 for PMI members (provided number);
$45 for
non-members & guests.
This meeting earns 1 PDU point for participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC online
registration page. Any problems, please call
the SOC office at 416-381-4058.
Limit & cut-off imposed due to limited space for dinner.
Cut-off Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2004. Registration is
limited to
35 people.
Our thanks to the Volunteer Leadership Team 2003-2004
http://www.gtislig.org/leadership_team.htm
Bill, Stephen, Jeff, Sanjay, Anupam, Rukhsana, Riyad,
Paul, Arie, Gora |
