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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) and ISO 9000. He was
also involved in investment appraisals and valuations
for mergers and strategic alliances.
Mr. Sha’ath has a solid engineering background. He
worked in utilities, where he was actively involved in
power generation and the electricity market operations;
and in the aerospace industry where worked in aircraft
Engineering & Maintenance. He has recently successfully
completed an 18-month Project Management Implementation
engagement at a Public Sector organization in the Middle
East.
He enjoys swimming and mountain biking. The next
challenge is go off the beaten track on some off-road
adventures.
Presentation synopsis:
Managing
Project Risks - A Practical Approach:
Risks are a fact of
life. We deal with them on a daily basis, and we
instinctively employ strategies to manage them
appropriately. Uncertainties are inherent in every
project, and we need to apply a structured approach to
effectively manage risks to ensure projects success.
A Project Manager
manages each of the Project Management 9 knowledge
areas, but project risks stand out. In addition to
being one of the knowledge areas, risks are a component
of each of the other areas as well.
What risks to manage …
how do we rank risks … who do we get involved in the
process … how do we transition form qualitative Risk
Management into quantitative Risk Management … are some
of the questions that will be addressed in tonight’s
speech.
Registration Fee: (Includes 6% 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 Friday,
December 7th, 2007.
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
Agile Inspired Risk
Mitigation Techniques for Software Development Projects
Michael Bica,
M.S.c., Ph.D
Hosted by
John Thomsen and Neeta Sharma
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
89 Chestnut Street
(Formerly Colony Hotel) 2nd floor Conference Centre,
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
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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Michael Bica,
M.S.c., Ph.D.
Michael Bica has obtained his Master of Science and
Ph. D. from University of South Carolina in Columbia
in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Michael has
20 years of experience in the IT sector, in areas
spanning from engineering computing, to financial
and insurance enterprise systems.
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For the past five years Michael has worked as a
consultant for financial and insurance companies
managing software development projects, managing
development of Software Development Life Cycle
methodologies, as well as projects aimed at establishing
and evolving Enterprise Architectures. During this
period Michael has also been involved with the Canadian
Agile Network, being interested in leveraging agile
techniques into rigorously structured and managed
software development projects
Michael has been certified as a PMP since 2004. He has
held Sun's Software Enterprise Architect Certification
since 2002.
Presentation synopsis:
Agile Inspired
Risk Mitigation Techniques for Software Development
Projects
According to the Chaos Report, causes for failure of
software development projects relate to rapid technology
changes, in-flux business requirements, or failure to
attack risks. To mitigate the risk of failure, project
managers have always been looking for ways to control
complexity, agility and high pace of software
development projects.
Various parametric estimation tools (COCOMO II),
Software Development Life Cycle and Project Management
methodologies have been created to assist project
managers in their quest to plan, execute, control and
succeed. The most widely known methodologies are
Waterfall, RUP, and agile (SCRUM, XP, Feature-Driven
Development).
This workshop discusses software development project
risks, offers overview of methodologies, details agile
techniques, and concludes by suggesting effective risks
responses.
Registration Fee: (Includes 6% 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 of Tuesday,
November 13th, 2007.
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
Use PMCDF …Become a
Better Project Manager
George Jucan, PMP
Core Team Member for PMI-PMCDF 2nd Edition
Chapter 10 Lead for PMBOK®
Guide 4th Edition
Hosted by
Reena
Castelino and
Margarida Almeida
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
89 Chestnut Street (Formerly Colony Hotel) 2nd floor
Conference Centre, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
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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George Jucan, PMP
Core Team Member for PMCDF 2nd Edition,
Chapter 10 Lead for PMBOK Guide 4th Edition
George Jucan is an experienced Project Manager
Professional (PMP), member of Project Management
Institute (PMI), with over 17 years of technical and
management experience. As an independent consultant
for the last 9 years, George successfully has
defined corporate IT vision and strategic
objectives, performed tactical planning and has
managed IT/IS projects to achieve the corporate
business objectives. |
His expertise is also recognized at PMI
level, being part of the Core Team of PMI’s Standards
Committee for the Project Management Competency
Development Framework (PMCDF) – Second Edition,
personally leading Chapter 3 – Personal Competencies.
Currently, George leads Chapter 10 – Communications
Management of A Guide to Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Fourth Edition, and he
also led Scope Management and Communication Management
chapters of the Government Extension to PMBOK® Guide
Third Edition.
George is a regular author of articles, published by
specialized venues such as Gantthead, Oracle Magazine,
Oracle Technology Network, IT ToolBox, The Data
Administration Newsletter and The Journal of Conceptual
Modelling. He also speaks at public events and teaches
courses in Project Management at colleges and
universities in Canada and US.
Presentation synopsis:
Use PMCDF
…Become a Better Project Manager
Project Management Institute (PMI) uses
three dimensions to define what is considered a
“competent project manager”: knowledge, performance and
personal competencies. While a project manager’s
knowledge can be demonstrated by obtaining the PMP or
equivalent certification, assessing the performance and
personal competencies is much more difficult.
PMI addresses this gap with the Project Manager
Competency Development Framework (PMCDF), the Second
Edition being released in October 2007. It now includes
not only a clear definition of competencies required of
project managers, but also examples of evidence to
demonstrate them as well as a process to assess and
improve individual competency level.
This presentation will demonstrate how PMCDF can be used
by any Project Manager to improve their own
capabilities, and apply them within an organizational
context to increase the likelihood for project success.
The goal is to assist the participants in:
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Understanding required competencies and
how to assess them.
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Learning how to improve their own
competencies in project management.
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Adjusting project management competence
to organization particularities.
Registration Fee: (Includes 6% 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.
Registration is limited to 120 participants.
Cut-off date is 12:00 noon of Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
or earlier if the registrations are full.
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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It would be nice to vary the menu (food) from
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more |
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Good food |
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Great extension in the development of my career |
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Room "cool" almost cold |
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the same, all sessions I've attended so far at
chestnut |
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Very insightful, Professional delivery, lots of
ideas and excellent to improve skills |
Networking and
Workshop Meeting
Negotiation: Essential
PM Survival Skill
Sathi Vanigasooriar, PMP
Hosted by George Jucan, PMP
and Neeta Sharma
Date: Thursday, September 20, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: 89 Chestnut Conference Centre, University of
Toronto
89 Chestnut Street (Formerly Colony Hotel) 2nd floor
Toronto, ON
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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Sathi Vanigasooriar, PMP
Sathi Vanigasooriar has taken part in Program on
Negotiation at Harvard Law School. He has utilized
the Harvard Negotiation Framework to successfully
manage IT projects in multinational settings. Over
the last 14 years, Sathi has gained extensive
experience in managing difficult people and complex
situations. |
Sathi’s current role as a Project
Management Consultant (PMI Certified Project Manager)
has provided him the platform to learn and apply
negotiation techniques. His extensive experience in
managing projects in Canada, India and United States has
allowed him to study various cultures and its impact on
the negotiation process and outcome.
Sathi has taken keen interest in obtaining the CISA
(Certified Information Systems Auditor) certification
and has completed the CISA exam. Sathi has guided IT
executives in developing IT governance frameworks based
on COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and related
Technologies).
Sathi has a passion for teaching and he has taught
various computing courses at Algonquin College and
Toronto Board of Education. Sathi holds a B.Sc. in
Computer Science from University of Ottawa. Sathi is
currently on a consulting assignment at Loblaw Companies
Limited.
Presentation synopsis:
Negotiation for
Project Managers:
As Project Managers we have to negotiate
our way through difficult conditions in order to
successfully manage a project. Often we face situations
where the project progress is at a halt due to
disagreements within project stakeholders. Can a Project
Manager be the agent who drives agreements? By learning
negotiation techniques you can tool yourself with
techniques that will enable you to deal with difficult
conditions. From a career perspective it will provide
you an edge since high-profile projects will often
require expertise in negotiation as a primary
requirement for a Project Manager.
In this session Sathi Vanigasooriar will share his
experience in utilizing the Harvard Negotiation
Framework for successfully managing projects. You will
learn his approach to negotiation and his techniques for
dealing with difficult conditions and difficult people
within a project context.
Registration Fee: (Includes 6% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provide number)
Non Members or Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU point for
participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC online registration page.
Registration is limited to 75 participants.
Cut-off date is 12:00 noon of Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
or earlier if the registrations are full.
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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confirmation of change of venue though
managed to get info from PMI website |
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packed |
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crowed |
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excellent ideas |
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Outstanding presentation |
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Speaker very
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Networking and
Workshop Meeting
People Management:
Understanding, Managing and Delivering Expectations
Facilitated by:
Shanthy Logeswaran, BSC, B.A.S, Cert. Management and PMP;
Co-facilitators and hosts:
Margarida Almeida, PM Instr., TESL Cert. Adult Ed;
Rajeev Gupta, PMP
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
Toronto Reference Library (Elizabeth
Beeton Auditorium)
789 Yonge St; (Yonge & Bloor)
Timetable:
6:15 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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Shanthy Logeswaran, PMP
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.
Along with working in with the Financial
Industry, Shanthy, also produces independent films which
focus on creating awareness in social issues and
encouraging youth in arts.
Having worked in diverse industries to deliver projects,
she strongly believes that people management is an
essential driver to successful project delivery.
Shanthy has a Bachelor of Science (computer) from
University of Western Ontario, Bachelor of
Administrative Studies (Accounting) from York
University, Certificate in management from York
University and PMI Certified Project Management
Professional (PMP).
Presentation synopsis:
People
Management: Understanding, Managing and Delivering
Expectations:
Understanding and managing the
expectations of people (Team, Sponsor, Functional
Managers and Non Project Members) around your project,
provides smooth management and successful delivery of
your project. Delivering to the expectations of people
around you provides credibility and leads you into
future success. Join your peers to learn and share views
and experience about People Management in Project
Management in an informative workshop which will enable
you to:
• Understand what goals and expectations people have in
relation to your work
• Improve techniques of managing and delivering to these
expectations
• Increase your knowledge by learning and sharing unique
styles, views and experience in people expectations
Registration Fee: (Includes 6% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provide number)
Non Members or Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU point for
participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC online registration page.
Registration is limited to 42 participants.
Cut-off date is 12:00 noon of Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
or earlier if the registrations are full.
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
People Management:
Understanding, Managing and Delivering Expectations
Shanthy Logeswaran, BSC, B.A.S, Cert. Management and PMP;
Co-facilitators and hosts:
Margarida Almeida, PM Instr., TESL Cert. Adult Ed;
Rajeev Gupta, PMP
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- Food was excellent
- As this was my first event, I really like the
networking chance and enjoyed the info
- Great topic; would love to see a more structured
presentation on the topic
- Excellent execution under the constraints
- Topic was well presented
- Power Point slides at the beginning were too
dense (too much text)
- Start announcement on time; overlap meal time if
needed.
- Refer people to handout for bio, etc. If talking
add extra info.
- For workshop, rethink timing lost to other
section
- Dinner select is not a hit with me nor sauce
selection |
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.
Networking and
Workshop Meeting
Project Management - A
Recruiter's Perspective
Hosted by Reena Castelino &
Katrine Maroukis
Date: Thursday, July 19, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
Toronto Reference Library (Elizabeth
Beeton Auditorium)
789 Yonge St; (Yonge & Bloor)
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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Neeta Sharma
TECHNICAL RECRUITER
Neeta Sharma is thrilled to be speaking at the
PMI about successful job search tactics for
contractor and permanent Project Manager
Consultants. Neeta has extensive experience working
with technical consultants with their job search.
She currently works with TEK systems as a Technical
Recruiter. In her role at TEK systems, Neeta is
responsible for successfully identifying, screening,
and placing qualified technical candidates with
major organizations in various industries using
creative sources such as networking, resume
searches, referrals, and job postings. |
Prior to joining TEK systems, Neeta
worked for reputable companies such as Bell, the
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), and ING Novex.
Through her experiences working with Project Managers,
she has noticed a recurring set of questions regarding
how consultants can make the most of their job search.
With the right resume, industry specific knowledge,
employment trend details, and key job search tactics,
landing the right role should become much easier.
Feel free to bring resumes and any questions you may
have regarding your job search.
Registration Fee: (Includes 6% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provide number)
Non Members or Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU point for
participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC online registration page.
Registration is limited to 75 participants.
Cut-off date is 12:00 noon of Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
or earlier if the registrations are full.
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:
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Project Management - A
Recruiter's Perspective
Hosted by Reena Castelino &
Katrine Maroukis
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54 |
36 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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Venue |
46 |
21 |
21 |
13 |
0 |
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Event Organization |
54 |
36 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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Networking |
21 |
28 |
31 |
13 |
3 |
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Overall Event Experience |
36 |
46 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
42 |
33 |
18 |
5 |
1 |
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Comments / Like most |
- Excellent presenter. Should
arrange tables to have more people at table to
encourage networking. More opportunities to
network. Good food. No wine bar.
- New prospective and very informative.
- Very good
- Room temperature was warm
- Very clear and concise. Informative
- Neeta was a great speaker. Nice to have industry
specialist available for discussion
- Thank you!
- Good communication/presentation skills.
Acknowledgeable. Good information
- Event organization and/or venue not conductive
to networking
- Presented the material well with real
examples
- Excellent subject. This type of career
development topic should presented more often
- Very insightful presentation. Great experience
from the speaker
- Break in between presentation?
- David dinner was excellent. Excellent speaker.
Informative and practical presentation
- Useful guidelines for resume were given. Role of
recruiter understood clearly
- Tips for good resume. Interview tips.
- Great topic!
- No bar (Vine or Beer). Bar is a must. Food might
be better
- Very strong presentation and content. Excellent |
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Networking and
Workshop Meeting
The 15 Fallacies That
Will Kill Your Project
Hosted by Reena Castelino &
Katrine Maroukis
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2007
Time: 5:45 PM – 8:15 PM
Location:
Lillian H. Smith Library
239
College
Ave. (College St. & Spadina Ave.)
Timetable:
5:45 PM Doors open for
registrations and dinner will be served
6:35 PM Announcements & Introductions
6:45 PM Presentation starts
8:10 PM Thank you note
8:15 PM Event closes
Speaker profile:
 |
Wasim Jalal, MBA, CMA, PMP, CMC
Rotman School of Management, U of T.
Wasim has been a successful Program Manager and
IT Professional through a career that has spanned
over 19 years. His diverse experience has been
gained through various PM and corporate roles
serving large and small organizations, both public
and private. Initiatives range from the delivery of
large-scale complex Supply Chain and ERP projects to
instituting organizational change and corporate
growth strategies. |
During his career, Wasim has worked
extensively in the Financial Services, Manufacturing and
Distribution sectors, serving an international client
base in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Wasim’s track
record also includes projects for leading organizations
in the Telecommunications, Semiconductor,
Pharmaceutical, Natural Resources, and automotive
sectors.
Wasim has a firm foundation in structured project
management techniques and an ability to adapt these
appropriately into unique environments to optimize the
performance of cross-functional teams. He strongly
believes in a customer-centric approach that brings
people, business processes and technology together
toward profitable business performance.
Presentation synopsis:
The 15
Fallacies That Will Kill Your Project:
Many executives live in fallacies
preventing them from seeing the truth and missing the
opportunity to apply true leadership that corporations
need. Project managers who depend on the support of
upper management also suffer from these fallacies. This
leads to a lack of interest from sponsors and eventual
termination of the project.
Join us for this presentation as we review these
fallacies and how to avoid them. You will learn:
• The 15 fallacies which kill projects.
• Tactics to protect your project in organizations where
these fallacies exist.
• Communicate positively with sponsors/stakeholders who
have these fallacies.
• Build/change organization culture where you can stop
these fallacies and gain/maintain the support for your
projects.
Registration Fee: (Includes 6% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provide number)
Non Members or Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU point for
participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC online registration page.
Registration is limited to 50 participants.
Cut-off date is 12:00 noon of Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
or earlier if the registrations are full.
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
Feedback
results Thursday, June 21, 2007
The 15 Fallacies That
Will Kill Your Project
Hosted by Reena
Castelino &
Katrine Maroukis
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24 |
19 |
38 |
19 |
0 |
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Venue |
0 |
43 |
29 |
29 |
0 |
|
Event Organization |
10 |
19 |
19 |
38 |
14 |
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Networking |
10 |
24 |
48 |
14 |
5 |
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Overall Event Experience |
0 |
29 |
38 |
24 |
5 |
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Total |
9 |
27 |
34 |
25 |
5 |
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Comments / Like most |
- venue door is too disruptive
- very interesting presentation
- venue is not that great since door was loud
during the presentation
- event should be shorter
- very good food; presenter may wish to consider
focusing on fewer aspects, but more contrarian to
stimulate thought and use less "trust me" or "it's
wrong", let people reach their own conclusions
- Difficulty to parking, room was cold and there
was a lack of signs; there were mistakes on the
location and the start time of the event
- good presentation, time constrained
- lateness in starting was regretful; excellent
speaker, pity he had to rush; fun, very good
material
- the presentation can be improved by focusing
more on specific subjects; currently the
presentation is pulled together by several
unrelated leadership subjects
- Great personal credibility and
conviction; belief in subject |
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Networking and
Workshop Meeting
Why Phases are
the Key to Project Performance Evaluation
Speaker: Douglas Bower, MBA, MSc, PMP
E-Business Manager, Government of Ontario
Hosted by Margarida Almeida
& Jennifer Assaly
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: (Click the link for the map)
Bond Place Hotel
65 Dundas Street East, Toronto, ON M5B 2G8
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:
 |
Douglas Bower, MBA, MSc, PMP
Douglas Bower is Manager, E-Business in the
Ontario Ministry of Small Business and
Entrepreneurship.
From 2003 to 2006, he was a Senior Policy Advisor
in Ministry of Research and Innovation, where he
administered the $300 million infrastructure awards
program of the Ontario Research Fund.
|
For six years before joining the OPS,
Doug provided contract consulting services to IT and
telecom firms in Toronto, including IBM Global Services,
Clearnet PCS (now Telus Mobility) and Group Telecom. He
also taught numerous undergraduate and continuing
education courses in the School of IT Management,
Ryerson University. Prior to 1998, Doug managed
multimillion-dollar projects of increasing complexity in
engineering, entertainment and financial services for
Giffels Associates, Famous Players and CIBC Electronic
Banking.
Douglas has an MBA from the Schulich School of Business,
York University, and an MSc degree in Telecommunications
and Network Management from Syracuse University, NY. He
is currently completing a doctorate in project
management at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
Presentation synopsis:
Why Phases are
the Key to Project Performance Evaluation.
One of the mandatory conditions of
implementing EVM has been the need to create an
integrated performance baseline, in which the work
packages and control accounts form the foundation for
not only the time schedule but also the cost budget.
This requirement appears reasonable in theory, but in
practice can be overly restrictive.
Phased earned value analysis (PEVA) addresses that
contradiction and proposes a solution. The key is to
divide the project schedule into phases that are
appropriate to the work flow and the need for gate
reviews. This allows earned value variances, indices and
forecasts to be calculated for each phase. That is when
those indicators can be most useful, as management
examines progress and performance to date – and decide
whether to proceed.
This approach provides major benefits for project
managers in organizations that have not mandated
full-featured EVM, or where the organization wishes to
ease into EVM.
Registration Fee: (Includes 6% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provide number)
Non Members or Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU point for
participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC online registration page.
Registration is limited to 60 participants.
Cut-off date is 12:00 noon of Tuesday, May 13th, 2007
or earlier if the registrations are full.
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:
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Feedback
results Thursday, May 17, 2007
Why Phases are
the Key to Project Performance Evaluation
Speaker: Douglas Bower, MBA, MSc, PMP
E-Business Manager, Government of Ontario
Hosted by Margarida Almeida
& Jennifer Assaly
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Keynote presentation |
25 |
50 |
21 |
4 |
0 |
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Venue |
7 |
36 |
57 |
0 |
0 |
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Event Organization |
11 |
75 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
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Networking |
7 |
39 |
46 |
4 |
4 |
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Overall Event Experience |
14 |
54 |
29 |
4 |
0 |
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Total |
13 |
51 |
34 |
2 |
1 |
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Comments / Like most |
- Dough is an articulate speaker
with an entertaining demenour, good question-
handling, Excellent Subject Matter Expert
- Wrong Address on website, get rid of background
on these hand outs
- Great refresher on EVM, PVA deserves some extra
thought.
- Readings to be followed
- The way coffee was served - disruption to
speaker
- MS Project, Primavera
- Place was cold, Good food
- Noisy Room ( Machinery in the background)
- An Important topic for PM, Douglas did a great
job answering questions and responding to
criticism
- J2EE Project |
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Networking and
Workshop Meeting
Revenue Project
Management. Know & Show Your Value
Speaker: Dave D'Silva, PMP, BMath
Hosted by Maurine Penton and Rajeev Gupta
Use RPM to "rev" your value in a
realistic and systematic manner. Understand how RPM
creates corporate "wealth" behaviour with a Case Study
from a corporate wealth management start up, PriceMetrix,
the .com, that went on and on.
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: (Click the link for the map)
Northern District Public Library,
2nd floor, Room 224,
40 Orchard View Blvd
Toronto (near Yonge/Eglinton)
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:
 |
Dave D'Silva, PMP, BMath
Dave D'Silva has 20 years experience bridging the
gap to enhanced corporate wealth through IT and
Project Management. His success is due to his
passion to increase your perceived and actual value
as a practitioner of Project Management and IT.
He wants to share his formulae with you and prove a
point.
|
As President of the GTA chapter of the
Microsoft Project Association (MPA), Dave knows how to
bring corporate success through Enterprise Project
Management. For example, as R&D Advisor for
www.pricemetrix.com, a successful .COM era startup, Dave
authored an IT and Project Management model, that gave
rise to patents, and the pioneering of brokerage Revenue
Management.
Mr. D'Silva is a PMP and holds a Bachelor of Mathematics
degree from
The University of Waterloo. His articles are published
by PMI and MPA.
Dave teaches the PMP Prep course and is scheduled to
teach the PgMP.
Dave's corporation, Intelligent Market Solutions Group
Inc. (www.imsg.ca), was founded in 1994. IMSG enhances
revenue through corporate-wide, value-based behaviour,
supported by IT and Project Management.
Presentation synopsis:
Revenue Project
Management. Know & Show Your Value.
Is someone else benefiting from your work? An expanded
perspective
may dramatically increase your value by attributing pre
and post project value. Let's call this Revenue Project
Management (RPM)
RPM is the full business cycle centred on Project
Management, enhanced
by IT:
. Business Intelligence (upscaled Business Analysis)
. Enterprise Project Management (done easy with lower
risk), and
. Project Accounting (integrating your ERP).
Use RPM to "rev" your value in a realistic and
systematic manner.
Understand how RPM creates corporate "wealth" behaviour
with a Case
Study from a corporate wealth management start up,
PriceMetrix, the .com, that went on and on.
Registration Fee: (Includes 6% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provide number)
Non Members or Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU point for
participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC online registration page.
Registration is limited to 45 participants.
Cut-off date is 12:00 noon of Tuesday, April 17, 2007
or earlier if the registrations are full.
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:
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Revenue Project
Management. Know & Show Your Value
Speaker: Dave D'Silva, PMP, BMath
Hosted by Maurine Penton and Rajeev Gupta
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25 |
44 |
19 |
13 |
0 |
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Venue |
25 |
38 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
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Event Organization |
50 |
38 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
Networking |
44 |
44 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
Overall Event Experience |
38 |
25 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
36 |
38 |
24 |
3 |
0 |
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Comments / Like most |
- The presentation more like a
Micro Soft sales talk instead of a PM presentation
- The material in the presentatiom has low value
- Very Informative
- While I enjoyed and was inspired by the
conceptual nature of the presentation, I will need
to further distill the material to apply it on
practical level. Not a bad thing at all, but I
prefer more "nuggets" that I can apply at work
immediately
- Not easy to understand the concept presented
without a specific working example
- Very Unique presenter. The sound echoed
slightly in the room. More of a sale aspect that
other presenters. |
Networking and Workshop Meeting
Managing
the Source and the Problem of Bad Attitudes
Speaker: Peter de Jager
Hosted by
John Thomsen & Katrine Maroukis
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Metro
Hall, 55 John Street in Meeting Room #308 / #309
Metro Hall is located in downtown Toronto – nearest
intersection is Wellington St. W & John St. If you take
TTC, it is close to the St Andrew subway station. If you
drive, Public Parking Lots are available in the area.
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:
 |
Peter de Jager
Peter is a speaker/writer/consultant
on the issues relating to the Rational
Assimilation of the Future. He has published
hundreds of articles on topics ranging from
Problem Solving, Creativity and Change to the
impact of technology on areas such as privacy,
security and business. His articles have appeared
in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal,
The Futurist and Scientific American. |
He is best known to IT audiences for his
efforts to create responsible awareness of the Y2K issue
– For which he received several awards from IT
associations and Govt. Agencies.
In addition to presentations and seminars on the topics
above, he writes about a dozen regular columns. These
include; Association Trends, CIPS across Canada,
Enterprise, Globe & Mail online and Municipal World -
He’s spoken in more than 35 countries and is recognized
worldwide as an exciting, humorous, provocative and
engaging speaker. His audiences have included the World
Economic Forum, The World Bank and The Bank for
International Settlements.
His presentations and workshops are highly interactive,
fun, irreverent to mistaken ideas and most distinctively
- provocative. He forces you, by demonstrating conflicts
between your stated beliefs and behaviours, to think
differently about what you thought you knew. You can
read much of his work in the publications section of
www.technobility.com.
Presentation synopsis:
Managing the Source
and the Problem of Bad Attitudes
Bad Attitude will kill your project faster than Scope
Creep, Shifting Deadlines or a bad bout of the Norwalk
Virus.
Do you know the cost of Bad Attitude on a team?
Do you know the most likely source of Bad Attitude?
What can you do when you find it on your team?
What's your action of last resort?
(and what does it say about your management skills?)
Registration Fee: (Includes 6% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provide number)
Non Members or Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU point for
participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC
online registration page.
Registration is limited to 60 participants. Cut-off date is 12:00
noon of Tuesday, March 13, 2007 or earlier if the registrations are full.
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.
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results Thursday, March 15, 2007
Managing
the Source and the Problem of Bad Attitudes
Speaker: Peter de Jager
Hosted by
John Thomsen & Katrine Maroukis
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81 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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Venue |
59 |
34 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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Event Organization |
56 |
41 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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Networking |
47 |
25 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
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Overall Event Experience |
66 |
25 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
62 |
28 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
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Comments / Like most |
- Great attitute! Communicates with
conviction!
- Great topic
- Creative, irreverent and fun
- Handouts would be appreciated
- Peter is a very entertaining presenter
- Great presentation
- Excellent speaker and excellent topic
- It's refreshing to hear a presentation that is
not politically correct and challenges to our
assumptions
- I found the presentation extremely useful and
interesting. Thank you
- Excellent talk
- Excellent speaker |
PMI Chair Presentation Evening
The
Value of Project Management
Speaker:
Linda Vella, PMP
Chair of PMI Board of Directors
Hosted by Sanjay Swarup, PMP, P.Eng. and Ed Streich, PMP,
P.Eng.
Date: Thursday, Feb 15th, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
Courtyard by Marriott Downtown
(North of College 1 Block)
475 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1X7 Canada
Phone: (416) 924-0611
Click
Here
for directions/map!
Timetable:
6:00 PM Doors open for
registrations & Networking continues
6:45 PM Announcements & Introductions
7:00 PM Presentation starts
7:30 PM Q & A
8:00 PM Thank you note and networking continues
Speaker profile:
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Linda Vella, PMP
Chair of PMI Board of DirectorsLinda Vella
is currently chair of the 2007 PMI Board of
Directors, having filled the role of vice chair
last year. For seven years, Ms. Vella was an
active member of the PMI Southern Ontario Chapter,
one of PMI’s largest chapters with approximately
3,900 members. Over the past 10 years, Ms. Vella
has been invited to speak internationally on
project management and PMI, and has covered
several diverse topics.
Linda Vella, PMP, currently heads up the Corporate
PMO at TD Bank Financial Group. Prior to her role
at TD, Ms. Vella was an integral member of
management teams and held executive positions for
companies such as Household Financial and Merrill
Lynch Canada, where she was vice president.
Ms. Vella holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Toronto, and obtained her Project
Management Professional (PMP®) credential in 1995.
She also teaches project management to university
students and provides coaching and mentoring to
associates and PMI members. |
Presentation synopsis:
The Value of Project Management:
This presentation takes a hard look at the reasons
project management is growing in numbers and in prestige
around the world. It challenges project managers to
examine why they should invest time and effort in their
own project management excellence. It cites research
showing adoption rates and reasons; it tracks progress
in certifications and education, and describes
professional and salary prospects of project managers.
Come and find out from the Chair of PMI Board of
Directors yourself why some of the world’s most
respected organizations are adopting project management
practices – and attributing their success to it. The
presentation will have special meaning for IS/IT project
managers.
Registration Fee: Registration Fee: FREE!!! For all
PMI Members.
Non PMI Members $15.00 (6% GST incl.)
This meeting earns 1.0 PDU point for
participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
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online registration page.
Registration is limited to 100 participants. Cut-off date is 12:00
noon of Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007 or earlier if the registrations are full.
GT ISLIG reserves the right to substitute speakers
and topics or change venue due to unforeseen
circumstances.
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results Thursday, February 15, 2007
The
Value of Project Management
Speaker:
Linda Vella, PMP
Chair of PMI Board of Directors
Hosted by Sanjay Swarup, PMP, P.Eng. and Ed Streich, PMP,
P.Eng.
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Very
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Keynote presentation |
51 |
37 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
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Venue |
44 |
40 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
|
Event Organization |
53 |
30 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
Networking |
30 |
44 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
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Overall Event Experience |
37 |
47 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
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Total |
43 |
40 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
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Comments / Like most |
- Moving from being technical
expert to being a project manager
- No Keynote presentation handout. Very
interactive statistics
- Interesting statistics
- Valuable info.
- Good presentation
- Leadership survey - needs to be illustrated…
KPMG top 10 success factors - good!
- Learning about PMI straight from the source!
- Prefer venue closer to subway or free parking
- Speaker/Host should check equipment & speak into
the microphone
- Too IT baised
- Excellent speaker with in depth knowledge in the
profession
- Would prefer either novotel in North York
or Marriott at Eaton Centre
- Door should be open earlier to promote
networking
- Really well organized event
- Sanjay's part took 20minutes. Please reduce the
commercial dramatically
- Good basis. Bit more on IS fundamentals and how
PM's get the gains
- A bit more on how to use findings within
organization; How to work with functional leads to
make projects work
- Question and answer period would be helpful;
Directery of members contact information would be
helpful! Career section on webset would be great
- would like to have a venue north of 401
- way too much sales and admin info. 1/2 hour
speaker and at least 1/2 about the org is too much
about the orga which I can learn via the print out
material
- opening remarks waste of time. Need to proactive
to make it more professional. Went on for 25min.
Only scheduled for 10min. Too much admin
- How many SME's are PMP designated at Microsoft,
KPMG, PWC
-
very informative |
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Networking and Workshop Meeting
The 7
Deadly Sins of Project Portfolio Management
Speaker:
Gina Davidovic, PMP
Hosted by
John Thomsen & Katrine Maroukis
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: at
Bay3000 (Eglinton & Yonge):
40 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 801
Toronto, Ontario M4P 3A2
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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Gina Davidovic, PMP
Senior Partner, Bay3000 Corporate Education
Gina brings with her extensive experience in
strategy development and in project management.
She has worked in developing methodologies,
designing and implementing project offices, and
managing complex projects. She has extensive
expertise in the IT / Technology field having held
senior positions in several organizations. |
Gina is an experience trainer and
is a member of the Canadian Society for Training and
Development (CSTD) and is a regular invited speaker at
local and international conferences. Gina is regularly
involved in supporting events of the PMI Southern
Ontario Chapter, Greater Toronto IS Local Interest
Group, and she is chair of the PMOLIG (PMO Local
Interest Group).
Presentation synopsis:
We know that driving project performance
is not only about “doing projects right” it is about
“doing the right projects”. Yet, doing the right
projects is more than simply individual project
selection, rather it is about how the organization
manages the entire mix of the business’s portfolio of
projects.
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) has been 'hot' at the
Enterprise Level and within the IT Divisions and offers
great benefits, however itself as a 'business technique'
is still maturing and we have seen the good
implementations and the not-so-good implementations of
PPM. Join us in this presentation as we review the
'Deadly Sins' of PPM (and the 'Salvations'). You will
learn:
• 7 Deadly Sins of PPM
• Reasons for project managers to embrace PPM
• Which success factors are critical for realizing the
benefits of PPM
• How maturity levels impact the realization of
benefits.
• The PMI Program and Portfolio Management Standards and
the trends
Registration Fee: (Includes 6% GST)
PMI Members - $35.00 (provide number)
Non Members or Guests - $45.00
This meeting earns 1.5 PDU point for
participating.
REGISTRATION: Please register via the
SOC
online registration page.
Registration is limited to 60 participants. Cut-off date is 12:00
noon of Tuesday, January 15th, 2007 or earlier if the registrations are full.
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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The 7 Deadly
Sins of Project Portfolio Management
Speaker: Gina Davidovic, PMP
Hosted by John Thomsen
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- Very smooth comfortable
presenter; Great experience & subject knowledge;
Great audience interaction
- Having larger tables for dinner brings more
opportunity for networking; next time a
presentation ends early should we plan another
event?
- Great presentation, simple and direct
- Handouts excellent but printed too small
- Really knowledgeable
- Was good presentation
- Relevant information; Filled question well; Used
participants' knowledge; easy engagement
- Need to increase pace of speaking
- Take out slide LUST if it cannot be commented
on. Overall good presentation
- Excellent presentation; practical
- Very interesting and presented at a level most
would understand
- Keep up the good work |
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viewing by GT ISLIG members. Other use is strictly
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