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PDD 2008 has been expanded to include
a comprehensive curriculum of one, two and three-day
workshops that will be offered Wednesday - Friday in
advance of the Saturday Symposium.
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| Effective
Virtual Teams |
August
13, 2008 • 8 AM - 5 PM
8 PDUs •
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David
Kohrell, PMP
- TAP,
LLC
This one day workshop
focuses on how to establish and sustain effective virtual
teams. Participants will gain "how to" knowledge
in several ways: Investigate the skill sets and competencies
of team leaders and members. Explore the tools and practices
that are available for keeping virtual teams together. Discover
practical approaches for project management of virtual teams
and projects. Interpret two best practice case studies and
apply to your organization.
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 David
Kohrell, PMP, MA, MCRP is president of TAP, LLC. He is also
a senior instructor with ESI-International and primary professor
of project management with Bellevue University. He is a frequent
keynote speaker, trainer and seminar leader at regional and
national conferences on a range of topics from conflict resolution
to leadership development. He has equipped over 3,600 professionals
in class room and seminar settings since 1996. He also has
developed curriculum for software applications, risk management,
conflict resolution, career development, communication and
project management. He also has written and published best
practice articles on project management and software development
in IBM's Rational Edge, ALLPM, ESI-INTL Horizons, PMI ISSIG
and ProjectConnections. |
| Project
Manager as Coach |
August
13, 2008 • 8 AM - 5 PM
8 PDUs •
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John
Kaman, PMP - Whitewater
Coaching and Consulting
If you have been keeping up with business publications lately,
you have heard about coaching. Is it just the latest fad?
Or, is there some substance to it? Actually, coaching is an
important skill you can develop and utilize to help members
of your team perform at a higher level of proficiency despite
an ever-changing business environment. Coaching
is the ability to bring out the best in people. It is empowering
people to be creative, to utilize their own internal resources
and ideas to get the job done. Coaching is not "command
and control", it is not acting as a benevolent dictator
(haven't we all worked for someone like that?). Rather, it
is the art of asking powerful questions and using insightful
language so that the person being coached will come up with
answers for him or herself. The focus is on helping your team
members be accountable, resourceful and deal with change while
getting the job done.
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 John
Kaman, PMP, M.A., BSME is the principal of Whitewater Coaching
and Consulting. His company specializes in leadership development
and coaching for performance. John has been teaching and coaching
project managers for the past eight years. He has helped people
at Motorola, Ford, 3M, US Bank and Sprint improve their project
management skills. During his 25 year career at 3M, John managed
project teams in the development of printers, copiers, video
tape products and Data Cartridges®.
He holds two U.S. patents and, as a result of his leadership,
his teams have been awarded sixteen US Patents. |
| Effective
Requirements Management |
August
13-15, 2008 • 8 AM - 5 PM
24 PDUs •
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Vicky
Kumar, PMP
Poor requirements management processes (or lack thereof) have
been identified as a leading cause of project failure. To
address this problem, organizations utilize a number of approaches
in requirements definition and requirement gathering. However,
requirements activities, as employed in many organizations
today, are unstructured and ineffective. This workshop deals
with utilizing requirements management processes in addressing
project failures and improving project success rates. Requirements
are essential considerations in project development. Requirements
set the project scope and determine what is and what is not
covered in the project. Successful projects are highly dependent
on well-defined and well-understood requirements. Implementing
requirements management processes, in collaboration with stakeholders,
capitalizes on the major contributors to project success.
It's no surprise that a requirements management process is
the newest addition to project management processes in PMI's
PMBOK® Guide, Fourth Edition!
Requirements management is an essential part of the standard
for project management.
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 Victoria
S. Kumar, PMP, has over 20 years of information technology
(IT) project management experience. She is a project manager
for the state of North Carolina, USA, Office of the State
Controller. She holds two master's degrees: one in Pure Mathematics,
and another in Computer Science. She also has PhD credits
in management science from the University of Waterloo (Canada)
and has earned a master's certificate in IT Project Management
from George Washington University (USA). She is a Past President
of the PMI-North Carolina Chapter. She has served with the
chapter's board of directors for the last seven years. She
is a certified project management instructor with the chapter
and co-founded the chapter's PMO Local Interest Group. She
has been active in the PMO community, serving as a PMO program
manager and as a PMO consultant in both the private and public
sectors for the last eight years. She is a graduate of the
PMI Leadership Institute (Master's Class of 2004) and is a
certified Project Management Professional (PMP®).
She is a frequent speaker at PMI global congresses and at
PMI Chapter Symposia. As a seminar leader for Project
Management Leaders Training, a PMI Registered Education
Provider, she delivers Project Management seminars and online
courses to PMI SeminarsWorld®, to
PMI Components, and to project management communities globally.
Her seminars on Requirements Management and on Program Management
Offices are well received by project management communities
globally. |
| PMP®
Certification Prep Workshop |
August
13-15, 2008 • 8 AM - 5 PM
24 Contact Hours of Instruction
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Stevie
Peterson, PMP - Watermark Learning
This intense three-day examination preparation workshop is
designed to prepare students for the Project Management Professional
(PMP®) examination. The wokshop
is up-to-date with the framework of knowledge outlined by
the Project Management Institute's PMBOK®.
Students use and identify test-taking tips and strategies,
discuss review materials that will assist them to pass the
PMP® exam along with numerous small
group exercises to reinforce the material. The course includes
sample tests throughout the course. |
 Stevie
Peterson holds undergraduate degrees in Sociology and Psychology
from the University of Minnesota, a Master's degree in Human
Resource Development from the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota,
and a graduate level certificate in Program Management and
Leadership from the Daniels College of Business, Denver, Colorado.
In addition, Stevie holds the PMP (Project Management Professional)
designation from the Project Management Institute. Finally,
she has completed Master's training in ITIL and has Green
Belt Training in Six Sigma. |
| PgMPsm
Boot Camp |
August
14-15, 2008 • 8 AM - 5 PM
16 PDUs •
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Dr.
Ginger Levin, PMP - University
of Wisconsin-Platteville
In October 2007, the Project Management Institute launched
a new and prestigious credential, the Program Management Professional
or the PgMPsm.
The
PgMPsm
recognizes people who are responsible for the coordinated
management of multiple, related projects as a program to deliver
coordinated benefits that would not be available if the projects
were managed separately. The PgMPsm
uses three pass/fail evaluations. First, is a review of an
applicant's credentials for the PgMPsm
by a panel of program managers. Second , is a 170-question
multiple choice test to test one's knowledge and experience
as a program manager. Then, the final evaluation is a multi-rater
assessment in which approximately 12 people review one's abilities
to perform tasks that relate to program management. This boot
camp is designed to prepare you for the multiple choice test,
as part of the PgMPsm certification
requirements. Based on PMI's Standard for Program Management,
the boot camp is set up according to the major content areas
or domains of the exam: Defining the Program, Initiating the
Program, Planning the Program, Executing the Program, Controlling
the Program, and Closing the Program. It describes the major
themes and issues in these six areas. The boot camp also features
an overview of the exam plus some study tips, and test taking
tips, for you to help improve your chances of passing this
difficult exam. Throughout the boot camp, you will have the
opportunity to complete practice exams so you have confidence
in your understanding of the concepts presented in the Standard
and in actual practice. In addition to a copy of the detailed
participant's guide, you will receive a copy of the PgMPsm
Prep Practice Test and Study Guide. |
 Ginger
Levin, CAPM, PMP, and PgMP is a lecturer for the University
of Wisconsin-Platteville where she teaches in its M.S. in
Project Management Program. She is an Adjunct Professor for
Esc Lille University, France, in its project management program
at the masters and doctoral level. Also, she is a Visiting
Professor for RMIT in Melbourne, Australia. In consulting,
she has served as Project Manager in numerous efforts for
Fortune 500 and public sector clients, including Bank One,
UPS, Citibank, the Food and Drug Administration, General Electric,
The Timken Company, John Deere, Schreiber Foods, New York
City Transit Authority, and the US Department of Agriculture.
Prior to her work in consulting, she held positions of increasing
responsibility with the US Government, including the Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of Personnel Management, and
the General Accounting Office. |
| Effective
Stakeholder Relationships |
August
15, 2008 • 8 AM - 5 PM
8 PDUs •
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Elizabeth
Larson, PMP - Watermark Learning
Have you ever tried to change "difficult" stakeholders?
Sometimes it seems that no matter how much we provide on our
projects, our stakeholders always seem to want more or different
types of information. And when we bring risks and the inevitable
issues to our stakeholders and they react by unleashing pandemonium,
this may be an indication that we need to change the nature
of the relationship. |
 Elizabeth
Larson, CBAP, PMP is CEO and Co-Principal of Watermark
Learning, and over 20 years has used her extensive real-life
experience to help thousands of BA and PM practitioners develop
new skills. She has presented numerous workshops, seminars,
and training classes worldwide, and has published numerous
articles and papers on Business Analysis and Project Management.
Elizabeth is the lead author for the Requirements Planning
Knowledge Area of the BA Body of Knowledge (BABOK™)and
is one of the world's first Certified Business Analysis Professionals
(CBAP™) through the IIBA and She is also a certified
Project Management Professional (PMP®)
and is a contributor on the subject of collecting requirements
for the upcoming 4th edition of the Project Management Body
of Knowledge (PMBOK®). |
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