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SNEC PM Conference 2009 - Program Schedule

2009 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
The Passion and Power of Project Management TM
 

Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT

Friday, May 1, 2009

 

Note: You can attend presentations from ANY of the tracks below. Pick one presentation from each session when planning your day!

TIME Professional Development Day for Project Managers
7:00 - 8:00 Registration, Networking, and Continental Breakfast - Ballroom
8:00 - 8:10 Opening Remarks - Ballroom Exhibition Hall Opens
8:10 - 9:25 Opening Keynote Address - Ballroom

 

Why? Why Not! Innovating for results in challenging times

 

Toni Newman

9:25 - 9:40 Break (15 mins)
 

Meeting Room 26-27

Meeting Room 21-23 Meeting Room 11-13 Meeting Room 24-25 Meeting Room 14-15
SESSION A


9:40 - 10:40

Adopting an Agile Mindset: Moving from Waterfall to Agile

 

Brian Bozzuto

PM Passion--With A Purpose: Power To Influence Organizational Outcomes

 

Lee Lambert, PMP

Expected Behaviors for Team Performance: Road Rules, Not Road Rage

 

Lisa DiTullio

Tools and Techniques for Effective Decision Making

 

Pat McMahon

Practical Risk Management: The Secrets Behind Real Improvement

 

David Burr

10:40 - 11:00 Break (20 mins)
SESSION B


11:00 - 12:00

Without Sports, Project Management Would be Hard! - The ESPN PMO Approach

 

Mike Leser

Process and Possibilities
The How To of connecting people with ideas and ideas with results

 

Toni Newman

The Facilitative Project Manager

 

Gary Rush

Moving from WBS to the Critical Path

 

Charles Jones, PMP

In Search of the Androgynous Manager

 

Daria Verelley

12:00 - 1:00

Room 16/17:
Lunch & Learn:

Time to Re-balance: Achieve greater returns, lower risks and guide teams to do more with less

IBM

Lunch and Networking - Ballroom

 

Exhibits - Prefunction Area

Ballroom C:
Lunch & Learn:

Why PPM Matters More Now!

Microsoft

1:00 - 1:10 Break (10 mins)
1:10 - 2:40 Ballroom

 

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Extreme Project Management

 

Bruce "Bruno" Hayn

2:40 - 3:00 Break (20 mins)
SESSION C


3:00 - 4:00

Why Don't RFP Vendors Provide the Solutions We Expect

 

Paul Burek

Essential Communications Skills in a Tough Economy – Networking & Interviewing Skills

 

Gilda Bonanno

Why Project Leaders fail Emotional Intelligence

 

Thomas Mattus

Building and Sustaining a Project Management Culture of Excellence

 

Starlene McMorrow & Panelists

Scrum Master / Agile Project Management

 

Dan Mezik

  Meeting Room 26-27 Meeting Room 21-23 Meeting Room 11-13 Meeting Room 24-25 Meeting Room 14-15
4:00 - 4:15 Break
4:15 - 5:15

Closing Keynote Address - Ballroom

 

Building the Strength for Change

 

Noah Blumenthal

5:15 - 5:30 Closing Remarks - Ballroom
5:30 - 6:30  Conference Reception- Pre-Function Area

Program Subject to Change (last revised 16-Apr-2009)

Key to Presentations:

General Sessions
Soft Skills
PM Tools
PM Best Practices