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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) |
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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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 |