About the Sessions

These are the sessions and speakers for the IMPACT 2011 Virtual Conference June 14, 2011

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3 Keynote presentations:

• The Global State of the PMO: It’s Value, Effectiveness and Role as the Hub of Training
  Presented by J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP 

  In March 2011, ESI International undertook an investigation into the global state of the PMO to determine its current perceived value, effectiveness and role as a hub of training. This presentation will share the findings, including answers to questions like: Do organizations even know whether their PMO is effective? Is it deemed valuable to the enterprise as a whole? Is the PMO really Centre of Excellence in which best practices are identified and made available to their project managers?
  * First showing: 9am US ET, 2pm UK, 6:30pm India, 9pm Singapore
  * Second showing: 4am US ET, 9am UK, 1:30pm India, 4pm Singapore

• Supermodeling: The Value of Modeling Techniques
  Presented by Glenn R. Brûlé, CBAP, CSM 

  The value that modeling brings to organizational initiatives is often overlooked. When used consistently with a structured and disciplined approach, modeling can prove to be critical to reaching organizational goals and objectives. During this presentation you will see a demonstration of how modeling can prove to be the nucleus of all other requirements activities including traceability, business rules and processes. You will also learn the hierarchal use of modeling throughout the project life cycle, quantify the benefits of modeling and why it’s critical to a project’s success and understand the risks if you do not implement modeling techniques.
  * First showing: 11am US ET, 4pm UK, 8:30pm India, 11pm Singapore
  * Second showing: 1am US ET, 6am UK, 10:30am India, 1pm Singapore

• Winning the War For Talent – Developing And Maximising Your Project Managers’ Competencies
  Presented by Ravi Sahi, PMP 

  It is absolutely necessary to consider the ongoing development of the project managers. Instead of asking “What if we train them and they leave?”, the more pertinent question is, “What if we don’t train them and they stay?” This presentation will help you develop a deeper understanding of what “competency” means, understand 5 easy-to-adopt steps to success and learn the benefits your organisation can achieve through PM competencies development.
  * First showing: 1pm US ET, 6pm UK, 10:30pm India, 1am Singapore
  * Second showing: 11pm US ET, 4am UK, 8:30am India, 11am Singapore

8 topic tracks:

• Project Management Competency (3 sessions, 2 PDUs)
  • Establishing a PMO: Readiness, Risk and Retention – James Foreman, PMP
  • An Introduction to Managing Projects – Planning for Success – John Humphries, MBA, PMP
  • Top 10 Project Management Trends for 2011 – J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP
• Advanced Project Management (9 sessions, 9 PDUs)
  • A Passion for Project Managers – Making Good Project Managers Great! – Joe Czarnecki, PMP & Matts Larsson, Tetrapak
  • Untangling the Web of Complex projects -webinar – James Foreman, PMP
  • PMO in Hard Times – Adding Value or Adding Cost – J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP
  • The Path to Project Manager Excellence – Luciano Garagna & Ben Johnson
  • Leading Successful PMO’s – Peter Taylor, PMP
  • Program Auditing – Ian Templeton, Orange
  • Enterprise Risk Management – The ability to deal with uncertainty while enhancing the capacity to build value (webinar) – Kik Piney
  • Selling the PMO to the CFO – James Foreman, PMP
  • First Things First: 5 Steps to Achieving Successful PPM Outcomes – Mario Arlt, PMP
• Leadership & Communication (4 sessions, 4 PDUs)
  • Leadership & Communication at Infrabel – A Continuous Process – Patrick Dossche, Infrabel
  • The Method to the Madness of Effective Leadership – Nancy Nee, PMP, CBAP, CSM
  • Leading Across Emerging Markets webinar – Tommy Weir, Kenexa Dubai
  • High Impact Communication – Discovering the Value of Persuasive Communications – Angela Pinnington
• BA/Requirements Management (7 sessions, 5 PDUs)
  • Evolution of a Profession: Why the world woke up and realized they couldn’t live without BAs – Kathleen Barrett
  • Product Requirements Modelling for Business Analysts – Manoj Phatak
  • Disarming the CBAP® Jitters: Expert Tips for Exam Preparation – Nancy Nee, PMP, CBAP, CSM
  • Top 10 Business Analysis Trends for 2011 – Glenn R. Brûlé, CSM, CBAP
  • Five monkeys, a banana and a flight of stairs – Peeling away the fear that complicates change – Glenn R. Brûlé, CSM, CBAP
  • Introduction to Business Analysis: A Journey to Excellence – Glenn R. Brûlé, CSM, CBAP
  • Maintaining the Center of Gravity: Establishing Balance Between a PM and a BA – Nancy Nee, PMP, CBAP, CSM
• U.S. Government (4 sessions, 0 PDUs)
  • Creating High-Performing Federal Integrated Program Teams – Bill Damaré
  • Knowledge Assessment: FPM StartPoint – Dennis Ward
  • Performance-Based Acquisitions: Acquiring the Right Outcomes – Rowena Prentice
  • Best Practices in the Implementation of FAC-P/PM – Bill Damaré
• Commercial Contract Management (2 sessions, 2 PDUs)
  • Communication is Key: How to Achieve Contract Management Success – Kathleen Dawn
  • The Key Components for Successful Contract Management – Phillip Holt
• Organizational Improvement (7 sessions, 5 PDUs)
  • The Right Tools for the Agile Job – Nancy Nee, PMP, CBAP, CSM
  • There’s a Signpost Up Ahead – Recognizing and Dealing With Project Warning Signs – J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP
  • Agile or PMBOK®? Can You Have Both? – Nancy Nee, PMP, CBAP, CSM
  • Five Ways to Reduce Risk in Outsourcing – J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP
  • A Discussion on the Agile Project Approach – Nancy Nee, PMP, CBAP, CSM
  • Justify the Business and Project Impact of Your Learning Programs – Raed Haddad
  • Determining Value of Investment: The Pragmatic ROI for Measuring Learning Impact – Raed Haddad
• Certification (3 sessions, 2 PDUs)
  • Disarming the CBAP® Jitters: Expert Tips for Exam Preparation – Nancy Nee, PMP, CBAP, CSM
  • Preparing for the PMP® Exam–Some Tips to Get you Started – J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP
  • PgMP – What You Need to Know! – J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP

Most of the sessions are worth 1 PDU – that’s 34 PDUs to choose from – plus the keynote presentations

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