PMI Global Conference 2019: Full Schedule

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9:00am EDT

#303 - Opening General Session and Keynote Speaker: Adam Grant - How Non-Conformists Move the World

Description:
To survive and thrive, organizations need original thinking. Yet most individuals stay silent instead of voicing their best ideas – and many leaders stifle dissent rather than encouraging it. Drawing on his blockbuster book, Originals, Adam Grant explores how we can all get better at recognizing and championing new ideas, how to overcome fear and doubt and how to build cultures that welcome diverse perspectives and honest feedback.

Saturday October 5, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Terrace Ballroom, Level 4

Other

Session Format Keynote Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Strategy Development and Implementation, Innovation
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 1.0, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

11:30am EDT

#310 - Innovate You: The Entrepreneur Within

Description:
The world is rapidly changing, thanks to emerging technologies, improved communication and the rise of the independent project professional. These changes have necessitated a mindshift and innovation. For project success, independent project professionals and organizational leaders must work together as partners, communicating continuously, and thinking like entrepreneurs. This session explores the knowledge and skills that independent professionals and organizational leaders can hone to achieve success as well as innovative practices to implement.**An encore of this presentation is available on Sunday, 6 October, at 4:45 p.m. (Session #442).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) identify knowledge and skills independent project professionals and organizational business leaders need to sharpen;(2) define innovative techniques to enhance collaboration and ensure successful delivery.

Speakers

Laura Burford, PMP

President, LAD Enterprizes, Inc.

Laura Dallas Burford, MA, PMP, began her management consulting firm, LAD Enterprizes, Inc, in 2002 after 9/11 forced the closing of a startup international consulting operation. Over the years, her management consulting firm has changed to where it is today—a firm that leverages... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
120C

Hot Topics

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Core
PMI Talent Triangle Technical (PMP/PgMP), Technical (PMI-ACP), Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Disruptive Trends, Talent Management
PDUs Available: Technical (PMP/PgMP): 1, Technical (PMI-ACP): 1, Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

11:30am EDT

#314 - The Seven Habits of Highly Innovative Organizations

Description:
As the world goes through massive digital transformation, the incredible pressure to relentlessly innovate is having a profound impact on how companies operate. A sustainable standardized method of innovation has proven to be an elusive goal for most project management organizations. Join us as we share the seven habits highly innovative organizations should acquire in order to operationalize innovation and develop innovation management as a core competency.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) discuss how to develop innovation management as a core competency;(2) explain how to operationalize innovation management in their company.

Speakers

Lynne Hayes

Senior Project Manager, Bon Secours Mercy Health

Lynne Hayes recently joined Bon Secours Mercy Health, following her six-year tenancy at Honeywell Intelligrated where she pioneered the innovation program and championed the drive for cultural adoption. Her program received global accolades as a proven method and best practice model... Read More →

Ludwig Melik

CEO, Planbox

Ludwig Melik is the CEO of Planbox, a pioneering provider of agile innovation solutions. He is on a mission to help organizations thrive by transforming the culture of innovation. Mr. Melik has a history of building leading and fast-growing software companies. In 2019, Planbox acquired... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
118B

Hot Topics

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Core
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Innovation, Organizational Agility
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

11:30am EDT

#320 - Unlocking Culture for Greater Project Management Effectiveness in the Age of Agile

Description:
We'll share the journey that every project manager must take to recognize and use culture as a tool to finally unlock project success in the age of agile, where effectiveness is more defined by each company's unique culture and how it embraces agility than by process. Effective operators carry weight that can steer the course of events. Learn to transcend project management dogma, embrace agility and unlock the power of company culture to drive effectiveness.**An encore of this presentation is available on Sunday, 6 October at 4:45 p.m. (Session #448).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) discuss why project managers struggle in the age of agile to provide value to sponsors and complement agile teams;(2) explain the power of recognizing a company's unique culture and using that awareness to unlock greater control and effectiveness.

Speakers

Tony Gruebl

President, Think Systems, Inc.

Tony Gruebl is founder and president of Think Systems, headquartered in Baltimore, MD. For clients, he is a fractional COO and works closely with the leadership of Think's executive advisory practice and BKPM operations consulting team. He is coauthor of "Bare Knuckled Project Management... Read More →

Jeff Welch

Vice President, Think Systems, Inc.

Jeff Welch is vice president of Think Systems, and is an executive advisor for clients, heading their BKPM products team. He is coauthor of "Bare Knuckled Project Management (BKPM): How to Succeed at Every Project" and "The Red Pill Executive: How to Achieve Maximum Operational Velocity... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
120A

Enhancing PM Skills

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Organizational Agility, Managing Projects and Program Complexity
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.75

11:30am EDT

#315 - Brought to You by the Leadership Institute: New PMI Product Demonstrations

Description:
As part of PMI's transformation, a number of minimal viable products (MVP) have been developed and are currently being tested in the field. In this session, see a demonstration of the products (Navigator, Snippets and PM Edge) and hear how they were developed and where they might fit in to PMI's future.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, attendees will be able to (1) Describe the purpose of PMI's three MVPs; (2) Discuss the impact of the MVPs on PMI membership.

Speakers

Kerry Brooks

Global Product Manager, PMI

Kerry Brooks is with PMI's Global Membership Team. She has over 20 years of strategic marketing and product management experience. Kerry is currently leading PMI's program to educate and assist the military community as they successfully transition into project management. In addition... Read More →

Kristy Moeller

Global Product Specialist, PMI

Saturday October 5, 2019 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
118A

PMI® Leadership Institute

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 1.0, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.25

11:30am EDT

#316 - Brought to You by the Leadership Institute: The Fido Factor

Description:
What can project management professionals possibly learn from dogs about leadership? As it turns out, a lot. The Fido Factor reveals the leadership traits canines embody – and shows how to unleash your inner leader of the pack.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, attendees will be able to: (1) List essential characteristics of a leader; (2) Describe how to implement new approaches with your team or chapter.

Speakers

Krissi Barr

CEO, Barr Corporate Success

Krissi Barr has helped Fortune 500s, non-profits, mid-sized companies and family owned businesses get the right things done.

Saturday October 5, 2019 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
118C

PMI® Leadership Institute

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 1.0, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.25

11:30am EDT

#318 - Implementing PMI's New Brand in Your Chapter

Description:
PMI is ready to roll out its new brand! How will this impact chapters? In this session, we will address: what will change for chapters, how and when the changes should be implemented, and what support is available.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) describe elements of PMI's new brand; (2) list next steps for implementing the new brand for your chapter.

Speakers

Ryan Brooks

Brand Specialist, PMI

Nicole Santosusso

Marketing Indirect Channel Analyst, PMI

Saturday October 5, 2019 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
115C

PMI® Leadership Institute

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 1.0, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.25

2:00pm EDT

#328 - Innovation Is at Your Reach: Open Your Eyes to Your Blindspots

Description:
With a lot at stake and daily pressures, successful innovation is made possible via project managers who can manage their blindspots! Do we know what our blindspots are? Are we identifying them? Are we managing them properly? In this dynamic session, we will engage the audience to define and identify blindspots and discuss approaches and tools to proactively manage them.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) define and identify blindspots;(2) discuss approaches and tools to proactively manage blindspots.

Speakers

André Marie Mbili Onana, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMP

Professor, Ecole Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications

Mr. André Onana is professor at Ecole Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications (ESMT) in Dakar and a consultant in project management with over 16 years of experience in supporting multinational companies for the design and implementation of their project management frameworks... Read More →

Amany Nuseibeh, PMP

Director/Co-Chair PMI Ethics Member Advisory Group (Volunteer Role), Optimal Consulting/PMI (Volunteer Role)

Amany Nuseibeh, PMP, PMI Australia Fellow, is a veteran portfolio, program and project management consultant. She has delivered complex, large-scale portfolios, programs and projects for Qantas, CSC Australia, BHP Billiton, BlueScope Steel, Vodafone, the University of New South Wales... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
124

Enhancing PM Skills

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Change Management, Talent Management
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

2:00pm EDT

#327 - How Can We Prevent Project Management from Falling Into the Artificial Intelligence Darkness?

Description:
In this interactive session, we will explain what risks project managers need to be aware of when dealing with artificial intelligence (AI) and which limitations exist for AI in project management. Furthermore, we will describe how project managers can deal with AI myths and what causes the fear behind these myths; help to prepare project managers to use AI; and enable them to get the most out of using AI in their projects.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) describe which risks and limitations affect advancement of AI in project management and how to steer the right development direction;(2) discuss the capabilities required to overcome potential pitfalls regarding the use of AI in project management.

Speakers

Marc Lahmann

Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Marc Lahmann is the director of the Transformation Assurance division at PwC Switzerland. He has more than 15 years' experience in advising multinational firms on IT and business transformation challenges and troubled projects in Switzerland, Europe, the United States and the Asia... Read More →

Adrian Stierli

Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Adrian Stierli is a manager in the Transformation Assurance division at PwC Switzerland. He has more than eight years of experience working in the financial services industry, and has been advising and reviewing IT and business transformations for financial service companies in Switzerland... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
125

Hot Topics

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Technical (PMP/PgMP), Technical (PMI-RMP), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Disruptive Trends, Managing Projects and Program Complexity
PDUs Available: Technical (PMP/PgMP): 1.0, Technical (PMI-RMP): 1.0, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

2:00pm EDT

#330 - Mind-Set Over Method: Surprising Success Factors for the Adaptive Organization

Description:
Competitive pressures increasingly demand organizations to be more adaptive in their processes. The adaptive organization is able to respond to changing internal and external variables, using an array of modified project management processes (from the iterative or incremental development to the fully agile), in order to satisfy stakeholder needs. This session details a 2018 study showing how organizational culture and structure impact the ability to succeed with adaptive approaches, highlighting a skills gap.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) discuss what adaptive methods and approaches companies are implementing and how these impact organizational performance;(2) identify the challenges that are most likely to derail agile/adaptive implementations and what strategies high-performing organizations employ to address them.

Speakers

Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Editor in Chief, PM Solutions Research

Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin is editor-in-chief of PM Solutions Research, where she authors the "Strategy and Projects" blog. A former editor and staff writer for PMI publications, she has been an author, editor or contributor to more than 20 project management books as well as the author... Read More →

Deborah Crawford, PMP

Executive Vice President, PM Solutions

Deborah Bigelow Crawford's career in project management began in 1992 when she accepted the position of executive director of the Project Management Institute, where she served through 1996. Her expertise in managing and developing new initiatives and programs helped lay the groundwork... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
121C

Hot Topics

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, New Research
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

2:00pm EDT

#326 - Effective Stakeholder Management for Project Success

Description:
The session will describe how to work with stakeholders through the project life cycle to ensure overall project success through joint problem solving and decision making; accurate alignment of project efforts to business needs; achieving greater and quicker adoption of changes introduced by the project; and buy-in and proactive ownership of project outcomes.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) identify, communicate and influence stakeholders through the project life cycle effectively;(2) describe how to increase alignment of project activities to business priorities by involving stakeholders.

Speakers

Leena Shah, PMP

Consultant

Leena Shah is a seasoned human resources professional who has recently transitioned from Los Angeles to Qatar to join her family. In the past five years, she worked with Panasonic Avionics as the regional HR manager for the Middle East, managing nine countries and, subsequently, was... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
118B

Influencing and Business Strategy

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Strategy Development and Implementation, Managing Projects and Program Complexity
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

2:00pm EDT

#334 - Disrupt Conventional Silo Thinking by Managing Projects Using Kanban's Value-Based Systems Perspective

Description:
Kanban is much more than an agile method. It's a different way of looking at projects as part of a value chain that reaches beyond the single project. This session will demonstrate how Kanban's systems approach, value-based focus, and simple practices keep project managers in control. We will share a case story showing how Kanban facilitated higher project efficiency, smarter resource allocation, and proactive handling of cross-team dependencies, which are some of the biggest killers of project efficiency.**An encore of this presentation is available on Sunday, 6 October, at 4:45 p.m. (Session #445).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) discuss how the Kanban core practices can help improve project efficiency, and identify which practices to apply to projects;(2) describe how to use relevant case-study examples and adapt them to improve performance or minimize the effect of cross-team dependencies.

Speakers

Annette Vendelbo, PMP, PMI-ACP

Project Director, Agile Expert, Xvoto ApS

Annette Vendelbo has 30 years' experience with IT project management and line management in Digital, HP, and other large global companies. In 2008 she founded Xvoto, an agile consultancy helping organizations with planning and executing agile transformations with respect for their... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
122B

Analyzing and Process Improvement

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Organizational Agility
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.25

2:00pm EDT

#337 - PMBOK® Guide – The Next Generation: An Innovation Working Session (Part 1 of 2)

Description:
Join us for an innovation workshop to develop concepts for the next generation of the PMBOK® Guide. Explore current thinking to ensure the next version encompasses the full spectrum of project management approaches. Then actively participate in shaping the content through a series of innovation discussions and exercises. Bring your expertise, ideas and energy to collaborate with your colleagues in building a robust and resilient project management body of knowledge. Part 2 will be held Saturday, 5 October, at 3:45 p.m.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) describe the full spectrum of project management approaches;(2) identify core principles required for effective project delivery.

Speakers

Cynthia Dionisio, PMI-ACP, PMP

Principal, Cynergy2

Cynthia Dionisio is a professional project management consultant, instructor and author. She has written eight books on project management. She is an active volunteer with the Project Management Institute. She was the Chair for the PMBOK® Guide - Sixth Edition. Prior to that she... Read More →

Mike Griffiths, PMI-ACP, PMP

Consultant, Leading Answers

Mike Griffiths is an experienced project manager and agile coach with a long history of contributions to the agile and project management community. He helped create the agile approach, DSDM, in 1994 and has been using agile approaches on his projects ever since. He served on the... Read More →

Stephen Townsend

Director, Network Programs, Project Management Institute

Stephen Townsend is PMI's director for network programs. In this capacity, he leads special program initiatives for the Institute that include: exploring how organizations are adapting their value-delivery systems to accommodate the full spectrum of delivery approaches; compiling... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
118A

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Technical (PMP/PgMP), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Methodology, Project Management in a Global Economy
PDUs Available: Technical (PMP/PgMP): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.75

2:00pm EDT

#333 - Brought to You by the Leadership Institute: Effective Virtual Team Meetings

Description:
Virtual meetings are a necessary part of new global economy. But still many virtual meetings are clunky and can be time wasted if participants are unengaged. Learn how to make virtual meetings worth everyone's time.

Speakers

Beth Ouellette, PMI-PBA, PMP, PgMP

President, The Ouellette Group

Beth Ouellette, President, The Ouellette Group, works with teams across the globe implementing value-added portfolio, program and project management best practices. Combining business management and technology skills, she has been successful assisting executive teams with organizational... Read More →

Dirk Doppelfeld, PMP

Managing Director, Project & Service Solutions

Dirk Doppelfeld, PMP, is an international project management consultant, trainer and coach. After 18 years in the printing business, he founded his own company in 2011, Project and Service Solutions. He helps clients to enhance their project management effectiveness through consulting... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
118C

PMI® Leadership Institute

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.75, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.50

2:00pm EDT

#335 - Implementing PMI's New Brand in Your Chapter

Speakers

Ryan Brooks

Brand Specialist, PMI

Nicole Santosusso

Marketing Indirect Channel Analyst, PMI

Saturday October 5, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
122A

PMI® Leadership Institute

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 1.0, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.25

2:00pm EDT

#340 - What's New with PMI Certification

Description:
As part of PMI's strategic transformation, there will be updates to PMI's certification offerings. Learn the latest in this session.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, attendees will be able to (1) Describe the changes PMI is making regarding certifications; (2) Discuss the impact of certification updates on the project management industry.

Speakers

Sierra Hamptons-Simmons

Portfolio Leader, Global Solutions, PMI

Saturday October 5, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
120B

PMI® Leadership Institute

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Core
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.75, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.50

2:00pm EDT

#341 - *Leadership Institute Master Class (LIMC) Alumni Workshop: Strategic Storytelling: Build Your Influence With a Memorable Story

Description:
Did they do what you hoped after you stopped talking? Learn the simple, proven S.T.O.R.I.E.S. technique for communicating with impact. You'll experience simple ways to leverage the power of strategic storytelling to hone your communication, reinforce key messages, and enhance trust and transparency.You'll leave with a story you can use to improve your influence and new friends you can lean on as you continue your journey (it's hard to tell a good story without making a friend).*This session is by invitation only and is open to graduates of the Leadership Institute Master Class.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, attendees will be able to (1) Tell an effective story that has impact; (2) Describe how to use the S.T.O.R.I.E.S. technique to communicate with the chapter.

Speakers

David Dye

Professional Speaker & Author, Let's Grow Leaders

Author and international keynote speaker David Dye gives leaders the roadmap they need to transform results.David works with leaders around the world who want to achieve breakthrough results without losing their soul (or mind) in the process.He gets it because he's been there: a former... Read More →

Karin Hurt

CEO, Let's Grow Leaders

Author and international keynote speaker Karin Hurt inspires transformational change.Recently named on Inc's list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers and American Management Association's 50 Leaders to Watch, Karin Hurt helps leaders from around the world achieve breakthrough results... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
115C

PMI® Leadership Institute

Session Format 3-hour workshop
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 2.0, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

3:45pm EDT

#343 - 10 Things You Need to Know Before a Cloud Transformation

Description:
How does a 35-year-old company with 50 million customers move 250+ applications to the cloud and guide 9,000 employees along the way? It takes grit, a willingness to build new muscle, and innovative partnership. Hear from two Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification holders on how they blended their skill sets to navigate Intuit through this complex transformation, designing an eight-step framework grounded in organizational and programmatic blueprints to support technical changes.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) describe lessons learned from initiating and executing an enterprise cloud migration program;(2) explain how to leverage a program framework to use as a reference for any enterprise program.

Speakers

George Coryell, PMP

Technical Program Group Manager, Intuit, Inc

As a 10-year veteran of Intuit, George Coryell is a group manager of technical program management and has led program managers focused on technology refresh, operational excellence, security and compliance, and business operations for enterprise and cloud hosting. Prior to Intuit... Read More →

Natalie Wilson, PMP

Staff Technical Program Manager, Intuit, Inc

Natalie Wilson, a technical program manager at Intuit, has successfully managed large-scale technical programs across the infrastructure hosting space. She is responsible for driving the product management and strategic planning of Intuit's cloud platform products and services. Prior... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
122B

Analyzing and Process Improvement

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Managing Projects and Program Complexity, Megaprojects
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

3:45pm EDT

#344 - Adapt, Adopt and Thrive: The Robot Revolution, Agile and the Impact on Project Management

Description:
The next industrial revolution is upon us. Robots, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, digital this and digital that. Incorporating change? Improving your skills? Come see a different perspective on the future in this fun, interactive session, and see how you may need to adjust your thinking. Be prepared to view the world in a different way. Learn why specific change details are less important than applying a personal approach to adaptation.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) describe past prediction successes and failures and identify the interesting ways in which people make decisions;(2) discuss new ways of thinking and how to improve working together by demonstrating the value of clear communications and building trust.

Speakers

Michael Palladino, PMP

Head/Director, Agile Center of Excellence, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Michael Palladino is a project management and agile professional with broad experience across several industries. He is the head of the Agile Methods Center of Excellence at Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals. He is an adjunct professor at Villanova University, past president of... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
126A

Communication and Teamwork

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Organizational Agility
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

3:45pm EDT

#348 - Product Education Session - Microsoft: Customer Insights from Hitachi, Great Lakes Coca-Cola, and Commonwealth of Kentucky on Project and Portfolio Management Transformation Outcomes

Description:
Gain powerful business insights from three customers driving work management solutions. They will discuss how they are using Project and other tools in the Microsoft Cloud to align decision making and drive excellence across their organizations.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) discuss powerful business insights shared by Microsoft customers;(2) describe how these customers are implementing Microsoft tools to drive excellence across their organizations.

Speakers

Nida Onay

Strategic IT Business Partner, Hitachi Vantara

Nida Onay is a Strategic IT Business Partner with Hitachi Vantara, responsible for developing strategic technology roadmaps, and management of enterprise technology investments. Nida has held various leadership roles in consulting and IT, including project portfolio management, account... Read More →

Edie Harrison, PMP

Portfolio Manager, Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling

Edie Harrison joined Great Lakes Coca Cola as a Portfolio Manager. She joined a team tackling continued growth of Great Lakes Coca Cola and its holding company Reyes Holdings. With the PMO team, Edie is managing the adoption of key project process improvements and implementation of... Read More →

Patrick Quirk

Executive Director, Office of Project Management, Commonwealth of Kentucky

Patrick Quirk has 20+ years of project management experience in a variety of industries. He is currently serving the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the 4th time, this time to build out a PMO for IT projects across the Commonwealth. In addition to the Commonwealth, Patrick has served... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
121B

Enhancing PM Skills

Session Format 60 minute product education session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Technical (PMP/PgMP), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Managing Projects and Program Complexity, Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects
PDUs Available: Technical (PMP/PgMP): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

3:45pm EDT

#345 - Brilliance and Project Leadership

Description:
The light bulb is turned on. A brilliant idea is formed. Where does the brilliant idea go from there? How does it get from the creative innovator to execution? This session will take you on the journey from the formation of the brilliance campaign to the partnership with the project management office (PMO) that assisted in formulating ideas to actual projects to increase customer and employee satisfaction and future company profitability.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) organize and manage team work packages that encourage, review and identify innovational ideas that turn into projects;(2) identify best practices for managing, tracking and communicating innovational ideas that may turn into projects.

Speakers

Susanne Galanek, PMP

Head of PMO, Verisk Data Analytics

Susanne Galanek is currently the head of the Information Technology Project Management Office (PMO) at Verisk Data Analytics Corporation in Jersey City, NJ. She has been providing value in the PMO for the past three years delivering infrastructure, cloud technology, O365/Skype, merger... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
124

Hot Topics

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Innovation, Managing Projects and Program Complexity
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

3:45pm EDT

#356 - PMBOK® Guide – The Next Generation: An Innovation Working Session (Part 2 of 2)

Description:
Join us for an innovation workshop to develop concepts for the next generation of the PMBOK® Guide. Explore current thinking to ensure the next version encompasses the full spectrum of project management approaches. Then actively participate in shaping the content through a series of innovation discussions and exercises. Bring your expertise, ideas and energy to collaborate with your colleagues in building a robust and resilient project management body of knowledge. Part 1 is scheduled for Saturday, 5 October, 2:00 p.m.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) discuss the full spectrum of project management approaches;(2) identify core principles required for effective project delivery.

Speakers

Cynthia Dionisio, PMI-ACP, PMP

Principal, Cynergy2

Mike Griffiths, PMI-ACP, PMP

Consultant, Leading Answers

Stephen Townsend

Director, Network Programs, Project Management Institute

Saturday October 5, 2019 3:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
118A

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Technical (PMP/PgMP), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Methodology, Project Management in a Global Economy
PDUs Available: Technical (PMP/PgMP): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.75

3:45pm EDT

#357 - Unleash Your Decision-Making Genius by Transforming Adverse Childhood Experiences, Like Alexander Hamilton

Description:
Finding innovative solutions to high-impact project problems requires the higher-thinking brain to control other brain areas to render the strategic, stroke-of-genius ideas that jettison projects forward. Yet, cognitive imprints from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) cause gaps that position the survival-oriented brain to silently compromise this process. This HistorEQ, neuroscience-based session reveals how to identify ACEs to close gaps between key brain areas to become a strategic decision-making master, like Alexander Hamilton - America's original genius!

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) identify ACEs to close gaps between the higher- and lower-thinking brain to become an innovation-driving, strategic decision-making master;(2) demonstrate with their team members the neuroscience-based Mind The Gap™ Strategy to close cognitive gaps to become innovation-delivering leaders.

Speakers

Joseph Luttrell, CAPM, PMP

Chief Organizational Officer, EQ Leadership Seminars, LLC

Joe Luttrell, PMP, CBAP is CEO of EQ Leadership Seminars, LLC whose mission is to provide the neuroscience-based leadership training that equips working people with what they need to level the playing field in their professional and personal lives. EQ Leadership Seminars provides... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 3:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
125

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Strategy Development and Implementation, Organizational Agility
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.75

3:45pm EDT

#352 - Brought to You by the Leadership Institute: Speak with Confidence

Description:
Effective communication is key whether you are leading an agile team of 50, conducting a sprint standup with 8, or presenting a progress report to a single client. While practice makes perfect there are also ways you can improve both rehearsed and impromptu speech – from improv to Toastmasters. Learn tools to increase your speaking confidence.

Speakers

Marjorie Anderson

Product Manager, Global Solutions,, PMI

Marjorie Anderson is a Product Manager, Global Solutions at Project Management Institute and is the team lead for the Chapter Channel MVP project. Marjorie has worked to help evolve the community program at PMI and leads a team who helps ensure that the online community not only serves... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 3:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
118C

PMI® Leadership Institute

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.75, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.50

3:45pm EDT

#353 - Brought to You by the Leadership Institute: The Challenge Room – Solving Workplace Problems

Description:
Learnings at a PMI live event can come just as easily from peers as from designated speakers. In this session participants will work together to solve common workplace challenges in project management. You will network and work with fellow project managers, experience a technique you can apply again to solve other issues, and find solutions to common workplace challenges.

Saturday October 5, 2019 3:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
118B

PMI® Leadership Institute

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.75, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.50

10:05am EDT

#404B-EXH - Learning Zone: Choose your WoW! Disciplined Agile Strategies for Optimizing Your Way of Working

Description:
PMI recently acquired Disciplined Agile. Join Mark Lines, co-founder of Disciplined Agile (DA) to learn what DA is, why PMI made this acquisition, and what it means for the PMI community. The DA toolkit is the most comprehensive and well organized agile body of knowledge in existence. Find out how DA can help any project team become more effective by applying techniques from this toolkit regardless of what methodology or framework you currently use.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:(1) explain what Disciplined Agile (DA) is and how it makes any agile approach more effective;(2) describe what to expect as DA is added to PMI's portfolio of products and certifications.

Speakers

Mark Lines

Vice President, Disciplined Agile, PMI

Mark Lines is Vice President of Disciplined Agile at the Project Management Institute. He is co-creator with Scott Ambler of the Disciplined Agile framework and co-author with Scott of four books on DA. Mark has been applying agile and lean methodologies for over 25 years. He has... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 10:05am - 10:25am EDT
Exhibit Hall: Learning Zone

Hot Topics

Session Format 20 minute exhibit hall activity
Learning Level Core
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Methodology
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.25

10:30am EDT

#411 - CANCELLED: Unleashing Collective Intelligence to Drive Innovation

Description:
In today's complex project environments, project managers are being asked to drive results and innovation with fewer resources. Some teams are highly productive while others are not. Based on extensive research, this session illustrates how some leaders drain creativity out of their teams while other leaders foster a culture of collective intelligence that drives innovation. Project managers will benefit from learning how to fully engage the talent around them.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) identify how they may be accidentally shutting down innovation on their project teams;(2) discuss strategies for utilizing the collective intelligence of their teams to cultivate innovative ideas.

Speakers

Jon Haverly, PMP

Master Practitioner, The Wiseman Group

Jon Haverly has been a Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification holder since 2001, and has over 20 years of experience managing large projects and leading change initiatives across a variety of industries.He is a master practitioner for the Wiseman Group where he leads... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
120C

Communication and Teamwork

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Innovation, Talent Management
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

10:30am EDT

#408 - Financing Agile Delivery With Forecasts

Description:
Questions surrounding budget and timelines are a touchy subject when teams use agile delivery methods. With little to go on, many still resort to fixed-budget, fixed-date and fixed-scope approaches while using a Gantt chart. New product development is as complex as the stock market and weather systems. By using similar tools to what stock analysts and weather professionals use, this session will demonstrate how project completion dates and costs can be forecasted with a degree of statistical certainty.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) describe new tools to help make better business decisions about which projects to fund;(2) discuss how to use the same tools that are used to predict weather and the stock market to forecast their project end dates.

Speakers

Robert Pieper

Principal Advisor/CEO, Responsive Advisors, Inc

Robb is a software and technology professional with a strong business mindset. As Principal Consultant and founder of Responsive Advisors, a global agile management consulting firm based in Chicago, IL, he's building a rare consulting firm that practices precisely what they preach... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
121A

Enhancing PM Skills

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Organizational Agility
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

10:30am EDT

#409 - Product Education Session - Teamwork: How Ella's Kitchen Achieved Greatness with Teamwork Projects

Description:
The head of PMO at Ella's kitchen will share the challenges and successes associated with introducing a PMO function to the company and rolling out Teamwork Projects Project Management software, which completely turned around their new product development process.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) explain how to roll out a PMIS that their PMO will love;(2) describe how to give their PMO personality.

Speakers

Ellen Jarrett

Head of PMO, Ella's Kitchen UK

Ellen Jarrett is Head of PMO at Ella's Kitchen, global manufacturer or organic baby food. Ellen previously worked in the non-profit sector, where she was responsible for introducing a PMO function to Guide Dogs for the blind, before moving to Ella's Kitchen and introducing and successfully... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
121C

Enhancing PM Skills

Session Format 60 minute product education session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.25, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.75

10:30am EDT

#412 - Virtual Reality Project Management Training: Key Learnings From First-Published Worldwide Training

Description:
The next stage in borderless education in virtual reality has been reached. The technique is stable and payable. In 2018, we started with the newest and most innovative training format to train project management in virtual reality. We have developed a new training format to address the immersive experience in a virtual training room to get more sustainability in learning. In this session, we will share our experiences so far and showcase the communication opportunities of the future with the primal goal of making teamwork and project management more effective and suited for the next generations.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) describe new technologies to use to improve the worldwide education of project management and other themes;(2) discuss how project management training experience in virtual reality can change the world and that borderless education is the goal.

Speakers

Frank Tassone, PMP

Managing Director, ALVISSION Training

Frank Tassone, PMP, is the founder and managing director of ALVISSION Training (Germany). He holds a master's degree in international management (AKAD University) and a master's degree in economy and computer sciences (FH Stuttgart). He is a certified intercultural trainer and coach... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
120B

Hot Topics

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Knowledge Transfer, Sustainability
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

10:30am EDT

#416 - Project Delivery: Evolution and Revolution

Description:
The project delivery landscape continues to evolve, and there are many ways for projects to deliver value. PMI's Standards+Strategy will expand to reflect this dynamic landscape and the pace of change in project management. Come explore a principles-based and systemic view of project delivery with a stronger focus on outcomes-based success measures. Visualize a living and interactive body of knowledge that enables real-time learning and application.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:1. explore a principle-based and systemic view of project delivery;2. describe the full project delivery landscape and the associated delivery approaches.

Speakers

Cynthia Dionisio, PMI-ACP, PMP

Principal, Cynergy2

Mike Griffiths, PMI-ACP, PMP

Consultant, Leading Answers

Stephen Townsend

Director, Network Programs, Project Management Institute

Sunday October 6, 2019 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
120A

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Methodology, Organizational Agility
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.25

10:30am EDT

#418 - Strategic Storytelling: Build Your Influence With a Powerful Story

Description:
Did they do what you hoped after you stopped talking? Learn the simple, proven S.T.O.R.I.E.S. technique for communicating with impact. You'll experience simple ways to leverage the power of strategic storytelling to hone your communication, reinforce key messages, and enhance trust and transparency. You'll leave with a story you can use to improve your influence and new friends you can lean on as you continue your journey (it's hard to tell a good story without making a friend).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:(1) apply the S.T.O.R.I.E.S. technique to building and communicating powerful stories;(2) practice advanced strategic communication techniques.

Speakers

David Dye

Professional Speaker & Author, Let's Grow Leaders

Karin Hurt

CEO, Let's Grow Leaders

Sunday October 6, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
118C

Communication and Teamwork

Session Format Interactive Workshop
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Change Management, Talent Management
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.75, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.75

10:30am EDT

#419 - Why We Love Bad Ideas: Combating the Biases That Shape Our Decision Making

Description:
Like moths to the flame, human beings are influenced by our brains in ways we're only just beginning to understand. Scientists refer to these unseen forces as "cognitive biases." Like invisible germs carrying the flu, these biases spread throughout our teams and organizations, impacting our ability to think rationally, critically, and creatively. This workshop features actionable practices to help project teams identify and critically evaluate their day-to-day assumptions and ideas.**An encore of this presentation is available on Sunday, 6 October at 4:45 p.m (Session #450).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to: (1) diagnose the unseen ways their team's problem solving and decision making are influenced by the brain;(2) evaluate actionable practices to help their team think rationally, critically, and expansively about project challenges.

Speakers

Sara Gallagher, PMP

Vice President of Client Delivery, The Persimmon Group

Sara Gallagher engages audiences with her unique speaking style: blending evidence-based management insights with humorous storytelling. She draws from her own experiences in the fields of project management and organizational effectiveness to test what we think we know about effective... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
115C

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Session Format Interactive Workshop
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Innovation, Strategy Development and Implementation
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.5

10:30am EDT

#417 - Building an Effective Agile Transformation Office

Description:
Agile is an enabler for greater customer collaboration, increased speed to market and high development flexibility. Transforming to adopt sustainable agile practices and lean delivery techniques across an enterprise requires a strategic and tactical approach at every level. This workshop shares experiences from lean agile-transformation initiatives at large enterprises, implementation challenges, techniques adopted, lessons learned and successes. In small groups, you will build your own agile transformation office strategy and roadmap.**An encore of this presentation is available on Sunday, 6 October at 4:45 p.m. (Session #449).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:(1) identify the challenges you may face in your transformation journey;(2) explain how to build your own agile transformation office strategy and roadmap.

Speakers

Somnath Ghosh, PMI-ACP, PMP

Global Lead Partner, Tata Consultancy Services

Somnath Ghosh is the global lead partner for strategic offerings with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). He leads large enterprise agile and DevOps transformations. Mr. Ghosh has over 20 years of strategic consulting experience in leadership, software development, agile and DevOps enablement... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
118A

Influencing and Business Strategy

Session Format Interactive Workshop
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Technical (PMP/PgMP), Technical (PMI-ACP), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Organizational Agility
PDUs Available: Technical (PMP/PgMP): 1.0, Technical (PMI-ACP): 1.0, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

1:30pm EDT

#425 - General Session: Fireside Chat with PMI CEO Sunil Prashara - How Technology Is Transforming How Work Gets Done

Description:
Technological changes, including cyber communication, mobile computing and payment, enhanced robotics, and artificial intelligence, are transforming companies and disrupting how work gets done. Optimism and enthusiasm are matched by uncertainty and fear - from corporate boardrooms to universities to kitchen tables - all across the globe. How do organizations blend the efficiency of linear systems with the agility that is demanded by digital processes? What are the most important skills for practitioners to enable success? What longstanding assumptions need to be shelved in favor of new approaches? Our panel of prominent global business leaders will share how they are embracing disruption and leveraging this tectonic shift in how work gets done.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe how key leaders are working through disruption in their organizations;
(2) discuss how as practitioners they can embrace transformation while leading projects to success.

Speakers

Sunil Prashara

President and Chief Executive Officer, PMI

As President and Chief Executive Officer of the Project Management Institute (PMI), Sunil Prashara is the lead advocate for PMI's global organization, serving more than three million professionals working in nearly every country of the world. His primary responsibility is to implement... Read More →

Behnam Tabrizi

Professor, Organizational Transformation, Stanford University

Behnam Tabrizi is a renowned expert in Transformation, best-selling author, and an award-winning teacher, scholar and global advisor. He has served as a faculty of Organizational Transformation at Stanford University for the past 25 years. He has written five books on leading innovation... Read More →

Frederic Astier

Managing Director, Accenture

Frederic Astier is a Managing Director, responsible for Accenture’s overall Network Services Business in Europe, Africa and Latin America (EALA). He is a senior executive with 20+ year experience within the telecommunications and high-tech industries. With a strong background in... Read More →

Vikram Nair

President - EMEA, Tech Mahindra

Vikram Nair is an accomplished business leader with over 25 years of global experience in the industry. An astute and inspiring leader, he has played a significant role in Tech Mahindra's growth over the past decade. In January 2015, Mr. Nair was appointed president, where he currently... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Terrace Ballroom, Level 4

Other

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Core
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

3:00pm EDT

#429 - Product Education Session - Workfront: Five Ways the PMO Can Lead Your Organization More Effectively

Traditional project management methods and tools have served companies well for decades. But these methods only address part of the problem in a world that increasingly demands more — more productivity, more visibility, more collaboration, more data, more accountability, and more results. As the workplace shifts to rapid digital transformation as well as a generational change in how work gets done, new challenges arrive daily that project management alone can’t solve. It’s time to ditch the traditional and prepare your team for the future of work.

Learning Objective:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) discuss how to prepare to future proof their enterprise; (2) describe new strategies for transforming work processes from siloed to connected;(3) apply insights from world-class PMO leaders on managing work in the digital age.

Sunday October 6, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
120B

Analyzing and Process Improvement

Session Format 60 minute product education session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Innovation
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

3:00pm EDT

#430 - Roadmapping – Turn Strategic Foresight Into Actionable Programs and Projects

Description:
Roadmapping is a strategic process for developing plans to transition an organization to a future state, which has been identified through various methods that form part of the organizational strategy development process. In this session, the manner in which roadmaps can help organizations translate high-level business strategies into portfolios and projects and link external customer strategies with internal portfolio and project planning will be presented.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) describe how to use roadmapping as a powerful communication tool for facilitating strategic alignment and collaboration to enable delivery of strategy and innovation through actionable programs and projects;(2) identify the different types of roadmaps for various scenarios and use the relevant type of roadmap effectively in managing products and projects.

Speakers

Suchitra Veera, PMP

Project Leader, Snayu, Inc

Suchitra Veera is a senior business analyst, agile scrum master and coach, product manager and program manager leader with extensive experience in leading cross-functional teams for deploying applications and ensuring successful delivery and operations of products and services. Her... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
121B

Influencing and Business Strategy

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Innovation, Organizational Agility
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

3:00pm EDT

#434 - PMI® Project of the Year Award Panel

Description:
Join leaders from each of the top three PMI Project of the Year Award Finalists for an interactive session where you'll learn strategies for exceeding project goals and objectives, overcoming challenges, managing change and complexity, communicating effectively with project sponsors and stakeholders, and providing the ultimate value to your organization through effective project and program management. The winner of the 2019 PMI® Project of the Year Award will be announced at our Awards Gala (https://sched.co/TDmK) open for all to attend on Saturday, 5 October. The three finalists will have posters of their projects on display in the Exhibit Hall on Sunday, 6 October (https://sched.co/TMNz). Learn more about our awarded finalists at any of these activities!

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) describe strategies for exceeding project goals and objectives, overcoming challenges, managing change and complexity, and communicating effectively with project sponsors and stakeholders.

Speakers

Kaustuv Bagchi

Head - India Operations, Oil and Gas Offshore Projects, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd

Kaustuv Bagchi is Head–India Operations, Oil & Gas Division of L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd. He holds Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master's Degree in Business Management. His professional career in Hydrocarbon sector spans across 24 years in various capacities... Read More →

Guy Déry

Chief Engineer, Rolling Stock, MPM-10 Project Office, Société de transport de Montréal (STM)

Guy Déry, eng., is a seasoned management executive with a background in electrical engineering. Over the past years, he has gained knowledge and experience in the design, manufacturing and refurbishment of rail cars. During his professional career, he has spent more than 25 years... Read More →

Fernando Antonio Oliveira

E2 Program Director, Embraer

Fernando Antonio Araújo Oliveira is Program Director for the E-Jets E2, responsible for leading program execution since its approval in mid-2013. He was responsible for assuring the E2 Program achieved its financial results, delivering the products better than spec and keeping the... Read More →

Stephen Townsend

Director, Network Programs, Project Management Institute

Sunday October 6, 2019 3:00pm - 4:15pm EDT
118B

Influencing and Business Strategy

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.25

3:00pm EDT

#435 - Proven Methods to Manage Projects Driven by Data Privacy Regulations

Description:
Managing projects that are driven by regulatory changes can be daunting. The data privacy landscape has seen significant change over the past several years, with clients and employees becoming more aware of, and cautious with, their data use. Firms are being held to a higher standard to protect the data they collect and use. This session will review two approaches to regulatory projects: a high-level methodology and the concept of Privacy by Design (PbD).

Learning Objectives:
Learning objectives:At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) demonstrate an understanding of different approaches to addressing regulatory-driven projects;(2) be able to apply these approaches into their project management life cycle.

Speakers

Laura Rhubart, PMP

Global Privacy Manager, Vanguard Investments

Laura Rhubart currently manages the Global Privacy Program at The Vanguard Group of Investments. She and her team have implemented key privacy controls across the organization. She also oversees global regulatory changes to ensure the Vanguard business areas are aware of—and compliant... Read More →

Teresa Scott

Global Privacy Project Manager, The Vanguard Group

Teresa Scott a 19-year veteran with The Vanguard Group, and is a project manager within Vanguard's Privacy Office. She is currently managing the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) across the enterprise, and previously led several key workstreams on the General... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 3:00pm - 4:15pm EDT
120C

Influencing and Business Strategy

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Strategy Development and Implementation, Sustainability
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.25

3:00pm EDT

#438 - Value Stream Mapping Workshop for Business and Digital Transformation

Description:
This experiential workshop will help attendees to understand the process of value stream mapping (VSM) and its applications. The attendees would practice value stream identification for defined problem statements across different industries. The workshop will provide guidelines for using VSM for business process/agile or digital transformation. The workshop will present a framework for identifying gaps in the current state and defining the future state, using business or technology solutions like Automation, artificial intelligence/machine learning [AI-ML], robotic process automation [RPA], etc.). A case study on the application of VSM for insurance processes will also be presented.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:(1) identify value-added and non-value-added activities in business processes and projects using VSM;(2) define business- or technology-based solution alternatives to transform an organization from the current state to a future state.

Speakers

Rahul Sudame, PMI-ACP, PMP

Delivery Partner, Persistent Systems

Rahul Sudame is a delivery partner at Persistent Systems (India) leading banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) accounts. He has over 19 years of experience in portfolio and program management in various domains. Mr. Sudame is a senior management professional and agile thought... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
118C

Analyzing and Process Improvement

Session Format Interactive Workshop
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Technical (PMP/PgMP), Technical (PfMP), Technical (PMI-PBA), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Organizational Agility, Benefits Realization
PDUs Available: Technical (PMP/PgMP): 1.0, Technical (PfMP): 0.5, Technical (PMI-PBA): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

3:00pm EDT

#439 - Why Great Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure They Don't

Description:
There's no shortage of great ideas, whether you are going through a transformation or adapting to digital innovation, but not every great idea becomes a reality. Pinpointing 'why' is at the core of the Brightline initiative's mission. Brightline is a new strategic arm of PMI, and in this dynamic and interactive workshop, participants will discover the 10 principles developed to help your organization bridge the costly and wasteful gap between strategy design and delivery. Participants will have the opportunity to apply these principles on a practical example.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) identify issues that prevent strategies to become reality; (2) apply a set of principles to improve strategy implementation performance.

Speakers

Edivandro Carlos Conforto

Head of Strategy Research, Brightline Initiative, a PMI Initiative

Dr. Edivandro Conforto is a globally recognized expert on organizational agility, agile innovation and transformation, hybrid management approaches and strategy implementation. He has over 10 years of experience and has worked with organizations from different sectors. He is currently... Read More →

Tahirou Assane Oumarou, PMP

Director of Operations, Brightline Initiative, a PMI Initiative

Tahirou Assane Oumarou has over 15 years of experience in leadership roles, civil engineering, and project management. As director of operations of the Brightline Initiative, Tahirou oversees the activities under the three benefit pillars of thought and practice leadership, networking... Read More →

Ricardo Viana Vargas, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMP

Executive Director, Brightline Initiative, a PMI Initiative

Ricardo Viana Vargas is a specialist in project management and strategy implementation. Over the past 20 years, he has been responsible for more than 80 major transformation projects in several countries, covering an investment portfolio of over $20 billion. He is currently the executive... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
125

Enhancing PM Skills

Session Format Interactive Workshop
Learning Level Core
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Innovation, Scheduling and Resource Management
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.5

4:45pm EDT

#442 - Innovate You: The Entrepreneur Within (ENCORE)

Description:
The world is rapidly changing, thanks to emerging technologies, improved communication and the rise of the independent project professional. These changes have necessitated a mindshift and innovation. For project success, independent project professionals and organizational leaders must work together as partners, communicating continuously, and thinking like entrepreneurs. This session explores the knowledge and skills that independent professionals and organizational leaders can hone to achieve success as well as innovative practices to implement.**An encore of this presentation is available on Saturday, 5 October at 11:30 a.m. (Session #310).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) identify knowledge and skills independent project professionals and organizational business leaders need to sharpen;(2) define innovative techniques to enhance collaboration and ensure successful delivery.

Speakers

Laura Burford, PMP

President, LAD Enterprizes, Inc.

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:45pm - 5:45pm EDT
120B

Hot Topics

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Core
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Disruptive Trends, Talent Management
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

4:45pm EDT

#440 - Benefits Realization - It's Time to Stop Losing Money

Description:
Analysts are sending a "wake-up" call to organizations to heed the statistics on implementing benefits realization and start significantly increasing their return on investments. Hear why benefits realization is important, how it ties into strategy execution, and how you can start implementing it. We also want to share some of the challenges that might go along with implementation and actually hear from an organization on these challenges. Lastly, we'll specifically show you some of the new tools you can add during each phase of your project management process that will help you keep implementing benefits realization simple!

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) state the key concepts of benefits realization including what it is, the case for doing it, and common misconceptions; (2) explain why and how benefits realization ties into strategy execution;(3) describe the challenges most likely to derail benefits realization implementation;(4) propose how to get started implementing effective benefits management practices;(5) utilize a model to integrate benefits realization into project management methodology.

Speakers

Deborah Crawford, PMP

Executive Vice President, PM Solutions

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:45pm - 5:45pm EDT
123

Influencing and Business Strategy

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Business Analysis, Disruptive Trends
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.25, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

4:45pm EDT

#445 - Disrupt Conventional Silo Thinking by Managing Projects Using Kanban's Value-Based Systems Perspective (ENCORE)

Description:
Kanban is much more than an agile method. It's a different way of looking at projects as part of a value chain that reaches beyond the single project. This session will demonstrate how Kanban's systems approach, value-based focus, and simple practices keep project managers in control. We will share a case story showing how Kanban facilitated higher project efficiency, smarter resource allocation, and proactive handling of cross-team dependencies, which are some of the biggest killers of project efficiency.**An encore of this presentation is available on Saturday, 5 October at 2:00 p.m. (Session #334).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) discuss how the Kanban core practices can help improve project efficiency, and identify which practices to apply to projects;(2) describe how to use relevant case-study examples and adapt them to improve performance or minimize the effect of cross-team dependencies.

Speakers

Annette Vendelbo, PMP, PMI-ACP

Project Director, Agile Expert, Xvoto ApS

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:45pm - 6:00pm EDT
120C

Analyzing and Process Improvement

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Organizational Agility
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.25

4:45pm EDT

#448 - Unlocking Culture for Greater Project Management Effectiveness in the Age of Agile (ENCORE)

Description:
We'll share the journey that every project manager must take to recognize and use culture as a tool to finally unlock project success in the age of agile, where effectiveness is more defined by each company's unique culture and how it embraces agility than by process. Effective operators carry weight that can steer the course of events. Learn to transcend project management dogma, embrace agility and unlock the power of company culture to drive effectiveness.**An encore of this presentation is available on Saturday, 5 October at 11:30 a.m. (Session #320).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) discuss why project managers struggle in the age of agile to provide value to sponsors and complement agile teams;(2) explain the power of recognizing a company's unique culture and using that awareness to unlock greater control and effectiveness.

Speakers

Tony Gruebl

President, Think Systems, Inc.

Jeff Welch

Vice President, Think Systems, Inc.

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:45pm - 6:00pm EDT
118B

Enhancing PM Skills

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Organizational Agility, Managing Projects and Program Complexity
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.75

4:45pm EDT

#450 - Why We Love Bad Ideas: Combating the Biases That Shape Our Decision Making (ENCORE)

Description:
Like moths to the flame, human beings are influenced by our brains in ways we're only just beginning to understand. Scientists refer to these unseen forces as "cognitive biases." Like invisible germs carrying the flu, these biases spread throughout our teams and organizations, impacting our ability to think rationally, critically, and creatively. This workshop features actionable practices to help project teams identify and critically evaluate their day-to-day assumptions and ideas.**An encore of this presentation is available on Sunday, 6 October at 10:30 a.m. (Session #419).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to: (1) diagnose the unseen ways their team's problem solving and decision making are influenced by the brain;(2) evaluate actionable practices to help their team think rationally, critically, and expansively about project challenges.

Speakers

Sara Gallagher, PMP

Vice President of Client Delivery, The Persimmon Group

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:45pm - 6:15pm EDT
115C

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Session Format Interactive Workshop
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Innovation, Strategy Development and Implementation
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.5

4:45pm EDT

#449 - Building an Effective Agile Transformation Office (ENCORE)

Description:
Agile is an enabler for greater customer collaboration, increased speed to market and high development flexibility. Transforming to adopt sustainable agile practices and lean delivery techniques across an enterprise requires a strategic and tactical approach at every level. This workshop shares experiences from lean agile-transformation initiatives at large enterprises, implementation challenges, techniques adopted, lessons learned and successes. In small groups, you will build your own agile transformation office strategy and roadmap.**An encore of this presentation is available on Sunday, 6 October at 10:30 a.m. (Session #417).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:(1) identify the challenges you may face in your transformation journey;(2) explain how to build your own agile transformation office strategy and roadmap.

Speakers

Somnath Ghosh, PMI-ACP, PMP

Global Lead Partner, Tata Consultancy Services

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:45pm - 6:15pm EDT
118A

Influencing and Business Strategy

Session Format Interactive Workshop
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Technical (PMP/PgMP), Technical (PMI-ACP), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Organizational Agility
PDUs Available: Technical (PMP/PgMP): 1.0, Technical (PMI-ACP): 1.0, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

8:30am EDT

#505 - The Co-Evolution of Change and Project Management Innovations

Description:
This session borders on a new paradigm to the relationship between change and projects. It presents the story of an evolving phenomenon to raise contemplation of project practitioners about the indispensability of change management to project management success. This session draws from a case study of a 2018 recipient of the PMI Project of the Year award.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) discuss the role of change in the evolution of project management innovations;(2) describe how to be better equipped to champion the needed change conversations around their projects.

Speakers

Taiwo Abraham, PMP

Project Manager, Horizant

Taiwo Abraham is an experienced and result-driven organization productivity specialist. He combines skill sets in project/program/portfolio management, business administration and IT, and organization change management with mastery of both traditional waterfall and agile methodologies... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
124

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Core
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Change Management, Strategy Development and Implementation
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

8:30am EDT

#503 - Digital Transformation – Challenges and Opportunities

Description:
This session presents the results of a study in which a group of 100 executives from around the globe were asked about their exposure to digital technologies (DX) and their perception of how DX will impact projects, programs, and portfolios at their organizations. Executives were asked to rate the existing technologies they find to be effective, as well as highlight futuristic technologies that they are likely to embrace.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) describe the trends identified by the rapid pace of digital transformation and its impact on project, program, and portfolio management;(2) develop a learning plan to prepare for the digital age of project, program, and portfolio management.

Speakers

Mohamed Khalifa Hassan, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMP, PgMP, PfMP

Director, Lifelong

Mohamed Khalifa Hassan, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMP, PgMP, PfMP, is a renowned project management consultant and speaker. He possesses a unique combination of broad-based skills gained from more than 20 years of project management practice. He has developed, implemented... Read More →

Muhammad A. B. Ilyas, PMP

Chief Executive Officer, Lifelong

Recognized as a world-class technology expert and a top-notch consultant for project management, information systems, human resource management, and corporate governance, Muhammad A. B. Ilyas possesses a unique combination of technical knowledge and broad-based business management... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
126A

Enhancing PM Skills

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Disruptive Trends, Innovation
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

8:30am EDT

#506 - Agile for the Rest of Us: It's a Mind-Set

Description:
We all know that agile works for software development and IT applications, but what about the rest of us? This session follows the Nemours Children's Health System ESPMO transition from a traditional approach to an agile mind-set toward project and portfolio management, opening the door to faster delivery of value and less waste for all types of projects.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) demonstrate how an agile project management office (PMO) can maximize value delivery;(2) apply agile methodologies to drive enterprise strategy.

Speakers

Brian Barr

CEO/President, AgileTrailblazers, LLC

Brian has over 30 years of experience leading global teams in the creation of large-scale software solutions with a passion for quality, timeliness, and agile methodologies. He has influenced and led company-wide agile transformations in traditionally change-resistant organizations... Read More →

Abbigail Frelich, PMP

Senior Project Manager, Nemours Children's Health System

Abby Frelich is a Senior Project Manager at Nemours Children's Health System, having found her calling in 2010 while working in Hospital Operations. Bringing multiple teams together and helping them to communicate and work together to create value and improve processes has been some... Read More →

Tavanya Lockett, PMP

Director, Enterprise Strategy and Project Management Office, Nemours

Tavanya Lockett, PMP, joined Nemours in 2004, and has served the organization as special assistant, senior marketing and communications consultant, public relations specialist, senior project manager, and now, director of the enterprise strategy and project management office. During... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 8:30am - 9:45am EDT
120A

Hot Topics

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Organizational Agility
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.25

8:30am EDT

#509 - Building Resilient Value-Delivery Capabilities

Description:
The ways teams deliver and realize value will remain in flux, so teams need to choose the tools, techniques and frameworks that are appropriate for the specific context in which they are delivering value. This workshop reframes how to help teams leverage the right tools for the job, reduce process overhead and focus on value. Through provocative thinking and engaging discussion, together we will explore and identify pathways toward more resilient value delivery.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to: (1) describe a broader perspective of value delivery which will open up solution spaces for them and their teams;(2) examine considerations that will help them tailor their delivery approach to the specific context.

Speakers

Mike Griffiths, PMI-ACP, PMP

Consultant, Leading Answers

Stephen Townsend

Director, Network Programs, Project Management Institute

Monday October 7, 2019 8:30am - 10:00am EDT
115C

Hot Topics

Session Format Interactive Workshop
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Technical (PMP/PgMP), Technical (PMI-ACP), Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Disruptive Trends
PDUs Available: Technical (PMP/PgMP): 0.5, Technical (PMI-ACP): 0.5, Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

9:45am EDT

#512-EXH - Learning Zone: Developing Good Communication Strategy: Hands-On Strategy Development

Description:
Join us in the Learning Zone, located in the Exhibit Hall, for this activity. Space is limited.In this learning zone session, we will learn how to develop personal strategies for communicating with people. In our activity, we will prioritize 10 communication motivators, identify a problem or opportunity, apply an overall personal guiding principal for it, and then decide on an action to take to address this problem or challenge. Be sure to scan your badge to receive PDUs. To participate in a more in-depth session on this topic, you may attend "Communication Essentials for Diverse Work Teams: To Innovate, We Must Communicate!" (7 October, 1:00 p.m.).

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to: (1) describe how to develop a personal strategy for communicating with people.

Speakers

Alexis Carnegie-Dunham, PMP

Managing Partner, Trench Project Management

Alexis Carnegie-Dunham is managing partner of Trench Project Management, a training and consulting firm. She has trained hundreds of project managers on the technical aspects of project management, and has experience consulting with executives and senior managers on topics including... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 9:45am - 10:15am EDT
Exhibit Hall: Learning Zone

Communication and Teamwork

Session Format 30 minute Learning Zone
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Innovation, Knowledge Transfer
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.25, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.25

10:30am EDT

#517 - The Exciting World of Mergers and Acquisitions: Project Managers Join the Party

Description:
When you think of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), do you imagine investment bankers, lawyers, and consultants? Did you know project managers play just as important, if not as glamorous, a role in driving successful M&A projects? If you have ever wanted to learn about the exciting space of M&A where scope creep and changing timelines are the norm—and how to manage them without losing your faith in the profession—come to this session.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) describe the M&A life cycle and the role a project manager plays in making M&As successful;(2) identify the skills required to be a successful project manager in M&A projects.

Speakers

James Harris

Corporate Development Principal, Google

James Harris is a principal on the Corporate Development Integration team at Google. He joined Google in September 2011, and has worked on a wide range of deals including Motorola (acquisition and divestiture), Niantic spinout, Quickoffice, Titan Aerospace, and Makani Power. Prior... Read More →

Kash Ahuja, PMP

Program Manager, Google

Kash Ahuja is a program manager at Google, focused on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). His work at Google has spanned multiple deals including acquisition of hTC's smartphone business, Xively (from LogMeIn), Fabric (from Twitter), and the spinout of CSquared to help bring millions... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
120A

Influencing and Business Strategy

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Core
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Managing Projects and Program Complexity, Strategy Development and Implementation
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

10:30am EDT

#520 - Navigating the Impact of Artificial Intelligence Projects in the Public Sector

Description:
Governments all around the world have started to recognize artificial intelligence (AI) as a top focus area. In this interactive session, we will present how AI is being used in public sector projects based on academic research and experience from our own AI-based project initiatives in the government. In addition, we will explain how project managers can prepare themselves and stay ahead of the curve to navigate the AI storm in government projects and programs.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) describe how AI projects are being used in the public sector;(2) identify AI-related opportunities to stay relevant while navigating AI projects.

Speakers

Vinod Kumar Paidakula, PMI-ACP, PMP, PgMP

Program Manager, KLC Consulting Inc.

Vinod Kumar Paidakula, PMI-ACP, PMP, PgMP, is an ITIL Certified Program Manager with more than 11 years of IT consulting experience. As a technology manager, he has experience in leading large-scale IT transformations, digital transformations and enabling analytics solutions to understand... Read More →

Shobhna Raghupathy, PMP

Senior Consultant, Proficient Project Consulting Inc.

Shobhna Raghupathy is a global strategy and project portfolio management consultant who has extensive experience in managing enterprise-wide technical and strategic projects in diverse industries including telecommunications, healthcare, finance and consulting. She has a master's... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
123

Hot Topics

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Innovation, Disruptive Trends
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.25

10:30am EDT

#523 - Getting the Top Team Right – The Critical Innovation Ingredient

Description:
This workshop takes a very close and comprehensive look in the mirror with tough and authentic discussions with team members and across critical stakeholder groups. It will utilize two instruments to prepare leaders to do just that: a team-focused self-assessment centered on questions around three capability areas (strategic, process, and critical leadership), and a team-stretching roadmap to establish the foundation of thoughtful discussion and dialogue to guide the team's evolution.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to: (1) identify the ingredients required for getting the team right;(2) discuss how to prepare the top team and the organizational culture for the degree of innovation embedded in the future of work.

Speakers

Al Zeitoun, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMP, PgMP

Global Business Strategist, Independent Consulting

Al Zeitoun is a transformative strategy execution/operational excellence and talent-building global executive who leverages deep expertise in systems thinking, portfolio, program, and project management to close the gap between strategy development and execution across industries... Read More →

Natalya Bah, PMP

CEO, Natalya H. Bah Consulting

Natalya H. Bah provides her clients with team building, training, and strategic advising services utilizing her passion for project management, leadership development, and goal setting. In addition to being a Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification holder, she is also... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
118C

Communication and Teamwork

Session Format Interactive Workshop
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Strategy Development and Implementation, Talent Management
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.75, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.75

10:30am EDT

#524 - Transforming a PMO Into a VDO (Value-Delivery Office)

Description:
Organizational agility is the shift to a focus on the customer with the goal being to deliver valuable products and services to customers. As organizations transform and morph, very few of these transformations actually address or focus on transforming the project management office (PMO). In this workshop, we will explore ways in which we can implement a value-delivery office (VDO) that enables us to shift our thinking from managing projects to enabling our organizations to deliver value to customers.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to: (1) describe the importance of the concept of a VDO;(2) explain the role of a project manager (a.k.a. value leader) when an organization transitions into focusing on value-based delivery.

Speakers

Betsy Kauffman, PMI-ACP, PMP

Leadership and Organizational Agility Coach, Agile Pi

Betsy Kauffman, CSM, CSPO, PSM, SPC4, ICP-APM, ICP-ACC, ICP-ATF, PMI-ACP, PMP, is a passionate organizational coach and trainer with more than 18 years' experience working with high-performing teams. She has held various roles working as a business analyst, project manager, program... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
115C

Hot Topics

Session Format Interactive Workshop
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Organizational Agility, Benefits Realization
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.5

1:00pm EDT

#530 - Creative Methods in Project Management

Description:
The traditional project management role is to put a process in place that prevents delivery problems. However, such a process and the predictability it seeks to generate are often not in sync with the key to business success—innovation. Therefore, innovative project management methods can be applied that will enable project oversight, but won't suffocate creativity. Recognize techniques and methods for developing creativity and identify ways to apply innovations in project management practice.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) recognize techniques and methods for developing creativity in project management;(2) identify ways to apply innovations in project management practice.

Speakers

Denis Vukosav, PMP

Vice President, Program Manager, State Street International

Denis Vukosav, as the vice president at State Street International in Dublin, leads the United States and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) program for the company's key client. Managing teams across the world, he is responsible for project, program and portfolio governance... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
120C

Enhancing PM Skills

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Innovation, Benefits Realization
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.0

1:00pm EDT

#528 - Characterizing Organizational Culture: Valued PMO

Description:
To be effective and sustain a project management office (PMO), leveraging PMI's "Standard for Organizational Project Management (OPM3)" as a construct, ensures the culture of the organization is reflected and or challenged effectively. Join this session to learn about tools and techniques to baseline your organization's current PMO maturity model and develop roadmaps that will help its maturity, gaining insight on how to establish a PMO that is relevant and valued.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) apply tools and techniques to assess their organization's cultural readiness for a PMO and governance;(2) determine which cultural approaches are likely to be most helpful in getting a PMO established or improved for long-term effectiveness.

Speakers

Richard Atkins, PMP

Senior IT Project Manager, University of Delaware

Originally trained as a librarian, the advent of online databases took Richard Atkins into the world of IT many years ago, and he has held a variety of roles in both the commercial and higher education sectors in his native New Zealand and here in the United States. His broad background... Read More →

Li Wen Lin, PMP

Director of IT Project Management Office, University of Delaware

Li Wen Lin is the director of the IT Project Management Office at the University of Delaware, leading and spearheading the establishment of the university's first formal IT project management office. Her career has been dedicated to project and portfolio management, coupled with broad... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
125

Influencing and Business Strategy

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Introduction to PMO, Managing Projects and Program Complexity
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

1:00pm EDT

#533 - Integration of Lean Six Sigma and Innovation Management Into the Organizational Strategy

Description:
There are two major waves affecting management thinking currently: Lean Six Sigma/process improvement and innovation/project management. Practitioners and researchers in each of these areas are seldom aware of the progress achieved in the other area. This engaging session will share case studies and provide a clear vision of Lean Six Sigma and its integration with the project management office (PMO)/innovation management to enhance the organization's performance through continual improvement of its total system.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:(1) identify the main concepts, roles, and strategies of Lean Six Sigma that are appropriate for their organization;(2) clarify the relationships and plan the integration of Lean Six Sigma, innovation management, and project management in the organizational setting.

Speakers

Frank Anbari, PMP

Clinical Professor and Program Director, Project Management Program, Drexel University

Frank T. Anbari is a clinical professor and director of the Project Management Program in the College of Engineering at Drexel University. He previously served as a faculty member and director of the Project Management Program at The George Washington University, and taught in the... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 1:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
120B

Analyzing and Process Improvement

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Progressive
PMI Talent Triangle Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Strategy Development and Implementation, Innovation
PDUs Available: Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 1.25

1:00pm EDT

#534 - The Rise of the Machines

Description:
Managers rely more and more on information systems to make decisions. Is there a danger for portfolio, program, and project managers to lose their ability to make decisions? This session will examine the rise of information systems-based decision making and its impact on our capability to make decisions that consider human factors. Information systems may seem to simplify decisions, but they often complicate decision making and cannot take into account the complexity of the project environment.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) discuss how information systems affect our capacity to make sound decisions;(2) explain how large amounts of data can complicate decisions rather than clarify issues.

Speakers

Michel Thiry, PMI-Fellow, PhD

Managing Partner, Valense Ltd.

Michel Thiry has extensive worldwide experience and has worked in many cultural environments. He is recognized as a worldwide authority in strategic applications of project, program, and value at the organizational level and has supported the development and implementation of a number... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 1:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
120A

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Session Format Educational Session
Learning Level Applied
PMI Talent Triangle Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Disruptive Trends, Strategy Development and Implementation
PDUs Available: Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.75

1:00pm EDT

#536 - Unlocking the Mysteries of a Project Management Toolkit

Description:
In a world of cross-functional teams and complex dependencies, project managers must be able to resolve challenging problems while navigating their projects toward success. To achieve these results project managers often use proven methodologies and tools that help them to mitigate risks, enhance organizational communication, and unite team members. In this workshop, we will review tools used in five project management areas as referenced in the "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)" – Sixth Edition and discuss best practices for end user adoption. Following the discussion, groups will be able to practice using these tools with a highly interactive murder mystery-style game.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to: (1) demonstrate usage of tools for various project types;(2) develop a project management toolkit outline and strategies for end-user adoption.

Speakers

Tia Fagan, PMP

Global Program Manager, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Tia (Nickole) Fagan has over 15 years of experience in operations, business process management, and project management. Her experience includes creating innovative programs to support international business development, leading high-performing UAT and customer support teams and managing... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
118C

Enhancing PM Skills

Session Format Interactive Workshop
Learning Level Core
PMI Talent Triangle Technical (PMP/PgMP), Leadership (all credentials), Strategic Business Management (all credentials)
Subtopics Managing Projects and Program Complexity, Methodology
PDUs Available: Technical (PMP/PgMP): 0.5, Leadership (all credentials): 0.5, Strategic Business Management (all credentials): 0.5

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