gantthead is once again excited to be bringing you our annual virtual conference and exhibition on Thursday, May 20, 2010. It's your opportunity to learn, network, earn PDUs and gain valuable knowledge all from the comfort of your home, office-or home office. PMXPO 2010 is a fantastic way to get the trade show experience without all the trade show expense. You'll have the same interaction with experts, peers and solution providers, the same educational opportunities and the same professional networking capability, all within typical work hours, and all completely free. This conference addresses the specific needs of project executives and aspiring executives, charged with managing project offices, program offices and project portfolios of organizations big and small. In five sessions-plus an exciting keynote presentation-we'll offer overviews of common PPM and PMO issues with valuable take-away materials, including templates, checklists, project plans and presentations that you can modify and use in your own practice. Get all of this, without the hassles of travel, wardrobe and sore feet that come with the typical trade show experience. You won't be getting the pens, squishy stress balls and keychains that you pick up at a live conference, but you will get hand-outs that you can use, like product demonstrations and other special offers from vendors at their virtual booths. Registration is free, so take a minute now and make sure you don't miss out on what promises to be one of the highest-value conference experiences in project management this year.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: MAKING THE DONUTS
Steve Bodow, Head Writer, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart 9:30 a.m 
Steve Bodow is Head Writer for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the acclaimed Comedy Central news parody. Since joining TDS in 2002, Steve has won four Emmys, two Television Critics Awards, and a Peabody. He was also a writer for the Daily Show's #1 best-selling America: The Book. As a journalist, Steve has written both humor and "straight" pieces on politics, media, business and culture for The New York Times, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, the NY Daily News, Wired, Slate, and many other publications. Among his other random experience: ten years co-directing an award-winning New York theater company, and two years long, long ago as an analyst for a Wall Street hedge fund. Steve holds a master's degree from NYU and a BA from Yale; he lives in New York City with his wife and two daughters. SESSIONS
Project Negotiations: Deal Yourself a Winning Hand! Do you have clients that constantly ask for minor extras at no additional cost? Do you have problems getting the right resources for your projects? Do your team members consistently miss schedule dates or exceed budgets? Maybe the problem is that you are not an effective negotiator! Most experienced Project Managers typically have good 'hard skills' in project management, such as defining scope, budgeting or scheduling, but come up short in some soft skills areas such as negotiating. In the song "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers, he sings "if you're gonna play the game...ya gotta learn to play it right. You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away and know when to run." His song unfortunately has the wrong title. It should be "The Project Manager" because the lyrics exactly describe project situations that Project Managers constantly encounter in negotiations. This webcast will present the top ten mistakes made in conducting project negotiations, along with techniques that can be utilized to avoid these mistakes. Negotiating process best practices covering pre-meeting preparation, the negotiation session and post-meeting activities will also be discussed. This talk will help you understand when to hold your position, when to fold (compromise), when to walk away and when to run. Project Managers looking for pointers on how to be more effective in negotiation situations will find this webcast very useful. If you think you're a skilled negotiator, attend this webcast to see if you are making any of the ten most common negotiation errors. You may be surprised! Improving PM Competency with Social Media Andrew Makar, PMP, gantthead SME, PPM 12:15 p.m. ET Over the past few years, I've been using social media to improve my project management competency without having to spend a nickel! Instead of browsing countless websites searching for the good stuff, I leveraged social media tools to send the information directly to me. Instead of hunting for the experts, I let the experts send me all the information I need to know in the project management domain by using social media. This presentation provides an overview of how project managers can interact, collaborate and connect with out spending a lot of time or money. After all, we've got projects to deliver! Hyper-Productive Agile Ryan Shriver, Managing Consultant, Dominion Digital 1:30 p.m. ET Today it is generally recognized that Agile teams outperform 'traditional' teams with respect to productivity and time to market. What is less well known is that while some agile teams are 25% - 50% more productive, others are 400% - 800% more productive! What are these hyper-productive teams doing differently to achieve such extraordinary results? Attend this webinar to learn the secrets of hyper-productive agile teams including specific practices your teams can adopt to become hyper-productive themselves. The NEW Public Sector PMO: Strategic Positioning For Real Results Tim Jaques, PMP, Jonathan Weinstein, PMP 2:45 p.m. ET Building a successful PMO in the public sector has proven to be tough. Between skeptical customers, increasingly complex projects, and austere budgets, public sector PMO's have struggled to gain acceptance and deliver value. With a growing inventory of projects, public sector PMO's require a new game plan - one that begins at the top and looks to add value down tot he transaction level. Many public agencies are implementing the "Strategic PMO" as a way to link governance, portfolios, projects, and customers. As the essential middle layer between on-the-ground projects and the executive suite, PMO's have an imperative to deliver value to their customers. The strategic PMO is built around specific functions that add the greatest value across the organization. Jon and Tim will discuss a proven approach for building a new PMO or improving an existing one that delivers value right away. This new approach allows the PMO design team to focus on what is important, as opposed to trying to make the PMO satisfy everyone. This exciting presentation will focus on methods for standing up a PMO in the public sector and new ways that the PMO is adding value. This presentation will discuss methods for standing up a PMO in the public sector and new ways that the PMO is adding value. Tim and Jon will discuss how PMO's can operate as a "business-within-a-business," bringing an entrepreneurial approach to bureaucracy. Their exciting presentation will deliver:
Project Portfolio Management: Views from the Trenches Mark Wybraniec, IT Director, Johnson and Johnson Mike Gosnear, PMO Director, MGM Mirage San Retna, VP IT Effectiveness, Safeway Inc. 4:00 p.m. ET PPM leaders from three leading organizations - including AAA and Safeway - share first hand perspectives and lessons learned from their PPM journeys. Hear the drivers for their initiatives, what challenges they encountered, the results against their expectations, and key best practices they would recommend to other PPM leaders. This panel will be highly interactive, with continuous Q&A from the audience. Bring along your questions! |
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Registration is FREE, so take a minute now and make sure you don't miss out on what promises to be one of the highest-value conference experiences in project management this year. By signing up for this conference, you will automatically be registered as a gantthead member. |
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