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Professional Development Symposium '08  

PDS '08 Keynote Speakers Announced!  

Keynote and Event Information Announced!

Willie Jolley and Pat Johns will deliver 
two dynamic keynotes at our upcoming PDS '08 event.  For more details click here.

PDS'08 Evening Agenda - Friday June 6, 2008

5:30 –  8:00 PM – Early Bird Registration

6:00 – 7:30 PM – Welcome Reception

 


 PDS'08 Workshops Agenda - Saturday June 7, 2008 

 Registration                                         7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Opening Remarks                              8:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Workshops                                          8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

 

Speaker

Workshop

Mezzanine 3

Lambert – W1SAA

Defining, Estimating, Scheduling, Statusing & Forecasting Projects.  Time to Stop Talking About It & Start Doing It

Pavilion 21

Cochran – W2SAC

Thriving on Project Team Conflict

Pavilion 23

Carroll – W1SAB

Negotiating for Results - Critical skills

Mezzanine 1

Berman – W1SAC

How to Get Your Projects Approved with Top Management Buy-in

 
Breakfast
7:45 – 8:15 AM
Morning Break
10:00 - 10:15 AM
Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Afternoon Break
2:30 - 2:45 PM
 


 

 PDS'08 Workshops Agenda - Sunday June 8, 2008 
 

Registration                                         7:00 AM 5:00 PM

Opening Remarks                              8:15 AM – 8:30 AM

Workshops                                          8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

PM Networking Reception               6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

 

Speaker

Workshop

Mezzanine 3

Lambert – W1SUA

Inspiration Engineering: How to Survive in a Powerless Matrix World --- Designing and Implementing High Performance Matrix Teams

Pavilion 21

Cochran – W2SAC

Thriving on Project Team Conflict

Pavilion 23

Altwies – W1SUB

Applying Program and Portfolio Management to your organization

Pavilion 22

Preston – W1SUC

Managing IT Stakeholder Risks

 

Breakfast
7:45 – 8:15 AM
Morning Break
10:00 - 10:15 AM
Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Afternoon Break
2:30 - 2:45 PM

 

 


 

 PDS'08 Sessions Agenda - Monday June 9, 2008

Registration 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

Grand Ballroom B

Pavilion 23

Conference Theatre

Grand Ballroom Area

7:00 - 7:45 AM

 

Breakfast

8:00 - 9:15 AM

Keynote
Willie Jolley BIO
Abstract

 

 

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

9:15 - 9:30 AM

Break

Break

Break

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

9:30 - 10:45 AM

Lambert - Saying Yes When You Mean No!

Zells - "Successful Software Reviews - The Key to Spending Less than 5% of Your Project In The Testing Phase...Guaranteed!!!!"

Burns - Utilizing Metrics to Demonstrate the Value of PMO to Management

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

10:45 - 11:00 AM

Break

Break

Break

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

11:00 - 12:15 PM

Kapur - Project Intelligence: Linking Projects to Business Strategy

Lehmann - Intellectual Property and Project Management

Wessels - The Business Analyst, The Pivotal IT Role of the Future

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

12:15 - 1:15 PM

Lunch

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

1:15 - 2:00 PM

Panel Discussion
Software Development Projects

Panel Discussion
Global Project Challenges

 

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

2:00 - 2:15 PM

Break

Break

Break

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

2:15 - 3:30 PM

 Lehmann - Innovation and Project Management

Altwies - A case for Change – Developing Business Requirements for Business Process Improvement Projects

Kapur - Six Imperatives to Success

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

3:30 - 3:45 PM

Break

Break

Break

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

3:45 - 5:00 PM

Zells - Project Management Survival Strategies

Maxfield - Influencer

Burns - PMOs - One Size or Shape Does Not Fit All!

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

5:15 – 8:00 PM

Evening Networking

 

   

PDS'08 Sessions Agenda - Tuesday June 10, 2008

 

Registration 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

 

Grand Ballroom B

Pavilion 23

Conference Theatre

Grand Ballroom Area

7:00 - 7:45 AM

 

Breakfast

8:00 - 9:15 AM

Keynote
Pat Johns BIO
Abstract

 

 

Sponsor
Exhibits/ Booths

9:15 - 9:30 AM

Break

Break

Break

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

9:30 - 10:45 AM

Angel - Improving Your Negotiating Skills

Shenhar - Strategic Project Leadership

Nintrup – It’s not WHAT you say, it’s HOW you say it

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

10:45 - 11:00 AM

Break

Break

Break

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

11:00 - 12:15 PM

Umlas - Project Managers as Change Agents, Using the Power of Acknowledgment

Stewart - How Project Management is Changing the Business World

Gaines -  Great Projects in History: The Vasa; Don't Give the King Bad News

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

12:15 - 1:15 PM

Lunch

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

1:15 - 2:00 PM

Panel Discussion
PMO and Leadership

Panel Discussion 
Ask Your ISSIG Board

 

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

2:00 - 2:15 PM

Break

Break

Break

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

2:15 - 3:30 PM

Badani - Agile Project Management - Everything my mother taught me!

Saladis - Team Building and Influencing Skills for Leaders

Pitagorsky - Open Minded Mindfulness: The Zen Approach to Project Management

Sponsor Exhibits/Booths

3:30 - 3:45 PM

Break