Wayne Abba

Abba Consulting, Falls Church, VA

Undoing Acquision Reform DoD Implementation of EVM

As federal agencies and their contractors watch to see how the new administration's "change" mandate will affect program management requirements, one thing seems certain - EVM will continue to grow in importance. While every new administration promises better management, their success varies widely. This presentation traces the evolution of EVM from the Clinton-Gore reforms through the Bush Management Agenda to the emerging Obama agenda. Government roles have shifted along the way, with the Government Accountability Office asserting itself beyond its "audit" mission to define government-wide best practices. The agencies divide into two camps with the Department of Defense stressing "compliance" and using EVM only for contracts, and civilian agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration using EVM at the total program level and stressing effective management. Mr. Abba suggests the latter is better - a view informed by his broad experience in government, industry and professional associations for many years.

The presenter will be Wayne Abba. Wayne Abba is an Earned Value Management expert who advises government and the private organizations on integrated project management solutions. He also is an Analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses, a federally-funded research and development center. He is one of the world's foremost presenters on EVM and related topics.

Phone: 703-658-1815

Email: abbaconsulting@cox.net

Afterburners

Business as Combat

Real fighter pilots applying combat techniques to business performance

"Business as combat" is the thrust of the Afterburner Seminars.

It's a highly interactive, energetic presentation from a team of real fighter pilots from across the globe.

Afterburner Seminars have helped teams and individuals improve execution, and will help you lead more effectively, through their legendary leadership seminars and team building programs.

Afterburners understand how critical it is to have effective leadership skills and to know how to handle yourself and your team in hostile, fast-changing environments every single day. Their corporate team building exercises will not only charge you with energy and know-how for one day - it will put you in full fighter form every day!

Fighter pilots get the job done using the Flawless Execution ModelSM. This is a simple, continuous corporate team building and performance improvement process designed to help military aviators win in combat.

Today, companies in all industries, from small to large, are using the Flawless Execution Model to dramatically improve the way their teams perform.

Kevin Aguanno

IBM, Ontario, Canada

The Great Escape: Troubled Project Recovery Using Agile Project Management

Chances are you will face a troubled project at some point in your career. Attend this session to prepare yourself now to prevent a troubled project in the future, and to be able to turn one around if one begins to emerge.

With over 17 years of managing complex systems integration and software development projects, Kevin Aguanno is known in the industry for his innovative approaches to solving common project management problems. He is an award-winning speaker and author of many books on project management topics.

Phone: 416-540-8570

Email: aguanno@ca.ibm.com

Glen B. Alleman

Lewis & Fowler, Niwot, CO

Deliverables Based Planningsm for Aerospace and Defense 

Successful aerospace and defense programs require a disciplined process of assessing physical percent complete of the technical requirements. Deliverables Based Planningsm integrates Cost, Schedule, and measurement of Technical Requirements to define physical progress to plan. This measurement provides the progam management with Actionable Information to Program Manager.

The presenter will be Glen Alleman of Lewis & Fowler. Glen B. Alleman is Vice President Program Planning and Control at Lewis & Fowler. Glen guides the deployment of Program Controls for aerospace, defense, and federal government clients. Glen's past experience includes Program Manager assignments in defense, Department of Energy, industrial and petrochemical business environments.

Phone: 303-241-9633

Email: galleman@lewisandfowler.com

Karen Armon

MarketOne Executive, Golden, CO

How to Review Your Skill Set in Tough Economic Times & How to Market Those Skills With an Eye Toward Continuing Education

Do you know how marketable you are? In today's tough economic climate, you must have your skills finely honed to create value for your next employer. Karen Armon, author of Market Your Potential, Not Your Past, shares what you must do to get yourself prepared for your next position.

Karen Armon, creator and founder of the MarketOne Executive system, has coached C-Level executives in different industries and positions since 1992. Karen's long experience in executive-readiness has given her the inside track into what leaders must do to find the top position they want and deserve.

She is a regular contribution to ExecuNet's CareerSmart Advisor and other leading executive publications, such as the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review and Oracle's Profit Magazine. Karen has achieved a MBA and a BS in Marketing. Karen is also a faculty member at Keller Graduate School of Management teaching leadership topics.

Her MarketOne Executive system utilizes an approach that includes the most up-to-date strategies available for top executives who want to move into top roles now or in the future. Visit her website, www.marketoneexecutive.com, where she's made available free resources including her monthly newsletter and her new book Market Your Potential, Not Your Past.

Phone: 303-932-8700

Tom Atkins

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Phone: 303.717.3857

Email: TAtkins@monks.com

Brett Beaubouef, PMP, CISA

Oracle, Denver, CO

Connecting PMO Best Practices with Business Value and Alignment

This session will explore the PMO and business alignment link by providing a best practices approach to successful project offices. Drawing upon the experience, perspective, and insight from over 4000 Oracle PPM customers, we will look at the practices that ensure PMO success.

Brett has over fifteen years of implementation experience in the roles of Project Manager, Solution Architect, Functional/Technical Lead, and Business Analyst. Brett developed an industry consulting practice for Professional Services/PMO organizations and is a key contributor/advisor for Oracle implementation methodologies.

Phone: 303-562-4896

Email: beaubouef@hotmail.com

Bob Boylan

Successful Presentations, Carbondale, CO

How to Live Life at 100% So You Are More Creative and Productive

A demonstration of the importance of whole life planning and why it's vital to realize the windshield is bigger than the rear view mirror which has an outcome, a more creative and productive life.

Bob Boylan's purpose for many years has been to " Be an inspiring coach and enjoy the ride. " That core is finally realized as the focus of his entire life. Not just as his professional "purpose statement" in a business plan, but his entire life.

Phone: 970-963-8387

Email: bobboylan@earthlink.net

Kevin Buck Emergent Success, Inc. Laguna Hills, CA
 
Dr. Margo A. Karsten Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO

Skill Workshop: In partnership with Emergent Success, Inc., Exempla Saint Joseph applied the collaborative process of appreciative inquiry into project planning and team building for the construction of a new hospital. This innovative approach brought a

Kevin Buck is a Principal of Emergent Success, an innovative consulting firm that specializes in utilizing collaborative processes to solve real-time problems. He was recently a co-principal in a national effort to eliminate MRSA infections in hospital settings with the Plexus Institute and the Center of Disease Control.

Dr. Margo Karsten is the Chief Operating Officer at ESJH. She is responsible for the day to day operations for one of the largest hospitals in Colorado. She has over 20 years of experience as a Healthcare executive. She completed her PhD in Leadership Development from Colorado State University. She is working on several books regarding leadership and cultural transformation.

Phone: 949-309-2780 x201

Email: kbuck@emergentsuccess.com

Paul A. Capello, PMP

Bayfront Health Systems , St. Petersburg, FL

Project Management Office Workbook - A real world success story 

Bayfront Medical Center has established a Project Management Office to facilitate, educate and demonstrate Project Management principles and methodologies. Bayfront Medical has realized the benefits of putting work into projects within the organization; however the large number of projects and the complexity of the projects have resulted in difficulties around collaboration and communication. As the organization tries to transform itself from a reactive organization to a proactive organization and realize efficiencies and cost savings to meet the needs of an evolving marketplace, certain tools are created. Thus, the project workbook was born.

The presenter will be Paul Capello of Bayfront Health Systems. Paul has extensive experience in a wide range of project management duties involving high technology systems development and integration projects, with particular expertise in project leadership and cost and schedule management. Paul is conversant with state-of-the-art technologies and complex technical subjects. Paul's recent activities include project management training and mentoring, project management presentations to large groups, leading a 35 person software development team to achieve client acceptance of a client/server budgeting system, writing a complete project management methodology for a health system, developing and delivering a five day project management training course, writing a software development methodology, managing a software engineering department and project teams delivering real-time embedded machine control systems, developing recommendations to strengthen a company's software development methodology, using MS-Project to provide planning and performance tracking for a large healthcare clinical implementation project, developing a scalable methodology to tailor project management disciplines to projects of different size and complexity, and conducting training courses in project management. Prior to that, Paul was an IT manager and financial manager providing project management support to a multi-million dollar integrated software and hardware development project for Avco Financial. Paul also sat on the Board of Directors for PMI South Florida from 1999-2003. Paul recently has been lauded in the Metropolitan Who's Who for Project Management and is a National Speaker at Project Management Conferences.

Phone: 941-812-6823

Email: Paul.Capello@bayfront.org

Stein Cass

Global Risk Solutions - Program, Risk, & Supply Chain Management for the 21st century

As a project-oriented organization, Ball Aerospace is challenged with unique cultural characteristics, risks, and issues. Dr. Cass has a story to tell about Ball's risk management culture, his journey to seek improvement in Ball's risk practices since 1998, and the journey to Risk Management Maturity that is still underway.

The presenter will be Dr. Stein L. Cass, Jr. of Ball Aerospace. Dr. Stein L. Cass, Jr. has been at Ball Aero since 1998, and is Deputy Program Manager for the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Program. His prior experience at Ball includes systems engineering support for various programs, and as a Functional Lead in Mission Systems Engineering and as the Ball SME for Risk Management.

Phone: 303-847-8563

Email: scass@ball.com

John Conley, PMP

C3, Arvada CO  

Developing World Class Processes 

Processes provide a clear competitive advantage for successfully delivering programs. In part, this seminar addresses:

* What are the critical attributes of a world class process
* How to build and document a world class process
* How to obtain buy-in and approvals
* How to deploy and maintain a world class process

The presenter will be John Conley of C3. Mr. Conley has 25 years experience in developing world class processes ranging from EPO Implementation to Asset Life Cycle Management to Infrastructure Service Delivery, many currently in use in Fortune 100 companies. PMP certified, he has also managed programs over $50 Million, with teams over 125 people across four continents.

Phone: 303-478-7569

Email: C3-CO@comcast.net

Bud Cookson, PMP, PE

Take Your Planning To A New Level

The processes for turning requirements into accurate estimates and effective schedules are not well understood. This workshop will delve into the details of how to create estimates that are much more accurate than those that you normally create. One of the tricks that you will learn is how to estimate how much you DON'T know about your project. In addition, the estimating techniques feed directly into the generation of a schedule that is much more effective as well as providing a method for evaluating your "Percent Complete" with measurable accuracy.

Bud is a highly experienced Project Manager specializing in the planning and execution of highly creative and uncertain projects. He has developed unique approaches to planning that provide a strong platform for executing projects to a successful completion >85% of the time. He also works extensively with virtual, distributed teams around the world.

Phone: 303-988-4034

Email: bud@ridgelinemanagement.com

Chris Covey, PMP

UMT Consulting Group, New York, NY

Strategic Project Portfolio Management

to ensure that the right work is continuously generated, prioritized, selected and implemented to maximize the value that the entire project portfolio delivers in alignment with business priorities.

The presenter will be Chris Covey, Senior Consultant for UMT Consulting Group. UMT is a global solution provider specializing in Project Portfolio Management, Application Management, Enterprise Project Management, and PMO development. Chris has an extensive background in EPM technology solutions, as well as business process management, improvement, and measurement.

Phone: 480-282-3288

Email: ccovey@umt.com

David Davis, PMP

University of British Columbia, Sylvania, OH

Scope / Change Control across the Portfolio

A project is often part of a program roadmap aligned with the business strategy. So how des a change in one project impact the scope or time line of another project? This presentation examines Change Control and the 3 pillars of the PgMP: Program Governance, Benefits Management, and Stakeholder Management.

Phone: 419-346-7152

Email: dldavispmp@gmail.com

Dr. Gwynne Dawdy

Peak Strategies, Woodland Park, CO

Selling Yourself

Whether looking to advance in your current organization or to change jobs altogether, it is important to sell yourself! Taken from years of experience as an organizational psychologist, Dr. Dawdy presents methods to recognize what is important to decision makers and will touch on some of the more commonly asked behavioral questions in an interview.

Gwynne has a PhD in Industrial/Organizational psychology, an MS specialized in sport psychology, and an MA specialized in counseling. She is an organizational psychologist, organizational trainer and executive coach who specializes in enhancing performance, relations, and successes with project managers, human resource personnel, team leaders, and professional individuals.

Dr. Dawdy is a published author. Her four published book titles include: The Social Compass: Time Tested Methods to Communicate Better, Understand Others & Keep Your Project & Team at the Top, Motivation & Inspiration: What Works (What Doesn't) & Why, Pet Peeves & Problem People and Gimme Chocolate! (I've Had a Bad Day). Her books and programs, The Social Compass and Pet Peeves evolved after surveying project managers across the U.S. and Canada. Their questions and challenges seemed to deal with people, and how to address people to minimize issues.

Peak Strategies and Dr. Dawdy offer a variety of training and services for professional development. Among these are on-site programs for your group, teleseminars for PDUs, and open enrollment courses. She also offers executive and personal coaching as a means to follow up with these experiences and results-driven programs.

Phone: 719-687-9142

Email: gdawdy@peakstrategies.net

Dave Dirks, PMP

AVR Associates, LTD, Denver, CO

Process versus Possible Solution: Which Drives Success?

The presentation will discuss a unique approach to developing problem solutions. How much do you really know about your problem? How much do you really know about potential solutions? How do you know you are really addressing the right problem? Are you really bringing all the solutions to completion?

Dave Dirks is currently CEO and co-founder of AVR Associates, a company focused on the practical use of Project Management, Six Sigma, Portfolio Management and Management of Change. He has over 40 years of industry experience. He is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and a PMP.

Phone: 303-432-0130

Email: dave@avrassociates.com

Richard Discenza

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, College of Business, Colorado Springs, CO

The Reality and Management of Politics in Projects

This session focuses on the awareness of politics and engagement management in project management. Attendees will learn to delineate the differences between political power and influence, plus how to apply politics to maximize project success. There will be an introduction to stakeholder analysis. This presentation will be given by James Forman and Richard Discenza.

Richard Discenza a Professor and Dean Emeritus at the College of Business and Administration, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. His teaching and research interests focus on production and operations management, project management and distance learning.

Phone: 719-262-3309

Email: rdiscenz@uccs.edu

Lisa DiTullio

Lisa DiTullio & Associates, Cohasset, MA

1. Expected Behaviors for Team Performance (Softskills)

2. A Case Study: How Project Management Supported Harvard Pilgrim Health Care from Near Collapse to #1 (healthcare)

No project can succeed without a project team. More likely than not, your project will also require a number of participants from different areas within your organization. It's also highly likely you will need to involve parties from external agencies, whether they are consultants or vendors. Regardless of whom and how many you have on your team, you cannot succeed in meeting deliverables and deadlines unless you act as a high-functioning team. Focusing on simple techniques to enhance team behavior and group dynamics, this seminar reveals easy-to-adopt practices to enhance team members? awareness and accountability resulting in improved decisions, efficiency, and business results.

As past director of the project management office (PMO) at Boston-based Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Lisa was a core member of the turnaround team for an organization that went from being placed in State-supervised receivership in 1999 to being the #1 Health Plan in America on the U.S. News & World Report/ NCQA America's Best Health Plans three years in a row and the Highest Rated Plan in the Northeast for member satisfaction according to the JD Power and Associates 2007 National Health Insurance Plan Satisfaction Study.

Today, Lisa is a leading force in project and business management. She is the principal of Lisa DiTullio & Associates, a training and consulting practice dedicated to introducing project management as a business competency, enabling organizations to improve decision-making, instill accountability and enhance communications. She is the editor of ProjectBestPractices, a quarterly newsletter from ProjectWorld, a regular blogger for the Silicon ValleyPM and ProjectConnections sites, and a contributor to PM Network Magazine. She's also the author of Simple Solutions: How "Enterprise Project Management" Supported Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's Journey from Near Collapse to #1.

Phone: 617-842-8037

Email: info@lisaditullio.com

Terry L. Doerscher, PMP

Planview, Inc., Austin, TX

Integrated Portfolio Management and the PMO

IAs many of today's PMOs expand their scope and influence to take a leading role in achieving operational alignment, this session examines the interdependencies and considerations when integrating strategic planning, investment decisions, program and project management, and product management as a single value-driven business cycle.

The presenter will be Terry Doerscher, Chief Process Architect for Planview, Inc. Terry has over 25 years of operational and consulting experience with process development; program, project and resource management; strategic planning and PMOs. Terry is a trusted advisor to many organizations, assisting them with effectively managing their strategies, work, assets and resources.

Phone: 512-346-8600

Email: tdoerscher@planview.com

Art Drake, PMP

AIG, New York, NY

PMO Panel Discussion

The panel discussion culminates the three PMO-centric sessions. Attendees will be able to engage with the speakers and the PMOSIG Executive Chair on the discussion topic. Art Drake will both represent the PMOSIG (association) perspective on the state of the PMO, and facilitate the panel discussion.

The presenter will be Art Drake of AIG. Art Drake is a Director in the Global Program Management Office at AIG, responsible for developing PMO organizational competency across AIG. Prior to AIG, Mr. Drake was the Director of the PMO and Business Analysis & Strategy Group for EmblemHealth of New York. Art is also the Executive Chair of the PMOSIG, a PMI © component.

Phone: 917-232-4536

Email: Arthur.Drake@aig.com, executive_chair@pmosig.org

Sir Christopher Edwards, Bt., MSM, DLC

University College, University of Denver

Project Management Opportunities and Challenges in Medical Products

Supplying innovative medical products to healthcare providers offers unique opportunities and challenges for project managers. The presentation will focus on opportunities for innovation in managing medical projects with a specific focus in the Rocky Mountain region, drawing upon the experience of the presenter with over 20 years of medical industry knowledge.

Sir Christopher Edwards is a professor at the University of Denver and a former senior executive with international corporations including Pfizer, Searle, American Home Products, The B.O.C. Group, Siebe plc, and Teledyne. He has also launched several successful entrepreneurial medical technology ventures in the US and in foreign locations.

Phone: 303-469-3156

Email: cedwards@du.edu

Aileen Ellis, PMP, PgMP

AME Group Inc., Colorado Springs, CO

The Kids Have Arrived- Recruiting and Retaining 92 Million Millennials

Within 10 years Generation Y (the Millennials) will be the largest generation in the US workforce. Many older Americans (older than 28) see this generation as a group of self-absorbed, web surfing, job hoping slackers. Might it be that the Millenials just see the world differently than the rest of us? Join your colleagues in an interactive discussion on what motivates Gen Y and how to recruit and retain all 92 Million of them.

An internationally known keynoter, speaker, trainer & author, Aileen Ellis, PMP, PgMP is President of AME Group Inc., a management training company based in Colorado Springs. Ms. Ellis's expertise is in the area of management and leadership with a focus on the CAPM®, PMP® and PgMP Credentials. Over the years Aileen has helped over 4,000 professionals obtain their PMP Credential. Aileen also leads workshops such as Building Relationships and Managing across Generations around the globe.

Phone: (719) 481-3046

Email: aileen@amegroupinc.com

Eric Farone

Bovine Metropolis Theater

Improv-Ed Communication: Using Improvisation Techniques To Improve Your Communication Skills.

Improv is more than just comedy; it is the art of open communication. Improvers are made, not born. Improv actors utilize exercises to help them actively listen, build on others' ideas, and look confident in front of an audience. This workshop will share those exercises in a very fun session.

Eric Ferone is the co-owner and artistic director of Bovine Metropolis Theater. For the last 20 years, he has studied, performed and taught improvisation. Before the theater, he was a corporate treasurer for US West and taught hundreds of professionals how to be open to the moment.

Phone: 303-788-9722

Email: Eric@BOVINEMETROPOLIS.COM

Jim Forman

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA

The Reality and Management of Politics in Projects

This session focuses on the awareness of politics in project management. Attendees will learn to delineate the differences between political power and influence, plus how to apply politics to maximize project success. There will be an introduction to stakeholder analysis. This presentation will be given by James Forman and Richard Discenza.

James Forman is a Manager in Microsoft's Enterprise Services Division. He has been a project management practitioner for more than 25 years, leading project teams in the Aerospace, Defense and IT industries. He teaches project management practices at Microsoft. He holds a BSEE, MBA and Masters Certificate in Project Management.

Phone: 719-330-9941

Email: jforman@microsoft.com

Amy Fowler

Lewis & Fowler, Englewood, CO

Deliverables Based Planning - Breaking the Project Failure Cycle

Building project success around a credible plan is a good start. Executing that plan comes next. But the plan cannot guide the execution if it is not credible. It is the combination of a credible plan and a competent execution team that gives the project a fighting chance of being successful. There are four core processes for assuring the success of any IT project. This session describes these processes, their interrelationships, and how these processes increase the probability of success for enterprise class programs.

Amy M. Fowler is a Founder and a Managing Partner of Lewis & Fowler. Amy has 18 years in the business and technology industry and is a thought leader on portfolio management, project execution, applying balanced scorecard approaches to IT performance measurement and program recovery. Amy has held various leadership positions in Colorado, as well as in Illinois. Amy has experience in a wide variety of industries including: insurance, retail, financial services, healthcare, energy, utility, consulting, wholesale distribution, telecommunications, travel and aviation among others.

Phone: 303-618-2307

Email: afowler@lewisandfowler.com

James C. (Jim) Furfari, PMP

Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Springs, CO

High Strung, Under Water, in the Sewer and, oh yes, ITIL Compatible- a PMO Success Story

Colorado Springs Utilities Project Management Office faces some interesting challenges in this community -owned utility that provides electric, natural gas, water, and wastewater services to the Pikes Peak region. This presentation will focus on the initial Project Management Maturity Assessment, internal strategic partnership development, and portfolio management initiatives of the PMO.

The presenter will be Jim Furfari. He is a retired Air Force fighter pilot who transitioned to project management when he noted the similarity between skills required to bomb a bridge and those required to build one. Jim currently manages Colorado Springs Utilities Project Management Office which he developed into a highly successful organization.

Phone: 719-668-7179

Email: jfurfari@pobox.com

Herman Gaines

Gaines & Associates, LLC, Central City, CO

Great Projects in History: Vasa, Don't Give the King Bad

On August 10, 1628, The Vasa, the biggest, most powerful, expensive vessel ever built for the Swedish navy, sailed into the Stockholm harbor where she heeled right over and slowly went to the bottom. She had sailed only some 1400 yards. What can we learn for the Vasa;

The presenter will be Herman Gaines. Herman has over 25 years experience in Project Management, consulting, and training. Mr. Gaines has worked in Nuclear Manufacturing, Electronics Design and Maintenance, Telecommunications, Management, Consulting and Construction. Mr. Gaines is passionate about history and Project Management professionalism.

Phone: 303-906-9181

Email: hngaines@msn.com

Steve Garfein

RPM Systems Corporation

The Boeing 787 versus the Airbus A380: Lessons in Strategic Portfolio Management

Mr. Garfein first began following the 787 and A380 aircraft programs in his 2005 presentation at the PMI Congress in Toronto. Both programs have been full of surprises. Governance broke down; changes never thought possible were made. Where are the two programs headed? What lessons can we learn from them?

The presenter will be Steve Garfein of RPM Systems Corporation. Mr. Garfein has spoken at eight PMI congresses on the subject of Strategic Portfolio Management Implementation (SPMITM). He is Founder and President of RPM Systems Corporation (established 1979). He holds business degrees from UCLA and USC (EMBA), and is a PMP. RPM Systems is a PMI Registered Education Provider.

Phone: 949-854-3387

Email: steve@rpmteam.com

Cris Goldy

CM/GC Project Delivery Method Process for Construction

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Shari Harley

The Harley Group International, Denver, CO

How to Say Anything to Anyone: Making Difficult Conversations Easy 

If you want to drive projects and your career you must know what others think and say about you, and most of us have no idea. Find out what's most important to your clients and colleagues. Get more feedback. Manage your reputation. And take control of your business relationships and future. The presenter will be Shari Harley of The Harley Group International. Shari is the Queen of Candor, helping make difficult conversations easy. She serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Denver and is the author of the forthcoming books How to Say Anything to Anyone and the Ten Things You'll Do to Screw Up Your Career That No One Else Will Admit.

Phone: 303-863-0948

Email: shari@shariharley.com

Bob Hartman

Agile For All, Aurora, CO

Failing with Agile: A How-To Guide

This workshop will give participants a guide to causing agile process failure. Attendees will learn various failure modes and how to cause them. Many failure modes are common regardless of methodology. Knowing how to cause these failures is key to recognizing them in time.

Bob Hartman has over 30 years of experience developing software. He has served in almost every role in the software industry which allows him to have a holistic view of development. His holistic view helps teams he trains/coaches to get the most out of their agile process.

Phone: 303-766-0970

Email: bob.hartman@agileforall.com

Sean Hearne

Tools and Techniques to Achieve Success in Virtual Meetings

Mile Masters - First Prize Winner

Steve Hegele

Hegele Academy, St. Paul, MN

"Burn Your Canoe" A presentation about Commitment and Being Decisive!

Commitment: We know when we have it; and when we don't. Some people call it getting "buy in." How do we get ourselves and others committed? Committed people get more results, more efficiently, with fewer mistakes, while building better relationships. Learn how to build commitment, and produce high quality efficient teams!

The presenter will be Steve Hegele, founder and CEO of Hegele Academy, a business built on the principles of Communication, Relationships, Energy and Commitment, keying in on execution of knowledge. Steve's presentation style is fresh, factual, dynamic, funny, provocative, insightful, wise and useful. Steve lives his business motto: Knowledge is important, execution is essential!

Phone: 612-805-3323

Email: steve@hegele.com

Carmin Hunter-Siegert

CSC, Englewood, CO

Case Study: New Hospital Facility Activation User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

The project goal was to confirm that all tested areas of the hospital were ready to "go live." Primary objectives were to verify that:

-Planned workflows work and have adequate IT and device support

-Equipment interfaces are correctly defined

-Primary technical systems are verified and ready for use

-Planned failover systems and contingencies are verified

-Building security system access is properly configured and working

-Operational accountability for system readiness is established and documented

The presentation will include details around planning, execution and lessons learned for this project.

Carmin Hunter-Siegert, PMP, MBA, has over 20 years experience planning and managing large-scale programs. Her specific areas of expertise include project turnarounds, strategic planning, architecture design, portfolio management, methodology development, and risk management. Her industry experience includes healthcare, telecommunications, financial, retail and government.

Phone: 303-475-2765

Email: chuntersiege@csc.com

David Husted

Point B Inc, Littleton, CO

The Soft Skills of Project Leadership

When to Lead and when to Manage and what is the difference? 3-4 real cases of when we as consultants have led, or managed. -Leadership without management is of limited value (and vice versa). Both are required to be effective? Differences Consequences

Dave Husted is a Project Leader working in the Denver Office of Point B Inc. Dave has an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. Dave has been worked as a project leader in manufacturing, software, mining and most recently healthcare electronic record system implementation.

Phone: 303-725-0841

Email: dhusted@pointb.com

Dr. Margo A. Karsten

Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO

Use of Lean Concepts in Healthcare

As healthcare organizations evolve to the use of electronic medical records, the use of the Lean Concepts can be very useful. Throughout this presentation, the speaker will highlight various elements of Lean, and how she has utilized them in her current work settings.

Dr. Margo Karsten is the Chief Operating Officer at Exempla Saint Joseph. She is responsible for the day to day operations for one of the largest hospitals in Colorado. She has over 20 years of experience as a Healthcare executive. She completed her PhD in Leadership Development from Colorado State University, and also has a strong interest in quality, having been a past Malcolm Baldridge examiner and State Judge. She is working on several books regarding leadership and cultural transformation.

Phone: 303-837-6620

Email: karstenm@exempla.org

Bob Kois

University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO

PM Best Practices in Rocky Flats Closure

Bob Kois will present the Best Practices that helped CH2M-Hill win Global Project of the Year in 2006. Control Systems, Incentive Based Contracts & Creative Human Resource Management led to great Project Performance.

Bob Kois PMP, MBA serves as a lecturer at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Lockheed Martin School of Engineering Management and President of Kois Technical Solutions. Bob is the past President of the PMI Mile HI Chapter and currently serves PMI as Chair of the Global Ethics Review Committee.

Phone: 303-902-7347

Email: bob.kois@colorado.edu

Elaine Krantz, L.P.C.

Mindavation, Denver, CO

Working with Difficult People

As a project manager you are constantly dealing with balancing triple constraints and managing the untold negative effects of "people creep" on project teams. Join us to learn tips to help you "diagnose" and manage difficult people and their impact on project teams while maintaining your own sanity and professionalism.

The presenter will be Elaine Krantz, L.P.C. Ms. Krantz has over 15 years experience in community mental health and currently is the Clinical Trainer for the Community Reach Center in Colorado. As a family therapist she has an "up-close and personal" view of the way distressed systems operate. She has trained and provided clinical supervision to therapists and has done public speaking on mental health and relationship topics.

Phone: 866-888-6463

Email: dpalm@mindavation.com

Todd Krier

Point B Solutions Group, Denver, CO

Declining Employer Sponsored Healthcare - Challenges and Opportunities

This presentation will discuss the forces that have led to the decline in employer-sponsored healthcare and the resulting impact on healthcare payer organizations. We will also explore the transformations (technology, process, and organizational) required for payer organizations to survive and thrive in the new marketplace.

Todd Krier has extensive experience leading process and system projects for healthcare clients. Before Point B, Mr. Krier was a manager focused on health services at both TriZetto and Accenture. Mr. Krier holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Colorado and an MBA and an MSM, Bio-enterprise from Denver University.

Phone: 303-974-3215

Email: tkrier@pointb.com

Martha Legare, PMP

Gantt Group, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Breakout -- "OPM3 - It's about Change" / Workshop -- "OPM3 - How to Make Change Happen"

OPM3 - It's about Change

OPM3 means changing the way we work. Executives and employees say they want change, but really hate it. You can get people to buy into the changes you want by understanding the change management process. We must analyze the supporting and opposing forces and develop a strategy to effectively implement.

OPM3 - How to Make Change Happen

This session takes OPM3 and Change to the next level by going into detail about HOW we actually can develop a plan for implementing successful change initiatives in our organizations. This involves assessing organizational readiness, developing the plan, and aligning the enthusiasm of leaders and associates.

Martha Legare, MBA, PMP, is CEO of the Gantt Group, a consulting firm linking strategic planning, project management and behavioral science. Ms. Legare has helped clients establish Project Offices in multiple countries and is published in AMA Trainers' Activity Book. Ms. Legare has served on PMI's Advisory Board for OPM3 and the EdMAG.

Phone: 404-815-5858

Email: Legare@ganttgroup.com 

Chad Lee

BIM - Changing the Construction Industry

The construction industry is seeing a shift in the fundamentals of construction documentation and the associated processes. This change comes as a collaborative environment referred to as Building Information Modeling, or BIM. But industry acceptance of BIM is viewed as unnecessary by many, often with preference for familiar and reliable methods. As BIM's use spreads throughout the industry, it will affect nearly every part of the construction process.

The presenter will be Chad Lee, Chad Lee graduated from the University of Michigan in 1994 with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. After 13 years of automotive product development experience, he is managing a career transition into the construction industry. Chad is currently working towards a Master's degree in Construction Management at Eastern Michigan University.

Phone: 734-262-4318

Email: cclee@comcast.net

Hal Lunka, PMP, GBSS

AVR Associates, Ltd., Broomfield, CO

Planning for the Unknown Unknowns

We will explore and discuss the culture and process that have been evolved by those who face unknown unknowns everyday and how they may be applied to enhance our own PM methodologies.

The presenter will be Hal Lunka, Principal at AVR Associates, Ltd. AVR Associates integrates the best of Project Management, Six Sigma, Portfolio Management, and Management of Change. Hal is currently a faculty member of Keller Graduate School of management, has been past chair and president of PMI's Mile Hi Chapter and past president of the Denver Metro PM Education Foundation.

Phone: 303-469-0876

Email: Hal@avrassoicates.com

Sarah Michel, CSP

Perfecting Connecting, Colorado Springs, CO

Connect the Dots…Business Networking Made Easy

If you've been a victim of network drive-bys and wish there was a more authentic way to network, this session is for you! In this practical, fun and motivational program, learn how to intentionally connect the dots for yourself and others to improve your Access and Influence with your network.

The presenter will be Sarah Michel of Perfecting Connecting. Sarah is a dedicated expert who transforms organizations, teams and individuals with critical needs to improve their connections. She helps organizations create behavioral changes by teaching people how to connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime. These improved connections result in a stronger internal and external network essential for career and organizational success.

Phone: 719-576-2045

Email: sarah@perfectingconnecting.com

John Moffitt

National Oilwell Varco, Houston, Tx

Planning Mechanical Engineering Projects

Project managers may hesitate at planning for the creative process, such as with engineering new development projects. We will show that planning engineering is all about communication and developing engineering leadership.

The presenter will be John Moffitt with National Oilwell Varco. With degrees in theoretical astrophysics, John has worked in both oil & gas exploration and engineering project mgmt. A formatter Toastmaster director, John's a frequent speaker at professional forums. Currently he's planning mechanical engineering projects.

Phone: 713-478-4555

Email: john.moffitt@nov.com

Alice Navarro

Lewis & Fowler, Englewood, CO

Standing out from the crowd when pursuing the job opportunity you want

Standing Out From The Crowd When Pursuing the Job Opportunity You Want

This presentation will provide ideas and guidelines for helping a person naviagate hiring processes and ways to to improve their resume.

Phone: 303-524-1259

Email: anavarro@lewisandfowler.com

Valerie Ness, M.Ed.

Summit Careers, Inc.

If You Are Employed, Are You Prepared To Be Unemployed: Regrets From The Recently Unemployed

Valerie Ness and Art Weeast will be jointly presenting this topic.

Over 20 years counseling and career coaching has given Valerie Ness, M.Ed. a broad knowledge of diverse industries and functional areas for job seekers. Her experience includes resume development, determining target companies, interviewing, salary negotiation skills, and all job hunt correspondence.

Valerie Ness also has extensive recruiting and staffing experience.

Phone: 303-362-4613

Email: SummitCareers@comcast.net

Mike Neville, MBA, PMP, CSCP, CPIM

Neville Consulting LLC, Littleton, CO

International Project Management in China: Back to Basics 

This presentation will discuss if project management in an international setting requires a different set of skills. Issues such as language, culture and leadership will be explored as Mike Neville presents his experiences implementing SAP across seven sites and over 650 users between Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China.

The presenter will be Mike Neville of Neville Consulting. With over 12 years leading complex SAP systems implementations, Mike Neville provides companies with professional project management and leadership consulting services. In addition to his PMP, Mike has his MBA from University of Denver and is a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and Certified Production Inventory Management (CPIM) from APICS.

Phone: 303-808-8052

Email: mike.neville@smarterpmp.com

Kevin L. Ott

Swinerton Builders, Arvada, CO

Leadership in Project Management

Obviously, Project Managers need to know the subject matter and be a good planner. But, who are your customers and what does it really take to be a great project manager? Kevin Ott is Vice President and Division Manager for the Colorado Division of Swinerton Builders, a top ranked $2 billion commercial general contractor with offices across the western United States. He is a graduate of Jakarta International School and holds a BS Civil Engineering and MBA from University of Colorado in Boulder.

Phone: 303-467-0866

Email: kott@swinerton.com

Bob Palazzo

Declining Employer Sponsored Healthcare - Challenges and Opportunities

This presentation will discuss the forces that have led to the decline in employer-sponsored healthcare and the resulting impact on healthcare payer organizations. We will also explore the transformations (technology, process, and organizational) required for payer organizations to survive and thrive in the new marketplace.

The presenter will be Bob Palazzo of Point B Solutions Group. Bob has extensive project experience delivering process and technology solutions for clients in mining, consumer products, cable and healthcare. Prior to Point B, Bob held management roles at Accenture and Axiom. He holds a BA in Business Administration from Fort Lewis College and an MBA from the University of Colorado.

Phone: 303-974-3022

Email: bpalazzo@pointb.com

Joe Pepper

Saunders Construction Inc., Centennial, CO

Classic Residence by Hyatt Contruction on Steriods

The Classic Residence by Hyatt is a $101 million amenity-filled life care community in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. This 24-acre project began construction during a record setting winter for snowfall and was completed under budget. The presentation will focus on initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and close-out to deliver the project with exceptional quality three months ahead of schedule.

Joe Pepper received his Bachelors in Construction Management from Colorado State University in 1979. Since joining Saunders Construction, Inc., in 1994, he has held the position of project manager, project executive and is now the Vice President of Operations. He is currently the Chairman of the Subcontractor Relationship Committee for the Associated General Contractors -Colorado.

Phone: 303-699-3892

Email: j.pepper@saundersci.com

Brent Phillips, PMP

Staples, Broomfield, CO

Improv-ed Communication Techniques to Improve Your Communication Skills

Brent Phillips, PMP, is a Senior Project Manager at Staples. He has 15 years of IT project and program management experience and Masters Degrees in both Management and Business Administration. His goal for the 2009 Symposium is to share how Improvisation training can benefit Project Managers of all levels.

Phone: 303-940-3681

Email: brent@ebrent.com

Ron Powell

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.

A&D Panel

Ron has worked in production, project and program planning for over 24 years. His work includes developing standard processes, procedures and tools used by various companies. He is currently the Scheduling Manager for Ball Aerospace, helping programs in planning and improving the cost and schedule integration on various satellite programs.

Phone: 303-533-5099

Email: crpowell@ball.com

Nathaniel Quintana

Harvest PM, Parker, CO

Communication for the Project Leader -- Balancing Advocacy and Inquiry

In this session attendees will be introduced to the idea of advocacy and inquiry and how it can make them more effective communicators and project leaders. During this highly interactive and energetic session attendees will learn will be expected to share and learn from each other.

Nathaniel Quintana is the Director of Chaos at Harvest PM. He has over 10 years of experience in the field of Information Technology and 5 years of training experience. He has consulted and worked in an array of industries such as the Department of Defense, Civil Government, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Convention Services, Call Centers and Education.

Phone: 720-851-4841

Email: docq@harvestpm.com

Birute Regine/Roger Lewin

Harvest Associates, Cambridge, MA

Complexity and Projects: When People Matter

In complex systems such as teams and organizations, how we interact and the quality of those interactions profoundly impact the success of projects and the ability to achieve goals. You'll learn how to stimulate innovation, build trust in your teams, and transform weakness into strengths for optimum effectiveness.

Birute Regine EdD, executive coach/thought-partner, developmental psychologist, public speaker, co-authored Weaving Complexity and Business: Engaging the Soul at Work. Her upcoming book about women leading in a new era by transforming the meaning of leadership and power is due out in fall 2009.

Roger Lewin PhD, public speaker and prize winning science writer of more than 20 books, including Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos, named one of the hundred most important books in the 20th Century, co-authored Weaving Complexity and Business.

Phone: 617-388-7893

Email: biruteregine@comcast.net

Susan Reinhardt

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI

Obesity in the Workplace: Impact on our Future

Obesity is the most critical health problem facing our nation today with 66% of Americans being overweight or obese. The scope of this epidemic, its causes, impact on healthcare, employers and employees, effective communication strategies and messaging around obesity bias and discrimination and weight management will be addressed. The presenter will be Susan Reinhardt of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Susan championed the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Center of Excellence; developed bariatric patient nursing guidelines. She is a frequent speaker on obesity in the workplace, obesity stigma, discrimination, care of the morbidly obese and surgical patient. Member National Association of Bariatric Nursing member, ASMBS member and Certified Bariatric Nurse.

Phone: 608-890-9996

Email: sreinhardt@uwhealth.org

Daniel T. Renier

Milestone Consulting Group, Eagan, MN

YJTJ (Your Job Tool's Job)-- Working in Concert with Microsoft Project

It is the Project Management Office's responsibility to establish a mindset for day-to-day use of Microsoft Project. The YJTJ Process provides the ability to work in concert with, as opposed to in conflict with, Microsoft Project. The YJTJ concepts provide foundational building blocks enabling successful project, resource, and portfolio management.

Dan Renier, from Milestone Consulting Group, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in Microsoft Project, is internationally known for his ability to educate organizations on successfully using Microsoft Project. Dan writes for Microsoft Project publications, and is a frequent guest speaker at local and global PMI and Microsoft conferences.

Phone: 507-261-0133

Email: drenier@milestoneconsultinggroup.com

Jennifer Russell, PMP

Mastodon Consulting, San Francisco, CA

Align Project and Portfolio Management with Organizational Strategy

Project managers exercise a lot of care to ensure that they "Do Things Right." But the best project management execution won't save you if the project runs counter to organizational strategy. How can project managers ensure sponsor and organizational commitment so the project does not get canceled halfway through?

The presenter will be Jennifer Russell, PMP, President of Mastodon Consulting. Mastodon Consulting advises technology organizations on governance, strategy and corporate social responsibility. Among her diverse consulting clients are Genentech, Shutterfly, Nikon and eBay. Jennifer Russell serves on regional boards for Project Management Institute and Association for Strategic Planning.

Phone: 415-385-1749

Email: jr@mastodonconsulting.com

David M. Sides, PMP

ESI International, Arlington, VA

Today's PMO Could Be Tomorrow's PPO

This session provides real-life examples of how to address the gap between your PMO today and tomorrow's Project Performance Office (PPO), provide continuous value, and achieve success. The session will address: Are you looking to improve the benefits of your PMO? What business benefits are achievable through more effective project management? What can you do to get better results with the same people and budget? How to use a People, Process, and Technology paradigm to build a PPO.

The presenter will be David Sides with ESI International. David Sides, PMP since 1999 and certified in OPM3 and ITIL, is the director of project management services for ESI International. He also performs the role of Certification Director for the PMI NYC chapter. He has 20+ years in IT, including global program management and project performance improvement. His experience spans a broad range of industries, including financial, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, automotive, and transportation.

Phone: 571-299-8596

Email: dsides@esi-intl.com

Paul Solomon

Performance-Based Earned Value, Westlake Village, CA

Performance-Based Earned Value 

The government reported widespread deficiencies in the use of Earned Value Management. PBEV overcomes the Quality gap in the EVMS System Standard. PBEV provides guidelines for integrating the technical requirements baseline with the Performance Measurement Baseline. It augments the EVMS by incorporating Systems Engineering standards, CMMI® and PMBOK Guide.®

Paul Solomon is the consultant/founder of Performance-Based Earned Value® and co-author of the book with that title. At Northrop Grumman Corporation, he supported the B-2, Global Hawk, and F-35 programs. He is co-author of the EVMS standard and the PMI Practice Standard for EV. His web site contains guidance, www.PB-EV.com.

Phone: 818-889-5177

Email: ccovey@umt.com

Kelly Stangel

Denver Business Journal

Tools for Professional Success

Kelly Stangel of the Denver Business Journal (DBJ) seminar teaches an easy-to-use formula for understanding the newspaper, website and special resources in a focused and efficient manner. She emphasizes the importance of a return on investment by fully utilizing the resources your subscription provides. You will learn how to circumvent gatekeepers, effectively get to the decision maker, identify career opportunities with growing companies, recognize industry trends, and to stand out as the informed, business-savvy expert that you are. You will also learn about invaluable networking information as well as 1,000+ weekly contact leads. Kelly will also teach skills to utilize of the Newsmakers section, Book of Lists, Power Book, The Giving Guide, Index, Leads section and "BizMix." You will be "in the know" of where business leaders are landing and what that means for you. Lastly, she will teach more effective networking skills to will build your sphere of influence.

Kelly guarantees a growth of your client list by two or three new contacts a month and a decrease in the amount of time you are in transition. Are you ready to feel more confident? Are you ready to market yourself or your business?

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Phone: 813-221-5254

Email: ed@edtate.com

Chuck Thomsen

Rice University Building Institute

Integrating Project Teams in Capital Projects and Programs

Most of the knowledge of construction technology and cost resides with manufacturers and subcontractors. Owners, AEs and CMs are struggling with processes to bring that knowledge forward into the design process. Integrated Project Delivery and other versions of project and program delivery processes are aimed at that result.

The presenter will be Chuck Thomsen. He consults with clients on building programs and has led two large AE/CM companies and worked on hundreds of projects in 20 countries with nearly every form of project delivery - in all three basic roles: designer, constructor and manager. Thomsen authored three books on managing design and construction programs.

Phone: 832-202-8167

Email: charlesthomsen@charlesthomsen.com

Art Weeast

Summit Careers, Inc.

If You Are Employed, Are You Prepared To Be Unemployed: Regrets From The Recently Unemployed

Valerie Ness and Art Weeast will be jointly presenting this topic.

Details on the most important activities to do while you are employed to shorten any unemployment cycle you may find yourself in; based on the regrets of the currently unemployed. These basic understandings are understood, yet most shy away from doing them until it's too late.

Art has led a professional networking group in Denver for the last two years where the employed help the unemployed to network. During the day he is a Sr. Business Analyst; an experienced leader in change management, process improvement, business, systems and data analysis across a broad range of industries.

Phone: 720-231-4722

Email: aweeast@comcast.net

Julie Williamson

The North Highland Company, Denver, CO

Don't Lose that Thought! Knowledge Management on PMP Projects

This presentation will focus on how project managers can incorporate and leverage effective knowledge management for projects. We will discuss ways in which organizations attempt systematized knowledge capture and control, the benefits and challenges, and how to tap into the aspects of knowledge that cannot be as readily managed.

Julie is a Principal with the North Highland Company, with close to 20 years of management consulting experience. She also is a PhD Candidate at the University of Colorado, working on completing her dissertation, which focuses on the intersection of knowledge and managerial controls.

Phone: 303-919-3666

Email: Julie.williamson@northhighland.com

Donald Wood

Breakthrough Management Group International, Inc., Longmont, CO

How to Manage Projects Using a Defined Roadmap Using Both Data and Process to Reduce Risk: An Introduction to Six Sigma

How to manage projects using a defined roadmap using both data and process to reduce risk. Tools discussed will include Ishikawa Diagram, FMEA (Failure Mode Effect Analysis), and Stake Holder Analysis. In addition, Six Sigma roadmap reduces variability to produce sustainable and repeatable results.

Donald Wood has spent his career in quality management and Performance Excellence. As a Vice President and Senior Engagement Leader for BMGI, Don assists both transactional and manufacturing organizations with deployment planning, opportunity assessment and initialization, as well as Executive-level and Champion training. His expertise in large program deployments is backed by nearly a decade of experience as a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Lean Master, including time spent with a large Lean Six Sigma consulting group. He has taught Six Sigma and Lean concepts to practitioners at all levels including Champions, Black Belts, Green Belts and Lean practitioners.

Don has a B.S. in Business Administration from Regis University in Denver. His training includes DFSS (Design for Six Sigma), Taguchi Design of Experiments, QSIT, SPC and Malcolm Baldrige quality assessment training. Don is an ASQ Certified Quality Manager and an ASQ Software Quality Engineer (SQE). He is also a contributing author to the manuals The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lean Six Sigma, and A Team Leader's Guide to Lean Kaizen Events.

Phone: 303-684-7442

Email:

Jennifer Zindel

Shaw Group, Englewood, CO

Nuclear Power Plant Uprate Modifications

The fleet of nuclear power generation plants on the grid in the U.S. averages around 40 years of age, creating an environment where plants must extend their licensing documentation and upgrade power output concurrently. Presented is an example of a modification project and the processes involved in nuclear power engineering.

Phone: 303-741-7108

Email: Jennifer.zindel@shawgrp.com