ANNOUNCING
an outstanding Project Management symposium:
“Spring Into PDUs”
May 10, 2012
SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!!
Lunch will be provided!
LOCATION: Sanibel Cottage
1517 Empire Blvd., Webster, NY
this is a great
learning experience AND 7 PDUs in one event
...by our community , for our community!
Agenda (subject to change)
8:00-8:10
Welcome &
Intro
8:10-9:25 Ernest Hicks (Keynote), “Life
Expectations/Work Life Balance Workshop”
9:25-9:35 Break
9:35-10:45 Amy Valente, "Infusing Project Mgmt Into an Organization
That's Clueless“
10:45-10:55 Break
10:55-12:00 Nick Campanis, “Applying Lean Principles to Project Management”
12:00-12:50 Lunch
12:50-2:00 Kim Browning, “A View From Inside (The Sponsor’s Head)”
2:00-2:10 Break
2:10-3:15 Terri Brown, “Dealing With Difficult People”
3:15-3:25 Break
3:25-4:30 Phyllis Carroll, “Pick a Tool….Any
Tool!”
Some Speaker Profiles:
Ernest Hicks (Keynote)
…is Manager, Corporate Diversity for Xerox Corporation, with
responsibility for external
relationships, partnerships, communications, image programs and corporate
diversity initiatives. He has 38 years tenure with Xerox Corporation, including management experience in
marketing, sales, quality and human resources. He has worked with senior
managers providing consultation and structured training enablers in the area of
quality, change management and diversity.
Mr. Hicks has consulted with and made keynote presentations to NASA,
organizations in China, Sweden, the UK, Canada and Japan. He has lectured at
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, University of Buffalo, Harvard
University and the Simon School, University of Rochester.
Hicks is an active member of his community. He taught for nine years at the Rochester
Institute of Technology as adjunct faculty, teaching three accredited courses--
Leadership Skills for Quality, Implementing Total Quality (culture change) and
Introduction to Quality. Hicks serve on the board of directors and the
Executive Committee for the Arc (Association for Retarded Citizens). He also
chairs the Board Nominating Committee. He is a member of the board of directors
and the Planning and Evaluation Committee of the Greater Rochester Urban
League. He was a founding member of the United Way Overcoming Disabilities
Community Investment Committee and a member of the Rochester Al Sigl Center Board of
Governors.
Ernest is a Certified Practitioner of Hypnotherapy, a Certified
Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic
Programming an instructor and Fourth degree Black Belt in Taekwondo.
Kim Browning
…joined Cognisight in 2011 as the Executive Vice President. Kim is part of the senior management team and
is responsible for all aspects of Cognisight. She has held several major Leadership functions in her 20+ year
tenure with Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ and Excellus Blue Cross Blue
Shield. In 2008 under Kim’s leadership,
Excellus earned the US news & World Report’s #1 ranking in the NY State and the tied for the #2
ranking nationally for Medicaid Managed Care Plans.
Ms. Browning has 25 years of experience in project management and over
$250M worth of project sponsorships. She
has served as a consultant for health plan billing and reconciliation controls
as well as both Medicare Advantage and Medicaid turnarounds. Prior to the
healthcare arena, Kim was a Regional City Manager for People Express Airlines
and was responsible for many of its innovative program and services.
Kim has earned several post graduate certifications and is a
graduate of Leadership Rochester (2004) Kim serves her community by guest
lecturing at Rochester Institute of technology, State University College @ Geneseo and the Project
Management Institute and has held several Board positions.
Keynote Presentation:
“Life
Expectations/Work Life Balance Workshop”
Ernest L. Hicks, Manager of Xerox
Corporate Diversity
Many companies today seek to pursue more
project work with fewer resources. This is beginning to take a toll on project
managers—upsetting the critical balance between their work and their personal
life. If you have ever felt that your work and family life
wasn’t properly balanced, you can’t afford to miss this powerful session
that provides you with deep insights into how to achieve a better balance.
(Those of you who have heard Ernest speak in the past know that you are in for
an awesome presentation!)
SESSION DESRIPTIONS (subject to change):
"Infusing Project Management Into
an Organization
That's Clueless"
Amy Valente, PMP, Business Instructor at Cayuga Community
College
Not all organizations that execute projects are fully
knowledgeable of project management and its value. This real-life presentation
describes how a project practitioner can become a hero by simply ‘spreading the
word’. Amy will provide you with the
know-how to help your own organization be more successful through the use of
project management in all that they do.
"Dealing With Difficult People”
Terri Brown, MBA, Manager-Portfolio Management at Excellus BCBS
Project managers
must possess
the ability to develop and maintain an
effective working relationship with everyone they encounter while fulfilling
the project mission. Easier said than done! In this presentation, Terri describes a
variety of different ‘characters’, and provides keen insight on how to deal
with them and the challenging project environment they can create.
“Applying Lean Principles to Project
Management”
Nick Campanis, PMP, Senior Project Analyst at Eastman
Kodak
Does the idea of
waste in your projects bother you? This presentation offers an overview of lean
principles and examples of how to apply them to project work in a practical
way. You’ll walk away with ideas you can apply immediately!
“Pick a Tool….Any Tool!”
Phyllis Carroll, PMP, Senior Project Manager at TEK
Systems
Many organizations
need to select a software tool, but have no process for doing so. Based on the
her own experiences, Phyllis’ presentation offers best practices and barriers
to success when assigned to select a software tool….any tool. Methods for properly evaluating features
across multiple vendors and tips for
developing a top-notch recommendation to management decision-makers will
be revealed. A case study for selecting Project Portfolio Management (PPM) requirements will be reviewed.
“A View From
Inside (The Sponsor’s Head)”
Kim Browning, CHC, PMP, Executive Vice President at Cognisight
With more than 25 years of
project management experience and an astounding $250M worth of project sponsorship to
her name, you won't want to miss Kim’s amusing approach and personal
perspectives (and ultimately, her informative view) about what
goes on inside
the head of a project sponsor!
Sign Up NOW to secure the 'Advanced' rate of $99
(find
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Seating
is LIMITED!
| Management Solutions Group NEWS
and VIEWS...
The
Project Management MBA Continues
to Sell Out
A
wildly popular educational offering!
Management
Solutions
Group’s unique educational program,
The
Project Management MBA
was
once again
recognized as
a best-seller in 2011.
It
sold
out quickly in
every city it
was
offered as part
of PMI SeminarsWorld
and at ProjectWorld
Canada conferences. Offerings
in 2012
include:
April
23-25 in San Antonio, TX
April
30-May 2 in Philadelphia, PA
June
18-20 in Orlando, FL
The Project
Management
MBA is
also available as
an onsite program and you can review the
course content on our website. If it sounds like an
educational
opportunity that your organization
would be interested in hosting as an onsite program, give us a call or
jot us a
note to express your interest.
Three
Years
and Counting
Gary
Heerkens’ PMI Network column celebrates an anniversary
This
Spring
marks
the third
anniversary for Gary
Heerkens’ column, ‘The
Business of Projects’ ,which
is published quarterly in PMI’s PM
Network magazine.
The
column addresses
the critical relationship between the world of project management and
the world
of business. The business side of projects is one of the main focus
areas of
Management Solution Group’s training and consulting practice.
Columns
will appear in the January, April, July, and October issues.
For He’s a
Jolly Good Fellow (Part 2)
Gary Heerkens
honored as a Fellow of AAPM
Management
Solutions Group president Gary Heerkens has been honored as a Fellow of
the American Academy of Project Management (AAPM).
In
honoring him as a Fellow, AAPM recognizes that Heerkens ‘has made a
distinguished and ongoing contribution to the field of Project
Management on a global basis’.
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