Year End Symposium

The University of Dallas Graduate School of Management (UD) is proud to present this Year End Symposium on Project Management in conjunction with TSI. UD is a strong supporter of Project Management. This year we are most excited to welcome Dwaraka Iyengar, President of the PMI Dallas Chapter as our guest.

Project Management is one of 21 MBA concentrations available at the University of Dallas. In conjunction with TSI, UD offers professional development classes in Project Management along with a bi-monthly Project Management luncheon series.

The Year End Symposium will be conducted by project management professionals intended to inform you about the latest findings and trends in project management.

Hope to see you December 5th.

Upcoming 2008 Symposium - Earn 4 PDUs!!!

Date: December 5, 2008
Theme: Managing Change in Turbulent Times
Address: 7460 Warren Parkway, Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75034
Cost:
Regular Admission: $79.00
PMI Member Admission: $59.00
UD Student or Alumni Admission: $59.00

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For more information please feel free to contact: Jennifer at 972-721-5299 or email: jhoward@gsm.udallas.edu

Schedule of Events:

Special Guest Dwaraka Iyengar. President of the PMI Dallas Chapter

This year we are extremely excited to welcome Dwaraka Iyengar, President of the PMI Dallas Chapter as our guest. He will speak about the Dallas Chapter and bring us up to date on current chapter events.

Moderator

Dr. Vernon Francis, PMP
Master of Ceremony University of Dallas

Dr. Vernon E. Francis is Associate Professor, and Director of the Engineering Management, Project Management and Supply Chain Management Programs at the Graduate School of Management at the University of Dallas.

9:00am "The Value of Project Management in Turbulent Times"

Wes Balakian, CEO
True Solutions Inc.

Mr. Balakian is a published author, accomplished speaker and successful instructor who has delivered training and consulting services to organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad. He holds an Advanced Master's Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University's School of Business and has completed the Project Management Institute's (PMI's) Leadership Institute Masters Class in 2007.

"The Value of Project Management in Turbulent Times"

Historically, showing the value of project management has been difficult in good times. With the global economy repositioning itself weekly, the need to have a proven stable workforce that understands project objectives, how to deliver those objectives to your clients and how to use the tools to get this done on time are the keys to enabling success.

Project Management is not a single threaded process of work like accounting, inventory or development. Project management is a broad collection of concepts and processes, forcing one to look at the various aspects of project management and show the value associated with each component.

This session will discuss project management value elements that can be used to justify and to "sell" project management in your organization.

As a project manager are you ready to deliver?

10:00am "Changing the Way We Implement Change in Organizations"

Rosemary Maellaro, Ph.D.
University of Dallas Graduate School of Management

Rosemary Maellaro is an Assistant Professor of Management and the Academic Director of the Organization Development MBA program at the University of Dallas' Graduate School of Management. Additionally, she manages an independent organization development consulting practice, which specializes in change management, team building, and leadership development. She has more than 25 years of corporate experience, including senior HR management positions in the high tech, hospitality, and retail industries. Dr. Maellaro received her undergraduate degree from Loyola-Marymount University in Los Angeles; an MS in Organization Behavior Management from the University of Texas at Dallas; and a Ph.D. in Human and Organization Development from Fielding Graduate University.

"Changing the Way We Implement Change in Organizations"

Escalating customer demands and the rapid pace of change in the world have created a business environment that is
intolerant of the status quo - one where stability is viewed as stagnation rather than steadiness. The unenviable task of introducing even more change into this already tumultuous organizational atmosphere often lies with project managers.

This highly participative session will provide attendees with the practical knowledge and skills they need to initiate and manage sustainable change efforts, whether large or small.
Building on a foundation of sound change management principles, attendees will learn practical ways to collaboratively create a climate that is more conducive to change by learning how to address the emotional dimensions of change as well as the informational and tactical aspects.

11:00am "Project Leadership Tips in Turbulent Times"

Ed Richards, Ph.D.
University of Dallas Graduate School of Management


Dr. Ed Richards is employed at Lockheed Martin where he has served as Systems Integrator, Systems Engineer, Project Manager, Program Director and Corporate Operations Manager. Dr. Richards is an Adjunct Member of the faculty at University of Dallas teaching Project Management.


"Project Leadership Tips in Turbulent Times"

Project Change Happens, when does it, creates project Turbulence. As a project manger there are steps you can accomplish to assist you through turbulent time.

Some of these steps include:
· Accepting the difficulty in the project
· Determining the resources qualities you need
· Create a project strategy
· Align project resources to project strategy
· Keep you team informed

How you manage through the turbulence greatly influences your success or failure. You must be resilient and flexible as the project progresses. After all people will be looking to you for direction, communication and leadership.

12:00pm "Raising the Bar: How to Increase Your Organization's Project Management Maturity"

Bob Futrell, PMP
Cooper Consulting Company

Mr. Futrell is a Senior Project Manager from Cooper Consulting Co. currently leading development of the Election Division's TEAM (Texas Elections Administration Management) System. He has also been a principle instructor in the Software Project Management Certificate Program of the Software Quality Institute at the University of Texas at Austin since 1993.

"Raising the Bar: How to Increase Your Organization's Project Management Maturity"

Since the advent of a formal body of knowledge for our profession, many project management practitioners have encountered resistance to the use of modern project management methods in their organizations. There are many reasons for this resistance, such as entrenched functional management, cultural inertia, and lack of awareness and understanding of the benefits of a project management methodology that fits their needs.

This presentation will help new and experienced project managers understand their organizational environment and the challenges they face, and will outline a useful set of tools to help the project manager increase the project management maturity of their larger organizations.

Attendees, both pre and post certified, will be enriched with fresh observations, unique ideas, and useful tools to guide their organizations toward more successful projects in the future.

2007 1st Annual Project Management

Schedule of Events:

9:00am "CERT Intelligence - "The Future of Management for Project Professionals"

Wes Balakian, CEO
True Solutions Inc.

Mr. Balakian is a published author, accomplished speaker and successful instructor who has delivered training and consulting services to organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad. He holds an Advanced Master's Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University's School of Business and has completed the Project Management Institute's (PMI's) Leadership Institute Masters Class in 2007.

C.E.R.T. - Cultural, Emotional, Relationship and Tactical intelligence. What will you need to know in order to prepare yourself for the challenges ahead in project management.

10:00am "Preparing Project Managers For The Future"

Eric Norman, Chief Project Officer
ChoicePoint, Inc.


Mr. Norman is a skilled lecturer, consultant and leader with extensive business process design experience supporting a broad array of companies across the IT industry. He was selected to lead the Project Management institute's update to the Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures - Second Edition, published in October of 2006.

He was recently honored as "PMI Person of the Year" at the PMI Global Congress in Atlanta.

The presentation will discuss the evolving role of project managers, while focusing on the differences between project management and project leadership, the differences between PMOs of the past and the latest thinking, concluding with the changing role of the Program Manager.

11:00am "Virtual Project Teams"

Bob Futrell, PMP
Cooper Consulting Company

Mr. Futrell is a Senior Project Manager from Cooper Consulting Co. currently leading development of the Election Division's TEAM (Texas Elections Administration Management) System. He has also been a principle instructor in the Software Project Management Certificate Program of the Software Quality Institute at the University of Texas at Austin since 1993.

In the past several years, largely due to the growth of the internet and the availability of sufficient bandwidth, and driven by fierce economic pressures, project teams have moved from simple local telecommuting to even more dispersed global outsourced teams, with members participating from all time zones, work schedules, and cultures. Recent events affecting the travel industry and the current lean economic conditions force even more use of alternate methods to coordinate and control ever more widely dispersed project teams toward deadlines and quality products. This talk will explore the characteristics of dispersed virtual project teams, how they differ from collocated teams, and provide some tips, techniques, and tools to improve success in managing them.

12:00 noon - Featured Lunchtime Topic: "Why Do Projects Fail?"

Bob Futrell, PMP
Cooper Consulting Company


Bob's presentation will focus common causes of project failure; he will discuss reason for failures and offer guidance for improving project results. Attendees, both PMP and non-PMP will be enriched with a fresh viewpoint, new ideas and tools to guide their organizations towards more successful projects in the future.

1:00pm - Panel Discussion: "Project Management in 2008, Trends and Careers"

Dr. Vernon Francis, PMP, Master of Ceremony
University of Dallas

Dr. Vernon E. Francis is Associate Professor, and Director of the Engineering Management, Project Management and Supply Chain Management Programs at the Graduate School of Management at the University of Dallas.

Vern retired from Electronic Data Systems (EDS) where he was a member of the Transportation Industry Group, Vern worked for Sabre, Inc. where he was Vice President and General Manager of Logistics.

Dr. Franics served twenty-one years in the U.S. Air Force including twelve years on the faculty of the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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