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Jump to: Tuesday, November 25th

Monday, November 24th

07:00 Registration & Hot Breakfast
08:00 Opening Keynote
Plan, Brief, Execute, Debrief = Win: A Fighter Pilot's Secret to Business Success

Kyle 'Cruiser' Howlin

Brad 'Bundy' Campbell

09:15 Learn with Lee

Lee Lambert
Afterburner Pilots

09:35 Coffee Break & Book Signings
10:15 Greetings from the PMI - Southern Alberta Chapter
 Neil Sanderson
10:20 Keynote Presentation #2
The Power of Influence: Making Cross Functional Teams Work		 Dr. Andy Neillie
11:35 Learn with Lee Lee Lambert
Andy Neillie
11:50 Announcements
12:00 Lunch & Book Signings
13:00 Session #1
TITLE SPEAKER
Developing your Influencing Skills: Techniques and Tools to Increase Your Project Management Power Dr. Andy Neillie
Developing Project Teamwork & Commitment Bill Bennett
Project Management Simulation: Wrestling with the Bear - A "hands on" team-based workshop implementing a recovery plan for troubled projects. Lawrence Suda and James Stevenson, Palatine Group
Leaning Forward: A Plan for Faultless Execution Kyle 'Cruiser' Howlin,
Brad 'Bundy' Campbell

Adventures in Project Management Stream

  13:00 - 14:30: Misadventures in Project Management: Lessons Learned by A Rescue Agent

 

Ron Gilmore

Industry Series Stream: Managing Alberta's Construction Boom

  13:00 - 13:40:

 PMI Project of the Year: Suncor Firebag Project
  13:40 - 13:50: Break
  13:50 - 14:30: Cost & Schedule Overruns on Mega Oil Sands Projects: An Academic View

 

Shawn Scott, Terry Jones, Ken Harris

Dr. George Jergeas

14:30 Coffee Break & Book Signings
15:00 Session #1 (Continued)
TITLE SPEAKER

Developing your Influencing Skills: Techniques and Tools to Increase Your Project Management Power

 Dr. Andy Neillie
Developing Project Teamwork & Commitment

Bill Bennett

Project Management Simulation: Wrestling with the Bear - A "hands on" team-based workshop implementing a recovery plan for troubled projects. Lawrence Suda and James Stevenson, Palatine Group
Leaning Forward: A Plan for Faultless Execution Kyle "Cruiser" Howlin,
Brad 'Bundy' Campbell

Adventures in Project Management Stream

  15:00 - 16:00:

 The Calgary Courts Centre Project Reviewed
  16:00 - 16:10: Break
  16:10 - 17:00: Where to Apply Agile Software Development

 

Kent Phillips

Michael McCullough

Industry Series Stream: Managing Alberta's Constrcution Boom

  15:00 - 15:50:

 The BOW: An EnCana International Collaboration
  15:50 - 16:00: Break
  16:00 - 17:00: WorkFace Planning

 

Richard Tucker


Jeph Virtue
Jose C. Herrero

Jump to: Monday, November 24th

Tuesday, November 25th

07:00 Hot Breakfast
Birds of a Feather Sessions
08:00 Opening Remarks  
08:05 Keynote Presentation #3
Stand Out: Personal Branding for Project Managers 		William Arruda
09:25 Learn with Lee Lee Lambert
William Arruda
09:40 Coffee Break and Book Signings
10:10 Keynote Presentation #4
Recognizing and Recovering Challenged Projects:  If You Don't Do It, Someone Else Will 
 Gary Monti
11:25 Learn with Lee Lee Lambert
Gary Monti
11:40 Announcements
11:45 Lunch & Book Signings
12:45 Session #2
TITLE SPEAKER
Earned Value - the most talked about 'not-done' activity in Project Management: why is that, and what you can do Gary Monti
Building Brand 'You': An Interactive Personal Branding Workshop William Arruda
Taking the Stage®: Developing Women Leaders (Women Only) Cynthia Ward
Wrestling with the Bear - A "hands on" team-based workshop implementing a recovery plan for troubled projects Lawrence Suda and James Stevenson, Palatine Group

Adventures in Project Management Stream

  12:45 - 13:15:

IT Project Success with a Professional User Community: An Oxymoron

  13:15 - 13:25:

Break

  13:25 - 14:00:

Developing a Successful PMO: Lessons Learned on the Path to Adoption

 

Charles Aram


Denise Haney

Industry Series Stream: Managing Alberta's Construction Boom

  12:45 - 14:00:

Panel Discussion: Construction Management Execution

 

 

14:00 Coffee Break & Book Signings
14:15 Session #2 (Continued)
Earned Value - the most talked about 'not-done' activity in Project Management: why is that, and what you can do Gary Monti
Building Brand 'You': An Interactive Personal Branding Workshop

William Arruda

Taking the Stage®: Developing Women Leaders (Women Only) Cynthia Ward
Wrestling with the Bear - A "hands on" team-based workshop implementing a recovery plan for troubled projects Lawrence Suda and James Stevenson, Palatine Group

Adventures in Project Management Stream

  14:15 - 14:55:

The Strategic Localization Advantage Using Global Processes – The Ubiquitous Global Project Management Office

  14:55 - 15:05:

Break

  15:05 - 15:45:

Portfolio Management: The Executive's Dilemma

 

James Kishore

 

Jeffrey Wallace

Industry Series Stream: Managing Alberta's Construction Boom

  14:15 - 14:55: Setting Engineering Priorities for Project Success
  14:55 - 15:05: Break
  15:05 - 15:45: Top 5 Issues Facing Construction Project Managers

 

Bob McTague

 

Donald R. Smith

16:00 Closing Keynote
Personal Excellence: Achieving Your Full Potential		 Catriona LeMay Doan
17:10 Learn with Lee Lee Lambert
Catriona LeMay Doan
17:25 Closing Remarks

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