PMI EMEA Congress 2019: Full Schedule

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08:00 IST

First-Time Attendee Congress Orientation

Is this your first time attending PMI EMEA Congress? Bring your business cards to network with fellow first timers and learn how to make the most of your EMEA Congress experience.

Speakers

Melissa Raffel, CAPM

Volunteer Services Specialist, PMI

Melissa Raffel is a volunteer services specialist with PMI. She is responsible for volunteer recognition programs, development of PMI's volunteer policies and procedures, and volunteer satisfaction. Additionally, she works closely with PMI's Volunteer Engagement Liaison Program and... Read More →

Jackie Glynn

PMI Ireland Chapter

Jackie is a highly focused, strategic thinker whose current role as Head of Portfolio Management reports into the CEO of Three Ireland and where she set up the Portfolio Management Office to drive process, changes and governance across the organisation. She is an energetic, passionate... Read More →

Beth Horgan

Director, Professional Development, PMI

Beth joined PMI in 2016 in the role of Director, Professional Development and is located at PMI Headquarters. Beth oversees four groups on the Career Practitioner Development Team including Live Learning and Online Learning, REP Program and Volunteer Services and Programs. She has... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 08:00 - 08:45 IST
TBA

LEARNING LEVEL Core

09:00 IST

#401: Opening General Session and Keynote Speaker: Jamil Qureshi - "The Disruptive Leader!"

The only way for leaders to optimise people’s talents is by breaking thinking habits. Jamil Qureshi is a dynamic and thought-provoking entrepreneur who takes a practical approach to changing attitude in the workplace. His many years of working with top performers in sports and business have put him in a unique position to define “the difference that makes the difference.” During this keynote session, Jamil will help you break old thinking habits so you can optimise the talents on your team and in your organisation.

Beth Partleton from the 2019 PMI Board of Directors will be introducing this session.

Speakers

Sunil Prashara

President and Chief Executive Officer, PMI

As President & Chief Executive Officer of the Project Management Institute (PMI), Sunil Prashara is the lead advocate for PMI’s global organization, serving more than three million professionals working in nearly every country of the world. His primary responsibility is to implement... Read More →

Beth A. Partleton, PMP, PMI Fellow

PMI Board of Directors

Beth Partleton, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, served on the PMI Board of Directors from 2008 to 2013. She was elected vice chair in 2010 and chair in 2011. For six years, she was a member of the PMI Educational Foundation board of directors, serving as chair in 2006. Currently... Read More →

Jamil Qureshi

Keynote Presenter, Performance Coach, Psychologist, Author

Jamil Qureshi has delivered over 1,000 talks and seminars to a host of global clients in 24 different countries. His knowledge in the area of optimising human potential comes from his experience of working with top performers in the world of sport and business, many of which have... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 09:00 - 10:15 IST
TBA

Other

SESSION FORMAT Keynote Presentation
SUBTOPICS Talent Management, Innovation
PDU: Leadership 1.25

10:30 IST

#402: Design Thinking to Improve Your Agile Process

This presentation is an introduction to design thinking in agile organisations, and provides an opportunity to find alternative solutions and start solving the right issues. By creating an environment focused on end users and maintaining accelerated iteration as a way to reach creative and innovative results, such processes will result in new ideas, with old beliefs being challenged and problems redefined. Recognise the benefits and identify ways to apply design thinking in your agile project management process.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe the benefits of introducing design thinking in an agile organisation;
(2) identify ways to apply design thinking in their project management process.

Speakers

Denis Vukosav, PMP

Program Manager, State Street International

Denis Vukosav is a 2009 Kerzner International Project Manager of the Year finalist. Drawing upon 15 years of project and programme management experience, Mr. Vukosav, as the assistant vice president at State Street International in Dublin, leads the United States and Europe, the Middle... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Customer Focus

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills, Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP)
SUBTOPICS Business Analysis, Methodology
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 0.75
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 0.75
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.5

10:30 IST

#403: Improving Digital Communication Methodologies for Hybrid Project Management

Digital transformation is a key change in all industries and for the project management life cycle. This session will present a case study on boosting project management methodologies in digital transformation by implementing effective communication skills. The verbal and nonverbal communication levels were both improved and covered using digital communication channels in Burgan Bank. As a consequence, misunderstandings and costs of communication diminished dramatically.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify key tactics for communication skills under banking regulations for agile and waterfall approaches;
(2) explain how to enable digital transformation by implementing digital communication technologies.

Speakers

Omer Ragip Ozkan, PMP

Head of PMO and IT Test Management, Burgan Bank

Ragip Ozkan, is the head of the project management office and IT test management for Burgan Bank in Turkey.As a programme manager, he managed several multimillion-dollar projects and programmes with global and local stakeholders in HSBC between 2007 and 2015 before joining Burgan... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Effective Communications

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Organisational Agility, Managing Projects and Programme Complexity
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.00
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.25

10:30 IST

#404: Influencing Without Authority – An Essential Survival Skill for Project Managers

**An encore of this presentation is available on Tuesday, 14 May at 13:30 (Session #513).

Global organisations tend to utilise management structures that are heavily matrixed. This offers maximum flexibility for project delivery, but it also generates challenges for the project manager, who can no longer manage by control, but must manage by influence. How can a project manager, who may have little authority in the organisation, develop the influencing skills necessary to deliver his/her project?

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) apply techniques that will influence change in their own working environment;
(2) practice techniques that influence personal performance.

Speakers

Pat Lucey, PMP

CEO, Aspira

Pat Lucey is the co-founder and CEO of Aspira, the consulting and IT solutions company that provides the people and technology to transform business, and that was recently named for the second successive year in the “Financial Times” Top 1,000 fastest-growing companies in Europe... Read More →

Norma Lynch, PMP

Training Manager, Aspira

Norma Lynch is a training manager for Aspira. With a diverse career spanning multiple industry sectors, Ms. Lynch is passionate about the importance of continuous development and improvement. She holds a master’s degree in business with a focus on strategic management, and specialises... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Effective Communications

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Managing Projects and Programme Complexity, Project Management in a Global Economy
PDU: Leadership 1.25

10:30 IST

#406: Managing the Risks Caused by People in Your Organisation Striving to Excel

There is a bias in enterprise and operational risk management against addressing issues of human psychology. We submit that many organisations recognise the value of combining incentives and the fear of “losing out” on a reward in order to drive their customers’ actions, but do not use a similar level of sophistication when dealing with the behaviour of their employees, contractors and partner organisations. We will explore possible impacts and solutions using experiential use cases.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain how many organisations may not properly incentivise risk reducing behaviour in their employees;
(2) describe possible ways to incentivise reduction of risk caused by human psychology, through both reward and fear of loss.

Speakers

Ross Graham, PMP

Partner, Program & Project Management, Digital Financial

Ross Graham is a senior professional with more than 20 years of project and programme management experience. He has been a Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification holder since 2003. He has implemented complex, multi-year projects and programmes that have enabled new... Read More →

Steven Sanford

Expert Consultant, Digital Financial

Steve Sanford is a senior expert with a proven track record in business and technology management and managing operational risk, security and regulatory compliance. He has more than 12 years of professional experience implementing and overseeing regulatory compliance and risk frameworks... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Hot Topics

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-RMP)
SUBTOPICS Disruptive Trends, Risk Management
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 0.75
PDU: Technical (PMI-RMP) 0.75
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 0.5

10:30 IST

#407: Project Managers – Get Your “Game On” to Usher Success

Digital transformation is all about transforming business—creating WOW experiences while leveraging cutting-edge digital technologies with an aim to expedite delivery. Gamification is the use of design concepts from games to help people find personal connections to a real-world setting. Can we project managers leverage gamification to usher project success and accelerate digital transformation? This session will explore applying gamification to a digital transformation programme to digitally track products from inception to implementation to retirement.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) discuss the goals and challenges of digital transformation and how gamification can address them;
(2) formulate a strategy to apply gamification techniques for project success in this era of digital disruption.

Speakers

Priya Patra, PMP

Program Manager, Capgemini Technology Services India Ltd

Priya Patra is an agile evangelist and project manager in the technology industry. She is a mother of two, and an author, blogger, believer in the empowerment of women, dreamer, creator and futurist. Ms. Patra spearheads digital transformation programmes for a Fortune 10 organisation... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Hot Topics

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Strategy Development and Implementation, Innovation
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 1.25

10:30 IST

#405: Integrating Project Management and Change Management: Art or Science?

As a project manager, are you seeing the need for change management, but unsure of the ROI? You are not alone! Perhaps it’s time to consider an integrative and measurable approach to driving change. In this interactive session, we will explore how to build change practices into your project plan. Learn how the proper use of change management can dramatically improve your business outcomes and ROI.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) discuss the principles of successful change management as related to project goals and metrics;
(2) explain how to improve stakeholder buy-in and commitment to project decisions by using analytical tools such as the CMROI framework.

Speakers

Carla Fair-Wright, PMP

Project Manager, Optimal Consulting LLC

A popular PMI speaker, Carla Fair-Wright has inspired and energised audiences worldwide including the PMI Sweden Chapter’s 2017 Passion of Projects conference in Malmö and PMI® Global Congress 2015—EMEA in London. She has appeared on “Terri Craig Radio Show” and “Business... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Change Management, Benefits Realisation
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 0.5
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.75

11:55 IST

#408: Product Theatre: Introducing the Third Edition of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Innovation In Project Management

The Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management was launched in 2015 under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, with the aim to encourage and promote the innovation culture in the project management field. It includes four categories celebrating individuals, teams, organizations and academia, and offers eight awards recognizing the successes of participants with cash prizes totaling $710,000.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain the eligibility and evaluation criteria for the four award categories and the eight awards that are offered.

Speakers

Ala Aldeen Alhaji, PMP

Chief Specialist, Roads and Transport Authority - Dubai

Ala Aldeen Alhaji is a chief specialist in Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai and he is currently the Project Manager of The Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management. One of the highest value project management award in the world. Ala have worked on managing... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 11:55 - 12:25 IST
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Problem Solving/Decision Making, addnew

SESSION FORMAT Product Theatre
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
SUBTOPICS Innovation, New Research

12:30 IST

#409: Product Education Session: Six Roadblocks to Successful Project Delivery and How to Overcome Them

Project managers face six common roadblocks that can hurt their projects before work even begins. Collaboration, visibility, and maintaining a single source of truth across teams are the main factors that help any project succeed. Discover how the right collaborative project management tool can help your team overcome these pain points and get the most out of their work.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify the main roadblocks that impact their projects;
(2) appraise the benefits of using a collaborative project management tool.

Speakers

Shane Tallon

Solution Architect, Wrike

Shane has been working in the IT Industry for 13 years, starting as a Java Software Developer for a couple of small software companies, before moving into the Architecture and Consulting space. With a PRINCE2 and a TOGAF certification, Shane worked as Integration Architect for IBM's... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 12:30 - 13:30 IST
TBA

Project Administration, addnew

SESSION FORMAT Product Education
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Scheduling and Resource Management, Managing Projects and Programme Complexity
PDU: Leadership 1.0

12:30 IST

#410: Leading Change Adoption at a Glance

Change management and communications are core capabilities of the enterprise PMO (EPMO), and it’s up to us as project and programme managers to embrace the competencies of change management to ensure successful adoption of our projects. It is crucial for today’s EPMOs to be focused on ensuring all aspects of the organisation, including its people, and to be prepared to accept, adopt and sustain new ways of working.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe change adoption and why it is important for project management;
(2) identify tools that a project manager can use to enable change adoption.

Speakers

Adrian Mulvanerty, PMP

Global Transformation Program Manager, Schneider Electric

Highly driven and performance focused senior professional with 20+ years of Adrian Mulvanerty is a highly driven and performance-focused senior professional with over 20 years of experience in the global supply chain industry in project, programme, change and portfolio management... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 12:30 - 13:45 IST
TBA

Effective Communications

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Change Management, Knowledge Transfer
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 0.5
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.75

12:30 IST

#412: Project Manage Your Professional Career and Future-Proof Yourself for Your Next Challenges

The good old times of lifelong careers are behind us. Artificial intelligence is coming. In a rapidly changing business environment, we need to be prepared to future-proof our careers. How do you envision your personal future? How will our future as project management practitioners look? What will be the skills and competencies to develop? How do you future-proof yourself as a project management practitioner?

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) recognise the necessary skillset to overcome the challenges that come with the emergence of artificial intelligence and digitalisation;
(2) describe techniques to help prepare for the future with confidence and resilience.

Speakers

Agata Czopek, PMP

Management Consultant, Deloitte Consulting AG

Agata Czopek, PhD, PMP, is a management consultant working at Deloitte Consulting in Switzerland. She is a learning and development expert with more than 14 years of experience creating learning solutions (platforms, digital content, learning ecosystems) across industries, from media... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 12:30 - 13:45 IST
TBA

Hot Topics

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Talent Management, Disruptive Trends
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 1.25

12:30 IST

#414: The Governance of Innovation in Portfolios, Programmes and Projects

A major research project undertaken by University of Technology Sydney has investigated how the governance of innovation in portfolios, programmes and projects is conducted across six major organisations from six different industries. The presentation details the findings from this research, leading to practical approaches to be adopted improving effective oversight of innovation supporting optimal value creation.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) discuss how the governance of innovation is carried out across six organisations from six industry sectors;
(2) describe which governance processes, practices and behaviours have the greatest impact on optimising innovation and value creation.

Speakers

Michael Knapp

Director, Michael Knapp and Associates

Michael Knapp has over 40 years’ experience as a portfolio, programme and project (‘3P’) governance consultant, IT professional, project and programme manager, trainer, presenter and educator, undertaking his Doctorate in project governance dynamics at the University of Sydney.Michael... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 12:30 - 13:45 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Innovation, Strategy Development and Implementation
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 0.5
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.75

12:30 IST

#411: Mastering Project Management Technical and Leadership Skills Through a Simulation Game

Participants will experience a unique learning and training session through a simulation game. Throughout the game, participants must plan their way forward, deal with planned and unplanned tasks, constraints and risks, play within budget and resources, understand the big picture, control the details, think creatively, compete with other players and cooperate with them. The game demonstrates the complexities involved in managing initiatives in an uncertain environment and making decisions on an array of interrelated issues.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain how to achieve a set goal, select a course of action under uncertainty and work within budget and resources constraints;
(2) manage risks, control project execution and communicate project information to analyse project’s real-life scenarios.

Speakers

Vered Holzmann, PMP

Senior Lecturer, Tel Aviv Yaffo Academic College

Vered Holzmann is a senior lecturer at the School of Economics and Management in The Academic College of Tel Aviv Yaffo (MTA), and also serves as MTA's director for research, development and innovation. She earned her doctoral degree in management for a dissertation on project risk... Read More →

Daniel Zitter, PMP

Co-Founder, PMZone

Daniel Zitter is an experienced project manager, a licensed industrial management engineer and a Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification holder. He is a senior lecturer and consultant in the field, and a specialist in standardising project management processes and forming... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 12:30 - 13:45 IST
TBA

Problem Solving/Decision Making

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-SP), Technical Skills (PMI-RMP)
SUBTOPICS Managing Projects and Programme Complexity, Scheduling and Resource Management
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 0.75
PDU: Technical (PMI-SP) 0.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-RMP) 0.25
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 0.5

12:30 IST

CANCELLED - #413: So, You Think You Are a Problem Solver?

Project managers and PMI chapter leaders are expected to be problem solvers. Too often, we are not sure of how to find the best solutions and often go with the first idea that comes to mind—which typically is not the best option. This session is designed to share and explore what problem solving is not—and the tools and techniques that can be used to solve problems in any situation anywhere, anytime.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe what is not considered problem solving;
(2) identify problem-solving techniques that may be used anywhere, anytime.

Speakers

Myles D. Miller, PMP

CEO, LeadUP

Multinational CEO, two-time best-selling author and radio host of “Myles of SUCCESS,” Myles Miller is the CEO and founder of LEADUP, LearningBreaks and SUCCESSHQ, international training and success development companies spanning six continents and employing over 500 contractors... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 12:30 - 13:45 IST
TBA

Problem Solving/Decision Making

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP)
SUBTOPICS Methodology, Organisational Agility
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25

14:00 IST

Product Theatre: New Value for Academics and Practitioners - PMI Academic Resources

Interested in advancing your project management career? This session will highlight PMI's academic program offerings that are relevant for practitioners.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe PMI's academic program offerings that are relevant to practitioners.

Speakers

Cristina Olaru

Academic Programs Specialist, PMI

As Academic Programs Specialist for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, Cristina Olaru is responsible for leading the academic institutions engagement activities in these regions. In her role, Cristina is working to build sustainable relationships with universities and promote... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 14:00 - 14:15 IST
TBA

Customer Focus

SESSION FORMAT Product Theatre
LEARNING LEVEL Core

14:15 IST

#417: Five Examples of Analytical Thinking in Project Management

It’s easy to be misled! Similar patterns govern most of our mistakes. In this session, we’re going to work on five of those patterns and five fallacies that are very common in projects. The goal is for you to have the power to recognise these five fallacies in your work and control them with your analytical thinking.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify the five fallacies in their projects;
(2) explain how to react properly when there is a risk of being a victim of those fallacies.

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Speakers

Nader K. Rad, PMI-ACP, PMP

Project Management Author, Speaker, and Adviser, Management Plaza

Nader K. Rad is a project management author, speaker and adviser at Management Plaza. His career started in 1997, and he has been involved in many projects in different industries. He has designed a number of project management courses, prepared a number of e-learning courses and... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 14:15 - 15:30 IST
TBA

Analytical Thinking

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP)
SUBTOPICS Managing Projects and Programme Complexity, Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 0.5
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 0.5
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 0.75

14:15 IST

#416: Designing a Project Management Office That Works: The Next Generation PMO

Despite the project management office (PMO) being a decades-old concept, organisations continue questioning its value and experimenting with PMO organisational structures. The goal of this presentation is to provide participants with the tools to build a directive PMO that offers the necessary support to project managers and project teams to improve project outcomes now, while grooming the next generation of project leaders to sustain growth toward PMO maturity in the future.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) adapt elements of the different PMO styles within their organisation and project management teams;
(2) express the value of their proposed PMO to executives in terms of the objectives delivered.

Speakers

Satinder Baweja

Founder, Milestone Consultants

Satinder Baweja, founder and CEO of Milestone Consultants, has over 25 years of global experience, and is a leading authority in programme and project management and technology. He has assisted executives and corporations in the United States, Europe and South America, and has experience... Read More →

Lori Vidak

Research and Marketing Director, Milestone Consultants

Lori Vidak is the researcher and marketing director for Milestone Consultants. She owned and managed a small silk-screen and promotional products business for over 30 years. She is also a fitness instructor certified in aquatic and group fitness, Pilates, and kickboxing. Both her... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 14:15 - 15:30 IST
TBA

Hot Topics

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Introduction to PMO, Portfolio Management
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 0.5
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.75

14:15 IST

#419: PM 2030: Your Project Management Toolkit of the Future

How will you deal with emerging technologies like AI and new, agile, diverse workforces? What soft tools does a human project manager need to manage complex, automated information driven projects? How do you ensure benefits realisation when change management demand is relentless? This panel of public and private cutting edge project managers will discuss what project managers need in their future toolkits, best practice for competitive advantage, and pitfalls to avoid as we prepare for what’s next.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify the trends, skills and opportunities required for successful project management in the future;
(2) identify the steps they need to take to build their project management toolkit.

Speakers

Philip Diab

Director, Strategic Relationships and Advocacy, PMI

Philip Diab is Director of Strategic Relationships and Advocacy with PMI. In this role he is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of PMI’s corporate and government relations programs globally. Philip has extensive executive leadership and operational experience... Read More →

Dieter Butz

Director, Corporate Project Management, Bosch

With over 30 years in the company in line and project management in product development, change management, and human resource development, Dieter Butz is currently the corporate process owner for Project Management at Bosch. He oversees corporate governance and professionalizing... Read More →

Hilary Baker

Head of Airbus Group P&PM Academy and Policies, Airbus

Hilary Baker is an experienced and innovative Project and Operations Manager with over 30 years’ experience involving considerable management and business skills in project management, manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, quality, logistics, supply chain, procurement and R&D... Read More →

Jim Robinson

Portfolio Management Director, Ministry of Defence

Jim Robinson oversees a complex portfolio of projects across the UK defence sector and is currently the Head of the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office in the UK's Joint Force Command's Information Systems and Services division. He has been an integral part of the development of... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 14:15 - 15:30 IST
TBA

Hot Topics

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP), Technical Skills (PMI-PBA), Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Innovation, Disruptive Trends
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 0.75
PDU: Technical (PMI-PfMP) 0.75
PDU: Technical (PMI-PBA) 0.75
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 0.25
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.25

14:15 IST

#420: Social Intelligence: Why We Need It and How to Get It!

Project managers and stakeholders agree that communication and connecting to the goals of a project are core to the role of project managers. Connection is a fundamental part of both aspects of our role. Connection is built on social intelligence—the way that we build and maintain relationships with others and elicit cooperation. This session explores social intelligence in project managers and provides tools for building social intelligence from the moment the session starts.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain the importance of social intelligence for project managers and the success of projects;
(2) identify and develop character strengths in others to build connection, engagement and success.

Speakers

Ruth Pearce, PMI-ACP, PMP

Project Motivator/Author/Coach, Project Motivator

You're the lynchpin of organisational change and success—that is what Ruth Pearce believes. Project managers are leaders. They are team builders and have a big opportunity to exert their influence and make projects and project teams great. She has been a project manager of large-scale... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 14:15 - 15:30 IST
TBA

Hot Topics

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Innovation, Organisational Agility
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.25

14:15 IST

#418: Planning Matters - Even if You Are Agile!

Good planning is what sets apart great projects from accidents. Purposeful planning is what ensures that the executive actions remain connected to the goals expected by the stakeholders. There is no single approach to planning a project, but neither is it a free-for-all. We will discuss how resource-constrained planning differs from end-date schedule planning, what is different between cost-constrained plans and time-boxing, why you must plan when using agile, and how to plan for innovation.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain the steps in project planning and how they are affected by the constraints and critical success factors established for a project;
(2) identify which techniques are appropriate to apply in different project and planning contexts.

Speakers

Christopher Worsley

Director, CITI Limited

Dr. Christopher Worsley has been the CEO of CITI Limited since 1991. CITI is a UK-based company dedicated to developing organisational and personal capabilities in project and programme management within corporate organisations and government. He has been involved in the development... Read More →

Louise Worsley, PMI-RMP

Senior Consultant, PiCubed

Louise Worsley has been a project management consultant, lecturer and coach for nearly 30 years. She is a visiting lecturer at the University of Cape Town on the MSc in project management. She is a regular contributor to project management online forums, a judge in the Global Alliance... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 14:15 - 15:30 IST
TBA

Problem Solving/Decision Making

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-SP)
SUBTOPICS Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Managing Projects and Programme Complexity
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-SP) 0.5

14:15 IST

#415: Artificial Intelligence Horizons in Portfolio Planning

**An encore of this presentation is available on Wednesday, 15 May at 10:30 (Session #608).

In conjunction with Dublin City University, a research group comprised of data scientists has been working on applying artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning to portfolio planning to determine AI predications, such as data prediction algorithms on future project health and spotting weaknesses in the plan, with an aim to resolve conflicts before project execution even starts. This presentation will address what AI actually means to project and portfolio management and how it can be applied, as well as the goals, approach, models and techniques that can be used to benefit organisations.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain the importance of identifying and minimizing the risk sources in portfolio planning;
(2) demonstrate the benefit of detailed record keeping in order to utilise machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms.

Speakers

Umut Sezen

Senior Research Fellow, Dublin City University

Dr. Umut Sezen obtained his BEng and PhD degrees in Electronic Engineering at the University of Warwick, UK in 1998 and 2003, respectively. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Hacettepe University, Turkey and currently working... Read More →

Christopher Reeves

Principal Consultant, Continuous Software Ltd.

Christopher Reeves has over 30 years of experience in the IT industry, working in various disciplines including development, consulting, management and presales. Predominantly working in the enterprise software sector, he has specialised in PPM for more than 15 years, helping companies... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 14:15 - 15:30 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

Project Administration

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP), Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP)
SUBTOPICS Innovation, Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-PfMP) 1.25

15:45 IST

#424: The Journey Towards Agility: Lessons Learned From Successes and Failures

Agile represents a major breakthrough in management thinking by showing how to get continuous innovation with disciplined execution. However, the final objective of an organisation is not to implement agile, but to become agile. This presentation touches on both the agile implementation topic as well as the wider perspective of the organisational change. We will discuss the relationship between culture and agility and will exemplify the crucial role that culture plays in any enterprise agile transformation.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain how agility is not a destination, but rather a consistent process of small adjustments and continuous improvements;
(2) describe how implementing agile throughout an organisation can be a radical organisational change and hugely impacted by the organisation's own unique culture.

Speakers

Simona Bonghez, PMP

Managing Director, Colors in Projects

Simona Bonghez, PhD, managing director of Colors in Projects, has over 20 years’ experience in project and change management. An author and speaker at project management conferences, she is leading the delivery of consulting services and training programmes of Colors in Projects... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 15:45 - 17:00 IST
TBA

Analytical Thinking

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills, Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP)
SUBTOPICS Organisational Agility, Change Management
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 1.00
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.25

15:45 IST

#423: The Importance of Sponsorship for Successful Change

This presentation describes a process of leading change from the sponsorship perspective in order to increase acceptance to change and to take advantage of favourable existing conditions. Change success is likely fueled by the significantly greater support received from executive sponsors. In this presentation, you will learn techniques and best practices to help your project sponsor and your organisation to execute successful changes.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe the process of leading change from the sponsorship perspective;
(2) assess the readiness and the resistance for the change explaining an assessment tool selecting the right sponsor for the change.

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Speakers

Olivier Lazar, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMP, PgMP, PfMP

Managing Partner, Valense, Ltd.

Olivier Lazar is an organisational governance consultant, coach, and trainer, as well as a graduate with a master’s degree and an executive MBA in strategy, project, and programme management from the Lille Graduate School of Management and from the PMI Leadership Institute Master... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 15:45 - 17:00 IST
TBA

Consulting

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Change Management, Risk Management
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 1.25

15:45 IST

#422: Successfully Integrating Design Thinking Into Your Projects

In today’s business environment, project managers need new tools and models to operate in a more flexible, discovery-driven world. Design thinking has emerged as a successful methodology that organisations can use to approach problem solving and delivery of innovative solutions that delight their customers. In this interactive session, you will learn the benefits of incorporating design thinking methodologies into projects for increased customer alignment and business impact.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify and apply design thinking techniques for improving benefits realisation and project success;
(2) describe the benefits of incorporating design methodologies on projects for increased customer alignment and business impact.

Speakers

Bruce W. Gay, PMP

Senior Program Manager, UPMC Enterprises

Bruce W. Gay, PMP, has over 20 years of experience managing programmes and customer relationships across healthcare IT, telecommunications and military/defence industries. Currently a senior programme manager at UPMC Enterprises (the commercialisation arm of the University of Pittsburgh... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 15:45 - 17:00 IST
TBA

Customer Focus

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Innovation, Benefits Realisation
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 0.5
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.75

15:45 IST

#425: We've Got This! Communication Techniques to Relax Stakeholders and Delight Your Boss

You've finally got your project under control but now all everyone wants is updates. You're spending more time talking about the project than working on the project. You're frustrated. Your project team is too. Without skillful communication, these updates can spiral into doubt, fear, undermine your credibility, and derail your project and your career. With the ability to skillfully communicate results, master your story, and address stakeholder concerns before they've even asked, you'll become a more trusted leader, get the support your project needs to succeed, and build a career-enhancing reputation. In this session, you'll get proven techniques to help you build a dynamic and truthful story, build deeper trust in your approach, and give key stakeholders the data they need to calm the biggest skeptic and cultivate their support.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) Identify the biggest reasons for stakeholder frustration and micromanagement;
(2) practice proactive communication techniques to build a stronger story and showcase their project's success

Speakers

Karin Hurt

Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Leaders

Author and international keynote speaker Karin Hurt inspires transformational change.Recently named on “Inc’s” list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers and American Management Association’s 50 Leaders to Watch, Karin Hurt helps leaders from around the world achieve breakthrough... Read More →

David Dye

President, Let's Grow Leaders

Author and international keynote speaker David Dye gives leaders the roadmap they need to transform results. Mr. Dye works with leaders around the world who want to achieve breakthrough results without losing their souls (or minds) in the process. He gets it because he’s been there... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 15:45 - 17:00 IST
TBA

Effective Communications

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Change Management, Managing Projects and Programme Complexity
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.25

15:45 IST

#426: Working With Those Working Toward a PMP – A Millennial Perspective

**An encore of this presentation is available on Tuesday, 14 May at 15:15 (Session #521).

You're a seasoned professional with a millennial on your team. Now what? In this session, we will define the future of the workforce and deep-dive into the transformative school of thought of a generation that prioritises access over ownership. From lessons learned, discover communication tools and adaptive collaboration techniques directly from the desk of a managing millennial.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) effectively and efficiently communicate, collaborate and coproduce with curious beginners;
(2) leverage skillsets to maximise their teams' output.

Speakers

Brittany Anne Miller

PMO Manager, NETE Solution

Brittany Miller is a PMO manager of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a U.S. federal agency within Health and Human Services, IT programme. She is a graduate of Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in political sciences and a specialisation in French... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 15:45 - 17:00 IST
TBA

Hot Topics, addnew

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Disruptive Trends, Benefits Realisation
PDU: Leadership 1.25

15:45 IST

#421: Forecasting Project Performance With Control Account Value Analysis

In this session, we will address how Control Account Value Analysis (CAVA) compares the planned and actual cost of each completed control account to assess cost efficiency, and the planned and actual phase completion dates to assess ongoing progress. It also tracks vendor agreements for future work in assessing the cost performance picture. The key is to divide the project schedule into phases and control accounts that are appropriate to the work flow and the need for gate reviews.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) quickly and easily calculate earned value indicators and prepare reliable estimates at completion using Control Account Value Analysis;
(2) summarise results from Control Account Value Analysis, assess project status, and identify areas that need attention.

Speakers

Douglas C. Bower, PMP

Lecturer, Ryerson University

Douglas Bower is a lecturer at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. He is also a management consultant providing expertise in IT and telecommunications to project teams. As manager, e-business with the Ontario Government, Dr. Bower led a team... Read More →

Monday May 13, 2019 15:45 - 17:00 IST
TBA

Project Administration

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-PBA), Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP)
SUBTOPICS Managing Projects and Programme Complexity, Portfolio Management
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-PfMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-PBA) 0.5

08:15 IST

#501: Product Theatre: Successfully Integrating Agile Jira Projects into a Hybrid PMI/PMBOK-based PPM Environment

ONEPOINT Projects is a standards-based project portfolio management solution that supports besides PMI/PMBOK also IPMA and PRINCE2. As one of the first project management software vendors providing a bidirectional Jira integration, ONEPOINT's upcoming summer release is extending its Jira Connector to seamlessly handle pure Agile Jira projects within its hybrid project and resource management database. Focus areas include direct support for epics, multi-sprint resource utilisation, as well as calculation of highly dynamic key performance indicators such as team velocity.

At the conclusion of this product theatre, participants will be able to:
(1) integrate agile Jira projects into a hybrid, standards-based PPM system;
(2) explain how true agile projects can be controlled and reported using PMI/PMBOK-based metrics.

Speakers

Gerald Aquila

Founder and CEO, ONEPOINT Projects GmbH

Gerald Aquila is the founder and CEO of ONEPOINT. His core responsibilities include marketing, finance, business development, as well as product management. Since 1996 Gerald was able to gain substantial experience in the areas of software development, project management, product... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 08:15 - 08:45 IST
Refer to onsite guide/event mobile app.

Hot Topics

SESSION FORMAT Product Theatre
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
SUBTOPICS Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Scheduling and Resource Management

09:00 IST

#505: The Power of Coaching and Facilitation for Project Managers

Did you know that coaching and facilitation skills are essential for motivating and engaging your project team? Join us for this highly interactive, in-depth workshop and learn how using these key skills will enable you to take your team’s performance to new heights. The workshop will explore coaching and facilitation competencies and their application in a project management context. You will learn to empower and inspire your team members; to design, prepare for, and facilitate meetings that consistently achieve results; and to boost your team’s productivity and collaboration. The workshop will rely on storytelling and the extensive use of hands-on exercises.

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
(1) coach project team members using coaching skills such as active listening, powerful questioning, direct communication, and designing actions;
(2) design and facilitate effective meetings by using facilitation skills such as guiding the group to consensus and desired outcomes.

Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Speakers

Maria Fafard, PMP

Leadership Coach | Agile Coach, Capital One; LinkedIntellect

Maria Fafard is an executive coach, facilitator and speaker who is passionate about helping leaders, teams and organizations reach their full potential. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC), a Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), and a graduate of a Leadership Coaching program... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 09:00 - 12:00 IST
TBA

Effective Communications

SESSION FORMAT Immersive Workshop
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills, Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Talent Management, Strategy Development and Implementation
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.75
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 1.00

09:00 IST

#506: Turning Ambition into Achievement

To do differently, we have to think differently. We all want to be better, but how do we turn our thoughts into powerful drivers of relevant and meaningful actions? Jamil Qureshi is a dynamic and thought-provoking entrepreneur who takes a practical approach to changing attitude in the workplace. His many years of working with top performers in sports and business have put him in a unique position to define "the difference that makes the difference." During this immersive workshop, Jamil will help you think differently so that you can do differently.

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
(1) describe how one can think differently so that one can do differently.

Speakers

Jamil Qureshi

Keynote Presenter, Performance Coach, Psychologist, Author

Tuesday May 14, 2019 09:00 - 12:00 IST
TBA

Effective Communications

SESSION FORMAT Immersive Workshop
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Innovation, Talent Management
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 2.75

09:00 IST

#502: How Can We? How Great Leaders Foster Innovation and Problem Solving

What would happen if every member of your project team came focused on finding solutions and creating better results? Based on ground-breaking new research in innovation and problem-solving, you'll learn what leaders like you are doing to build more creative and solutions-oriented teams. We'll explore the root causes of the FOSU (fear of speaking up) epidemic and how to turn fear and frustration to innovation. Join this highly-interactive immersive session to learn how to build a culture of micro-innovations, best practice sharing, and creative collaboration. Get ready to roll up your sleeves for a hands-on opportunity to experience new tools you can take back to your team and implement right away.

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
(1) identify proven techniques for fostering micro-innovations and problem solving in their teams;
(2) build a practical plan for inspiring and cultivating solutions-thinking and best practice sharing.

Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Speakers

Karin Hurt

Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Leaders

David Dye

President, Let's Grow Leaders

Tuesday May 14, 2019 09:00 - 12:00 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Immersive Workshop
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Innovation, New Research
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 2.75

09:00 IST

#507: Offsite Learning Session: One Microsoft Place

One Microsoft Place, situated in Leopardstown, Dublin, officially opened in early 2018. Today, there are more than 2,000 members of staff and approximately 71 different nationalities working in the building. With an LED waterfall and digital lake, an indoor “mountain” and a “DreamSpace” for teaching the next generation technology, the building marks another step in Microsoft’s cultural shift towards “One Microsoft.” Join this offsite tour of the building to see the physical manifestation of Microsoft´s cultural transformation.

Group transportation from the CCD to Microsoft will be provided (pick up at the CCD is 8.00).

Advanced reservations are required. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Reservations will be open in April. Please access your registration confirmation to reserve your seat.

Tuesday May 14, 2019 09:00 - 12:00 IST
TBA

Other

SESSION FORMAT Offsite Learning Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Strategic 2.75

09:00 IST

#508: Offsite Learning Session: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)

Recently awarded the 2018 PMI Award for Project Excellence for The National Training Programme for Emergency Medicine in Ireland, RCSI has been at the forefront of educating healthcare professionals to set and support professional standards for surgical training and practice in Ireland since 1784. Located in the heart of Dublin with four international campuses, RCSI trains future clinical professionals. Join this offsite tour to learn more about RCSI and visit the training facilities and campuses.

Group transportation from the CCD to RCSI will be provided (pick up at the CCD is 8.00).

Advanced reservations are required. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Reservations will be open in April. Please access your registration confirmation to reserve your seat.

Tuesday May 14, 2019 09:00 - 12:00 IST
TBA

Other

SESSION FORMAT Offsite Learning Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Strategic 2.75

09:00 IST

#509: Offsite Learning Session: Teeling Distillery

Established in Dublin in 2015, Teeling Distillery is the first new whiskey distillery to have opened in Dublin. Take part in this presentation and tour with a member of the distillery team to learn about the technical aspects of whiskey making. Experience the complete whiskey making process and conclude the tour with a Trinity Tasting.

Group transportation from the CCD to Teeling Distillery will be provided (pick up at the CCD is 8.30).

Advanced reservations are required. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Reservations will be open in April. Please access your registration confirmation to reserve your seat.

Tuesday May 14, 2019 09:00 - 12:00 IST
TBA

Other

SESSION FORMAT Offsite Learning Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Strategic 2.75

09:00 IST

#504: Possible Mission: Escape from Earth – Agile Edition – Business Simulation

We will demonstrate methods and exercises for virtual environments that encourage team members working from different locations and cultural backgrounds to interact and share personal clues. This allows them to build interpersonal relationships leading to trust, tolerance and mutual respect. Our statistical surveys confirm how important these factors are in motivating a virtual team to high performance. The variety of exercises offers solutions for different objectives, sizes of teams, infrastructural requirements, preparation and execution times.

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
(1) apply virtual team-building techniques suited to their environment;
(2) integrate best-practice approaches in virtual teamwork into their virtual collaboration.

Speakers

Santi Alcaide, PMP

CEO, Play To Growth

Santi Alcaide has a passion for games. He believes playing guarantees that knowledge and experience anchor learning topics into the deepest parts of our brains.His 20-year career includes several experiences in dot-com start-ups and in general manager positions in IT consultancy and... Read More →

Alfred Maeso Aztarain, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, PMP

Lead Expert, netmind

Alfred Maeso is a consultant, trainer and facilitator in the areas of change management, business analysis and portfolio, programme and project management for more than ten years. Mr. Maeso is also a regular speaker in different international events such as Building Business Capabilities... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 09:00 - 12:00 IST
TBA

Problem Solving/Decision Making

SESSION FORMAT Immersive Workshop
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP)
SUBTOPICS Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Knowledge Transfer
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 2.75
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 2.75

09:00 IST

#503: PMBOK® Guide – The Next Generation: An Innovation Working Session

Join us for an innovation workshop to develop the Next Generation of the PMBOK® Guide. Explore current thinking to ensure the next version encompasses the full spectrum of project management approaches. Then actively participate in shaping the content through a series of innovation discussions and exercises. Bring your expertise, ideas and energy to collaborate with your colleagues in building a robust and resilient project management body of knowledge.

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
(1) describe the full spectrum of project management approaches;
(2) identify core principles required for effective project delivery.

Speakers

Cynthia Dionisio

Principal, Cynergy2

Cynthia Snyder Dionisio is a professional project management author, consultant, instructor and PMI Fellow. Ms. Dionisio provides consulting and training services for academia, government and private industry. Her consulting focuses on project management maturity, project management... Read More →

Stephen Townsend

Director, Network Programs, PMI

Stephen Townsend is PMI’s Director for Network Programs. In this capacity, he leads special program initiatives for the Institute that include: exploring how organizations are adapting their value delivery systems to accommodate the full spectrum of delivery approaches; compiling... Read More →

John J. Zlockie, PMP

Manager, Standards, PMI

John J. Zlockie is Manager of Standards at PMI, where he oversees the development and maintenance of PMI’s library of global consensus standards. He has broad knowledge of standards issues, and has over 25 years’ experience in the management of consensus standardization.In previous... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 09:00 - 12:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

Project Administration

SESSION FORMAT Immersive Workshop
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMI-ACP), Technical Skills (PMI-RMP), Technical Skills (PMI-SP), Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Leadership Skills, Technical Skills (PMI-PBA)
SUBTOPICS Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Project Management in a Global Economy
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-SP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-RMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-PBA) 1.25
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.5

12:15 IST

#510: Product Theatre: Beyond Outputs: Why Project Managers Need to Focus on Delivering Customer Outcomes

Whether you are running projects for internal customers or external clients, delivering the outcomes they seek is the one true indicator of a successfully managed project. The customer's perception is the project manager’s reality! Project managers often assume that the project output will deliver the outcomes it was supposed to do. Inspired by the many thousands of project teams we have supported, we believe that the most effective project managers and teams focus on the big picture and the outcomes that get delivered. In this presentation, we will explore the reasons why focusing on the outcomes of your projects is so important and share tangible ways you can start doing it in your projects.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) assess if the way you manage projects is focusing on delivering outcomes and discover how to start tackling the problem in simple ways;
(2) discuss how to measure your project management’s impact in the context of your client’s outcomes and continue to improve its effectiveness.

Speakers

Ray Coppinger

Head of Marketing, Teamwork

Ray Coppinger is the Head of Marketing at Teamwork, a leading provider of project management software that aims to make teams more efficient and productive. With a professional journey that has seen him move from web development to project management and then onto marketing, Ray’s... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 12:15 - 12:45 IST
TBA

Customer Focus

SESSION FORMAT Product Theatre
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
SUBTOPICS Benefits Realisation, Knowledge Transfer

13:30 IST

#513: Influencing Without Authority – An Essential Survival Skill for Project Managers (ENCORE)

**An encore of this presentation is available on Monday, 13 May at 10:30 (Session #404).

Global organisations tend to utilise management structures that are heavily matrixed. This offers maximum flexibility for project delivery, but it also generates challenges for the project manager, who can no longer manage by control, but must manage by influence. How can a project manager, who may have little authority in the organisation, develop the influencing skills necessary to deliver his/her project?

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) apply techniques that will influence change in their own working environment;
(2) practice techniques that influence personal performance.

Speakers

Pat Lucey, PMP

CEO, Aspira

Norma Lynch, PMP

Training Manager, Aspira

Tuesday May 14, 2019 13:30 - 14:45 IST
TBA

Effective Communications

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Managing Projects and Programme Complexity, Project Management in a Global Economy
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.25

13:30 IST

#511: Create Your Virtual Project Band – Virtual Team-Building to Enhance Virtual Collaboration

We will demonstrate methods and exercises for virtual environments that encourage team members working from different locations and cultural backgrounds to interact and share personal clues. This allows them to build interpersonal relationships leading to trust, tolerance and mutual respect. Our statistical surveys confirm how important these factors are in motivating a virtual team to high performance. The variety of exercises offers solutions for different objectives, sizes of teams, infrastructural requirements, preparation and execution times.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) apply virtual team-building techniques suited to their environment;
(2) integrate best-practice approaches in virtual teamwork into their virtual collaboration.

View Speaker Video

Speakers

Dirk Doppelfeld, PMP

Managing Director, Project & Service Solutions

Dirk Doppelfeld, PMP, is an international project management consultant, trainer and coach. After 18 years in the printing business, he founded his own company in 2011, Project & Service Solutions. He helps clients to enhance their project management effectiveness through consulting... Read More →

Nataliya Wiedemeyer

Business Development, German Project Solutions

Nataliya Wiedemeyer has an M.A. degree in Economics from Constance University, Germany. She is an international project leader as well as business and IT consultant and has been supporting companies in the implementation of projects since 2005, most of them in the financial industry... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 13:30 - 14:45 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS New Research, Project Management in a Global Economy
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.25

13:30 IST

#516: Survival of the Fittest: Taking Organisational Agility to the Next Level

In today's VUCA world, companies need to evolve towards an agile mindset to be able to answer to change rapidly. Their first step is usually to start using agile methodologies. But not all projects can be executed using Scrum or XP. Besides, decision making and processes adjacent to projects need to be agile as well to keep pace. In this session, we’ll discuss the dimensions and components needed to evolve towards organisational agility. Moreover, we’ll see how project managers can seize a great opportunity to grow their careers through endorsing this transformation to an agile culture.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) discuss the components of organisational agility and how it can be increased;
(2) explain how by developing their own personal agility they can contribute to the creation of an agile organisational culture.

Speakers

Leonor Viturro, PMP

Director, PMI Buenos Aires, Argentina Chapter

Leonor Viturro works at a well-known worldwide bank and is a member of the board of directors of the PMI Buenos Aires, Argentina Chapter. She has over 20 years of experience managing IT projects, including the conduction of virtual teams that are geographically distributed in many... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 13:30 - 14:45 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills, Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP)
SUBTOPICS Organisational Agility, Strategy Development and Implementation
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 0.5
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 0.5
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.75

13:30 IST

#512: Embedding Quality Processes in Agile Product Delivery

Quality is said to be built in when using agile-delivery approaches due to early and ongoing testing without the formal techniques of testing done in traditional approaches. In Scrum of Scrum projects or interlinked projects, quality management processes and techniques help to achieve ‘deliver fit-for-purpose agile products.’ Implementing these techniques has defined a new direction in multiple agile projects.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) define techniques of quality process in an agile/scrum framework;
(2) apply techniques of quality process using an agile/scrum framework in multiple projects such as scrum of scrum projects.

Speakers

Geetanjali Bhat, PMI-ACP, PMP

Project Manager, Scrum Master, Microsoft (Previous Org)

Geetanjali Bhat is a highly motivated and dedicated person who likes to ensure successful results in any work started. She has attained certifications in agile such as Scrum Master and as a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, as well as earning a Project Management Professional... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 13:30 - 14:45 IST
TBA

Problem Solving/Decision Making

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP)
SUBTOPICS Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Managing Projects and Programme Complexity
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 1.25

13:30 IST

CANCELLED - #515: So, You Think You Are a Problem Solver? (ENCORE)

Project managers and PMI chapter leaders are expected to be problem solvers. Too often, we are not sure of how to find the best solutions and often go with the first idea that comes to mind—which typically is not the best option. This session is designed to share and explore what problem solving is not—and the tools and techniques that can be used to solve problems in any situation anywhere, anytime.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe what is not considered problem solving;
(2) identify problem-solving techniques that may be used anywhere, anytime.

Speakers

Myles D. Miller, PMP

CEO, LeadUP

Tuesday May 14, 2019 13:30 - 14:45 IST
TBA

Problem Solving/Decision Making

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP)
SUBTOPICS Methodology, Organisational Agility
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25

13:30 IST

#514: Project Tailoring – How Flexible Are You?

Projects come in many sizes and shapes. Indeed, no two projects are the same. As project managers, we must be constantly adapting for each new project. How ready are you to adapt? How flexible are you? This session will discuss the varying dynamics of projects and provide approaches used to obtain the greatest efficiency and success.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify project dynamics that need consideration and possible action in project tailoring;
(2) describe approaches, techniques and tools to respond to project dynamics for the greatest project success.

Speakers

Mark Hobe, PMP

Delivery Manager, General Motors Canada Company

Mark Hobe comes with over 20 years’ experience in project management, working in the IT field on domestic and international projects focusing on local as well as global solution deployments. He has worked for large, multinational corporations during this time, including EDS, HP... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 13:30 - 14:45 IST
TBA

Project Administration

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Methodology, Managing Projects and Programme Complexity
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.25

15:15 IST

#519: Mi7! Motivate and Inspire with Seven Proven Leadership Techniques for Project Success

Sweeping scope, shortened schedules, and restricted resources cause intense stress, leading to conflicts, burnouts and other ill-effects. Motivational and inspirational leadership can help you harness your team’s people power to drastically increase creativity, dynamism, and productivity. The result? Significantly increased probability of delivering real project benefits on time and within budget. This highly interactive session with actual stories from four continents will present seven practical, proven leadership techniques that helped achieve real project success.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain how sweeping scope, shortened schedules and restricted resources affect project teams and negatively impact project success;
(2) discuss and share seven practical, proven leadership best practices to motivate and inspire teams, thereby increasing probability of project success.

Speakers

Karthik Ramamurthy, PMP

Founder and Chief Consultant, KeyResultz

Co-author of the international bestseller, “Say Yes to Project Success,” and contributing author to two other international books, Karthik Ramamurthy is a project, programme and portfolio management (P3M), leadership and social media expert with over 30 years of experience delivering... Read More →

Sripriya Narayanasamy, PMP

Director, KeyResultz

Sripriya Narayanasamy is an accomplished project, programme and portfolio management (P3M) practitioner with a 25-year track record of leading project success across Asia, Europe, North America and South America. As co-founder of KeyResultz, she has helped many organisations achieve... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 15:15 - 16:30 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Talent Management, Managing Projects and Programme Complexity
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.5
PDU: Leadership 0.75

15:15 IST

CANCELLED - #522: Implementing RCSI’s Digital Transformation Strategy and Its Programme of Projects

This presentation will focus on RCSI's journey to becoming a digital leader through its digital transformation programme. It will emphasize RCSI's formulation of strategic programme of projects while combating barriers to change in third level education and healthcare sector. It will also highlight delivering successful strategic projects such as their PMI Project Excellence award-winning project "Emergency Medicine Online."

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify the steps and challenges involved in the formulation of digital strategic programme of projects across the education and healthcare sector;
(2) describe the key enablers to achieve stakeholder buy-in for the national implementation of a digital healthcare workplace-based assessment tool.

Speakers

Justin Ralph

Chief Technology Officer, RCSI

Justin Ralph joined RCSI as Chief Technology Officer in 2017. Justin is responsible for the IT Department and the implementation of the Digital Strategy of RCSI. Prior to joining the College, Justin served as Business Transformation Lead at BearingPoint for over a decade, where he... Read More →

Padraig Kelly

Associate Director of Surgical Affairs, RCSI

Padraig Kelly is the RCSI Associate Director, Surgical Affairs Operations and Planning. Padraig has a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Industrial Engineering, has a Master’s of Business Administration a Diploma in Risk Management and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.The Associate... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 15:15 - 16:30 IST
TBA

Customer Focus

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Strategy Development and Implementation, Benefits Realisation
PDU: Strategic 1.25

15:15 IST

Cancelled - Scrum via Gameful Thinking

In the ideological battle of methodologies, Scrum arguably remains the most popular contender. At issue, however, is the learning curve necessary to introduce the Scrum method. Waterfall is simply easier to learn. This session presents an option for introducing Scrum to organisations through gameful thinking and pitting teams against each other in a simplistic competition.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe Scrum concepts such as roles, ceremonies, and artifacts;
(2) discuss how to integrate Scrum practice and principles in a failure-safe environment.

Speakers

Michael Pace, PMP, PfMP

Executive Professor, Texas A&M University

Michael Pace, PhD, is a project management expert with almost two decades of experience leading projects, programmes and portfolios across a diverse set of industries. After a career full of interesting stories, Dr. Pace is now an executive professor with Texas A&M University's Mays... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 15:15 - 16:30 IST
TBA

Effective Communications

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills, Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP)
SUBTOPICS Knowledge Transfer, Organisational Agility
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 0.75
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 0.75
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.5

15:15 IST

#521: Working With Those Working Toward a PMP – A Millennial Perspective (ENCORE)

**An encore of this presentation is available on Monday, 13 May at 15:45 (Session #426).

You're a seasoned professional with a millennial on your team. Now what? In this session, we will define the future of the workforce and deep-dive into the transformative school of thought of a generation that prioritises access over ownership. From lessons learned, discover communication tools and adaptive collaboration techniques directly from the desk of a managing millennial.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) effectively and efficiently communicate, collaborate and coproduce with curious beginners;
(2) leverage skillsets to maximise their teams' output.

Speakers

Brittany Anne Miller

PMO Manager, NETE Solution

Tuesday May 14, 2019 15:15 - 16:30 IST
TBA

Hot Topics

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Disruptive Trends, Benefits Realisation
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.25

15:15 IST

#518: Dynamic Governance for Portfolios/Programmes/Projects

This session will address how dynamic governance for portfolio/programme/project governance, while still applying agile at the projects level, is introducing sociocratic values and principles, including practical methods that participants can use right away in their organisations. Dynamic governance is all-inclusive by enabling governance from the top and the bottom as an approach that enables leadership and creativity to emerge in a way that is simultaneously planned and emergent, making the organisation highly adaptive to business changes.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) compare and adapt PMI governance principles, agile, and dynamic governance principles for their organisational portfolio/programme/project governance;
(2) practice and integrate methods such as discussion rounds, consent decision making, and consent elections in their work.

Speakers

Teodor Darabaneanu, PMP

Director (Owner) - Trainer & Consultant, Training & Education for Organisations (TEO)

Teodor Darabaneanu is the director and owner of the Training & Education for Organisations (TEO) company, with over 20 years’ experience as a project manager in IT&C, following 10 years in R&D in this domain. As a senior trainer and consultant, he delivers both standard and customised... Read More →

John Buck

President - Trainer & Consultant, Governance Alive

John Buck, a former large-IT project manager, is the president of Governance Alive, a training and consulting company that shows clients how to achieve and maintain organisational power. He is a co-author with Jutta Eckstein of the 2018 book “Company-wide Agility with Beyond Budgeting... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 15:15 - 16:30 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Organisational Agility, Strategy Development and Implementation
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 0.75
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.5

15:15 IST

#520: Why Women Make Better Project Managers

This presentation outlines the hypothesis of what skills and approaches are best for running multifaceted, complex and challenging projects in the 21st Century, and how ‘traditionally considered’ female values are better for managing projects and integrating different cultures and expectations, all while keeping a sustainable atmosphere of collaboration and the contentment of egos.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify the key skills and characteristics of the new project manager for the 21st century;
(2) describe the new threats and opportunities when managing teams with a ""female"" style and approach.

Speakers

Jordi Teixido, PMP

Consultant, Kion Management Consulting, Strands

Jordi Teixido is a senior consultant and speaker in project management, and leads project delivery practice for Strands, a world-class Fintech software provider. He teaches project management to postgraduate students at Polytechnique University in Barcelona, and is the author of two... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 15:15 - 16:30 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Managing Projects and Programme Complexity, Project Management in a Global Economy
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.25

15:15 IST

#517: A Systems Approach to Project Monitoring

Although most people recognise how essential project monitoring is, many still struggle to develop the most appropriate set of indicators or don't know how to organise their monitoring efforts in a systematic way. Join this session and learn the concept of a monitoring plan and how to build one for your project so that you reduce your vulnerability to missing key indicators and thus build your confidence as a project manager.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) design a basic framework for a monitoring plan;
(2) apply approaches to developing a set of appropriate project performance indicators.

Speakers

Anderson Gordon, PMP

Court Planning Director, Judiciary of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago

Anderson Gordon is the current court planning director at the Judiciary of Trinidad & Tobago, where he heads the team for managing projects which range from IT to construction to business process re-engineering. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering... Read More →

Tuesday May 14, 2019 15:15 - 16:30 IST
TBA

Project Administration

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP)
SUBTOPICS Methodology, New Research
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25

08:15 IST

Product Theatre: Learn More! $710,000 in Awards for Innovation in Project Management

Join us at 8:15 in the product theatre to learn more about $710,000 in awards for innovation in project management! Individuals, teams and organizations are invited to apply to win one of eight awards. Attend this session to learn more about project eligibility and how to apply!

The Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management was launched in 2015 under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, with the aim to encourage and promote the innovation culture in the project management field. It includes four categories celebrating individuals, teams, organizations and academia, and offers eight awards recognizing the successes of participants with cash prizes totaling $710,000.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain the eligibility and evaluation criteria for the four award categories and the eight awards that are offered.

Speakers

Ala Aldeen Alhaji, PMP

Chief Specialist, Roads and Transport Authority - Dubai

Wednesday May 15, 2019 08:15 - 08:45 IST
TBA

Problem Solving/Decision Making

SESSION FORMAT Product Theatre
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
SUBTOPICS Innovation, New Research

09:00 IST

#601: Product Education Session: Opportunities for Project Managers in the Lean-Agile Enterprise with SAFe

Traditional project management thinking and practices were not designed to deal with the level of uncertainty and disruption organisations are faced with today. To thrive in today’s digital age, enterprises must figure out how to deliver high-quality solutions in the shortest lead time. Achieving this goal requires project managers to adopt a lean-agile approach to support their organisations during this shift. As a result, the opportunities for project managers have never been greater.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe what lean-agile programme management is and why iit is the right approach for the digital age;
(2) explain how SAFe handles core PMI processes and identify the opportunities for project managers within the context.

Speakers

Richard Knaster

Fellow, Principal Consultant, Author, Scaled Agile

Richard Knaster has more than 30 years’ experience in software and systems development, in roles ranging from developer to executive, and has been leading large - scale Agile transformations for well over 15 years. Richard actively works on advancing SAFe’s Lean-Agile methods... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 09:00 - 10:00 IST
Refer to onsite guide/event mobile app.

Hot Topics

SESSION FORMAT Product Education
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP), Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Managing Projects and Programme Complexity
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 0.5
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 0.5
PDU: Leadership 0.5

09:00 IST

#606: The Cutting-Edge PM: The Future of Technology in Project Management

This session will dive into the exciting technologies of project management that are available today and that are coming in the near future. We will take a real-world look at tools that can be deployed to expand the capabilities of the modern project manager. We will cover advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning, bots and process automation, and predictive analytics, as well as innovations used by the most cutting edge project managers and look ahead to tomorrow.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe the innovative technologies that are available today to supercharge the capabilities of the modern project manager;
(2) prepare for the future in project management driven by artificial intelligence, machine learning, bots, and predictive analytics.

Speakers

Dan Lefsky, PMP

Vice President - US and Western Europe, BlueSoft

Dan Lefsky is the vice president of BlueSoft and has been leading major global initiatives for 20 years. He manages operations for U.S. and Western European markets, building teams and solutions for major organizations. Four years ago, he moved from New Jersey to Paris to help organizations... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 09:00 - 10:15 IST
TBA

Hot Topics, addnew

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Disruptive Trends, Innovation
PDU: Strategic 1.25

09:00 IST

#603: Enhancing Virtual Project Leadership Effectiveness

Globalisation and technology have led to the emergence of the virtual workplace and the increasing use of virtual project teams. This presentation examines virtual project teams’ unique challenges and offers practical application ideas for project leaders derived from the current research on virtual project leadership. Particular attention is given to practical application of complexity leadership theory as a framework for virtual project leadership.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe a virtual project team's unique leadership challenges;
(2) employ practical strategies that enhance virtual project leadership effectiveness.

Speakers

Michael E. Oliver, PMP

Economics/Business Analyst, Principal, The MITRE Corporation

Mike Oliver, PhD, PMP, is a programme/project management (PPM) professional with over 30 years of experience, including five years in commercial health insurance software applications development and 14 years in various PPM consulting roles with EDS, an HP company. In his final role... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 09:00 - 10:15 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Managing Projects and Programme Complexity, Project Management in a Global Economy
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.25

09:00 IST

#604: Project Management and Service Management: A Perfect Team

Most projects are vehicles for delivering changes to an organisation. But how those changes transition to and get embedded as a part of ongoing operations is too often left to chance. This presentation shows how to leverage the complementary practices of project management and service management to improve outcomes and successfully achieve benefits.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify how project managers can incorporate the needs of service management in their projects;
(2) recognise the crucial role that service management plays in enabling an organisation to realise benefits from its projects.

Speakers

Brad Bigelow, PMP

Principal Technical Advisor, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)/NATO

Brad Bigelow is the principal technical advisor to the deputy chief of staff, Cyberspace, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in NATO. He has extensive experience in network and information systems, intelligence, satellite operations, information warfare, cyber defence... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 09:00 - 10:15 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-SP), Technical Skills (PMI-RMP), Technical Skills (PMI-PBA)
SUBTOPICS Change Management, Benefits Realisation
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-SP) 0.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-RMP) 0.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-PBA) 0.25

09:00 IST

#605: Serious Games for Rapidly Transforming Organisations

This presentation highlights the benefits of utilising serious games to coach professionals on the subjects of project management (waterfall and agile) and risk and change management. The research behind this game provides challenges to current approaches to project success. It then allows organisations to leverage internal resources in order to complete the many concurrent small and medium projects needed in order to successfully implement change.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) discuss the use of serious games to support transformations;
(2) describe the benefits of considering risk and managing change in a safe and fun environment.

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Speakers

Erik Agudelo, PMI-ACP, PMP

Lead Project Planning, Philip Morris International

Erik Agudelo is a PMO/programme manager with extensive experience leading finance and process improvement projects and programmes. His job as well as his thirst for learning about different cultures have taken him to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North and South America and Asia... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 09:00 - 10:15 IST
TBA

Problem Solving/Decision Making

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Change Management, New Research
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 1.25

09:00 IST

#602: Agilely Vaulting Over Waterfalls: Applying Agile to Waterfall and Vice Versa

All or nothing? Agile or waterfall? Hybrid maybe? Many project managers mistakenly believe that the choice can only be one of the three. In actual fact, selected best practices from each approach can be successfully applied to projects using each approach. Join us for a very engaging session which provides specific ways you can leverage techniques to drive your project’s success. You may also share your own success secrets to benefit your co-participants.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain how projects using agile, hybrid, or waterfall methods do not need to maintain an “all or nothing” approach;
(2) discuss and share how practical, proven techniques from each approach can be leveraged to increase the probability of project success.

Speakers

Sripriya Narayanasamy, PMP

Director, KeyResultz

Karthik Ramamurthy, PMP

Founder and Chief Consultant, KeyResultz

Wednesday May 15, 2019 09:00 - 10:15 IST
TBA

Project Administration

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP)
SUBTOPICS Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Strategy Development and Implementation
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 1.25

10:15 IST

Product Theatre: Overview of PMI SeminarsWorld

Join us to hear more about PMI’s SeminarsWorld programs which deliver face-to-face, hands-on learning in project, program and portfolio management (PPPM) to increase your value and position yourself for success. Whether you sign up for SeminarsWorld while here in Dublin or select from other locations and dates throughout the year, you will earn PDUs and learn from expert instructors with real-world experience. Courses align with the current PPPM topics to maximize your development within the PMI Talent Triangle. Coupled with peer to peer networking and small class sizes, you’ll leave better prepared for the next steps in your career.

Speakers

Sheila DiGiuseppe

SeminarsWorld Planner, PMI

Wednesday May 15, 2019 10:15 - 10:30 IST
TBA

Customer Focus, addnew

SESSION FORMAT Product Theatre
LEARNING LEVEL Core

10:30 IST

CANCELLED: #607: Accidental CIO: Lessons Learned on the Journey From Project Manager to CIO

Transformation is high-risk/high-reward work. During this lively, direct, behind-the-scenes session, you’ll come away with practical approaches and tools you can immediately put into action to transform your projects, your skillsets and your career. Case studies in agile delivery transformation, stakeholder and customer management and technical leadership will provide real-world lessons learned during an eclectic career. Regardless of your role, industry or experience level, you're likely to learn and laugh during this session.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe valuable skills in stakeholder communications, leading technical decision making and the use of ROI to transform IT service delivery;
(2) discuss practical approaches for bringing together both small and large teams with technical egos and agendas.

Wednesday May 15, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Effective Communications

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Managing Projects and Programme Complexity, Portfolio Management
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 1.25

10:30 IST

#610: Project Management Self-Efficacy: Bridging the Skill Gap with Transformational Learning Experiences and Industry Engagement

Have you questioned whether project management course learning objectives can adequately prepare our workforce to be successful in "real" work environments? You are not alone! This session will outline the process by which project management learning programmes can positively influence student, faculty, industry and community outcomes. We now know that technical skill alone will not prepare students to be successful in future work environments. This session will utilise original PMSE research results to bring to life an integrated approach to creating a transformational learning experience.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) assess baseline project manager skills, decrease scrap learning, and continuously revise project management development curriculum utilising a domain-specific self-efficacy;
(2) formulate innovative ways to integrate technical skill development and learning activities focused on self-awareness to build PMSE and improve project outcomes.

Speakers

Katrenia Reed Hughes, PMP

Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University, Purdue University - Indianapolis

Dr. Katrenia Reed Hughes, known by her students and clients as “Dr. K,” has a doctor of psychology (Psy.D) degree from Indiana State University, and a master’s degree in business administration in leadership from Butler University. She is an assistant professor of organisational... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Innovation, New Research
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 0.75
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.5

10:30 IST

#611: Relationships – The Currency of Influence for Project Managers

To be successful, every project manager needs influence with their team members—even when they may not have the requisite positional authority. Usually, building influence needs to happen very quickly because of the temporary nature of most projects. In this session, we discuss the practical tools that will help you connect with your team members speedily. Using these tools will help you build strong professional relationships and can repair broken ones for lasting team success.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify the reasons why most professional relationships go sour;
(2) differentiate between useful relationships and those that distract from team goals.

Speakers

Sunny Faronbi, PMP

President & Principal Consultant, Rehoboth Consulting, Inc

A highly in-demand and respected keynote speaker, seminar leader and business coach, Sunny Faronbi’s professional experience of almost three decades across four continents continues to provide him with a wealth of knowledge and skills that he frequently draws from. With an engineering... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Project Management in a Global Economy, Managing Projects and Programme Complexity
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 1.25

10:30 IST

#612: Strategic Analysis and Decision Making for Complex Projects

The complexity of a project leads to the existence of interdependent risks, which are hard to anticipate and keep under control. However, in the early phases, it is difficult to identify and assess project risks. In this study, a formalised, multi-criteria, decision-making process has been developed based on a strategic risk analysis in a complex environment. The systematic strategic analysis and decision-making process is illustrated through a case study of a public-private partnership project in France.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) discuss the features and external and internal environmental factors for a complex and strategic project;
(2) apply a systematic and formalised multi-criteria decision-making process based on strategic risk analysis in a complex project environment.

Speakers

Esra Tepeli, PMP

Project and Risk Manager, University of Versailles

Esra Tepeli, PhD, PMP, is the assistant professor of construction management for the University of Versailles, and is a project and risk manager at Vinci Construction France. She is a civil engineer having a double major in project and risk management. She obtained her doctoral degree... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Problem Solving/Decision Making

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-SP), Technical Skills (PMI-RMP), Technical Skills (PMI-PBA)
SUBTOPICS Managing Projects and Programme Complexity, Risk Management
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-SP) 0.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-RMP) 0.5
PDU: Technical (PMI-PBA) 0.25

10:30 IST

#608: Artificial Intelligence Horizons in Portfolio Planning (ENCORE)

**An encore of this presentation is available on Monday, 13 May at 14:15 (Session #415).

In conjunction with Dublin City University, a research group comprised of data scientists has been working on applying artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning to portfolio planning to determine AI predications, such as data prediction algorithms on future project health and spotting weaknesses in the plan, with an aim to resolve conflicts before project execution even starts. This presentation will address what AI actually means to project and portfolio management and how it can be applied, as well as the goals, approach, models and techniques that can be used to benefit organisations.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain the importance of identifying and minimizing the risk sources in portfolio planning;
(2) demonstrate the benefit of detailed record keeping in order to utilise machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms.

Speakers

Umut Sezen

Senior Research Fellow, Dublin City University

Christopher Reeves

Principal Consultant, Continuous Software Ltd.

Wednesday May 15, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Project Administration, addnew

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP)
SUBTOPICS Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects, Innovation
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-PfMP) 1.25

10:30 IST

#609: Governance: A Framework for Applying Agile Practices Within Projects, Programmes and Portfolios

Need help in applying an agile Scrum process above the small-team, subproject level? The attributes of the project, programme and portfolio governance space described in PMI standards provides a framework with which to apply an agile Scrum process across all levels of an organisation’s management structure. Come learn about creating hybrid agile and waterfall approaches that meet the requirements of agile small-team execution while providing governance structures for senior-level management needs.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) describe the attributes of the project, programme, and portfolio governance space;
(2) apply hybrid agile principles, tools, and techniques to the project, programme and portfolio governance space.

Speakers

Nicholas J. Clemens, PMI-ACP, PMP

Lead Program Management Instructor, Addx Corporation

Nick Clemens, PMI-ACP, PMP, is the lead program management instructor at Addx Corporation where he supports the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mr Clemens draws from his extensive experience of over 25 years as a director and programme manager delivering in-depth courses... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 10:30 - 11:45 IST
TBA

Project Administration

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP), Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP)
SUBTOPICS Change Management, Agile and Hybrid Approaches to Managing Projects
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 0.75
PDU: Technical (PMI-PfMP) 0.5

12:30 IST

#614: Collaborating With the Sales Team to Delight Your Customer

Despite the obvious conflict points between sales and project management, there are a surprising number of transferable skills and shared goals between the two. In this presentation, we'll explore the points project managers can learn from a sales team, and see how to better collaborate in order to create delight for your customers.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) discuss how to differentiate between serious customers and time-wasters;
(2) explain how to accurately understand their customer's needs and desired solutions to problems.

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Speakers

Neil Shorney

Director, Navanter Ltd

After studying music, Neil Shorney realised he was never going to be the next Pavarotti, Nigel Kennedy or Brian May, so he got a business job. Mr. Shorney spent two years as an energy broker followed by a stint in IT sales before joining ESI International, the world’s largest project... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 12:30 - 13:45 IST
TBA

Customer Focus

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Benefits Realisation, Innovation
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 1.25

12:30 IST

#617: Project Portfolio Roadmap Designing

This presentation addresses thought leadership for project portfolio management, sharing perspectives regarding challenges in building an effective portfolio that executive leadership can connect with while still having tactical perspectives. This session will emphasise how a portfolio can be structured to have effective oversight on programmes while allowing for flexible project delivery oversight. This interactive presentation will use a case study to build a portfolio roadmap.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) discuss how portfolio structure can be used to design strategic programmes with tactical projects;
(2) describe ready-to-apply techniques in building a project portfolio roadmap.

Speakers

Laurel Sim, PMP

Vice President, Portfolio Management, Taleo Project Services

Laurel Sim is currently a partner and vice president of portfolio management at Taleo, a small project management services firm. Her relationships and logical approach to business demand has opened many doors for Taleo. In 2013, Taleo was awarded the Canadian Top Profit Business as... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 12:30 - 13:45 IST
TBA

Customer Focus

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP)
SUBTOPICS Portfolio Management, Strategy Development and Implementation
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 1.25
PDU: Technical (PMI-PfMP) 1.25

12:30 IST

#615: Creating Collective Value through Generativity: A Leadership Approach for Complexity

A high degree of complexity is challenging projects and organizations in our times, demanding for new leadership approaches. Social generativity offers a much-needed and original conceptual framework, within a unique anthropological focus, to support new leaders in developing team members’ selfhood. We will describe specific practices to help people flourish, respect and harmonize their talents and strive for a new sustainable form of emerging business excellence.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) explain generativity and how to promote generative behaviours at the team and organisation level;
(2) discuss complex organisations and projects, and be able to adopt a coherent leadership approach.

Speakers

Stefano Setti, PMP, PMI-RMP

Founder and CEO, BluPeak Consulting

Stefano Setti, PMP, PMI-RMP, is founder and CEO at BluPeak Consulting, an Italian education, consultancy and coaching company for the business transformation, focused on individual and team empowerment. Mr. Setti was past technical director at Blulink, an Italian software company... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 12:30 - 13:45 IST
TBA

Organisational Leadership

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
SUBTOPICS Organisational Agility, Managing Projects and Programme Complexity
PDU: Leadership 1.25

12:30 IST

#613: Adding Kaizens to Your Kanban

Project managers are increasingly recognised as people who master the skills to lead teams that get things done. We are frequently asked for assistance by the quality or continuous improvement departments of our organisations. The goal of this session is to introduce project managers transitioning into quality and continuous improvement roles to a structured method to identify improvement opportunities and execute projects that elevate organisations to the next levels of safety, quality and profitability.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify company-wide improvement opportunities using visual facilitation techniques;
(2) demonstrate how to use Kaizen Kanban boards to prioritise project execution.

Speakers

Fabrice Bouchereau, PMI-ACP, PMP

Global Process Improvement Facilitator and Trainer, Processzen Consulting

Fabrice Bouchereau was born in Haiti. He is a licensed industrial and systems engineer and a facilitator and trainer. He is a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® and a Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification holder.Fabrice has over 25 years of experience in... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 12:30 - 13:45 IST
TBA

Problem Solving/Decision Making

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills, Technical Skills (PMI-ACP)
SUBTOPICS Change Management, Organisational Agility
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 0.5
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 0.75

12:30 IST

#616: PMO 2020 – Robotics Process Automation and Its Effects on the PMO

This presentation provides a discussion on the effects of robotic process automation (RPA) and machine learning on the PMO today and in the future, including advancements of RPA beyond the assembly line’s physical process and into repetitive, computer-based tasks. RPA advantages and challenges in PMO transformations will also be discussed.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
(1) identify opportunities for automation within one's own working environment;
(2) analyse future automation trends in order to adopt them into the PMO.

Speakers

Robert B. Allen, PMP

Associate Director - PMO Lead, Americas Region, Tata Communications

Robert Allen has 30 years’ experience in the communications industry. He started in the Texas oilfields calibrating and maintaining flow computers for a natural gas company. He then moved to network service companies designing and installing cable plants and network connectivity... Read More →

Rhys Lancaster, PMP

Head of Project Management, Tata Communications

Rhys Lancaster has created a project-delivery organisation capable of transforming customer environments in industry-beating timelines with extremely high customer satisfaction, enabling Tata Communications to sustain exponential organic growth within the telecommunications industry... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 12:30 - 13:45 IST
TBA

Project Administration

SESSION FORMAT Concurrent Podium Session
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
SUBTOPICS Innovation, Business Analysis
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 1.25

14:00 IST

#618: Closing General Session: TED Talks, Curated for PMI by TED

As PMI celebrates its 50th anniversary, we are focusing on the accomplishments of professionals around the world and their commitment to making a difference. In this session of TED Talks, curated for PMI by TED, we celebrate the bold and the daring, the entrepreneurs who make the impossible possible and the deep thinkers who conjure new possibilities for all to enjoy. Whether tackling some of the world's biggest challenges or inventing ways to help us connect and collaborate, these speakers will help us to glean a deeper understanding of the richness and wonder of the world around us.

Roberto Toledo from the 2019 PMI Board of Directors will be introducing this session.

Speakers

Roberto Toledo, PMP

PMI Board of Directors

Roberto Toledo is CEO and founder of Alpha Consultoria, SA, one of Latin America’s leading project management training and consulting firms, founded in Mexico City in 1997. He is also founder and chief learning officer at Alpha PM Consulting, Inc. headquartered in Chicago, USA... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2019 14:00 - 15:30 IST
TBA

Hot Topics

SESSION FORMAT Keynote Presentation
LEARNING LEVEL Core
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
PDU: Leadership 1.5

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Aligning the Organization through Portfolio Management (Day 1 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

Organisations that adopt projects as a mean to achieving change and delivering results often find it difficult to prioritise projects and to make best use of their resources; additionally, many recent surveys have demonstrated that project backlog is a major issue in organisations. Portfolio management is a management approach that aims to align project efforts with the corporate strategy and optimise the efficient use of resources throughout the organisation. This seminar focuses on three major pillars of Portfolio Management.

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Olivier Lazar, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMP, PgMP, PfMP

Managing Partner, Valense, Ltd.

Thursday May 16, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP), Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 8.00
PDU: Technical (PfMP) 8.00
PDU: Strategic 6.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Delivering Strategic Initiatives with Program Management (Day 1 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

In the last few years, PPPM roles have expanded to include the delivery of strategic initiatives and the realisation of business benefits. This course is designed to help practitioners define what programme management is and is not, gain in-depth understanding of programme management, and develop capacities to lead business initiatives. This will be achieved by shared real-life examples with others and discussing different approaches to programme management. In addition, the seminar will provide strategies for marketing programme management and your programmes to stakeholders.

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Michel Thiry, PMI Fellow

Michel Thiry has extensive worldwide experience and has worked in many cultural environments. He is recognised as a worldwide authority in strategic applications of project, programme, and value at the organisational level and has supported the development and implementation of a... Read More →

Thursday May 16, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 7.00
PDU: Leadership 2.00
PDU: Strategic 5.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Leading Strategic Initiatives (Program Management) (Day 1 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

Strategic initiatives are one of the newest tools in the strategic management toolkit. Organisations of all sizes and in all sectors use them to achieve stretch goals, transform organisations, and gain stakeholder commitment. Strategic initiatives are bold endeavors with large organisational scale and scope; thus, they are programmes and not “strategic projects.”

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Gregory D. Githens, PMP

Greg Githens is one of PMI’s most senior and popular instructors, bringing a pragmatic approach and enthusiastic style to his students and audiences. He specialises in strategic programme management issues; strategic thinking, strategic initiatives, programme management, and customer-driven... Read More →

Thursday May 16, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP), Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP), Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 4.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 1.00
PDU: Technical (PfMP) 1.00
PDU: Leadership 4.00
PDU: Strategic 7.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Managing Difficult Stakeholders (Day 1 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

Managing the daily challenges of a project to complete objectives and meet client expectations is a challenge regardless of project size and complexity. Dealing with changing, and seemingly unreasonable, demands and requirements of the client often tests the ability of the project manager and project team to remain focused on the project deliverables. Project managers and teams must develop skills and techniques that will assist them in maintaining an effective working relationship with their clients and recognise behavior or situations that may lead to potential conflict, dissatisfaction or strained working relationships with clients. This programme focuses on the importance of establishing a collaborative environment, setting and managing expectations, and dealing with clients who create difficult working environments.

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Frank P. Saladis, PMP

President, Blue Marble Enterprizes, Inc.

Frank P. Saladis, PMP, is the president of Blue Marble Enterprizes, Inc. He has more than 35 years of experience working in the IT, telecom installation and project management training environment at AT&T and Cisco Systems, where he was responsible for large telecommunications and... Read More →

Thursday May 16, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
PDU: Leadership 14.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Managing the DANCE - Leading Projects / Programs in a Complex World (Day 1 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

Have you ever wondered why, no matter what you do, some projects, programmes or strategic initiatives are out of control and hard to manage? You work hard to carefully manage, but the more you try to control the harder it gets? What you have is a problem managing the DANCE - Dynamic, Ambiguous, Non-linear, Complex and Emergent and unpredictable nature of some projects. This seminar will highlight the reality of today’s disruptive and complex project environment and challenge the existing beliefs of how we deal with it.

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Jack S. Duggal, PMP

Founder & Managing Principal, Projectize Group

Jack Duggal is a sought after international keynote speaker, change-maker and executive. His passion is to provide new perspectives on how to manage the DANCE [Dynamic | Ambiguous | Nonlinear | Complex | Emergent] nature of projects and life in today’s disruptive world, and inspire... Read More →

Thursday May 16, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills, Leadership Skills
PDU: Leadership 10.00
PDU: Strategic 4.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Mastering Scope Management: The Heart of Project Management (Day 1 of 2) [Additional registration and fee required]

Mastering scope management is the key to effective project management. Although time, cost, and scope are the “Triple Constraints” of project management, for most projects cost and schedule are driven by the project scope. Yet scope is the fuzziest concept in project management. Time and cost are easy to understand because they're easy to quantify. Scope, on the other hand, is usually expressed in qualitative terms that leave room for interpretation and misunderstanding. Consequently, it’s often the biggest source of conflicts in a project. This seminar offers project managers the tools to master the challenge of scope management.

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Brad Bigelow, PMP

Principal Technical Advisor, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)/NATO

Thursday May 16, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Strategic Business Management Skills, Technical Skills (PMI-ACP), Technical Skills (PMI-PBA), Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP), Technical Skills (PMI-RMP), Technical Skills (PMI-SP)
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 8.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 8.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-SP) 1.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-RMP) 1.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-PfMP) 1.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-PBA) 8.00
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 3.00
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 3.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | The Project Coach: How to Stretch and Develop Others While Getting the Work Done (Day 1 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

Business coaching has evolved from fad to fundamental. Having the ability to “coach and develop others” is a necessary skill for all project managers. However, with so much to do and so little guidance, how do project managers successfully stretch and develop others while getting the work done? Successful coaching is based on asking rather than telling, on challenging rather than giving directions and by holding a person accountable for results.

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Lisa DiTullio

VP, Program & Portfolio Management, Foundation Medicine

Lisa DiTullio is VP, Program & Portfolio Management at Foundation Medicine, a world-leading molecular insights company and is the founder of Your Project Office, a training and consulting organisation dedicated to introducing project management as a business competency and enabling... Read More →

Thursday May 16, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Leadership 14.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Aligning the Organization through Portfolio Management (Day 2 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

Speakers

Olivier Lazar, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMP, PgMP, PfMP

Managing Partner, Valense, Ltd.

Friday May 17, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP), Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 8.00
PDU: Technical (PfMP) 8.00
PDU: Strategic 6.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Delivering Strategic Initiatives with Program Management (Day 2 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

In the last few years, PPPM roles have expanded to include the delivery of strategic initiatives and the realisation of business benefits. This course is designed to help practitioners define what programme management is and is not, gain in-depth understanding of programme management, and develop capacities to lead business initiatives. This will be achieved by shared real-life examples with others and discussing different approaches to programme management. In addition, the seminar will provide strategies for marketing programme management and your programmes to stakeholders.

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Michel Thiry, PMI Fellow

Friday May 17, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 7.00
PDU: Leadership 2.00
PDU: Strategic 5.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Leading Strategic Initiatives (Program Management) (Day 2 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

Strategic initiatives are one of the newest tools in the strategic management toolkit. Organisations of all sizes and in all sectors use them to achieve stretch goals, transform organisations, and gain stakeholder commitment. Strategic initiatives are bold endeavors with large organisational scale and scope; thus, they are programmes and not “strategic projects.”

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Gregory D. Githens, PMP

Friday May 17, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP), Technical Skills (PMI-ACP), Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP), Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 4.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 1.00
PDU: Technical (PfMP) 1.00
PDU: Leadership 4.00
PDU: Strategic 7.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Managing Difficult Stakeholders (Day 2 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

Managing the daily challenges of a project to complete objectives and meet client expectations is a challenge regardless of project size and complexity. Dealing with changing, and seemingly unreasonable, demands and requirements of the client often tests the ability of the project manager and project team to remain focused on the project deliverables. Project managers and teams must develop skills and techniques that will assist them in maintaining an effective working relationship with their clients and recognise behavior or situations that may lead to potential conflict, dissatisfaction or strained working relationships with clients. This programme focuses on the importance of establishing a collaborative environment, setting and managing expectations, and dealing with clients who create difficult working environments.

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Frank P. Saladis, PMP

President, Blue Marble Enterprizes, Inc.

Friday May 17, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills
PDU: Leadership 14.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Managing the DANCE - Leading Projects / Programs in a Complex World (Day 2 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

Have you ever wondered why, no matter what you do, some projects, programs or strategic initiatives are out of control and hard to manage? You work hard to carefully manage, but the more you try to control the harder it gets? What you have is a problem managing the DANCE - Dynamic, Ambiguous, Non-linear, Complex and Emergent and unpredictable nature of some projects. This seminar will highlight the reality of today’s disruptive and complex project environment and challenge the existing beliefs of how we deal with it.

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Jack S. Duggal, PMP

Founder & Managing Principal, Projectize Group

Friday May 17, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Progressive
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Leadership 10.00
PDU: Strategic 4.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | Mastering Scope Management: The Heart of Project Management (Day 2 of 2) [Additional registration and fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

Mastering scope management is the key to effective project management. Although time, cost, and scope are the “Triple Constraints” of project management, for most projects cost and schedule are driven by the project scope. Yet scope is the fuzziest concept in project management. Time and cost are easy to understand because they're easy to quantify. Scope, on the other hand, is usually expressed in qualitative terms that leave room for interpretation and misunderstanding. Consequently, it’s often the biggest source of conflicts in a project. This seminar offers project managers the tools to master the challenge of scope management.

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Brad Bigelow, PMP

Principal Technical Advisor, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)/NATO

Friday May 17, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT), addnew

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Leadership Skills, Technical Skills (PMI-ACP), Strategic Business Management Skills, Technical Skills (PMI-PBA), Technical Skills (PMI-PfMP), Technical Skills (PMI-RMP), Technical Skills (PMI-SP), Technical Skills (PMP/PgMP)
PDU: Technical (PMP/PgMP) 8.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-ACP) 8.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-SP) 1.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-RMP) 1.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-PfMP) 1.00
PDU: Technical (PMI-PBA) 8.00
PDU: Leadership (All Cred.) 3.00
PDU: Strategic (All Cred.) 3.00

09:00 IST

POST-CONGRESS EVENT: SeminarsWorld | The Project Coach: How to Stretch and Develop Others While Getting the Work Done (Day 2 of 2) [Additional registration & fee required]

**Pre-registration is required to attend PMI SeminarsWorld and not included in EMEA Congress registration fee**
Click here to register for PMI SeminarsWorld in Dublin – space is limited!

Business coaching has evolved from fad to fundamental. Having the ability to “coach and develop others” is a necessary skill for all project managers. However, with so much to do and so little guidance, how do project managers successfully stretch and develop others while getting the work done? Successful coaching is based on asking rather than telling, on challenging rather than giving directions and by holding a person accountable for results.

Click here for more information about this course.

Speakers

Lisa DiTullio

VP, Program & Portfolio Management, Foundation Medicine

Friday May 17, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Convention Centre Dublin (CCD)

SeminarsWorld Course (POST-CONGRESS EVENT)

SESSION FORMAT Two-day Seminar
LEARNING LEVEL Applied
PMI TALENT TRIANGLE Strategic Business Management Skills
PDU: Leadership 14.00