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Sarah Miller Caldicott |
Topic: Innovate Like Edison:
Creatively Managing Project Complexity in a Flat World
Abstract:
Thomas Edison pioneered six world-changing
industries in less than 40 years, generating billions of dollars in market
value. Although Edison is most often remembered for his contribution
as the inventor of the incandescent electric light, he also created the
world of entertainment through his development of recorded sound and motion
pictures, as well as portable power via invention of the storage battery.
Edison felt an important source of his
prodigious creative outpourings was his ability to work on multiple projects
at once. At the height of his development of the electrical power
grid, Edison juggled over 40 projects simultaneously.
Sarah Miller Caldicott, a great grandniece
of Thomas Edison, MBA, and 25-year marketing veteran, will present the
results of her 3-year research effort probing the Thomas Edison archives
at Rutgers University, where she uncovered Edison’s Five Competencies of
Innovation?. Edison used these competencies throughout his 62-year
career to invent many of the foundational technologies which shaped the
20th century. Sarah will identify how managers today can successfully
leverage Edison’s Five Competencies in their own project management efforts,
and will detail aspects of Edison’s own project management system which
have recently come to light.
Bio:
A great grandniece of Thomas Edison, Sarah
Miller Caldicott has been engaged in creativity and innovation throughout
her life. Inspired by a family lineage of inventors dating back five
generations, Sarah began her 25-year career as a Marketing executive with
major brand-driven firms including Pepsico and Unilever. Sarah worked
in both domestic and international management capacities in bringing innovative
products to market globally including Degree, Finesse, and Suave.
Concerned that America was losing its competitive
edge, In October 2007, Sarah released a groundbreaking book offering a
first-ever analysis of Thomas Edison’s world-changing innovation methods.
Entitled Innovate Like Edison: The Five-Step System for Breakthrough Business
Success, Sarah’s book identifies the Five Competencies of Innovation™ which
spurred Edison to generate a record-breaking 1,093 U.S. patents over 62
successive years.
Innovate Like Edison has been endorsed
by Fortune Small Business, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily, and 800-CEO-READ.
Her book has been translated into 3 languages, and serves as a textbook
at leading universities including Northwestern University, the McCormick
School of Engineering, and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Innovate Like Edison was also released in paperback in October 2008. In
addition to her guest appearances on PBS television, the Fox Business Channel,
and NPR radio affiliates across the country, Sarah has been featured in
the New York Times.
Sarah is President of her own Chicago-based
consultancy, The Power Patterns of Innovation, offering innovation training
and consulting services to organizations of all sizes. Sarah and
her team assist companies in igniting the innovation process using Edison’s
timeless best practices. An award-winning speaker, Sarah also inspires
audiences nationwide with her message about how individuals, teams, and
entire organizations can use Edison’s Five Competencies of Innovation to
sustain competitive advantage in the global economy.
In April 2009, Sarah will reinstate the
Edison Awards?, a series of honors recognizing Innovation and Innovators.
The Edison Awards are designed to inspire individuals of all ages that
innovation success is something we can all achieve. This year’s Edison
Awards winners include David Kelley of IDEO, and Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellman
of Genentech.
Sarah received her BA from Wellesley College,
and holds an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
She has two college-age boys, Nicholas and Connor, and resides in Oak Park,
Illinois.
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Dr. Oliver Schlake |
Topic: How far out of the
box do you want me to think? - why creative project managers are better
project managers
Abstract:
“How far out of the box do you want me
to think? - why creative project managers are better project managers”
examines how creativity helps solve critical project management challenges
and discusses why creative project managers will enjoy better career opportunities
than those who run their projects simply "by the book".
Bio:
Dr. Oliver Schlake is a Tyser Teaching
Fellow and full-time faculty member at the Robert H. Smith School of Business
at the University of Maryland, College Park, a senior business consultant,
entrepreneur and researcher. He is also the Faculty Director for the Undergraduate
Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, and teaches courses in Strategy Implementation,
Industry and Competitor Analysis, Corporate Venturing, Entrepreneurship,
and Creativity for Business Leaders.
As a strategic advisor and management
consultant, he specializes in business foresight and innovative strategy
design, helping organizations and individuals better respond to uncertainty,
change and complexity with innovative, flexible and future robust strategies.
Oliver’s current research interest is
in the field of scenario planning, business foresight, innovation strategy
and entrepreneurship. His work on collaborative scenario-planning is known
worldwide, and the "Scenario Management" he developed has been adopted
by Siemens, Deutsche Telekom, Metso and UPM (both Finland) at the core
of their planning processes. He has authored and co-authored four
books and more than 60 journal publications on long-term strategic planning,
technology management and business intelligence.
Oliver earned a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering
from the University of Paderborn’s “Heinz Nixdorf Institute”, Germany where
also earned his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and in Business
Management. Prior to joining the Robert H. Smith School of Business in
January 2006, Oliver was Assistant Professor for E-Business and Business
Strategy at National University, San Diego.
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Joseph F. Scott |
Topic: An Rx for Outside the
Box Health Care
Abstract:
Healthcare today for millions of Americans
is delivered in a series of silo's, with each process focused on achieving
its own excellence, isolated from the impact on the total solution.
In the closing keynote, Joseph F. Scott, CEO of N.J.'s Liberty HealthCare,
describes how the hospital’s Strategic Plan literally thinks out of the
box -- in this case the four walls of the hospital ! – and how it is creating
a seamless continuum of care. Learn how innovative planning
and Six Sigma projects are breaking down the individual silos to reduce
duplicate health care costs, improve information sharing and ultimately
improve patients' outcomes and health while reducing costs through an innovative,
coordinated care effort.
Bio's:
Joseph F. Scott is an experienced hospital
administrator with expertise in performance and quality management.
He holds board certification in healthcare management as a Fellow of the
American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
He has been the CEO of LibertyHealth since
January of 2008, and under his leadership he has successfully concentrated
his first year efforts into patient safety, clinical quality, patient satisfaction
and insuring the economic health of the system. With these
four pillars well underway his leadership team is currently developing
a long range strategic plan along with a revamped mission, employee values
and vision for the future. The new mission of LibertyHealth
is “Enhancing Life”. These two simple words will help guide
LibertyHealth with a goal of achieving top one hundred national hospital
recognition.
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John Canfield |
Topic: Creative Thinking Skills
Out of the Box and Onto the Bottom Line
Abstract:
A modern understanding of creativity recognizes
techniques are available to assist anyone who knows how to use them. These
techniques do not need to depend on a chance occurrence. These techniques
can be used at will whenever individuals or teams recognize they need more
ideas.
Bio:
John Canfield is an experienced business
executive and coach who has been trained to facilitate a wide variety of
planning, problem solving, creativity, and project leadership processes.
John has many years of experience working and consulting in a wide variety
of organizations around the world (35+ countries)
John has earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology
from Williams College.
Prior to 1990 John was a Senior Engineering
Manager for Intel Corporation and later Director of Corporate Quality and
Design Research for Herman Miller.
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Traci Duez, CSAC |
Topic: Getting 40% More Productivity
and Cooperation From Your Team
Abstract:
What would it mean to your stakeholders,
project, and career if you could consistently get 40% more productivity
and commitment from your team members? Do you think that it’s possible?
Studies have shown that people typically
withhold 40% of their capacity. In this session you will learn how to release
that 40% latent reserve through a practice called “intrinsic validation”.
Think about it, how much more successful would you be if your team members
gave you 40% more?
Bio:
Prior to starting her own company, Break
Free Consulting in 2006, Traci Duez had 17 years of project management.
Traci previously managed an IT consulting firm and directed over 100 consultants
while working closely with the PMO to achieve a CMM Level 3 rating. She
holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Case Western Reserve University
(Cleveland, OH).
Today, Traci is a sought-after speaker
in the PMI community. She provides education, coaching and workshops
to project managers, executives, and their teams. She focuses on
the new discipline of neuro-axiology and how you can use it to bring infinitely
more value to your projects.
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Keith Ellis. |
Topic: Predicting Project
Outcomes
Abstract:
This session provides attendees with hands
on techniques for determining the outcome of their projects before the
project really gets rolling. This session is about facts, and presents
extensive research from IAG’s new Business Analysis Benchmark Study to
help project managers build a predictive risk assessment model. This
session puts the intake and requirements gathering process of the project
lifecycle under the microscope to determine what actions Project Managers
can take to more consistently achieve a successful outcome on their projects.
Bio:
Keith Ellis is the Vice President, Marketing
at IAG Consulting (www.iag.biz) where he leads the marketing and strategic
alliances efforts of this global leader in business requirements discovery
and management. Keith is a veteran of the technology services business
and founder of the business analysis company Digital Mosaic which was sold
to IAG in 2007. Keith’s former lives have included leading the consulting
and services research efforts of the technology trend watcher International
Data Corporation in Canada, and the marketing strategy of the global outsourcer
CGI in the financial services sector. Keith is the author of IAG’s
Business Analysis Benchmark – the definitive source of data on the impact
of business requirements on technology projects.
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Raed S. Haddad |
Topic: Six Unspoken Habits
of Highly Effective Program Managers
Abstract:
This presentation addresses the business
skills Program Managers need to align projects with organizational objectives.
It describes Skill-Gap Analysis, discusses areas crucial for technical
professionals and identifies what attendees can do to gain knowledge in
these areas. Program Managers will understand how to see the “big
picture” and work toward organizational goals.
Bio:
Raed S. Haddad, is Vice President of Global
Delivery Services, for ESI International. Over the past 22 years,
he has had extensive first-hand project management experience with numerous
U.S. and international corporations and government agencies. He speaks
frequently on project management and related topics at professional association
meetings and conferences around the world. As a professorial lecturer at
The George Washington University, he teaches graduate-level courses in
project management, program management and related fields, cost/schedule
and quality control, and decision-making techniques.
Prior to joining ESI, Mr. Haddad was responsible
for planning, funding, scheduling and tracking various commercial development
programs. He has also consulted for a multitude of public and private sector
clients in project management applications, MIS and design/automation of
decision support systems.
Mr. Haddad received his bachelor's degree
in civil and environmental engineering and his master's degree in engineering
from the University of Rhode Island. He also holds a master's degree in
engineering administration in project management (management information
systems) from The George Washington University, where he has been a doctoral
candidate in engineering management/MIS.
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Ronald Krukowski, PMP |
Topic: (Mind) Mapping Success
Out of Chaos!
Abstract:
Attend this presentation and you will
learn how to put your project on the road to success after snatching it
from the jaws of chaos! This presentation will highlight how applying
visual thinking through the use of mind mapping to augment traditional
project management tools makes this possible. Talk will begin with
a discussion of project challenges, touch on traditional project management
tools, introduce visual/spatial thinking, explore mind mapping basics,
evolve into practical uses of mind mapping techniques and showcase real
examples that brought true “value add” eliminating chaos for high visibility
business initiatives.
Bio:
Ron Krukowski has been involved in project
management for over 20 years. Ron achieved Vice President Director
level while at Merrill Lynch. In 2001, after a 15 year career, Ron
utilized his management, business and technology expertise to begin his
own Management Consulting Practice (e-Techknowledge, Inc.).
Ron has proven leadership skills in implementing strategic information
technology and business transformation initiatives. His clients
know him as the consultant to call to save troubled initiatives.
He is referred to as an “insurance policy” for getting projects and programs
back on track. He is an “out-of-the-box” thinker who enjoys utilizing
new tools and techniques to resolve traditional challenges. Ron’s
core competencies include Project Management, Program Management, Vendor
Management, Process Improvement, Information Technology, Business
Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Initiative Success Predictability,
Coaching, Mentoring, Visual Thinking and Mind Mapping Strategies.
Clients Ron has worked for include Revlon Inc., Dow Jones & Co., Merrill
Lynch, WebSolutions, Pfizer, Christie’s, Avaya, Rite Aid, Open Text-RedDot
Solutions and Credit Suisse. Ron earned his PMP Certification and joined
PMI in 2007. Ron is currently President of e-Techknowledge,
Inc which specializes in management consulting. He is on assignment
at The Bank of New York Mellon serving as a Sr. Program Manager within
the Corporate Vendor Management Office.
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Jamie Nast |
Topic: Idea Mapping - A Whole
New Mind for Project Managers
Abstract:
Idea Mapping is a powerful, whole-brained
visual thinking tool which provides a universal key to unlocking the potential
of your brain. It uses key words, colors, lines and images to organize
your thoughts. This technique may be applied to every aspect of your
job and life where improved learning and clearer thinking will enhance
performance, planning, organization, communication, and memory. Idea
Mapping has been embraced by major companies including Boeing, BP, Franklin
Templeton, L.L.Bean, Mayo Clinic, the U.S. Army, and many more. Join
Jamie Nast, the author of Idea Mapping, for an introduction to Idea Mapping
and an opportunity to practice!
Bio:
Jamie Nast is the co-founder of NastGroup,
Inc. and since 1992 has taught Idea Mapping and other learning skills to
over 17,000 professionals. She was previously the only Senior Master Trainer
representing the Buzan Centres. Jamie is the author of a book titled "Idea
Mapping" which includes idea mapping examples from 21 business people around
the globe. Her clients include Boeing, Mayo Clinic, Franklin Templeton,
Ford, BP, the U.S. Army, ConocoPhillips, L.L.Bean, the University of Warsaw
in Poland and many others.
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John Schlichter and Mark Scott, PMP |
Topic: How Two PMO's Used
OPM3 to Transform Their Culture
Abstract:
Many PMO’s focus on PM processes. This
is “wise as far as the beard” (in appearance), but only truly wise if culture
is addressed. PMO’s must create a virtuous cycle between culture and processes.
Harris Corporation and the Saudi NIC have worked outside the box to transform
both using OPM3.
Bio:
John Schlichter
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, John Schlichter
is CEO of OPM Experts LLC, an organization development and project management
consultancy specializing in Organizational Project Management (OPM). A
certified PMI OPM3 ProductSuite Assessor and PMI certified Consultant,
in 1998, John was asked by the Project Management Institute (PMI®),
the global project management advocate, to develop a standard in Organizational
Project Management for industry and government, designed to help organizations
assess and develop the capabilities necessary to execute their strategies
through projects, i.e. the OPM3 Standard. He is widely credited with being
the world's foremost expert in the OPM3 standard's content and application.
As the leading expert in his field, John has implemented OPM3 in many name-brand
companies, including ADP, Battelle Memorial Institute, Harris Corporation,
Panasonic-Mobile, Popular Financial Holdings, Northrop Grumman, T-Mobile,
and others. He was also a member of the PMI Standards Committee, the PMI
Standards MAG, and a co-founder of the PMI Metrics Special Interest Group.
John began his career as an analyst for a management consulting firm serving
Fortune 100 companies. He has worked in positions from PMO Director to
EVP Business Development, and has implemented PMO’s for many companies,
led large-scale organizational change, managed multi-million dollar technology
projects, and been a mentor to all levels of management. He is invited
to speak to audiences about project management across the globe. He holds
an MBA from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University in Atlanta,
Georgia.
Mark Scott, PMP
Mark Scott, PMP, is the Senior Engineering
Manager for Process, Productivity and Improvement at Harris Corporation’s
RF Communications Division (RFCD), Rochester, N.Y. He also serves
as Chair of the RFCD Divisional Process Group (DPG). Scott has 20
years practical experience in training and organizational development,
and in leading and assessing model-based process improvements for project/program
management, engineering, quality assurance, and supply chain organizations.
Scott currently leads RF Communications’ CMMI® and OPM3® initiatives,
and is responsible for integrating these process standards into the division’s
ISO 9001-2000 Quality Management System (QMS). Along with a Master
Degree in Organizational Management, Scott is a PMI licensed OPM3®
assessor, a Six Sigma Black Belt, and a Harris candidate for the
Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, CMMI® lead
appraiser program.
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Dux Raymond Sy, PMP |
Topic: 7 Ways to Leverage
SharePoint for Project Management Success
Abstract:
Inefficient communication among stakeholders,
poor document management practices and undefined project collaboration
standards can compromise project success.
SharePoint provides a framework that can
empower organizations to create a standards-based PMIS with formal project
management methodology.
In this presentation, participants will
learn how project managers are empowered to leverage SharePoint to build
a SharePoint Project Management Information System (PMIS) and adapt SharePoint
for project management applications. Participants will get presentation
notes, checklists, a SharePoint PMIS template.
Bio:
With over 15 years of experience in Information
Technology and Project Management, Dux Raymond Sy, PMP, (you're right,
it's pronounced as "ducks") has earned a reputation as among the leading
experts in leveraging technology to enhance project management. A certified
Project Management Professional (PMP), he is currently a managing partner
and the chief evangelist of Innovative-e, Inc., a Microsoft-certified,
business technology consulting and services company that serves startups
to Global 50 clients. As a thought leader in maximizing project team
collaboration, he is the author of “SharePoint for Project Management”
published by O’Reilly Media. Dux is focused on empowering organizations
on how to leverage the benefits of SharePoint technologies with quantifiable
goals such as: Increasing productivity and efficiency, decreasing collaboration
redundancies and streamlining electronic communications. A sought
after speaker, Dux has presented for various PMI chapters such as PMI-NC,
PMI Washington DC and also at the PMI Global Congress 2008.
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David F. Vincenti |
Topic: The Tools Less Taken
Abstract:
Traditional development plans for the
career project manager focus on certifications, domain expertise, and experience
with planning tools and PMBOK knowledge. In this presentation, a variety
of untraditional but widely available experiences that can both broaden
and deepen the project manager’s skill set will be considered.
Bio:
David F. Vincenti is a Staff Engineer
at BD in Franklin Lakes, NJ. David has developed and launched a variety
of medical devices, ranging from phlebotomy devices and accessories, and
disposable drug delivery devices to protein-separating ultracentrifuges
and diabetes management systems.
David holds a BE in Materials Engineering
and a Master of Technology Management from Stevens Institute of Technology,
and has filled a variety of roles on product development teams in his 20-year
career. He is also a patent-holder, a published poet, a 180 bowler, and
has been recognized for his career counseling work with entry-level technical
professionals.
Updated: 01Jun09 |
