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Focus Day!
Project March 30 - April 1, 2009
Washington, DC Metro-Area
Management
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Hear from an unrivaled speaker
faculty that includes: Increase YOUR program ROI and
performance – attend insightful sessions on:
CDR Frank Morley, USN, Deputy Program
Manager, PMA 265 (F/A 18 and EA-18 G
Instituting an efficient PMO
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Program Office)
Creating on-time, on-budget product
•
Chris Yunker, Division Head, Mobility Section,
Developing cost modeling and management procedures
•
Fire and Maneuver Integration, US Army
Integrating lessons learned and best practices
•
Sue Wright, Director, Program Support
Center, US Marine Corps Logistics Command
Don’ t miss out!
Dr. Barry E. Jacobs, Research Scientist,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
This is your chance to gain invaluable Project
Management Skills with practical application
PROGRAM CHAIR
for defense and civilian industry!
Joel Fleiss, PMP, President,
Integrated Project Management, Inc
International Quality & Productivity Center has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training
by the Project Management Institute (PMI). As a PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), International Quality &
Productivity Center has agreed to abide by PMI established quality assurance criteria.
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Who You Will Meet:
Project Management IDGA’s Project Management for
Defense will bring together the
thought leaders and decision makers
for Defense responsible for making project
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management more efficient,
Dear Colleague,
reducing waste, and providing
sustainable program management.
Project Management is essential to
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the tools and procedures associate of the types of people you will meet:
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Management become even more
important.
Program Director
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er or a military Program Manager, Project Manager
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ce is designed to help any program Operations Officer
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officer gain insight
and knowledge in project managem
ent that can be directly applied to Strategic Planning and Vision
any project or effort. •
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e, will focus on the latest Best Prac Professional
tices, Process
Improvement, Project Management
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initiatives for on-time, on-cost proj
ect execution. Consulting
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Join a distinguished speaking facu Acquisition
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lty as IDGA tackles key subject
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• Reso
urce management
• Proj
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• Team
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• Cos
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• And
much more……
International Quality & Productivity
Insightful briefings from across the
services, industry experts, and solu Center has been reviewed and
tion providers will
outline need-to-know information
that has direct application in any proj approved as a provider of project
ect management
setting and scenario.
management training by the Project
Management Institute (PMI). As a
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doing. W. Edwards
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Project Management Tools Focus Day
Project Management Tools Focus Day Monday, March 30, 2009
This in-depth and interactive Focus Day will examine the latest technologies and best practices that support effective Project Management
Registration & Coffee
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Affordability Evaluation Discussion
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM
The Lifecycle Integration Framework – Extending Affordability Simulation through Cost
and Engineering Model Interoperability
For affordability targets to remain effective across all program phases, cost Demonstration of how engineering data can be passed directly and
•
estimating models must be integrated with engineering tools to avoid a seamlessly to a cost models for affordability evaluation
disconnect between the final design and affordability objectives. Initiatives How you will benefit
such as Cost as An Independent Variable (CAIV) are enhanced through Learn how affordability simulation can benefit your organization
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interoperability with engineering design tools giving engineers, project and Learn how the Life Cycle Interoperability Framework is enabling
•
business managers insight into achieving affordability goals. integration between cost and engineering tools
What will be covered: Become aware of the various affordability simulation integrations available
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Review of how interoperability between engineering tools, cost models, or under development such as ModelCenter 8.0, Pro/Engineer, MAAP and
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and CAIV targets is needed to jointly understand the impact of design on Rational
cost in real time and quickly evaluate alternatives Learn how the Affordability Companion for Pro/Engineer is integrated
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The Lifecycle Integration Framework – Enabling interoperability between with new True Planning Catalog for Manufacturing and how it can
•
cost and engineering models benefit your organization
Development efforts under an OSD Phase II SBIR to establish a
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standardized interface language (XML) that allows communication Mr. Zachary Jasnoff, Director of Development Projects, PRICE
between cost models and engineering tools that once were standalone Systems, LLC.
Project Management Based Simulation Tools
10:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Management Success Through Improved Simulation Tools
Most project management (PM) tools on the market today use some type of 1. To demonstrate that common management decision-making processes
PERT and/or CPM methodology as its primary underlying methodology. PERT can be incorporated into a simulation model of a project; and 2. To prove
(Program Evaluation and Review Technique) was invented by the U.S. Navy that incorporation of these management activities into a PM tool is a
in the 1950’s to manage the Polaris submarine missile program. CPM superior approach to current PERT/CPM methods
(Critical Path Method) was invented about the same time in the private What will be covered:
sector. These two approaches are synonymous and are often interchanged Simulation tool use and production
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or even collectively called PERT/CPM. To date, improvements to PM tools Applicability of tools to Project Management architecture
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have been evolutionary and not revolutionary. PM tools are still based on the Common management decision-making process simulation
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PERT/CPM approach. The improvements that occur with each round of new How you will benefit
PM tools are merely interface “bells and whistles” (e.g., better tracking of Get the latest on system dynamics
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resources, uploading from spreadsheets) or perhaps enabling the tool to be Understand the latest results and development
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used over the internet. Find out where these technologies can be applied
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Unfortunately, a 50-year old methodology delivered over the internet is still Mr. Chris J. White, President, SimBlox
a 50-year old methodology. The purpose of this research effort is two-fold:
Lunch will be served
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
APEX your ROI: PM Tools and Procedures
1:15 PM – 3:00 PM
Maximizing an Organization’s ROI for its Project Portfolio
The session will focus on maximizing an organization’s ROI for its project Continuously improving schedule estimates
•
portfolio. The speakers will address key issues and initiatives, including Continuously improving staff performance
•
project selection, specifying meaningful requirements and project schedules How you will benefit
along with optimizing an organization’s precious resources in order to Get the latest on project dilemmas
•
maximize an organization’s overall project investment. Determining project costs
•
What will be covered: Optimally allocating scarce labor resources
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Selecting the projects in your portfolio
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Specifying meaningful requirements Mr. Joel Fleiss, PMP, President, Integrated Project Management, Inc.
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Specifying meaningful schedules Mr. Javad Kazemieh, Integrated Project Management, Inc.
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NASA PM Case Study
3:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Large Scale Project Management: Electronic Handbooks (Where Shakespeare Meets Freud)
This session will focus on the problem of managing complex distributed How you will benefit
processes involving potentially thousands of participants. An example of Get the latest on system dynamics
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such a process is the management of National Aeronautics and Space Understand common problems that arise in the management of SBIR
•
Administration (NASA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) processes.
Technologies Programs. This program funds hundreds of small businesses all Get an overview of tools that are an integral part of the solutions to these
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around the United States to develop and later market technology-based Problems.
products. Get the latest on some complex distributed processes in the federal
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What will be covered: government that are applications of the methodology
NASA SBIR programs
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Complex distributed processes Dr. Barry Jacobs, Research Computer Scientist
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Application and use of the process and best approach to mitigating NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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hurdles and problems
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Day One Day Two
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Wednesday, April 1,2009
Registration & Coffee Registration & Coffee
7:15 7:15
Chairman’s Opening Remarks Chairman’s Opening Remarks
7:50 7:50
Joel Fleiss, PMP, President, Integrated Project Management, Inc. Joel Fleiss, PMP, President, Integrated Project Management, Inc.
US Army Keynote
The Keys to Project Management Success: On-Time, Defining Requirements and Initiatives
8:00 8:00
US Navy Keynote
On-Budget, In Service! Process importance during concept refinement
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Navy project management success Transition into SDD with a consistent data set
• •
• Lessons learned and applicable processes Chris Yunker, Division Head, Mobility Section, Fire and
• Areas for improvement Maneuver Integration, US Army
CDR Frank Morley, USN, Deputy Program Manager, PMA 265
MARCOR LOGCOM Project Management
(F/A 18 and EA-18 G Program Office) 9:00
USMC Keynote
Project management focus and efforts
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Resolving the Major Issues Causing Project Failures &
9:00 Successful program design and lessons learned
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Process Improvement • Best practices information sharing
What are project failures Sue Wright, Director, Program Support Center, US Marine
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Statistics involving project failures Corps Logistics Command
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• Resolving failures due to PM methodology
10:00 Networking Break
Javad Kazemieh, Integrated Project Management, Inc.
10:00 Networking Break 10:45 Project Management and Strategic Execution Alignment
Strategic Execution Framework (SEF) overview
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10:45 Strategic Planning • Strategic execution best practices/lessons learned
• Aligning leadership and project planning • Aligning project management with SEF
• Developing project cycle management John Walker, Stanford Advanced Project Management
• Facilitating teambuilding Program, Executive Vice President, Global Client
Walter A. Viali, PMP, Principal Consultant, PMO To Go LLC Management, IPS Learning
11:45 Project Management: Planning, Execution and Beyond 11:45 Is There Really Anything New? - The Changing and
Unchanging Faces of Project Management.
• Defining the project clearly
• Scope control People’s behavior and need for careful planning
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• Finding a real critical path New tools to support the management of projects
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• Better estimation of task durations • Integration of managing projects into the strategic activities of an
Dr. John L. Kmetz, DBA, Faculty Director of International organization
Programs, Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, Scott Patton, MBA, PMP, Georgetown University, Center for
University of Delaware Continuing and Professional Education
12:45 LUNCH 12:45 LUNCH
PMI Project Management Foundation NASA Project Management
NASA Keynote
2:00 2:00
PMI Keynote
PM expertise and training Project management tools and process
• •
• Building defense project management Proper project management design and execution
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• Prioritizing requirements and improving project completion • Success and opportunities for improvement
John J Zlockie, MBA, PMP, Manager, Standards, Project Dr. Barry E. Jacobs, Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Space
Management Institute Flight Center
PM Best Practices & Leadership Discussion Partnerships and Opportunities
3:00 3:00
Project schedule, cost and budget control Business strategy and program management
• •
• Project risk management Developing project metrics and earned value management
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• Leadership and human resources management • Project management applications and fundamentals
• Project manager and managing the project team • Risk management
Professor Bill Yates, Adjunct Faculty, Project Management Steven Meier, Ph.D., PMP, Georgetown University, Center for
Certificate Program, University of Virginia Continuing and Professional Education
Networking Break Networking Break
4:00 4:00
Best Practice: On Time, On Cost, On the Job! Translating a Contemporary Academic Curricula to Industry
4:30 4:30
Application – Forming Meaningful Partnerships
Project management tools
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• Life cycle and project success The MBA Project Management Core
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• Project team – tools and techniques Translating to the training environment
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Operational Applications
Jeanne E. Dorle, Ph.D., PMP, PgMP, PMI Certified OPM3 • Examples of partnerships/adaptations
Assessor and Consultant Director, Project Management • Lessons learned/conclusions
Graduate Programs Global Management & Strategy James C. Joiner, PMP, Director, The Project Management MBA
Department, College of Business, Western Carolina University Program, The University of Texas at Dallas
Operational Perspective to Project Management Ambidextrous Project Management in Rapidly
5:30 5:30
Changing and Highly Complex Environments
Project management and leadership
•
• Project planning and estimating Managing complexity of projects
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• Risk and quality management Dealing with ever-changing requirements
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• Project execution and control • Achieving both efficiency and agility in project management
Kris Allen, Head Instructor, George Mason University, Office of Gwanhoo Lee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of IT, Kogod Endowed
Continuing Professional Education, Center for Innovative Technology Fellow and UPS Scholar, Associate Director of Center for IT and
Global Economy, Kogod School of Business, American University
END OF DAY ONE
6:30
END OF CONFERENCE
6:30
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Management
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International Quality & Productivity Center has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training by
the Project Management Institute (PMI). As a PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), International Quality & Productivity
Center has agreed to abide by PMI established quality assurance criteria.
Sponsor: Media Partners:
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