The document provides information about the 2009 Project Management Office Summit taking place from June 15-17, 2009 in Washington, DC. The summit will focus on developing and implementing a PMO to maximize project efficiency. Attendees will learn strategies for internal marketing of a PMO, advancing an established PMO, utilizing a PMO to mitigate risk, and applying PMO metrics and measures. The agenda includes keynote speeches, workshops, and interactive sessions over the three days.

1. Presented by:
June 15-17, 2009 | Washington, DC
The 2009 Project Management Office Summit
Optional Pre-Conference Workshop: June 15, 2009
Optional Post-Conference Workshop: June 17, 2009
The 2009
Project Management
Office Summit
Developing and Implementing a PMO to Maximize Project Efficiency
You Will Learn How To:
• Successfully Market Your PMO Internally to Engage Stakeholders and Staff
• Advance an Established and Operational PMO
• Utilize Your PMO to Mitigate Risk and Keep Your Project on Budget
• Identify and Apply PMO Measure and Metrics to Increase Success
• Featuring Two Interactive Workshops
Earn up to 18 PDUs
In Association with:
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Who Pre-Conference Seminar: Monday, June 15, 2009
Pre-Conference Seminars are hands-on, interactive sessions with specially designed exercises
Should Attend: and projects that have immediate application. With this full day application session, you will
enhance your training experience by establishing a reference point of knowledge, language
and methodologies for the rest of the event. This seminar will dive deep into strategic planning
and financial management to help improve your expertise and gain knowledge of practical
tools to implement from field experts. Enrollment space is limited, so registered today to reserve
• Project Managers
your place.
• Program Managers
• Portfolio Managers 8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
• Team Leaders
• Quality Assurance Personnel
9:00
• Planners
Workshop A:
• Performance Management Staff
PMO Implementation
• Program Analysts
Building your PMO can be a complicated procedure. There are many options to consider
• Project Support Staff
when creating one, and there are so many places where everything can go wrong. Being
able to learn from the mistakes of others will help increase your chances of success and
have a better understanding of the process. This workshop will address the real-life lessons
learned from implementing a PMO and how to properly go about executing a PMO in your
Reasons office successfully.
• Discover what to do and what not to do in order to create an efficient PMO in your office
• Lean how other organizations went about implementing their PMO, which strategies
to Attend: worked and which did not
• Identify problematic issues that may arise before they actually do
12:00
1. Discover Best Practices to Create Lunch Break
a Business Case for the PMO
1:00
2. Develop Effective Staff and
Seminar Continued
Resource Your PMO for
Maximum Results
4:00
3. Obtain Key Strategies to Quickly Seminar Adjourns
Progress with the Implementation
of Your PMO
4. Effectively Integrate Multiple
Projects with PMO Implementation
5. Identify the PMO Project Life
Cycle Framework
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3. The 2009 Project Management Office Summit
Day One: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
“This conference 8:30
Continental Breakfast & Conference Registration
was very helpful
9:00
and informative. It Keynote Address: Develop a Business Case for PMO Success
is going to help This keynote address will offer proven cross-industry strategies and case studies to support
the PMO business case and measure PMO effectiveness. Discover not only the benefits
me develop and of implementing a PMO but also learn to explain how to communicate these benefits to
senior executives and how to successfully drive organizational results.
implement a PMO in
10:00
my organization Break & Refreshments
Sonya Lucas, The TAC Companies 10:15
Build a World-Class Project Management Office: Implement Key
Techniques and Best-in-Class Practices
• Discuss the five maturity levels of a PMO along with each stage’s characteristics
• Review each phase’s objectives, activities, outcomes and key deliverables
• Encourage interaction and prepare your organization’s upper management for a
change of this magnitude
11:15
PMO Staff Levels: What’s the Right Amount?
• Find out what the appropriate staffing level is for your project management office
• Utilize best practice strategies for creating a staffing plan to best fit your needs
• Develop a check-list for determining how and when to adjust PMO staffing levels to
maximize end outcomes
12:15
Lunch Break
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Day One: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, Continued
1:00
Use the Work Breakdown Structure for Effective Estimating
• Understand the difference between cost estimating and cost budgeting
“Good combination • Develop an expected value process to create a defensible contingency reserve
of examples, 2:00
experiences and Develop a Preliminary Schedule
• Create a network diagram and identify the critical path
exercises used.” • Identify early and late schedules and produce a preliminary Gantt Chart
using this information
Pamela Stender, Eclipse Inc.
3:00
Construct the Network Diagram
• Monitor project timing and resources and manage the links between them
• Minimize and establish realistic project duration while maintaining overall cost
and design requirements
4:00
Day Two Adjourns
Develop an Effective Project Management
Office to Ensure Your Projects Meet Time,
Quality and Budget Standards
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5. The 2009 Project Management Office Summit
Post-Conference Day Two: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
8:30
Webinar Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00
Keynote Address: Advance an Established and Operational PMO:
Apply Earned Value Lessons from a Mature PMO
Management to Project Planning Being able to effectively identify various operational challenges before they arise can make
the difference in implementing a successful PMO. The team needs to discover how to ex-
In today’s turbulent economy, many
pand the role of the PMO over time and understand how to implement a PMO strategic plan
government agencies of all sizes want to
and plan for the future. This keynote address will discuss what barriers you can possibly
improve their project planning process
expect while creating a project management office and the lessons learned.
in order to stay within scope, schedule
and budget. Being able to foresee early
warning signs of performance problems has 10:00
never been more valuable. Earned Value Break & Refreshments
Management is a project management
technique for measuring project progress in
10:15
an objective manner and is known to be very
Utilize Your Project Management Office to Mitigate Risk
effective when properly implemented.
• Discover how to best manage risk awareness, contingency
Our Earned Value Management webinar
planning, impact analysis and issue management
will highlight the leading innovations in EVM
• Learn to deal with all aspects of risk management and discover how they are best
and teach you how to manage and report
handled
project data and enhance performance.
Learn to discover the warning signs for • Find out how PMOs can assist in mitigating risks
underperforming projects and improve the
definition of project scope, prevent scope 11:15
creep and effectively communicate your
Successfully Market Your PMO
progress to stakeholders.
• Recognize that it is your job as a director to market your PMO and institute a change that
During this webinar you will learn:
everyone can accept
• Earned Value Overview • Understand that no matter what your PMO maturity level is, you must create and sustain a
project culture within the organization
• Standard EVM terminology
• Learn to help build consistency across your organization and get everyone onboard
• How EVM provides powerful information
about your project
12:15
• To strategically apply performance metrics
to predict end outcomes Conference Adjourns
• Innovative techniques for enhancing
project execution
• Identify the warning signs for
underperforming projects
• Essential features of any EVM
Implementation
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PDUS Post-Conference Workshops:
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
PMI Registered 1:15
Post-Conference Workshops:
Education Provider
®
Post-Conference Seminars are practical, supplementary application sessions which incorporate
PDUs: 9 for the
and review tools, techniques and methods presented during the event. Participants will obtain a
conference, and 6 for the Pre- further understanding of how to use newly acquire tools and cutting-edge strategies to improve
Conference Seminar, 3 for Post strategic planning and financial management performance. Through group exercises and
scenario-based learning, you’ll walk away with the expertise and resources needed for immedi-
Conference Workshop
ate and practical application. Enrollment space is limited, so registered today to reserve your
The Performance Institute has been place.
reviewed and approved as a provider of
project management training by the Project
The ABCs of OPM3
Management Institute. As a PMI Registered
OPM3 provides requirements for assessing and developing capabilities in portfolio, program,
Education Provider (R.E.P), The Performance
and project management, helping organizations to advance organizational strategies through
Institute has agreed to abide by PMI projects. It contains three different elements to help enhance results elements - a knowledge
established quality assurance criteria. foundation, assessment, and improvement. The purpose of the OPM3 model is to enable orga-
“PMI” and the PMI logo are service and nizations to assess and accordingly improve their project, program, and portfolio management
capabilities. By attending this workshop you will be able to:
trademarks registered in the United States
• Review the OPM3 Structure and terminology used in the OPM3 standard
and other nations; “PMP” is a certification
• Obtain ideas on how the OPM3 can used based on the PM role
mark registered in the United States and
other nations; “PMBOK” and “CAPM” • Gain a thorough understanding of the process steps needed for OPM3 Implementation
are trademarks registered in the United • Review the necessary requirements for full OPM 3 certification
States and other nations by the Project
4:15
Management Institute, Inc., which is not
Workshop Adjourns
affiliated with The Performance Institute.
Earning
PMI Credits: Ensure That All Projects Are Aligned with
Organizational Processes
The Performance Institute is a Registered
Education Provider of The Project
Management Institute. All of our project
management trainings, conferences and
webinars offer credits to help you take the
PMP Exam or stay accredited with PMI.
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7. The 2009 Project Management Office Summit
Sponsorship In-House Training
Opportunities
One of the more popular vehicles for accessing the Institute’s educational offerings is the
delivery of on-site trainings and management facilitations. Bringing a training or facilitation
in-house gives you the opportunity to customize a program that addresses your exact
challenges and provides a more personal learning experience, while virtually eliminating
travel expenses. Whether you require training for a small group or for an organizational-
wide initiative, the advanced learning methods employed by The Performance Institute will
Sponsorship Opportunities As a
create an intimate training atmosphere that maximizes knowledge transfer to enhance the
conference and training provider, The talent within your organization.
Performance Institute is an expert in Customization:
bringing together leaders to share We realize that not all obstacles can be overcome by applying an “off-the-shelf solution”.
While many training providers will offer you some variation of their standard training,
and discuss best practices and
The Performance Institute’s subject matter experts will work with you and your team to
innovations. We connect examine your programs and determine your exact areas of need. The identification of real
decision-makers with respected life examples will create a learning atmosphere that resonates with participants while at
the same time providing immediate return on your training investment. Using interactive
solution providers. The Institute exercises that employ actual projects or scenarios from your organization, instructors can
offers five different pre-designed address specific challenges and align the curriculum of each session to your objectives.
While the majority of on-site trainings are focused on smaller groups, The Performance
sponsorship packages: institute also has the ability to accommodate organizational-wide training initiatives.
Utilizing multiple instructors, The Institute has the capacity to deliver courses to groups of
• Event Co-Sponsor up to 300 participants per day.
• Session Sponsor Areas of expertise:
• Luncheon Sponsor On-site delivery of single courses, certification programs and entire packages of
specialized courses are available in the following areas:
• Cocktail Hour Sponsor Strategic Planning
Performance Measurement
• Exhibit Booth Sponsor
Project Management
For more information on Lean Six Sigma
Workforce Management
sponsorships or to get started, contact
Performance-Based Budgeting
Jessica Ward at 703-894-0481 or Performance-Based Contracting
Ward@PerformanceWeb.org Performance Reporting
Program Evaluation
Administrative Management
Leadership and Change
For more information about in-house training options available to you, please contact
Mark Bryan at 703-894-0481 x 225 or email him at Bryan@PerformanceWeb.org.
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REGISTRATION
Venue & Hotel
1. ONLINE at www.PerformanceWeb.org
The 2009 Project Management Office Summit will be hosted at The Performance Institute’s
2. VIA FAX to 703-894-0482
training center in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the Courthouse stop on the Orange Line
3. VIA PHONE to 703-894-0481
of the D.C. Metro. A public parking garage is located inside of the building for $10/day.
4. VIA MAIL to 1515 N. Courthouse Road, Sixth Floor Arlington, VA 22201
Continental breakfast and refreshments will be provided for delegates on each day.
Yes! Register me for The 2009 PMO Summit
Conference Address:
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1515 N. Courthouse Rd.
Add Post Conference Workshop
Suite 600
Please call me. I am interested in a special Group Discount for my team
Arlington, VA 22201
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott
Delegate Information
at the prevailing rate of $209.00until May 15, 2009. Please call the hotel directly and
reference code “Project Management Office Summit” when making reservations to get the
discounted rate. The hotel is conveniently located three blocks from the Rosslyn Metro station.
Name Title
Please ask the hotel about a complimentary shuttle that is also available for your convenience.
Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott
1533 Clarendon Blvd.
Office Organization
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-528-2222
www.courtyardarlingtonrosslyn.com
Hotel and Travel costs are not included in conference tuition. Address
Tuition & Group Discounts
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Offering Early Bird Rate Regular Rate
Conference Only $1699 $1799
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Post Conference Workshop ---------- $299
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* For the Early Bird Rate, Register by April 20th, 2009
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Government:
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Pre-Conference Seminar ---------- $499
Post Conference Workshop ---------- $199
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Conference, Seminar and Workshop ---------- $1899
* For the Early Bird Rate, Register by April 20th, 2009
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For more information on group discounts for 2009 Project Management Office Summit please
contact Melvin Hall at 703-894-0481 x210 or email him at Hall@PerformanceWeb.org Please make checks payable to: The Performance Institute
Priority Code: T327-WEB
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online. Your confirmation email contains links to evaluation form provided upon your arrival. Institute accepts no responsibility for covering
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