Chapter Luncheon Presentations 2010

Speaker:  Alan Preston — W.W. Clyde & Co

Alan's projects are characterized by excellent stakeholder relations, meeting schedules, and strong partnering. He has extensive project management experience, including State Street from 90th to 106th South in SLC, St. George Blvd. in St. George, the Emigration Canyon Bike and Pedestrian trail, Redwood Road in West Jordan, and the SR-68, Bangerter Highway to Saratoga Springs.

Alan's presentation includes UDOT's Design/Build methodology and how he applies principles from the book 'The Art of Project Management.

Speaker:  Annie Fitzgerald, MBA
- EPM Solution Specialist with Microsoft

Learn how a global Medical Technology company implemented a Project and Portfolio Management solution to: gain visibility of their global R&D, financial, and resources demands, resulting in improved effectiveness and agility to changing market pressures, and to maximization of portfolio value while reducing execution risk.

View the presentation from this luncheon (3.4 MB).

Speaker:  Dr. Denis R. Petersen, PMP
- Milestone Management Consultants, LLC

Organizations don't change. People change. And in the intense dedication of trying to make organizational changes succeed, it is easy to forget that until the people change, nothing does

Effective change leaders are able to make organization changes faster, with greater employee commitment, less disruption and less resistance. This presentation will outline how to become an effective change leader.

This presentation is copyrighted and not available for download.

Speaker:  Ken Sardoni, Chair
- Colleges of Graduate Business and Information Systems and Technology, University of Phoenix Utah Campus

Nothing is more frustrating for a project manager than to be given ultimate project responsibility, but not enough authority to effectively manage the project.

This session will focus on specific strategies and techniques a project manager can use to establish authority within the project management environment.

View the presentation from this luncheon (2 MB).

Speaker:  Darrell Harmon, Master Trainer

Ouch! You mean, I'm actually designing my projects to struggle?

Actually, it's not all your doing. The context (your organization) has a lot to do with it, as well as everyone involved in the project—executives, managers, team members. But you're the one responsible for project success, right?