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KXF Webinars: July Global Speaker Exchange Webinar - "Opportunity Unstuck!" - "Lessons"

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Event Date: 
Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 07:00 - 19:15

The July Speaker Exchange webinar features two presentations that will be simulcast globally, courtesy of the PMIWDC Chapter-to-Chapter Outreach program. 

Both sessions will each be held twice to accomodate international viewers in other time zones.

First Session: 11:00am ET to 1:15pm ET -  Registration Closed - Morning Session is Full

Second Session: 9:00pm ET to 11:15pm ET -  Registration Closed - Afternoon Session is Full

All times are USA Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) -0400 UTC

Opportunity Unstuck!

Tom Sheivesfeaturing

Tom Sheives, PMP, PhD
The University of Texas at Dallas and True Solutions, Inc.

11:00am to 12:00pm, July 30, 2009 and
9:00pm to 10:00pm, July 30, 2009

Lessons
(Lecciones, บทเรียน, lektioner, 教训, lekcje, レッスン, enseignements, aulas)

featuring

Efrain P. Pacheco, PMP
Senior Program Manager, Independent contractor, Department of Justice

12:15pm to 1:15pm, July 30, 2009 and
10:15pm to 11:15pm, July 30, 2009

About the Webinar

This PMIWDC webinar is being presented globally, and is available to anyone interested in attending. 

Attendees will receive 2 PDUs.
(Note that you can not receive 4 PDUs from attending both sessions. The two sessions are identical)

Date and Time:

Thursday, July 30, 2009

First Session: 11:00am ET to 1:15pm ET

Opportunity Unstuck!: 11:00am to 12:00pm

Lessons: Topic TBD: 12:15pm  to 1:15pm

Second Session: 9:00pm ET to 11:15pm ET

Opportunity Unstuck!: 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Lessons: Topic TBD: 10:15pm to 11:15pm

Online webcast via www.pmiwdc.org

The session is free of charge, but online preregistration is required in order to receive information about how to attend.

About the Programs

Opportunity Unstuck!

A presentation by Tom Sheives, PMP, PhD about how to Unlock Your Right Time, Right Place, and Right Opportunity from his book “Opportunity Unstuck”.  This presentation shows how PMs can get project teams and management team unstuck, and move projects forward!

Lessons (Lecciones, บทเรียน, lektioner, 教训,  lekcje, レッスン, enseignements, aulas)

A presentation by the PMIWDC AVP of Chapter-to Chapter Outreach, Efrain Pacheco, PMP, about the lessons learned while managing virtual global teams and managing projects locally in different parts of the world.  This presentation goes beyond a discussion on the importance of cross-cultural knowledge, including discussions on  the process necessary to be successful in multi-cultural virtual team environments and projects managed outside the U.S.

About the Presenters

Tom Sheives, Part-time Faculty, The University of Texas at Dallas and Executive Director, Business Development,  True Solutions, Inc., Dallas, Texas, has been a technical leader, business manager, project manager, management consultant  and coach with over 30 years experience in a broad range of product development and systems engineering disciplines including software, electronics, and mechanical systems.  He has demonstrated proven success in building project teams, product development teams, process improvement teams and systems integration teams in industries which include product development, manufacturing, and systems integration of automation systems, information technology, wireless telecommunications, oil exploration, and defense guidance systems.  He has led the effort in establishing a project office and has developed and installed project management processes and methodologies including guidelines, templates, and checklists.

Efrain P. Pacheco, PMP, has experience managing projects and programs in wide variety of organizations worldwide, such the US Federal Government, Fortune 500 companies, and non profit organizations.  He is currently working at the Department of Justice as a Senior Program Manager.  He is honored by the lessons and guidance taught by friends and colleagues that he meets during his assignments.  Originally from Ecuador, he emigrated to the United States in 1979, and has since managed global virtual teams and technology projects throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas.