PMIWDC

The December 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 accommodate international viewers in other time zones. The webinars are free for PMIWDC members and members or C2C Speaker Exchange organizations.

• Morning Session
• Evening Session
• Times are US EDT, -0400 UTC

Stop Playing Games!

featuring

Rick A. Morris, OPM3, PMP
President, R2 Consulting, LLC.

11:00am to 12:00pm, December 17, 2009 and 9:00pm to 10:00pm, December 17, 2009

Panama Canal Expansion Program

featuring

Jorge L. Quijano
Engineering and Program Management
Executive Vice President
Panama Canal Authority

12:15pm to 1:15pm, December 17, 2009 and
10:15pm to 11:15pm, December 17, 2009

About the Webinar

Important Note: The December Speakers Exchange webinar will be held on December 17th. This is a variation from our normal 4th-Thursday schedule on account of the Christmas holiday. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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)

• Morning Session Registration: 11:00am ET to 1:15pm ET
• Evening Session Registration: 9:00pm ET to 11:15pm ET
• All times are USA Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) -0400 UTC

Cost

PMIWDC and C2C Chapters: Free
The session is free of charge to PMIWDC members, and to members of the C2C Speaker Exchange Program.

Non-Members: $5.00

Members of the following groups may attend free of charge.

Interested in becoming part of the C2C speakers exchange program? Contact us to learn more.

Date and Time:

Thursday, December 17, 2009

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

Stop Playing Games!: 11:00am to 12:00pm

Panama Canal Expansion Program: 12:15pm to 1:15pm

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

Stop Playing Games!: 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Panama Canal Expansion Program: 10:15pm to 11:15pm

Online webcast via www.pmiwdc.org

About the Presentations:

Stop Playing Games!

Rick identifies and discusses the day to day world of a Project Manager. PM's have the unique ability to find shortcuts or work arounds in dealing with projects, sponsors, etc. 

Rick, in his humorous way, will try to help PM's avoid the playing of games through his years of experience and help them with getting stronger, more process oriented, and more respect for the work they do. 

Rick will offer real world advice, gain proper techniques that you can immediately use to impact your projects, learn how to influence without authority, to stop end rounding projects and get back to the basics that will help create a PM that will do the right things the right way.

Panama Canal Expansion Program

The Panama Canal Expansion Program is a $5.25 billion megaproject that has been underway since 2007. The project will add two additional lock complexes to the canal, creating tens of thousands of jobs and helping to secure the Panama Canal's relevance to global  maritiime commerce. Mr. Quijano has been in charge of the Panama Canal's $5.25 billion Expansion Program since 2006.

This session will be a recording of Mr. Quijano's live presentation at our November Tysons Corner Dinner Meeting. Advance copies of the presentation are available at the dinner meeting page.

About the Speakers:

Rick A. Morris

Rick A. Morris, PMP, OPM3 certified, an ITIL Practitioner, consultant, author, mentor, and creator of a non-profit foundation to promote Project Management in charities and other non-profits. Rick is currently the Owner/President of R2 Consulting, LLC. Rick is an accomplished project manager and public speaker. 

His appetite for knowledge and passion for the profession makes him a sought after speaker at PMI chapters, various civic organizations, and a frequent guest lecturer at local universities. He holds the PMP (Project Management Professional), MPM (Masters of Project Management), OPM3 (Organization Project Management Maturity Model), Six Sigma Green Belt, MCITP, MCTS, MCSE, TQM, ATM-S, ITIL, and ISO certifications. Rick has worked for organizations such as GE, Xerox, and CA and has consulted to numerous clients in a wide variety of industries including financial services, entertainment, construction, non-profit, hospitality, pharmaceutical, retail, and manufacturing. 

Rick has two books (“The Everything Project Management Book”, 2nd Edition published by Adams Media and “Project Management That Works!” published by AMACOM) that were released in 2008.  An active member of the Project Management Institute and currently the President of the Birmingham Chapter, Rick is no stranger to being center stage in front of large groups of people. 

Jorge L. Quijano

Mr. Quijano started his profession in Texaco's Oil Refinery in Panama, where he worked as a Process Engineer and Product Forecaster. He began his career with the Panama Canal in 1975 and climbed through the professional and managerial promotion ladder to the position of Maritime Operations Director in 1999. This department is directly involved in the operation and maintenance of the principal infrastructure and equipment of the waterway.

After leading the Maritime Operations department for over seven years covering the transition from US to Panamanian administration, Mr. Quijano has been in charge of the Panama Canal's $5.25 billion Expansion Program since 2006. To that effect, he was appointed as Executive Vice President of the Engineering and Programs Management Department in 2007.

In his new role, he heads a group of about 500 professionals which have the responsibility to manage the execution of all expansion program components. The department is specifically tasked with the contracting and oversight of the Locks Design and Construction contract, the Atlantic and Pacific entrance channel dredging contracts, the four dry excavation contracts, the Lake level dredging to be performed by ACP's (Autoridad del Canal de Panamá) workforce and other smaller support contracts. The department is working together as an integrated team with a hired program manager to oversee the execution of the entire Expansion Program.