PMIWDC

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There is no charge for attending this event, but preregistration is required.

1 PDU is available for PMPs. You must arrive no later than 12:15 pm to earn the PDU.

Many of the projects we lead require culture and cross functional/organization boundary changes to reap full benefits. Managing the need for change can be a key factor in project success. Dr. Craig Petrun will review the critical role and nature of the organizational change process from both the perspective of the enterprise and the individual. He will focus on the critical factors which enable an organization to successfully navigate the change process and share the key lessons learned from implementing complex change projects within an enterprise context. Dr. Petrun will also discuss some of the latest findings on the neuroscience of change.

Dr. Craig Petrun is the organizational change management department leader in MITRE’s Center for Connected Government (CCG). In his role, Dr. Petrun helps large-scale government programs develop change management strategies, implement plans, advance organizational communications, and undertake business transformation and enterprise modernization challenges. Leveraging over 25 years of experience as a strategic change professional, Dr. Petrun works with the Government Agencies to address the impact of technology-driven change on their organizations. His engagements have included work in the areas of organizational assessments, organizational design and restructuring, stakeholder management, change readiness, strategic communications, learning, and executive coaching.

Prior to joining MITRE, Dr. Petrun was an Associate Partner with IBM Business Consulting Services and a Principal consultant in the Strategic Change Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. His experience in human dynamics, consulting, organizational change management, and industry management give him a broad range of experiences to draw on, and he has become a trusted advisor to many executives in federal and international organizations over his career. His professional experience has been focused on understanding and preparing individuals/organizations for change and driving the development and implementation of new organizational strategies, processes, and technologies, which result in improved individual/organizational performance. Dr. Petrun also co-authored the book entitled Information Leadership: A Government Executive’s Guide and has recently been named as co-inventor on a new MITRE patent application called "Decomposing Human Behavior Into Quantified Layers of Perception."

Dr. Petrun has a Doctorate degree in Cognitive Psychology and Master of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Kentucky. He is also a Licensed Psychologist, ICF Associate Certified Executive Coach (ACC), Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE), and a Certified Strategic Therapist.