PMIWDC

The June KXF webinar features two presentations that will be simulcast globally. 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

Turning Around Failing Projects

featuring

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

11:00am to 11:50am, June 24, 2010 and
9:00pm to 10:15pm, June 24, 2010

Project Teams Unstuck!

featuring

Tom Sheives, PhD, PMP
Executive Director, True Solutions, Inc.

11:50am to 12:50pm, June 24, 2010 and
10:30pm to 11:45pm, June 24, 2010 

About the Webinar

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

Attendees will receive 2.5 PDUs. (Note that you can not receive 5 PDUs from attending both sessions. The two sessions are identical)

• Morning Session Registration: 11:00am ET to 12:50pm ET
• Evening Session Registration: 9:00pm ET to 11:45pm 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, June 24, 2010

First Session: 11:00am ET to 1:45pm ET

Turning Around Failing Projects: 11:00am to 11:50pm

Project Teams Unstuck!: 11:50pm to 12:50pm

Second Session: 9:00pm ET to 11:45pm ET

Turning Around Failing Projects: 9:00pm to 10:15pm

Project Teams Unstuck!: 10:30pm to 11:45pm

Online webcast via www.pmiwdc.org

About the Presentations

Turning Around Failing Projects

One of the most sought after topics for project managers is how to deal with failing projects or even how to turn them around. When industry figures show a variation of 60-82% of projects failing, it is easy to see why so many seek this information. In typical Rick Morris style, this session will not be full of theories or textbook options. Instead, it will be an introspective look into actual experiences and a telling of true lessons learned. Rick made a name for himself at Fortune 100 companies for his ability to quickly analyze, understand, and put plans in motion to turn around failing projects. Some of the stories will include:

• Dealing with difficult Sponsors
• Dealing with an unresponsive and unsupportive direct manager
• Turning around software development as well as IT Services projects
• Dealing with ethical/moral issues

Rick will also discuss some of his personal failures in trying to bring a project back to life. As in every situation, there are times when a project will simply fail. Rick will discuss some of the difficult lessons that he learned in some of the most trying times of his career.

Project Teams Unstuck!

Is your team consistently performing at championship levels? Are there “disconnects” between team members? Are there team members that you just don’t understand? Why do team members act and react the way that they do? Culture and behavior norms are being challenged at an all time high in the global workplace.

This webinar will apply easy yet proven team models to move diverse teams forward to get your own team unstuck! 

You will discover proven strategies guaranteed to not only cope with these team challenges but to take positive steps to propel your team toward championship performance, saving both time and money. Bring your team and get unstuck! These challenges are pervasive in teams from the aging of the baby boomers to the culture of the Gen Xers as well as from Gen Y moving into strong contributor and leadership roles in companies. Very often these team challenges result in frustration, conflict and diminished team performance Multi-cultural, multi-national and cross functional teams, whether intact or virtual, are growing at significant rates and challenging traditional styles and modes of behavior and communication. Cross functional teams are demanding that barriers be removed, department silos be blown up and results achieved.

The entertaining and knowledgeable facilitator will address challenges of varying types of teams. Differing scenarios will be described and analyzed with interactive, entertaining attendee participation. Accomplishing team results through strong decision making and commitment to agreed upon behaviors and goals will provide definite takeaways to get your teams unstuck!

About the Speakers

Rick A. Morris, OPM3, PMP

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 Past President of the Birmingham Chapter, Rick is no stranger to being center stage in front of large groups of people.

At the early age of 11, Rick was a Walt Disney World Performer in their seasonal shows. In high school, he worked at MGM Studios on various projects including the New Mickey Mouse Club.

Taking the experience of his youth and blending it with the knowledge he attained throughout his career, Rick has been able to inspire and mentor many project managers. His blend of real world experience and down to earth delivery style makes his passion for the profession contagious.

 Tom Sheives, PhD, PMP

Tom is a part-time faculty member of the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management and Executive Director of Business Development for True Solutions, Inc. President, Project Consultant and Coach with his company Better Project Results, Inc. Tom has recently taught for the University of Texas at Dallas where he delivered 52 days of project management training to over 175 executives and project managers with the Panama Canal Authority as they prepare for the new $5.25 Billion Canal Expansion Program. Tom’s new book released March 2009 called “Opportunity Unstuck” uses his Panama experience as a case study.

Tom has coached, mentored and trained project teams from companies such as Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, USAA, IBM and Microsoft. He helps companies develop a solid methodology in project management. Tom has written and delivered training for PMP certification, PM Fundamentals, Requirements Development, Leadership and Teaming.Tom is a graduate of Texas A&M, Baylor University, University of New Mexico and Coach University. He is also trained to deliver project team assessments, several 360o assessments, the Winslow Personality Assessment, and the Personal Coaching Styles Inventory. True Solutions, Inc. is a Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute. 

Presentation Archive: 

Presentation Slides: Project Teams Unstuck.zip

Presentation Slides: Turning Around Failing Projects.pdf