PMIWDC

PMIWDC International PM Day 2006

On Thursday, November 2, 2006, over 200 industry and government attendees gathered at the Arlington, VA office complex of sponsor Verizon Business to celebrate International PM Day 2006. After an early 8:30 am breakfast start, everyone settled down to listen, ask questions, and network with their peers from 9:00 am till noon. Andrew Anderson, President of the PMIWDC chapter, welcomed everyone and conveyed to them the benefits of participating in the activities of the PMIWDC chapter.

The following list of speakers then began to provide insight to the rapid growth of project management worldwide and the various benefits their respective companies and agencies have seen from adoption of the practices and executive support for this profession:

2006 Presentation Archive

Read about the speakers (PDF)

• Andrew Anderson, PMP, DHS/Transportation Security Administration
  Presentation: DHS - TSA

• Valerie Carter, Government Relations Manager for the Project Management Institute
  Presentation: The Project Management Institute

• J. Davidson Frame, PhD, PMP, Academic Dean at the University of Management and Technology (UMT)
  Presentation: Project Management in China

• Michael O'Brochta, PMP, Director of CIA's PM certification and training program
  Presentation: PM Certification at the CIA

• Dan Schueckler, PMP, Principal @ Infinitive Inc, Program & Portfolio Management Focus
  Presentation: Linking Strategy to Projects: An Introduction to PMI's Standard for Program Management

• Dan Smith, VP Project & Program Management, Verizon Business

• Jesse Stewart, Professor of Program Management, Defense Acquisition University
  Presentation: Project and Program Management; DoD Overview