Leading Transformational Projects Reports from the Records Management Trenches Seats Still Available! Email Registration Manager Vlad Cohen, PMP to Register

In this Message Second Notice of March 21st 2012 PD Seminar "Leading Transformational Projects � Reports from the Records Management Trenches" Location and Times PDU Claims for Full Day Registration Policy - Fine Print Other Planned Seminars for 2012 Successful Seminar held February 15, 2012 About the Society - Website www.vcn.bc.ca/pmprof Contact the Officers Second Notice of March 21st 2012 PD Seminar "Leading Transformational Projects � Reports from the Records Management Trenches" The 58th PM Professional Day will be held on Wednesday March 21, 2012 at the Holiday Inn, Metrotown. Seats are still available. Register now with Vlad Cohen, PMP Do not reply to this email; instead, send a new message to Vlad Cohen. Our agenda for the day will include these presentations and workshop sessions: MIND THE GAP - AVOID THE DIGITAL ABYSS � Ellyn Daly, BHE, PMP - A Records Management project can bring fundamental change to every part of an organization. It can deliver immense benefits; but has an incredibly huge opportunity to fail right out of the gate. This presentation considers the essential components which must be in place to allow a transformational project a fighting chance of achieving success and delivering on time and on budget. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR � IGNORE AT YOUR PERIL - Victoria Lemieux, PhD, MAS, CISSP - A review of empirical research carried out at UBC that identifies risk factors related to organizational culture and human behaviour that can jeopardize the success of Records and Information Management (RIM) systems implementation projects. It includes a demonstration of a web-based Risk Assessment Tool designed to assist individuals and teams involved in RIMS implementation projects to assess their perceived level of exposure to these risk factors. TOOLS IN THE TRENCHES � PROJECT MANAGERS AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT - Laura Stoicescu, MSc, PMP and Madeleine Butschler, J.D., M.C.E � A brief review of a Change Management (CM) framework and why CM is essential for a successful Records Management project, followed by a workshop. Participants will identify change management activities and tools suited to different phases of the project lifecycle. THE FIVE THINGS A PM MUST KNOW (OR GET SOMEONE TO DO) ` TO IMPLEMENT AN EDRMS SYSTEM � Marcel Roy, and Judy Hu, MAS - Drawing on concepts introduced in presentations and workshops earlier in the day, in this workshop participants will apply their experience to explore five key elements of an EDRMS implementation. SET NEW PROJECT RECORDS! � Regis Denefle, PMP � Building on experience at one of the world's largest software publishers, this presentation addresses complex, transformational projects such as implementing a new Project Management approach and toolset. Using a certain vision of Project Management, the goal is to share practices and tools that can enable organizations and PMs to pick the right projects, execute consistently, organize and retain project information for the long run, and learn more from past experience. For more information on the technical program and presenters, contact the Project Manager for the 58th Professional Development Seminar Ellyn Daly, PMP at [email protected] [Top] Location and Times Holiday Inn Metrotown 4405 Central Boulevard Salon's A & B Wednesday, March 21, 2012 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM 7:45 AM Registration - Coffee, Juice, Continental Breakfast Buffet Lunch Inclusive fee: $80 Free underground parking at the hotel REGISTRATION WILL BE LIMITED TO FIFTY (50) ATTENDEES Cancellation Deadline: Midnight Wednesday March 14, 2012. [Top] PDU Claims for Full Day Seminar participants can claim seven PDUs for the day. In addition to the time they spend as participants, Presenters and Workshop Leaders can claim a PDU for each hour spent performing those roles, including preparation time This is a full-day seminar. If you register it is understood that you plan to attend for the entire day. If you leave early it is a discourtesy to your fellow professionals. Another PMP from the wait-list has been denied the opportunity to attend, and the presenters at the end of the day are slighted. [Top] Registration Policy - Fine Print Available seats will be assigned in the order that registration applications are received. Once the registration limit is reached, the remaining applications will be placed on a wait list in order of receipt. Each application will be acknowledged and each acceptance will be confirmed by email. Each application received will be considered a firm offer to register and to pay the full fee. Cancellations will be accepted up to midnight, Wednesday March 14, 2012. Those on the waitlist will be accepted in priority order if spaces become available prior to the cancellation deadline. A waitlist candidate will be notified of acceptance by email. A waitlist candidate must cancel to be removed from the list. The Society will issue an email notice of acceptance to the address provided in the registration application, but is not responsible for ensuring that any registrant has received the notification of acceptance. Any registrant who does not show is expected to pay the full seminar fee. Accepted registrants who fail to pay the full seminar fee will be prohibited from applying for registration at future events until the payment is received. Payment by cheque is preferred. Cash is accepted; please try to bring exact change. There is an ATM in the hotel lobby. No credit cards or Interac (debit cards) are accepted. The Registration Manager for the March 21, 2012 Seminar is Vlad Cohen, PMP [Top] Other planned Seminars for 2012 Five more PD seminars are currently planned for the remainder of the year. Contact the Project Manager listed below for more information or to volunteer your services. April 18, 2012 "Managing Projects Across Distances and Cultures." Duncan Wood, PMP [email protected] , Project Manager May 23, 2012 "Creating Organizational Capability and Individual Competence in Project Management." Lisa Batycki Downs, PMP [email protected] , Project Manager September 26, 2012 "Novel Approaches to Engineering-Construction Projects." Linda Flegel, PMP [email protected] Project Manager October 24, 2012 "ERP Projects - Avoiding the Seven Deadly Sins." John Cooke, PMP [email protected] Project Manager November 21, 2012 "Building and Maintaining Effective Project Teams. " & the Annual General Meeting Eva Blackham, PMP [email protected] , Project Manager There are opportunities for additional presenters, workshop leaders, and Management Team volunteers for these seminars. Those who provide service may earn preferred access to registration in future seminars. Please contact the Project Manager for a seminar or Kim Hunter, PMP, Society President to participate, Kim Hunter, [email protected] [Top] Successful Seminar - February 15, 2012 "Delivering Quality Results in Information Technology Projects " The agenda, organized by Project Manager Judy Waywood-Cox, PMP, included these presentations and workshop sessions: QUALITY METRICS FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION DELIVERY PROJECTS - Marcel Chiriac, PMP DEBUNKING AGILE'S ALLURE - A NEOPHYTE'S PERSPECTIVE - Stuart Bourhill PEng, MBA, PMP RUNNING WATERFALL AND AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITHIN A PHASE/GATE PROJECT METHODOLOGY - Susan Bush, PMP BALDRIGE CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE - Marko Wolf-Pany, P.Eng., PMP COMBINING THE ROLE OF TECHNICAL LEADER AND PROJECT MANAGER - Duncan Smith PMP Thank-you again, to all the Workshop Leaders, Presenters, Volunteers and Participants for making this a successful event. [Top] About the Society - Website Address The Society of PM Professionals is a voluntary, democratic organization of PMPs in the Greater Vancouver area, who are dedicated to the achievement of their common purposes in the profession through mutual support, co-operation, and collective effort. There are more than 550 PMPs in the Vancouver area who receive notices of Society events. The Society holds at least three Professional Development Seminars in Vancouver each year. The Professional Development Seminars feature technical presentations and workshop facilitation by PMPs for the purpose of continuing professional development. The seminar is intended for PMPs. However, a PMP may invite guests who are committed to the advancement of the Profession. Practitioners who plan to become certified as PMPs are welcome in particular. For more information on the Society: http://www.vcn.bc.ca/pmprof/ [Top] Contact the Officers of theSociety At the November 23, 2011 Annual Meeting, the officers of the Society were elected for a one-year term. President: Kim Hunter, PMP [email protected] Secretary Treasurer: John Cooke, PMP [email protected] Registrar: Walter Wawruck, PMP [email protected] If you have not yet filled in a membership application, contact Walter Wawruck, PMP, download one from the website, or complete an application at the March 21, 2012 seminar Please let us know if you wish to receive notices from the Society at a different e-mail address. [Top]