Managing IS and IT Projects – How Far Have We Come? Email Registration Manager Tracey Lakey, PMP at [email protected] to Register

In this Message First Notice of February 19, 2014 Seminar "Managing IS and IT Projects – How Far Have We Come? " Location and Times PDU Claims for Full Day Registration Policy - Fine Print Other Planned Seminars for 2014 Successful Seminar held November 20, 2013 About the Society - Website www.vcn.bc.ca/pmprof Contact the Officers First Notice of February 19, 2014 Seminar "Managing IS and IT Projects – How Far Have We Come?" The 68th PM Professional Day will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at the Holiday Inn Express, Metrotown, Burnaby. Register now with Tracey Lakey, PMP at [email protected] . Do not reply to this email; instead, send a new message to Tracey Lakey. Our agenda for the day will include these presentations and workshops: BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS; A PRE-REQUISITE FOR A BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN – Marko Wolf-Pany, P.Eng.,PMP – Business Impact Analysis (BIA, a.k.a. Business Impact Assessment) supports Business Continuity Planning (BCP) by attempting to decide which processes are the most critical to recover in case of a disaster. The BIA Workshop will provide hands-on experience in completing a Business Impact Analysis matrix. ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: VALIDATED THEORIES AND PROVEN STRATEGIES – - Bill Warner, Ph.D., PMP, CQM/OE, CSSGB - This presentation prepares the participant to be an effective change agent in a constantly changing and transitioning organization. Based on proven models and strategies, you will learn a practical roadmap for successful and sustainable change. SINK OR SWIM – TOP 5 NON IT CHALLENGES EVERY IT PROJECT NEEDS TO KNOW FOR SUCCESSFUL PROJECT DELIVERY - Andrew Kim, PMP & Stanley Tang, PMP – The presenters will share their perspectives on the top 5 non IT challenges that can potentially derail the successful delivery of an I.T. Project with some personal war stories and mitigations they have used from their lessons learned. IMPLEMENTING A PM METHODOLOGY, USING 4PM AS AN EXAMPLE – Kim Hunter, PMP - How does one implement a methodology? What IS a methodology? This workshop will suggest a few options and guidelines and some exercises in defining requirements. The methodology used as an example was developed by Dick Billows – see www.4PM.com, has at its core a unique method for defining desired outcomes, and is one of the simplest I have implemented. IT SOLUTIONS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION – Jim Tucker, P.E., PMP & Elinor Carlton, BA, MA – The University of British Columbia's integrated approach to student success includes the creation of the University-wide Online Advising Management System (OAMS). Developing OAMS, and delivering it to a decentralized community of student service professionals, required sensitivity to those groups' autonomy and business needs, the participation of business representatives on the IT project team, effective stakeholder management, and alignment with University objectives. THE PAST, PRESENT AND POSSIBLE FUTURE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT – Rav Gill, MSc, PMP - The art of project management has changed over the last decade with client requirements growing and ever more demanding. This seminar discusses our journey since the start of the millennium and how through a new methodology we can drive out our future. For more information on the technical program and presenters, contact the Project Manager for the 68th Professional Development Seminar, Christopher Pinske, PMP at [email protected] [Top] Location and Times Holiday Inn Express Metrotown 4405 Central Blvd., Burnaby BC Wednesday, February 19, 2014 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM 7:45 AM Registration - Coffee, Juice, Continental Breakfast Buffet Lunch Inclusive fee: $80 Free parking at the hotel REGISTRATION WILL BE LIMITED TO FIFTY (50) ATTENDEES Registration Draw Cut-off: Midnight Wednesday February 5, 2014 Cancellation Deadline: Midnight Wednesday February 12, 2014 [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 As an incentive - and reward - for service, the November 25, 2009 General Meeting of the Society approved a priority system which gives preferential access to seminar registration. Presenters, workshop leaders, management team volunteers, and retired officers will be given first priority for available seats for a period of time following their service. The remaining seats will be assigned through a lottery as has been done in the past. The list of individuals eligible for first priority seating, along with the rules for assigning available seats, can be downloaded at http://www.vcn.bc.ca/pmprof/A-List.PDF For the February 19, 2014 seminar, once seats have been assigned to the presenters, the management team for the day, and the priority applicants, a lottery shall be used to determine which of the remaining applications for registration are chosen for acceptance, in accordance with the rules set out below. Registration for a seminar does not open until a registration notice, such as this one, is broadcast. There is no provision for advance registration. Only those applications received after the time of broadcast will be considered. Each application received by the Registration Manager prior to midnight Midnight February 5, 2014 will be assigned to either an A-list pool or a regular pool. Each application will be given a random priority number within the pool. Available seats will first be awarded to those in the A-list pool in priority sequence. The remaining available seats will be awarded to those in the regular pool in priority sequence. Once the registration limit is reached, the remaining applications will be placed on a wait list in priority sequence, first A-list then regular. Each application received after midnight February 5, 2014 will be assigned the next sequential regular priority number in the order it is received, whether or not the applicant is on the A-list. 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 February 12, 2014. 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 February 19, 2014 Seminar is Tracey Lakey, PMP [email protected] [Top] Other planned Seminars for 2014 Four more PD seminars are currently planned for the remainder of the year. Contact the Project Managers listed below for more information or to volunteer your services. April 16, 2014 "Managing Projects in the Public and Institutional Sectors " Jeff Raine, PMP, Project Manager May 21, 2014 "Education in Project Management" Michael Dewing, PMP, Project Manager September 24, 2014 "Adapting to Changing Times for Engineering-Architectural-Construction Projects" Jennifer Chu, PMP, Project Manager November 19, 2014 "Managing Relationships on Projects" & the Annual General Meeting Darlene Hope-Ross, PMP, Project Manager There are opportunities for additional presenters, workshop leaders, and Management Team volunteers for this and future seminars. Those who provide service may earn preferred access to registration in future seminars. There is room in the calender for additional seminars in 2014. All it takes is an idea and a person with the desire to lead a team in managing a seminar. Please contact the Project Manager for a seminar or Kim Hunter, PMP, Society President to participate, Kim Hunter, [email protected] [Top] Successful Seminar - November 20, 2013 "Inspiring Performance in a Team Setting" The 67th seminar was organized by Project Manager Duncan Wood, PMP and included these presentations and workshop sessions: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GROUPS - THE SCIENCE BEHIND MANAGING PEOPLE – Peter Duggan, PMP INSPIRING PERFORMANCE OUTSIDE THE COMFORT ZONE – Rob Schulz, PMP INSPIRING TEAMS TO MAXIMUM RESULTS – Patricia Larga, PMP PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEYOND THE COMPETENCY FRAMEWORKS – Darlene Hope-Ross, PMP PLANNING A PROFESSIONAL DEVEOPMENT PROGRAM – Walter Wawruck, 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 20, 2013 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 February 19, 2014 seminar. Please let us know if you wish to receive notices from the Society at a different e-mail address. [Top]