PM
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM A Dozen Dumb Ideas from Conventional Project Management
Ken Hanley KTH Program and Project Management Inc.
A Dozen Dumb Ideas from Conventional Project Management
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10:15 AM - 11:15 AM There's Nothing Wrong With More Chocolate
Ernest Hughes The Systems Thinking Company
There's Nothing Wrong With More Chocolate
| PM & BA
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM How to PM Virtual Teams? I can’t see you but I know you are there.
Carl Miller Nexient - A Global Knowledge Company
How to PM Virtual Teams? I can’t see you but I know you are there.
| BA
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PANEL: BA in Agile world – there is NO replacement for good business analysis.
Kevin Greenwood Channel Development
PANEL: BA in Agile world – there is NO replacement for good business analysis.
| PM & BA
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Project Management: Do you have what it takes ?
Helena Hui Giesecke & Devrient Canada
Project Management: Do you have what it takes ?
| BA
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Metrics Matter: From Good to Great Business Analysts
Roxanne Miller Requirements Quest
Metrics Matter: From Good to Great Business Analysts
| BA
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Essential tools for the BA on complex projects
Tom Karasmanis IIBA
Essential tools for the BA on complex projects
| BA
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Right brain business analysis - stretching beyond the quotidian
Michael Roy MRR Consulting
Right brain business analysis - stretching beyond the quotidian
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PM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
| PM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Why did they do THAT!!!!
Mike Grossman Sensus Metering Systems
Why did they do THAT!!!!
| PM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PANEL: PMBOK SCHMEMBOK - What you really need to do to complete projects successfully
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PANEL: PMBOK SCHMEMBOK - What you really need to do to complete projects successfully
| PM & BA
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
| PM & BA
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Business Process Management: A Prescriptive Approach to Solution Design and Implementation in 60 - 90 Days
Peter Beggs IBM
Business Process Management: A Prescriptive Approach to Solution Design and Implementation in 60 - 90 Days
| BA
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Business Analyst to Business Architect . . . and Beyond
Jack Hilty SentientPoint, Inc.
Business Analyst to Business Architect . . . and Beyond
| BA
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Scrum: Fundamentals
Louis Molnar IAG Consulting
Scrum: Fundamentals
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PM
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM What doesn’t get measured, doesn’t get done: Balanced Scorecards for Project Success!
DJ Hanna Shepell.fgi
What doesn’t get measured, doesn’t get done: Balanced Scorecards for Project Success!
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12:45 PM - 1:45 PM A "State of the Union" Address on Project Management: An Examination of a Profession in Crisis
Gary Heerkens Management Solutions Group, Inc.
A "State of the Union" Address on Project Management: An Examination of a Profession in Crisis
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12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch
Lunch
| PM & BA
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch
Lunch
| PM & BA
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM They Don’t Get Us!!
How do we market ourselves and our roles within the organization
David Barrett DBC Canada
They Don’t Get Us!!
How do we market ourselves and our roles within the organization
| BA
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch
Lunch
| BA
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Get Requirements Right The First Time Through Modernized Requirements Definition Practices
Mary Gerush Forrester Research
Get Requirements Right The First Time Through Modernized Requirements Definition Practices
| BA
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Interviewing 101
Richard Clare PMCentersUSA
Interviewing 101
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PM
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Project Managers - Gain Credibility Through Job Profiles & Compentency Model
Warren Long Acarsaid Limited
Project Managers - Gain Credibility Through Job Profiles & Compentency Model
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2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Lean Project Management
Todd MacAdam Lean Solutions Limited
Lean Project Management
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2:00 PM - 3:15 PM A Case Study: Setting up a Global Program Office to implement the new Option Symbology initiative in the RBC Capital Markets and Wealth Management businesses.
Meral Altinbilek RBC Capital Markets
A Case Study: Setting up a Global Program Office to implement the new Option Symbology initiative in the RBC Capital Markets and Wealth Management businesses.
| BA
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM PANEL: Future of the BA Role - How do we balance the demand for Agility and Quality Requirements?
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PANEL: Future of the BA Role - How do we balance the demand for Agility and Quality Requirements?
| PM & BA
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Quality Now or Pay Later - The Value of the Business Analyst
Maureen McVey International Institute for Learning
Quality Now or Pay Later - The Value of the Business Analyst
| BA
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Lean Software Development and the Business Analyst
Perry McLeod PJM Limited
Lean Software Development and the Business Analyst
| BA
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Use-case based requirements gathering and the iterative approach
Tom Karasmanis IIBA
Use-case based requirements gathering and the iterative approach
| PM & BA
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Agile Requirements at Scale: Understanding what is right for your organization: Use cases or User Stories and putting User Stories in Context
Scott Ambler IBM
Agile Requirements at Scale: Understanding what is right for your organization: Use cases or User Stories and putting User Stories in Context
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PM
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Project Negotiations: Deal Yourself a Winning Hand!
Joseph Lukas PMCentersUSA
Project Negotiations: Deal Yourself a Winning Hand!
| PM
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM What’s Different About PRINCE2®?
Jerry Howard EPIMIA Inc.
What’s Different About PRINCE2®?
| PM
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Transform Your Project Managers Into Next-Generation Business Technology Leaders
Mary Gerush Forrester Research
Transform Your Project Managers Into Next-Generation Business Technology Leaders
| PM & BA
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM PANEL: There is no value in certification!
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PANEL: There is no value in certification!
| PM & BA
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Writing to the Point for BAs and PMs
Patricia Davies Patricia Davies Communications
Writing to the Point for BAs and PMs
| BA
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM 30 Secrets of a Successful Business Analyst
Mark Moore Moore Seminars Inc.
30 Secrets of a Successful Business Analyst
| BA
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Mostly About Cupcakes
Ernest Hughes The Systems Thinking Company
Mostly About Cupcakes
| BA
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Case Study: Lean Implementation at Canadian Tire
Gerard Harrington, P.Eng, P.Log, Lean SCM – Green Belt Canadian Tire Corporation Limited
Case Study: Lean Implementation at Canadian Tire
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