vancouver

Monday, October 25

8:45am - 10:00am
Conference Keynote - Peter McCoppin "The Essence of Leadership"

10:15 - 4:30pm
Symposium Track Sessions - see details on Track Sessions tab  
Learn from the real-world experiences of industry experts and practitioners who will show you how to achieve outstanding business results. Symposium sessions are organized for easy navigation of the conference program.  The Symposium program serves the needs of every Project Management, Business and IT professional. Each session is 60 or 75 minutes in duration.

4:30 - 6:00pm
Conference Reception - Open to all! - Conference Registration NOT required.



Tuesday, October 26 

8:45am - 10:00am
Roundtable Discussions
Back by popular demand - this featured session is for all delegates. It has been continually refined and designed to help you increase your networking opportunities, to allow you to share ideas and to get the help you are looking for from others in your field.
Topics:

  • What Is Agile? When is it appropriate to Use? What documentation is necessary with Agile?
  • The Gee Whiz effect - What BAs need to be in the Future
  • How should BA performance be measured?  By the number of change requests raised or on how changes are documented/managed?
  • & Techniques to effectively capture and display requirements.  What is your favorite?
  • PMs and Executive Sponsors:  How to fix a dysfunctional relationship?
  • What Hurts you - Barriers holding you back from being the very best
  • What is the future of Project Managers? What skills are needed for the next decade?
  • What are the most important tools available to a PM today?
  • Using social networking sites for career networking
  • How to sell BA/PM roles to executives who are nonbelievers
  • Improving and sustaining strong team communication with a globally disperse project team

10:15 - 4:30pm
Symposium Track Sessions - see details on Track Sessions tab  
 

Monday, October 25, 2010

Project Management

Project Management

BOTH

Business Analysis

Business Analysis

8:45 - 10:00 am  Keynote Presentation:
The Essence of Leadership

Peter McCoppin
10:15 - 11:15am

How Project Management destroyed evil and saved a concert
Peter McBride
McBride Consulting Group Inc
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Metrics in a box - quick measurement tools for PMOs
Wendy Norman
BC Assessment

PANEL: Engaged or married: What's the right level of commitment between PMs and BAs to find lasting project happiness?

Scenario-based Design Techniques: Collaboratively Envisioning the User Experience
Paul Hibbitts
Hibbitts Design

The Dollars are in the Details: Measuring the Cost of Requirements
Glenn Brule
ESI International

11:30 - 12:30 pm

Project Management in A Matrix Environment
Nexient - A Global Knowledge Company

PANEL: PMBOK SCHMEMBOK - What you really need to do to complete projects successfully

A Negotiation Toolkit for PM's and BA's
Tracy Page
T. Page Consulting Inc.

Business Rules, the New Decision Model and Agile
Charles Bozonier
REI

Killer Guidelines for Better Use Cases
Steve Adolph
WSA Consulting Inc

12:30 - 1:45 pm

LUNCH BREAK

1:45 - 3:00 pm

Growing Project Managers: Internal Training & Education
Nav Bassi
University Systems

A New Risk Model - death by a thousand cuts
Robin Hornby
Tempest Management Inc

Do You Have The Guts To Go With Your Gut?
Ed Polaczuk
IBM Canada Ltd.

Shifting from Order Taker to Innovator: Three Key Things Every Business Analyst Should Know
Marlene Barker
MLB2 Enterprise Ltd.

Agile Requirements for Application Modernization Projects
Terry Pritchard
Blueprint Software Systems Inc.

3:15 - 4:45 pm

"Cast in Stone" - Proven Methods for the Unmovable Deadline
Jay Daunheimer
MonkeyMedia Software

Prince2 Case Study
Paul Atkin,
PRINCE2 Approved Trainer

Cross-Cultural Skills for Project Managers and Business Analysts
Andrew Coates
Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation

Unknown Unknowns: Analyzing Business Requirements in the Face of Uncertainty
Dan Zollmann
AMBiT Consulting

PANEL: Senior BA & Bored - What's next for my career?

4:45 - 6:00 pm

Sponsor Showcase and Networking Reception

Tuesday, October 26, 2010
8:45 - 10:00 am

Roundtable Discussions

10:15 - 11:15am

Bearing Bad News
Jolyon Hallows
Westwind Consulting Services Inc.

Managing Project Procurement Risk: How Much Can You Afford to Lose?
Maureen Sullivan
National Education Consulting Inc.

Facilitation Fundamentals - How to deliver team meetings that are fun and engaging
Andrea Borle
CGI

Developing a virtual Community of Practice
Leila Day
Sierra Systems

Collecting, Connecting and Correcting the Process Dots
Roger Burlton
BPTrends

11:30 - 12:30 pm

Demystifying the Project Management Office (PMO)
Marko Wolf-Pany
Wolf-Pany Consulting

The Evolution of the Project Manager:
Moving from Tactical Projects to Strategic Programs
Carl Sergeant
ESI International

Wind ‘em Up and Let ‘em Go! How to inspire the maximum performance from your PM's and BA's
Martha Teate
Norket Projects Inc.

Leading from the Middle and Selling the BA Role
Linda Merrick
Pivotal Product Management

If You Build It, Will They Use It? Leveraging Business Objectives to Deliver Successful Projects
Joy Beatty
Seilevel Inc

12:30 - 1:45 pm

LUNCH BREAK

1:45 - 3:00 pm

An Organization's Absorptive Capacity to Learn: Riding the Wave for Project Success
Robert Molina
Fraser Health

A "State of the Union" Address on Project Management: An Examination of a Profession in Crisis
Gary Heerkens
Management Solutions Group, Inc.

Mind Mapping
Cathy Byrnes
HPCI

 

Establishing a BA consultancy
 Stacey Cerniuk
President & CEO, Annex Consulting Group Inc.

Discover the value of Open Space. Participate and learn
Teunis Schouten
B Agile

3:15 - 4:45 pm How To Deliver Exceptional Project Results?
Jamal Moustafaev
Thinktank Consulting Inc
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Leadership and Project Management - how to SPARKLE!
Robin Chinn
Robert Half International

Delivering Golden Games to Canada and the World - a behind the scenes look at how Bell was able to deliver the largest communications network in Olympic history
Rich Brodowski
Business Process Management: A Prescriptive Approach to Solution Design and Implementation in 60 - 90 Days
Peter Beggs
IBM


Wednesday, October 27 & Thursday October 28th  

8:30am - 4:30
Interactive Workshops
 
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2010 Sponsors
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