2008 Vancouver Symposium Track Sessions Schedule

Symposium Track Sessions
The Symposium program serves the needs of every business and I.T.professional. The Symposium has 6 dedicated track sessions; 3 ProjectWorld, 2 BusinessAnalystWorld, and 1 shared session for both.

Each session is 60 or 75 minutes in duration.

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  ProjectWorld + BAWorld 
           
8:45 Opening Remarks and Keynote Presentation
  The Strategic PM Tips, Tools and Techniques Peer to Peer Leadership, Agility, Vision The Strategic BA Tips. Tools and Techniques
10:15-11:15

12 Critical Steps in Taking Troubled Projects to the Finish Line

Rich Brodowski

Director, Olympic PMO

PDF

Implementing a full-scale Enterprise Portfolio Management Office: Its impact on a large organization
Max Wideman
AEW Services

PDF

Global Teaming - tipbits for a rewarding experience
Anna Li
IBM Canada

PDF

Translate Your Team’s and Your Talents into Strengths
John Popoff
DREAM Team Consulting

PDF

Closing the Gap
Ramsay Millar
integrate IT LLC

PDF

Business Analyst to Business Consultant: Becoming a Trusted Advisor
Mark Morrison
ENABIL Solutions

PDF

11:30-12:30 Key Contributors to Enterprise Project Management System Implementation Success
Michael Patrick, Western Principals

Advancing the Discipline: Program Management

Carl C. Sergeant

Nexient Learning

PDF

Project Management 2.0: Thowing Out the Mental Model

Robert Goatham

Calleam Consulting

PDF

The Behavioral Side of Team Effectiveness

Sid Henkin

Prism Learning Solutions

PDF

Business Process Re-Engineering

Tim Low

Visiphor Consulting Services

Simulation : A Key to Requirements Validation

David Hauck
Borland Software

12:30-1:45

Lunch

1:45-3:00

Risk Management Techniques for Complex Situations

Laszlo A. Retfalvi

General Dynamics Canada

PDF

PRINCE2
A practical guide for users

Darren Radford
ICBC

PDF

The Evolution of Farm Credit Canada's Corporate PMO
Raymond Deschamps
Farm Credit Canada

PDF

Coaching Skills: Bringing Out The Best in Your Reports

Sue Drinnan

The Hay Group

PDF

Lessons learned, grassroots BA quality improvement
Greg McKone
Fraser Health

PDF

Panel: What’s happening with BA's in different communities?
3:15-4:30

Sustainability for Project Managers

Peter ter Weeme

Junxion Strategy

PDF

How to Successfully Stop a Project
Karen Foster

PDF

Panel Discussion:
Aligning Projects to Business Objectives

Risk Management:
A 3 Dimensional Exercise

Brian MacLeod, IBM

PDF

Performance Metrics for Business Analysts

Campbell Ferenbach

EDS, an HP company            PDF

Maximizing the success of your System Implementation through Change Management
Evelyn Rutherford
Sierra Systems

PDF

4:30-5:30 Conference Cocktail Reception- Sponsor Showcase