2015 Professional Development Conference
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
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PMI NUC DIAMOND SPONSOR
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Table of Contents
Sponsor Information
p.4-7
President’s Message
p.8
2015-2016 Board Members
p.9
BYU Conference Center Maps
p.10
PMINUC Networking Information
p.11
Conference Schedule
p.12-13
Agenda Layout Day 1: Workshop Times, Activities & Details
p.14-19
Agenda Layout Day 2: Workshop Times, Activities & Details
p.20-26
Volunteering & Development Opportunities
p.27
Keynote Speaker & Workshop Presenter Bios
p.28-41
Continuing Education: Reporting PDUs
p.42-44
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PMI of Northern Utah Event Sponsors
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Newsletter Date
Volume 1, Issue 1
President’s Welcome Message
Welcome to the 2015 Professional Development Conference!
We have wonderful workshops, exciting keynotes, and plenty
of networking time in store for you over the next two days.
This year, with the inclusion of the members of ASQ in our conference, we have
expanded the program to include more subjects, tools, and skills than ever before. I know you will find something that interests you and that will be beneficial to your career.
I want to thank all of the board members and volunteers that dedicated so
much of their personal time and skills to bringing us this world-class conference.
It has been a pleasure working on this project with them.
This is your conference and your chapter. I encourage each of you to get involved and make next year even better.
Thank you for coming to the conference and for being a valuable part of our
chapter.
Adam Tidwell
President
PMI Northern Utah Chapter
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2014-2015 PMI Northern Utah Chapter Board Members
President
Executive Vice-President
Adam Tidwell
Operations
President@projectmanager.org
Cindy Lake
operations@projectmanager.org
Executive Vice-President
Secretary
Professional Development
Lafe Jepsen
Jeff Howcroft
secretary@projectmanager.org
professionaldev@projectmanager.org
Vice-President
Vice-President
Volunteers
Community Outreach
Elizabeth Price
Teri Gee
volunteers@projectmanager.org
outreach@projectmanager.org
Vice-President
Vice-President
Governance
Membership
Jonathan Roberts
Shane Franz
Governance@projectmanager.org
membership@projectmanager.org
Vice-President
Vice-President
Programs
Public Relations
Elena Balasa
Eric Simonsen
programs@projectmanager.org
publicrelations@projectmanager.org
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BYU Conference Center
Volunteering
We are always looking for additional help.
If you’re interested in getting involved in 2015 and using
PMI as a way to enhance your professional skills
try volunteering with the Northern Utah Chapter.
For more information contact Liz Price at
volunteers@projectmanager.org
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Morning Networking
2nd Thursday Every
Month
7:00am to 9:00am
Locations:
Cache County:
Village Inn
1633 North Main Street, Logan, Utah
Ogden:
Jeremiah's
1307 West 12th Street, Ogden, Utah
Salt Lake City:
Millcreek Coffee Roasters
657 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
Connect With Us
We plan on making this a very social
year, so keep an eye out for
announcements, special
offers, and information on our social
media channels:
https://www.facebook.com/pminuc
Project Management Institute
Northern Utah Chapter
@pminuc
Draper:
Kneaders
177 East 13800 South, Draper, Utah
Utah County:
Einstein's Bagels
38 East 1230 North, Provo, Utah
**Utah County meeting will start at 8:00am**
Development Opportunities
Public Speaking & Teaching: We
would like to extend an invitation to
our members to provide an opportunity for you to earn additional
PDU’s.
If you are working on a unique project, or if you have project management tools you would like to
share, or even if you just want an opportunity to work on your
speaking skills we would like to hear from you. For more information please contact our VP of Programs Elena Balasa at
programs@projectmanager.org
Mentorship Opportunities: The chapter is in the process of implementing a formal mentorship program. Watch for updates in
the coming months on how to get involved. We will be kicking off
this new initiative with mentorship sessions during the Professional Development Conference on May 12th-13th.
Our Vision
To be the association of choice for
business professionals who use project management practices to
achieve positive business results.
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May 12th Agenda—Day 1
7:00-8:00 am: Registration/Networking/Bookstore
7:30-8:00 am: Welcome & Chapter Business
8:00-9:30 am: Opening Keynote: Chip Eichelberger: Own It—Take Charge of Your Performance
Chip shows how the power of getting clear on what you want and how taking ownership of
your preparation, results and attitude can ignite tremendous performance improvements. What results
are you achieving and what specific actions can you take to improve?
Moving your performance from "good" to "great" is not a matter of just moving up the next rung of the
ladder. It's not like moving next door -- it's more like moving to another country-- that's how big the gap
can be. How do you bridge that chasm?
Chip shows how incorporating more innovative or revolutionary change -- into everyday activities can lead
to incredible change. For many, it may be taking ownership of their energy and vitality which will lead to
performance improvements in their career. For others, it is taking ownership of their expertise and performance.
Chip focuses on accountability as the key to owning both your performance and the desired outcome -- an
accountability that takes responsibility – in spite of obstacles and without excuses or blame. Putting on the
hat of personal responsibility is the place to start.
Own It! inspires accountability, personal responsibility, trust in the system, and a long-term view of success. Even if you've settled for less in the past, or you have not gotten the results you want, you've got
what it takes to make it happen. Small individual decisions can lead to a greater sense of ownership and
big results; bigger changes can lead to innovation and revolutionary change.
9:30-9:45 am: Morning Break/Network/Bookstore
Session #1: Concurrent Sessions 9:45 am-11:30am
Steve Ostermiller: Scrum for Households: Healthy, Harmonious and Happy
Scrum is often generalized as a software development framework, yet its applications are endless. Through
Steve’s research and real-life applications of scrum, learn what it is and what it is not, and how families
and individuals can use the essence of scrum to harness empiricism—transparency, inspection and adaptation — for improved health, harmony and happiness.
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May 12th Agenda—Day 1 Cont.
Paul Fields: Project Quality Management
Project management and quality management always go together. A great project manager applies the
tools of effective quality management to achieve project success by implementing a Quality Management
System with Quality Planning, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Appraisal and Quality Improvement. Likewise a high quality project manager can achieve high quality project results by: Understanding
Quality in Project Management, Knowing the Paradigms of Quality, using the Tools of Quality Management, Analyzing Project Processes and Avoiding the Problem That Cause Poor Quality.
John Stenbeck: Understanding Agile from a PMP’s Perspective! Exploding the myth that Agile is not in
the PMBOK
Have you been wondering, “What is the PM’s role in Agile?” or “Can Agile projects coexist in a Traditional
environment?” or “What is the relationship between project-type and Agile tools?”
Many PMP®s have been told, often by well-meaning but uninformed, “experts” that Agile is outside the
PMBOK® Guide and there is no role for project managers. Those myths have no basis in fact!
Fact #1 – Long before the Agile Manifesto the PMBOK® Guide included Rolling Wave Planning, Progressive
Elaboration, and Decomposition… three core concepts Agile simply can’t live without.
Fact #2 – The Agile focus on serving the customer, as practiced by many agilists, has a blind spot because it
ignores the needs of the company – what we call the organizational customer – for budgeting and sophisticated scheduling tools that none of the Agile frameworks provide.
Those two facts are the tip of the iceberg! Learn the whole truth during this powerful presentation.
Murugappan Chettiar: Project Management Excellence thru Quantitative & Qualitative Balance
Corporate culture showers praise on super heroes for saving the day, rarely are project managers extended the same appreciation for meeting or exceeding project objectives.
The objective of this presentation is to raise the level of project management excellence and change the
conversation from mundane back office responsibility to that of visibility and leadership. The conversation
shift can be enabled when project managers move from the realm of management (i.e. quantitative aspects) to that of leadership (i.e. qualitative aspects). Foundation of quantitative aspects relating to project
outputs and discipline of synthesizing information through graphs, trends in the historical context is set as
the minimum threshold to be successful; practitioners are pushed to deal with qualitative aspects relating
to project outcome dealing with emotions; external events are discussed.
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May 12th Agenda—Day 1 Cont.
Chip Eichelberger: Switch On Your Leadership
In this interactive workshop build on and integrate the message from Chip’s opening address. You will walk
away with clarity on your priorities, compelling vision and what limiting beliefs may be in your way. Leave
with momentum and a code of conduct to live by each day.
David Nelson: Five Crucial Conversations for Flawless Project Management
Why do two-thirds of business initiatives with an improved formal project management system fail to
achieve improved results? It turns out formal systems don’t account for one of the most pernicious problems draining project management of its power: silence.
According to VitalSmarts’ national “Silence Fails” study of 2,200 projects, a failure to effectively communicate when faced with five common project issues is responsible for an astonishing 85% failure rate among
business initiatives.
In this engaging session, you will learn strategies to create a culture of candid dialogue, eradicate the five
barriers to project success, and increase project performance by 50-70%.
Joel Erickson & Liz Price: PMI-NUC Mentorship Workshop
With over 50 years combined PMI experience these five business professionals have volunteered their
time and energy to give back to the Northern Utah Chapter by serving as the Mentorship Committee. Under the direction of Director Joel Erickson the committee made up of Micah Grant, Byron Woertz, Mark
Peterson and Natalie Moldover meet on a weekly basis to design and construct the new PMINUC Mentorship Program. They will present the foundations of the program to kick start this exciting new offering and
even get you started on finding the perfect match!
11:30-12:00pm: Lunch & Networking
12:00-1:30pm: Lunch Keynote: Aileen Ellis: If Only OTHER People Came With a User’s Manual: Using Your
Strengths to build Relationships and Propel Your Projects Forward
Strong relationships lead to stronger more successful projects. In this very interactive keynote participants
learn about themselves and others. We will learn what makes us feel good and how to make others feel
good about themselves. We can use this knowledge to build stronger relationships to propel our projects
forward.
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May 12th Agenda—Day 1 Cont.
1:30-1:45pm Networking/Bookstore
Workshop #1: Concurrent Sessions 1:45-5:30pm
Full Afternoon Sessions
Bryan Tew: Enterprise Agility Begins With Healthy Teams: How Healthy is YOUR Team?
Every organization wants metrics, but which ones really matter? Which metrics can help you 'actually' get
better and give you visibility into the health of your teams? If you are striving for business Agility and scaling tens or hundreds of teams, you need a consistent way to measure Team Health.
In this session, we’ll explore what makes a healthy team and take a deep dive into the top 5 health metrics
you should be looking at to know how your teams are performing. We’ll discover how you can create a
continuous growth process where teams are showing measurable improvement quarter after quarter.
John Lee: Rising Above It All: the Art and Science of Organizational Transformation
The “Rising Above it All” lecture argues that the reason companies have such short life spans is because
they do not understand how to effectively transform themselves. This lecture defines organizational transformation as “evolving to higher levels of sustained performance.” John Lee, the author of “Rising Above
it All” has found that most companies are capable of evolving to a given level of performance, which he
refers to as the 95 percent level. One of the problems in transformation is that the skill set needed to
reach the 95 percent performance level is not the same skill set that is needed to rise above the 95 percent level of performance. Most organizations do not understand this phenomenon, and as a result companies will eventually go extinct as customer expectations rise above the 95 percent level performance
levels.
If you choose to attend this lecture be prepared to be inspired by the wonders of lifting your organization
above it all.
Mark Hehl: “If You can’t Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen”: Effective Conflict Management Techniques for the Project Manager
“If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen”, is a common cliché in organizations. Every project has
to some degree conflict between individuals / groups. In order to be successful the project manager needs
to understand and manage conflict. This program provides time tested methods for reducing and managing conflict, resulting in high performing project teams along with reduced stress for the project manager.
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May 12th Agenda—Day 1 Cont.
Reed Shell: The Effective Project Manager in Action
Peter Drucker wrote the effective Executive to help executives “get the right things done”. To assist the
project manager become more effective, the concepts of: know thy time, focus on contribution, making
strength productive, first things first, and effective decisions taught in the book will be covered. A companion book, The Effective Executive in Action was published later to allow the reader to put into action the
concepts taught by Drucker by using questions and actions. This workshop will explore the concepts taught
in The Effective Executive in an approach that will help the attendee create an action plan for a project
manager to be more effective.
Workshop #1 Concurrent Sessions 1:45-3:30pm
Split Afternoon Sessions
Jessica Soroky: The Missing Role in Scrum...Truths About Coaches
Transformations are popping up left and right as companies see the value of embracing iterative and incremental project delivery.
You may have heard it called an “Agile Transformation, going from waterfall to scrum.” These big organizational reforms are misunderstood, not easy, not pretty, and often times leave employees frustrated.
So what went wrong?
There is a role missing in all the scrum transformations…there is no such thing as a “scrum coach”, and the
market confusion behind “agile coaches” is only contributing to the pain of transformations.
In this session we explore the myths around the role of a coach and a few tools and techniques to help you
and your teams break through the pain of a transformation and get to the important part – working differently, more effectively, and more innovatively.
Richard Brenner: Ten Project management Fallacies: The Power of Avoiding Hazards
Most of what we know about managing projects is useful and effective, but some of what we know "just
ain't so." Identifying the fallacies of project management reduces risk and enhances your ability to complete projects successfully. Even more important, avoiding these traps can demonstrate the value and
power of the project management profession in general, and your personal capabilities in particular. In
this program we describe ten of these beliefs. There are almost certainly many more, but these ten are a
good start. We'll explore the situations where these fallacies are most likely to expose projects to risk, and
suggest techniques for avoiding them.
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May 12th Agenda—Day 1 Cont.
Workshop #1: Concurrent Sessions 3:45-5:30pm
Split Afternoon Sessions
John Stenbeck: The Five Time-Tested Keys to Estimating Successful Project Managers Can’t Live Without
In Project Management’s realm nothing is more valuable than estimates that accurately reflect reality, motivate their fulfillment, and facilitate rigorous accountability. During this unique, concise presentation you
will learn about the keys to complete mastery of this enduring PM challenge. Years of experience have
shown that mastering the art and science of Estimating can help you avoid painful, tragic lessons... and accelerate your career! Don’t miss this interactive, comprehensive presentation.
This powerful experience gives you solid training in Estimating as a “Science” as well as Estimating as an
“Art” with loads of practical information on how to:
* Reconcile and Align Objectives and Estimates
* Handle Estimates that Exceed Budgets
* Eliminate “Sand Bagging”
* “Unlock the Unknown” with a quantifiably defendable Estimate
* Create repeatedly desirable estimating results
The information in this presentation is designed to be applied in your environment! Concise and to the
point, it includes ample time for Q&A so you can get focused answers to your challenges!
Mike Berry: More Than Scrum: Find Out Why the ACP is the Most Advanced Agile Framework Available
The PMI-ACP is the Scrum Framework with a few accessories. Understanding these accessories empowers
your team to overcome the toughest agile challenges. Attendees will be able to explain how using the PMIACP model empowers them to make long-term project estimations in an agile environment.
5:30-6:00pm: Networking/Bookstore
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May 13th Agenda—Day 2
7:00-8:00am: Registration/Networking/Bookstore
Workshop #2: Concurrent Sessions 8:00-11:30am
Full Morning Sessions
Ginger Levin: Embracing and Exploiting Change as a Program or Project Professional
As project professionals our focus is to minimize change especially in scope, schedule, budget, and quality;
however, change is constant in our lives, and a new view of it at the portfolio, program, and project levels
is required. While we must be excellent in managing change when it occurs, we also must take a different
view of it and embrace and exploit it so it leads to greater benefits and opportunities. We must change
the focus from one who resists change to being a change agent recognizing the business value changes can
have in our organization.
This interactive workshop involves how we can refocus and implement changes in a positive manner with
guidelines for success. How does it relate?: PMI’s Managing Change in Organization’s – A Practice Guide
emphasizes change management is an essential capability in portfolio, program, and project management,
and since strategic changes in organizations occur because of programs and projects, successful organizations hen have people who can effectively lead change.
David Dirks: LEAN—SIX SIGMA and Project Management
This workshop will cover information comparable to the material taught to a Lean - Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
The high level notion is “Management by Fact”. There are very few places PM’s can go that do not require
at least a conversational knowledge of these tools and concepts.
Richard Brenner: Decision-Making for Team Leaders
On 14 December 1911, four men led by Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. Thirty-five days later,
Robert F. Scott and four others followed. As historical drama, this story is interesting enough, but for organizational leaders and managers, the story is fascinating. Lessons abound.
Effective group decision-making requires far more than knowing how to organize a discussion or take a
vote. In this workshop we explore both the ingredients of good decision-making, and the obstacles to good
decision-making. We examine methods for generating, sorting through, and selecting options; typical failure modes of group decisions; and the biases that make rational decision-making so challenging for individuals and groups.
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May 13th Agenda—Day 2 Cont.
Tony Child: “Better Than Average”
What is average? During this workshop, we will discuss the importance of understanding the definition of
average and the skills needed to be better than average.
If something is ‘average,’ it usually constitutes something that is ordinary, not very special, lost in the mix,
or insignificant. In the world we live in today, we test, train, and teach to the average. We have the potential to be much more than average yet there are too many around us who are leading average lives. People
who see themselves as ordinary, not very special, or lost in the mix. Whether it’s work, home, or other, if
you want to reach a higher level of your potential, please join me in this highly impactful workshop.
Workshop #2: Concurrent Sessions 8:00-9:45am
Split Morning Sessions
Mark Hehl: A “Sure Fire” Way to Ensure Schedule Performance!
Project Managers are usually confronted with situations and events that have a negative effect on the established schedule and they are still expected to bring the project in on time. One proven method to improve schedule compliance is to employ process mapping methodology to selected processes. This analytical improvement technique provides project teams with an avenue to reduce the time required for a selected process without reducing quality.
Jessica Soroky: Born to be a ScrumMaster—Living in a Project Manager’s World
There is a moment in everyone’s life where they find that one thing they were meant for. For some people
that might be the moment they meet their other half, for others it was the moment they stumbled upon
the career path they were always meant for.
Either way – or if you’re lucky enough to have both – these moments feel like your soul is lit on fire and
passion and excitement are hard to constrain.
This is a tale of a journey from my moment, falling into the world of Agile and Scrum, through the realization that MOST companies are waterfall eccentric and how I learned to live in a Project Manager’s world
while still allowing my soul to burn bright.
If you are a project manager trying to decide to jump into Agile or are already in the Agile world this talk is
an opportunity to learn new tools and tricks to creating the environment you desire, over conforming to
the environment that currently exists.
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May 13th Agenda—Day 2 Cont.
Workshop #2: Concurrent Sessions 10:00-11:30am
Split Morning Sessions
V. Lee Hanson: Powerful & Accurate Agile Estimation—Estimation Mastery in Minutes!
Leadership on projects have long struggled with the ability to accurately forecast the size, scope, and cost
of a project. Traditional methods often run past the point of contingency and become less predictable as
they increase in size or go through scope variance. This session is intended to give you the needed tools to
make your estimates more accurate than they have ever been before so that you can focus on increased
productivity and blue sky initiatives.
Chris Gardner: Emotional Intelligence
Come learn how being emotionally intelligent makes you a better business leader. There is ample research
and data indicating that the emotional and social intelligence of a leader greatly enhances their ability to
influence, inspire, and lead their organization. Further, emotional intelligence skills are not fixed traits, but
rather they are competencies that can be learned. As we become aware of how emotions guide our
thoughts and behaviors and we practice skills that allow us to manage those emotions, we’ll see our ability
to influence other to grow.
Joel Erickson & Liz Price: PMI-NUC Mentorship Workshop
With over 50 years combined PMI experience these five business professionals have volunteered their
time and energy to give back to the Northern Utah Chapter by serving as the Mentorship Committee. Under the direction of Director Joel Erickson the committee made up of Micah Grant, Byron Woertz, Mark
Peterson and Natalie Moldover meet on a weekly basis to design and construct the new PMINUC Mentorship Program. They will present the foundations of the program to kick start this exciting new offering and
even get you started on finding the perfect match!
11:30-12:00pm: Lunch & Networking
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May 13th Agenda—Day 2 Cont.
12:00-1:20pm: Lunch Keynote: Spencer Horn: The Power of Responsibility
Learn How to Take 100% Responsibility for the Result in Your Business and Life.
Be inspired to be more effective in your roles, by focusing on three things: Taking 100% personal responsibility for results in your life. Create a culture of responsibility, a culture of accountability; secondly, do the
little things consistently; third, understand the power of your thoughts. Focus on results and desired
change. You will learn about how the brain works and how to unleash its power in achieving their goals.
You will commit to taking control of the outcomes in their lives.
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This is a “wake-up call” to seasoned leaders to get off “auto pilot”!
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Learn some ways we prevent ourselves from making desired changes in our roles and how to
eliminate them.
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Awareness of the impact of emotional intelligence
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Participants will learn how to effectively influence and mentor emerging leaders.
1:20-1:30pm Networking/Bookstore
Session #2: Concurrent Sessions 1:30-2:30pm
Rob DeLange: Multipliers
Are you a genius or a genius maker? We’ve all had experience with two dramatically different types of
leaders. The first type drains intelligence, energy, and capability from the people around them and always
needs to be the smartest person in the room. These are the idea killers, the energy sappers, who diminish
talent and commitment. On the other side of the spectrum are leaders who use their intelligence to amplify the capabilities of the people around them. When these leaders walk into a room, light bulbs go off over
people’s heads; ideas flow and problems get solved. These are the leaders who inspire others to stretch
themselves beyond their current capacities. These are the Multipliers. And the world needs more of
them—especially in the project management realm where leaders are expected to do more with less.
What could you and your project team accomplish with access to all the intelligence that sits inside it?
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May 13th Agenda—Day 2 Cont.
Keith Johnson: Lean Construction Projects
Application of lean principles to construction projects provides an excellent means to gain greater control
of project constraints (schedule, quality, scope, budget, resources, risk, etc.) as well as clearing an effective
avenue to gain market differentiation for your organization. Based on literature and experience, this session considers opportunities to close gaps in current construction practice through adaptation of lean concepts.
Ian McCracken: Finding a New Job Project Manager Style: The Devil is in the Details
Searching for and securing a good new job can be extremely challenging and, at times, discouraging. Approaching it with the right attitude and putting forth a focused, constant, and detailed effort is critical. Just
applying online and hoping someone will come to you is how your competitors may search but not you!
By searching in the right manner, you will be able to be logically selective in finding the job that best fits
with your skill sets, interests, salary level, and abilities.
Mike Berry: Introducing the New Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Certification
This workshop will explain the high-profile content and techniques included in the new PMI-PBA certification and talk about how it complements the existing PMP Body of Knowledge. Attendees will be able to
explain the prerequisites and scope of the PMI-PBA, and be able to describe how the PBA skillset compliments the PMP skillset.
Session #2 Concurrent Sessions 1:30-3:50pm
Full Afternoon Sessions
Brian Rabon: How to build Teams That Will Walk Through Fire to Help You Succeed: Creating Fully Engaged Project Teams
If you asked a colleague to describe your leadership style would they say, “The greatest thing that I have
learned from watching you and working with you is how to motivate and engage team members. Your approach to servant leadership is highly effective and extremely rare. You have the unique ability to simultaneously be their friend and their equal while still being their leader who they respect and follow. Every
member of your team (including me) would walk through fire to help you succeed.” That’s what Michael
Bell, Founding Partner at The Modern Brand, recently said about me. Attend this keynote and leave with 3
Agile leadership secrets that will have your team members saying the same things about your leadership
style.
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May 13th Agenda—Day 2 Cont.
Aileen Ellis: Wouldn’t It Be Great If Stakeholders Came With a User’s Manual?
Until your project stakeholders come with a user’s manual, there is the Strength Deployment Inventory
(SDI). The SDI® is based on Relationship Awareness — a learning model for effectively and accurately understanding the motive behind behavior. When people recognize the unique motivation of themselves and
others, they greatly enhance their ability to communicate more effectively AND handle conflict more productively.
Discover how your own motivation and values influence your behavior
Gain a better understanding of the motivation and behavior of others
Analyze your personal response to conflict – and make more effective choices as a result.
Learn ways to anticipate, prevent and manage conflict situations in your life
Capture relationship-building techniques that you will be able to apply immediately
Select better choices in relationships and increase effectiveness by identifying your personal strengths as
well as overdone strengths
Session #3: Concurrent Sessions 2:40-3:50pm
David Dirks: Failure Proofing Projects
The material deals with all the critical aspects of project management that are not part of the PMBOK.
Sample topics include: managing up, corporate diplomacy, communications, team management, setting
the environment for success. The high level take away is that we almost always know when a project is
headed for failure, but choices are made which ultimately cause failure. Once we as project managers understand the real power we have, we can better manage our success.
Nicholas Smith & Taylor Drage: Operational Excellence Through Industrialized Design
The path towards Operational Excellence begins with design. The design should not be focused simply on
process or product to deliver quality, but should encompass all service layers. Our core service layers
are: Product/ Service Offerings, Service Levels, Process Architecture, Data Architecture, Systems Architecture, and Internal Organization and Partnership. Our Project Managers and Architects harmonize these
capabilities to focus on the needs of our clients with efficiency and risk management. The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial
institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals.
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May 13th Agenda—Day 2 Cont.
Reed Shell: The Agilest Metric Toolbox
The advent of Agile in project management has created challenges in using metrics to better understand,
control, evaluate and predict project outcomes. Traditional project management metrics often do not fit in
the Agile model. In this presentation a Goal/Question/Metric approach will be used to assist in better defining scrum or agile metrics. It will then be utilized as a method to gather metrics fro the 12 points of the
Agile Manifesto to identify metrics for the Agilest Toolbox.
Ginger Levin: Knowledge Transfer in a Complex World
The goal of this presentation is to describe approaches to best incorporate knowledge management and
knowledge transfer into the daily lives of program and project professionals to foster success as
knowledge transfer is viewed as a key way to reduce the talent gap. In an ideal state knowledge transfer
permeates the organization as it helps to minimize complexity. Too often the emphasis is on tools and
techniques, while for success knowledge transfer must be part of the program and project life cycles. This
interactive presentation describes challenges and opportunities and presents some guidelines to consider
and apply in your work, changing the focus from ‘knowledge is power’ to knowledge transfer is power’.
How does it relate? PMI’s Pulse of the Profession, 2014, focuses on talent management noting successful
organizations are ones with ongoing training, a formal process to develop project management competency, and a defined career path. It also supports PMI’s Thought Leadership Series: ‘Spotlight on Success Developing Talent for Strategic Impact’ (November 2014).
3:50-4:00pm: Afternoon Break/Network/Bookstore
4:00-5:15pm: Closing Keynote: Noelle Pikus Pace: Focused!
A lifelong athlete who transitioned from track and field to skeleton in high school, it took Noelle 15 very
determined years to reach the Olympic podium, but she did! Along the way she became one of the most
decorated American athletes in the history of the sport, and was the first American woman to become
World Champion and to win the overall World Cup Championship.
5:15-5:30pm: Closing Remarks/Raffle/Recognition
5:30-6:00pm: Networking/Bookstore
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Full Listing of Keynote and Workshop Speakers: Bios Follow
Aileen Ellis
Joel Erickson
Reed Shell
Brian Rabon
John Lee
Richard Brenner
Bryan Tew
John Stenbeck
Rob DeLange
Chip Eichelberger
Keith Johnson
Spencer Horn
Chris Gardner
Liz Price
Steve Ostermiller
David Dirks
Mark Hehl
Taylor Drage
David Nelson
Mike Berry
Tony Child
Ginger Levin
Mugugappan Chettiar
V. Lee Henson
Ian McCracken
Nicholas Smith
Jessica Soroky
Noelle Pikus-Pace
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Keynote Speakers
Chip Eichelberger
After five years with world-renowned business leader Tony Robbins as his
international point man, he launched my own career in 1993. He has since
been selected to "switch on" over 950 events for companies and associations such as Ford, Hyatt, Wells Fargo, Proctor & Gamble, Exxon, NADA and
PMI.
He is ranked a Top 5 Speaker by Speaking.com, and one of only 7% of the
members of the National Speakers Association to earn the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional designation.
"Chip was a featured speaker at our organization’s North America Leadership Institute Meeting. To say that he energized our attendees is an understatement. Chip provided a thought-provoking, motivational message that
provided the best possible start to the day for attendees, and he was easily one the high point of the event
for many. Having worked with many speakers throughout the world, I was greatly impressed by Chip’s professionalism and ability to tailor his message to our audience’s expectations. It is always gratifying to see
months of planning play out successfully as an event unfolds, and Chip played a significant role in translating our plans into success."
Spencer Horn
With passion and enthusiasm, Spencer delivers powerful presentations on
topics including Communication to Connect, The Power of Responsibility
and The X Factor to Becoming a Successful Leader. Spencer also develops
custom presentations for corporate events. In addition to running a successful leadership development company, Spencer is in demand as a speaker and trainer. In just the last twelve months, Spencer fulfilled 43 speaking
and training dates.
Businesses across the country look to Spencer for counsel and advice on
developing productive, focused corporate cultures. Spencer is able to draw
upon his 20 years of executive experience in performance based leadership
training, speaking, presenting, training, consulting, to “wake up” seasoned
leaders who are on auto pilot and help them effectively mentor their
emerging leaders and increase organizational effectiveness.
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Spencer is currently the CEO of Rapport Leadership International. He has been Vice President of a NASDAQ
company which developed IMAX theaters in tourist destinations. There he worked with major organizations such as IMAX Corp., National Geographic Television, Radio City Productions, Disney Films and Larry
Miller Theater's, Inc. Additionally he worked with a performance training company and his clients included
the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, Sodexho, Dunkin’ Brands, Wendy’s International and Brinker International.
After moving to Las Vegas in 2006 with his family to be the executive director of a cancer foundation,
Spencer was introduced to Rapport Leadership International. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Utah. Spencer has been married to his
amazing wife, Jana, for more than 28 years. Together they have five beautiful children and three grandchildren.
Aileen Ellis
Aileen Ellis, PgMP®, PMP® is a recognized project management consultant, trainer, and international speaker. She has published six books on project management available on Amazon.com.
Aileen is one of the world’s most accomplished educators in the Project management and Project Leadership disciplines, and has trained over 10,000 students
from dozens of countries.
With over 20 years of Project management experience, including twelve years
training Project Managers, Aileen has had the opportunity to manage many projects from small to very large (up to $100 million).
A recognized expert in The Guide to the Project management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK –2000, 3rd and
4th Editions), Aileen has personally helped guide over 4,000 students in their quest for the coveted PMP
Certification.
Over the past few years Aileen has facilitated four times for the PMI-LIMC (Leadership Institute Masters
Class). Historically Aileen has also presented on Leadership topics for PMI Global at the Leadership Conferences and Congresses in Seattle, Sydney, Hong Kong, Malta and Budapest.
Aileen has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Union College and a MS in Electrical Engineering from John
Hopkins University.
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Keynote Speakers
Noelle Pikus-Pace
2014 Olympic Silver Medalist. Mother. Author. Motivational Speaker. Product
Spokesperson/Model. Business Owner. Philanthropist.
On February 15, 2014, Noelle PIkus Pace crossed the finish line of the Sochi Olympic Games putting a dramatic ending, and an emphatic exclamation point, on a 15
year journey of chasing the Olympic podium. The Olympic medal that she and her
family, together, had chased around the world, for years, was finally theirs. Noelle
leapt into the stands, into the arms of her husband, and into the hearts of America
in one of the iconic, heartfelt moments of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.
A standout high school track athlete, Noelle’s track coach suggested she try bobsled. She did, but soon thereafter got on a skeleton sled and fell in love with the
high speed, head-first, rocket-ride most certainly not for the faint of heart. Pace
blossomed as a slider and years later became the best in the world. With the 2006
Olympics coming into focus on the horizon, Pace was the gold medal favorite. Just months prior to the
Olympics, Noelle was severely injured in a training accident, suffering a compound leg fracture. Despite a
valiant effort to return to health in time for the Olympics she was unable to make it back.
Noelle stepped back from the sport and started a family with her husband, Janson. As the 2010 Olympics
approached, Pace got the itch to try again and she embarked on long stints to Europe, leaving behind her
husband and baby girl. By 2010 Noelle had returned to world class form and, with her family by her side,
she took one more shot at Olympic hardware. Heartbreakingly, she missed by one tenth of a one second.
Noelle finished 4th. She smiled, as she always does, and retired from the sport. Shortly thereafter, in 2011,
Noelle and Janson welcomed the birth of their son, and looked forward to continuing to grow their family.
Several months following a personal tragedy in 2012, her husband Janson suggested she take one more
shot at her place in Olympic history. They decided they would travel
as a family on this one last shot at the Olympic podium. The cost and
challenges of traveling the world wide competition circuit were
enormous but they faced every challenge with a smile and as a family. Janson, an engineer by trade, built Noelle’s sled, and on that magic night in Sochi she rode that sled like a supermom on a mission.
Finally, at long last, their dream had come true.
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Workshop Speakers
Aileen Ellis
Please See Keynote Speaker Write Up
Brian Rabon
Brian M. Rabon, CST, PMP is the President of The Braintrust Consulting Group, a
worldwide leader in Agile transformations. Throughout his 17 years of IT industry
experience, Brian has applied Agile methods in order to successfully deliver working
product to his customers. Brian holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
from Auburn University and a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Alabama at Birmingham. When not in the classroom, Brian can be
found around the globe evangelizing the benefits of Agile to the likes of Agile 20XX,
the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) many chapters, and the Scrum Alliance’s
Scrum Gatherings. Brian is the author of Scrum For The Rest Of Us and an avid blogger, writing for his company’s blog at http://www.braintrustgroup.com/blog.
Bryan Tew
Bryan Tew is the Training Director for Agile Transformation, Inc. and is a highly dynamic Agile coach, trainer and leader. He is passionate about helping organizations
transform their processes and people to deliver immediate value and exceed customer expectations through building high-performing teams and implementing
proven Agile and Lean methods.
Bryan’s unique blend of technical, business, project management, and leadership
skills allow him to reach audiences of all levels and identify appropriate practices to
employ in the organization to maximize efficiency and productivity. Bryan has held
several IT roles, is a PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), SAFe Program Consultant
(SCP) and holds an MBA degree from BYU.
Chip Eichelberger
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Workshop Speakers
Chris Garner
Chris is currently a Senior Product Manager for The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah. Chris has 15 years of experience in the IT
industry. While earning an MS degree in Mental Health Counseling, Chris realized
the skill-set required of an effective leader is very similar to the skill set of an
effective therapist. The unique combination of business and counseling experience Chris possesses has improved his ability to influence and lead. Chris is a
founding member of the Salt Lake City Chapter of IIBA and served as its Chapter
President in 2014. He resides in Orem, Utah with his wife and three kids.
David Dirks
Dave is currently CEO, of AVR Associates, LTD: a training and consulting company
focused on the use of the tools and techniques of “Management by Fact”, (which
includes LEAN and SIX SIGMA) and the integrated use of Project Management.
He has presented and provided training to PMI organization all over the United
States.
Dave has held his PMP since 2000 and has been a Six Sigma Master Black Belt
since 2002. He has held positions as a CIO/IT Vice President and Executive consultant in previous positions.
David Nelson
David Nelson, Master Trainer at VitalSmarts, is a dynamic speaker and gifted
trainer. VitalSmarts is an innovator in corporate training and leadership development and has helped 300 of the Fortune 500 in 36 countries change human behavior and achieve bottom-line results. David uses engaging stories and concrete
applications to bring well-researched principles to life. His captivating style and
ability to help participants achieve hard-hitting results has made him a soughtafter speaker. David has delivered several engaging speeches at events including
the PMI Kansas City Chapter, Association for Talent Development Rocky Mountain Chapter, and the Colorado Human Resources Association. He has also presented to notable companies including Johnson & Johnson, Honda, Noble Drilling, Air Products, and NASA.
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Workshop Speakers
Ginger Levin
Dr. Ginger Levin is a Senior Consultant, Author and Educator in project management
with over 48 years of experience. Her specialty areas are portfolio management, program management, the PMO, metrics, and maturity assessments. She is a PMP,
PgMP (second in the world), an OPM3 Certified Professional, and a member of the
Registered Consulting Program. She presents regularly at PMI Conferences and conducts numerous seminars on various topics. She is the editor, author or co-author of
20 books focusing on program management, portfolio management, the PMO, virtual teams, and interpersonal skills and is a book series editor for CRC Press. She has
managed programs and projects of various sizes and complexity for public and private sector organizations. She is an Adjunct Professor at SKEMA University in Lille,
France, in its doctoral program in project management and also for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville
in its masters program in project management. Dr. Levin received her doctorate in Information Systems
Technology and Public Administration from The George Washington University and the Outstanding Dissertation Award for her research on large organizations. In 2014, she received PMI’s Eric Jenett Award.
Please see: linkedin.com/in/gingerlevin
Ian McCracken
Ian McCracken, President and Owner of ‘PRI’ and Co-Founder and Executive Director
of ‘Building Youth Around the World’, has numerous years of expertise in the area of
recruitment, consulting and human resources. Through his career, Ian has worked for
top Global Fortune 500 and Regional Companies to include Praxair, Hexcel and Intermountain Healthcare. Before forming PRI, Ian served in many corporate capacities to
include Vice President of Recruiting, International Project Manager and Regional Human Resources Manager.
In the early years, Ian obtained an MBA (1998), a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology (1996) and PHR certification. Now he recruits and consults throughout the
U.S. and overseas for varied clientele. Additionally, for the past nine years, Ian has
been asked to speak and present his wisdom and knowledge in a variety of business and motivational forums throughout the U.S.
Ian started his first company, PRI, in early 2004 (www.prorecruitingint.com). In 2005 he formed a consulting division within PRI and also started in 2009 a 501(c)3 global charitable foundation called ‘Building
Youth Around the World’ which assists underprivileged children in the United States and in 3 rd world countries. The foundation website can be found at www.buildyouth.org.
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Workshop Speakers
Jessica Soroky
With over 7 years iterative delivery systems (agile) and team leadership Jessica has a
proven track record of finishing projects on time and on budget. She is a certified
Scrum Master and after two years of study in personal responsibility and leadership
she became the youngest Accredited Leadership Gift Coach in a growing world-wide
community of leaders. Today she continues her work in coaching and product management in not-for-profit, public sector, and private sector fortune 100 companies. Jessica’s journey is published on one of the top 50 leadership blogs, available at
www.christopheravery.com/blogs
John Lee
John Lee is the president of Alpha Quality Consulting and his online training company
Alpha Training and Consulting. John has a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. John is considered an expert on
organizational transformation and how to create quality as an organizations competitive advantage. John is the author of the book “Rising above It All”, which is a book on
the art and science of organizational transformation.
John lectures as an adjunct faculty member for many universities and colleges around
the world which include Weber State University, University of Utah, Utah Valley University, Davis Applied Technology College, Ogden Weber Applied Technology College,
Jabil University and Salt Lake Community College. John is also a guest lecturer at Park
and Webster Universities.
John has worked as a consultant for over 150 corporate clients located around the globe. This list can be
viewed by going to https://www.alphatc.com/Clients.aspx. John Lee serves as a Six Sigma Master Black
Belt for many of his clients.
John is known for his ability to inspire organizations to reach levels of performance once considered impossible. Ultimately John teaches his clients how to make work both fun and effective again.
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Workshop Speakers
John Stenbeck
John G. Stenbeck, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP, is the Founder of GR8PM, Inc. (pronounce
“Great PM”). John is the best-selling author of “PMI-ACP® and Certified Scrum Professional Exam Prep and Desk Reference” with over $1 million in sales and co-author of,
“Agile Government Contracting”. He has a combined background in Accounting, Operations and I.T.
A partial list of John’s clients includes Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. – Defense Information
Technologies Group, Guinness Bass Company, Hewlett-Packard Company, Lucent Technologies, Nike Corp., Oracle Corp., Qualcomm, Inc., U.S. Army, U.S.D.A., and Visa –
Smart Cards.
At the 2008 PMI – Global Congress, John set the all-time Area of Focus attendance record with a sell-out
audience of 640 for The Five Time-tested Keys of Estimating that Successful Project Managers Can’t Live
Without! At the 2010 Global Congress John set the second highest-ever record – over 400 – with Agile Project Management Mastery in 60 Minutes…Guaranteed!
John is an Adjunct Instructor for UCSD teaching Project Management in the Systems Engineering Certificate program.
Keith Johnson
Keith Johnson is a Director of Special Projects at Questar Gas, a natural gas distribution company headquartered in Salt Lake, Utah where he works as a manager of
construction projects, including pipeline and compressed natural gas facilities. At
Questar, Keith was part of a three-person team responsible for their continuous
improvement roll-out. Prior to joining Questar, he worked in electronics manufacture as an industrial engineer, manufacturing manager and quality manager. Keith
graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Industrial Engineering and
is licensed to practice in Utah. He received his MBA at Brigham Young University.
Keith is an ASQ-certified CMQ/OE and CQE as well as a Project Management Institute Project Management Professional. He is co-author with Shahab Saeed of Essential Career Skills for
Engineers. In his twenty-six career, he has worked in production, business, IT and design-construction systems.
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Workshop Speakers
Mark Hehl
Mark Hehl is a Senior Consultant with Solutions4Business, Inc. His efforts have
helped companies successfully set up and improve operations in various countries
including India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Korea, The Philippines, France, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, The Dominican Republic, The USA and Ecuador. These projects have resulted in significant reductions in operating costs
along with improved schedule performance, service levels and quality. In recognition of his contributions, the Timex suppliers in China honored him with the award
of the Chinese name: 何文楷 (Ho Man Kai).
Mr. Hehl holds a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from the New York Institute of
Technology and a MS Degree in Management from the Polytechnic Institute of
New York. He has taught management, behavioral science and international business courses at Harper
College. Mark is a frequent keynote speaker and presenter at various worldwide locations. He has conducted multiple webinars for Industry Week. Mark is a frequent guest on National Public Radio and is
listed in the United Who’s Who Executive Directory.
Mike Berry
Mike J. Berry is the chief methodologist for Red Rock Research. He has worked
in the software development industry for over 25 years—the last 10 of these
managing project teams and coaching software executives. He is an expert in
both Agile and plan-based development methodologies and has developed
courseware and teaches in all areas of software development. What sets Mike
apart from other software coaches is that he has a technical programming background and has programmed multiple world-class applications. Mike wrote bank
teller software that was deployed at over 2500 branches in five states. He led a
team that wrote medical EMR software that is deployed in over 600 medical facilities in the United States. Mike wrote a global product lifecycle tracking system that is deployed in numerous countries on four continents. In addition to holding numerous certifications, Mike is also a John C.
Maxwell Leadership Coach.
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Workshop Speakers
Mugugappan Chettiar
Murugappan Chettiar is an innovative and experienced leader with proven track
record delivering complex projects, managing executive relationships, building
teams and PMO’s to meet and beat aggressive deadlines. Murugappan is a gogetter with the motto “if it can be done, I will do it better than it was ever done
before”. He has over 20 years of progressive experience in information technology, program management and technology management across finance,
banking, healthcare, engineering, software and professional services.
He is a certified Project Management Professional since 2005, holds a Graduate
degree in Project Management from Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ. He
received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the
University of Madras, India where he was recipient of the innovative student
award. As adjunct faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ and Farleigh
Dickinson University, NJ he has taught graduate level courses in Project Management, he stays abreast
with strategic project management and experiments with new methodologies.
Nicholas Smith
Nicholas is a Business Architecture and Change Management Project Manager
within Operations at Goldman Sachs. He is responsible for delivering strategic
projects for Securities Operations leveraging industrialized process design and
management capabilities.
Prior to working at Goldman Sachs, Nicholas worked for Dyno Nobel, a global
commercial explosives company. During his time there, he led projects in Technology, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain functions. Nicholas also worked as a
change consultant implementing safety system projects in the oilfields in Alaska.
Nicholas has a dual Masters in Global Management from Thunderbird and Business Administration from Indiana University. He also holds Six Sigma Black Belt certification from ASQ.
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Workshop Speakers
Reed Shell
Reed Shell is a 25 year Information Technology professional who has worked
for Fortune 50 companies and small businesses. He is a Project Management
Professional (PMP) who is active in the project management profession. He
has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Boise State University and a
Masters of Arts in Organizational Leadership from George Fox University.
Reed has presented at the PMI North America Congress in 2012, 2013 and
2014.
Richard Brenner
Rick Brenner is principal of Chaco Canyon Consulting. He works with people in dynamic
problem-solving organizations that are making products so novel or complex that they
need state-of-the-art teamwork and stronger relationships among their people. In his
30 years as a software developer, project manager, software development manager,
entrepreneur, consultant, and coach, he has developed valuable insights into the interactions between people in complex dynamic environments, and between people and
the media in which they work.
As a coach, he works with managers at all levels, emphasizing development of interpersonal skills, especially in fluid, high-stress contexts, such as organizations that are moving from a strict operational orientation to one in which ongoing operations must compete for resources
with special enterprise-scale projects. Such a mixed environment creates organizational stresses that leaders must understand, not only because of the change-related issues that arise, but also because of the
challenges to managers that they create, even when equilibrium is attained.
Mr. Brenner holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT. He is a member of the National
Speakers Association (NSA), the Boston Software Process Improvement Network, and the Agile New England Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery. He has served in various leadership roles ranging from board member to vice president to chair (president) in local chapters of these societies. He was
selected Chapter Member of the Year for NSA New England in 2001 and 2007. He is a member of the Project Management Institute.
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Workshop Speakers
Rob Delange
Rob DeLange is a Master Practitioner with the Wiseman Group. Rob uses his
deep Multiplier experience to conduct leadership workshops across the U.S.
and Latin America.
Rob has over 15 years of experience building corporate learning centers and
training programs at global technology companies. Rob began his career as a
systems analyst and programming supervisor for Pacific Bell (now AT&T). At
PeopleSoft he was the product support manager and then led the technical
training organization, where he was instrumental in achieving PeopleSoft’s
recognition as number 4 on the ASTD 2004 BEST 100 training companies list.
He led the HR training function for EMC’s software division and most recently worked as a talent management consultant at VISA Inc.
Rob combines deep experience as a technologist, years of solid management experience, and a gift for
teaching and coaching. His greatest talent is enabling business leaders to develop the people around them.
He has extensive global experience having worked in over 10 countries and is fluent in Spanish. Rob is
SPHR certified and holds a Master’s degree in Systems Management from the University of Denver and a
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Brigham Young University.
Steve Ostermiller
Steve Ostermiller is an agile coach with Platinum Edge and is currently scrum
mater for the KSL.com Marketplace in Salt Lake City. For over fifteen years, he
has helped organizations minimize chaos and implement process and organizational change through agile and lean practices. Steve has recently co-founded
the Wasatch Front Agile group and was technical editor for Scrum For Dummies, recently published by John Wiley & Sons.
Steve received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management/
Organizational Behavior from Brigham Young University, and also holds the
following certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile
Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).
With his wife (Gwen) and their five children, Steve lives in Saratoga Springs, Utah.
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Taylor Drage
Taylor leads our Design Services Group within the Operations Division in Salt Lake City.
He and his team of process engineers design global processes. Prior to leading the Design Services Group, Taylor supported the Equity and Credit Derivative Business. He has
a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor in Finance from the University of
Utah.
Tony Child
Everything rises and falls on leadership. I have spent the last 13 years implementing many of John Maxwell's leadership principles in several leadership
capacities in the banking industry. I currently coach and lead a team of 19
managers and 45 personal bankers as a region sales manager. These timetested strategies have been tested in banking and in other industries I've
consulted. They've worked for them and I know they’ll work for you. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Utah Valley University in Communication and am currently pursuing a Masters of Organizational Leadership.
V. Lee Henson
Lee’s 15 years of experience spans a broad array roles and responsibilities. He is currently one of just over 150 Certified Scrum Trainers worldwide. He is also a SAFe Scaled Agile
Program Consultant, Project Management Professional, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner,
and a Certified Lean Agile Professional. His personal experience includes hands on web
development, quality assurance analysis, test engineering, senior product manager, sr.
project manager, ScrumMaster, agile coach, consultant, and ADDIE training professional.
His client list includes over 40 Fortune 100 companies, Government projects, software
production facilities, and many successful large-scale agile implementations.
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Chapter Book Club
We have created a list of books for our members based on the
feedback we received at the luncheons. Most of the people we
talked to are interested in learning more about leadership and
how to positively influence team members when costs are cut and
more is required with less resources.
On our current list you will find 20 book recommendations that cover a variety of topics including leadership, communication, project management, personal development, team work and how to overcome
obstacles and disadvantages. Take a peek, there is something here for everyone.
Please provide your feedback and let us know what else you are interested in learning at the luncheons
or through the book (or e-book) club by sending an email to:
Elena Balasa at programs@projectmanager.org.
Share you comments on our new LinkedIn Book Club Join the conversations at:
LinkedIn Group: PMI—Northern Utah Chapter Book Club
Thanks for being a valuable member and helping us improve our services!
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