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With 614 visitors and 28 sponsors the event was extremely well received.
Comments from satisfied delegates included:
“Very pleased. First-time visitor and would definitely return”
“Best one yet! Excellent venue. Very well organised”
“An enlightening event.”
“Totally relevant sessions.”
“Excellent opportunity to hear case studies and application of the methods.”
“Informative, thought provoking.”
“Very useful in terms of networking.”
“Wide range of topics – very informative speakers.”
“Great day.”
“Really enjoyable day.”
“Excellent level of speakers.”
“Very real world.”
Below are links to the presentations that made up the seminar programme. Please click on the link to view the presentations and listen to the presenters. The sessions are shown in real-time and can be viewed in Internet Explorer.
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Best Practice Showcase 2008 – Event Presentations |
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| 10:15-11:00 Session One |
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1. Case Study Seminar
The central role of MSP within Siemens (a global company dominated by American standards)
Joe Sopko and Glenn Strausser, Principal maturity consultants, Siemens Corporate Research & Stephen Barney, CoreIS
2. Case Study Seminar
Using Primavera as a mechanism to implement PRINCE2
Nick Hennessy, Project Support Manager & Melanie Hilton Deputy Director
Nord Anglia Education PLC supported by Primavera
3. Case Study Seminar
Bridging the gap between portfolios and programmesJohan Bleeker, Global Programme Office Manager, Standard Bank
& Jennifer Stapleton, Outperform
4. Qualification Briefing
The APM Group’s NEW Programme
Ian Santry, Chief Examiner, APMG’s “Programme & Project Sponsorship” Qualification
& Howard Joseph, Head of People & Skills
Programme & Project Management Support Unit, Home Office |
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| 11:30-12:15 Session Two |
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1. Ask the Experts Panel
Beyond MSP: Attitudes, Benefits or Challenges
Susan Ferguson, Commercial Director, AFA (Question Master)
Alan Ferguson, Managing Director, AFA
Alison Browne, Director for Pathways, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Paul Roberts, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Dr Charles Willbe, Project Doctors
2. Case Study Interactive Presentation
Portfolio Management – doing the right thing
Sarian Harcombe, IT Portfolio Manager, Environment Agency &
Steve Clarke, Managing Director, Onemind Management
3. Case Study Seminar
The role of innovation in making centres of excellence and communities of practice most effective
Dolores Wolfe, Head of Portfolio Management & Governance, EDF Energy
Adrian Dooley, The Projects Group Ltd
4. Live Interview
PRINCE2 2009 Project™ Update with Andy Murray, PRINCE2 Lead Author. Interviewed by Alan Harpham, Chairman, The APM Group |
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| 13:45-14:30 Session Three |
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1. Case Study Seminar
Commercial Project Leadership
Trevor Band, Head of Practice Project & Programme Management Capability Development & UK PM Champion Siemens & Chris Ferguson, Chief Executive, Novare Consulting
2. Guidance Briefing
P3OTM (Portfolio, Programme and Project Office) - new guidance from OGC
Sue Vowler, P3O Lead Author & Director of Project Angels
3. Case Study Seminar
Making a project out of a process: conceiving projects as creators of value
Tony Wilkes, Operations Portfolio Co-ordinator, RWEnpower & Tom O’Shea, Principal Consultant, CITI
4. Case Study Seminar
Recognising and defining an “emergent programme”
Janice Crompton, Competency Development Manager, United Utilities
Mike Ward, Director, Outperform |
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| 15:00-15:45 Session Four |
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1. Question Time
Ask the Author
Sue Vowler, P3O Lead Author
Rod Sowden, P3M3 Lead Author
Andy Murray, PRINCE2 Lead Author
Andrew Schuster
2. No session
3. Guidance Briefing
The Practice Crib Sheet
John Edmonds, Head of Training, pearcemayfield & Patrick Mayfield, Founding Director, pearcemayfield
4. Methodology Briefing
Agile Project Management: running PRINCE2 projects with DSDM Atern
Keith Richards, Keith Richards Consulting, author of “Agile Project Management: Running PRINCE2 Projects with DSDM Atern” published by TSO (The Stationery Office)
15:45 Ultimate Energiser!
Fired Up For Success! Managing Change Effectively.
Nick Fewings, Director, The Colourworks |
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