Presentation Title:

Project Management in the Energy Efficiency Landscape

Presentation Topics: 

• What is Energy Efficiency and program types available
• What is cost effectiveness and how it dictates what can be done
• Program design and the new statewide effort
• Lessons learned and operating within/during COVID
• A PM’s role within EE

Presentation Title:

The Future of Cloud Computing for project managers

Presentation Topics: 

• Is cloud technology here to stay?
• What is the next big thing after cloud?
• What role does Information Security play in cloud computing

Presentation Title:

How to Lead Others Without Losing Your Way

Presentation Topics: 

• Understand Emotional Intelligence as a necessity of leadership success
• Qualities of a high-performing leader and how to apply these as a project manager
• How to strengthen your intentional communication to transform the results you get with others
• Identify workstyles to accelerate results as a project manager
• Recognize communication barriers that may be holding you back as a project manager
• "A stressful experience at work” exercise and how to optimally manage
• Is your leadership style working? Assess for yourself

Presentation Title:

What are the Right PM Best Practices for Managing Your Project(s)?

Presentation Topics: 

• Project Governance and PM Best Practices
• The Project Elements that Drive Best Practices – Charter and Profile
• Best Practices and the Project Management Plan
• The Best Practice Categories
• Best Practice Options to Choose from Within the Categories
• Case Studies of Best Practices in Different Industries
• How Retrospectives (i.e., Postmortems) Affect Best Practice Choices

Learning Objectives: 

1. An understanding of why PM Best Practices differ for managing projects in different industries.
2. Comprehending the overt decisions that should be made by PMO Directors and PMs relative to Tools & Techniques that are Advisable for their Strategic Projects.
3. Knowing how to Determine sensible Best Practices based on a Project’s Profile
4. Applying the Retrospective/Postmortem Processes to home in on Best Practices
5. Determining the specific PM Best Practices your organization should be employing