Presentation Title: The Powerful Introverted Leader

Presentation Topics: 

• Are extroverts more likeable?
• Why thinking alone can be a good thing?
• Introverts, extroverts and communication
• Public speaking for introverts
• When should an introvert act like an extrovert?

Phase Gates in Healthcare

Speaker: David Bobrow

Title: Project Manager, PMO at CHOC Children’s Information Services Department

Company: CHOC Children’s Hospital

December 10, 2019

Presentation Description

David will discuss the lifecycle of a project in healthcare utilizing the concept of phase gates. He will discuss how each of the phases which involves Initiate, Planning, Design, Build and Unit Testing, Integrated Testing, Deployment/Go-Live, and Project Closure are used during the lifecycle of a project at CHOC Children's. He will also discuss how Capacity Management plays a role in the concept of phase gates.

Presentation Title: Changing Risk Leadership: Avoiding Hidden Project Pitfalls and Improving Performance

Presentation Topics: 

• Psychology safety and risk transparency
• Creating open and constructive discussions of risks
• Fostering ownership, integrity and commitment from the project team.

Presentation Title: Evolving role of a project manager in the world of Cloud Transformation

Presentation Summary:

Organizations around the world are adopting the cloud technology and transforming their business and IT organizations to leverage the latest services and practices. Some organizations are jumping right into adopting and leading the change, while others are slow to adapt. Let’s explore what it takes for a traditional project management organization to not only adapt but embrace this change and help lead the transformation

Presentation Topics: 

• Cloud Transformation and impact to traditional project management
• How project managers should orient their thinking in a new way
• What values can project managers bring to the table