The Necessity of Critical Skills for Project Managers
Presented at PM Connect meeting, Cambridge, MA, June 2011.
This presentation discussed the benefits of ensuring that project managers have critical skills, necessary for project management success and cover competencies required for project managers based on research with clients.
Developing a Project Management Best Practice
Presented at PMI® Global Congress North America, Orlando, Florida, October, 2009
This presentation discussed the benefits of establishing a best practice around project management and a step-by-step approach for doing so. It also discussed how to prepare the organization for the change and incorporate processes into the organization. A case study of a school district is discussed.
(A version of this was presented at PMI® Massachusetts Bay Chapter Development Day, Waltham, Massachusetts, May, 2009. Download it here).
See associated white paper: Developing a Project Management Best Practice
Kicking Off the Project Team
This mini presentation was presented at the Booth at PMI® Global Congress North America, Orlando, Florida, October 2009.
See associated post: Kicking Off the Project Team
Assessing Project Management Skills
Presented at PMI® Massachusetts Bay Chapter Development Day, Waltham, Massachusetts, May 2009
This presentation discussed options for assessing project management skills, including developing and measuring against competencies for creating career paths/talent management. It provided a variety of methods for assessing skills dependent on the purpose of the assessment.
Using ROI to Evaluate Project Management Training
Presented at PMI® Global Congress North America, Denver Colorado, October 2008
This presentation focused on the benefits of measuring the value of project management training programs using the Phillips ROI Methodology™. A step-by-step approach is discussed and a case study is presented that walks through the step-by-step approach.
See associated white paper: Using Return on Investment to Evaluate Project Management Training
