Geof Lory, Project Management – Discipline or Role
March 6, 2008
Location: University of Minnesota, EE/CS
Twin-SPIN
For the Minneapolis/St. Paul Regional Area
Meeting Announcement:
Thursday March 6th, 2008
5:30-8:00 p.m. at The University of Minnesota
5:30 start for networking, 6:15 start for meeting.
Electrical Engineering/Computer Science Building
200 Union Street SE
Minneapolis, MN55455
Room EE/CS 3-230 (Look for signs)
Directions:
A map is available at http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/EE/CSci/
Check out the detailed map under the “close up” button.
This Month’s Meeting:
Program Manager: Gordon Dosher -
Topic: Project Management – Discipline or Role
Speaker: Geof Lory - GTD Consulting, LLC
Abstract:
The discipline of project management is often considered to be the exclusive domain of project managers. Project Manager as an official title within a team or organization reinforces this concept. However, the basic disciplines of project management can be embedded into all contributors on a project such that each team member's activities include the practices of project management at the level appropriate for their respective tasks.
Most project team members currently exhibit some level of project management discipline in their jobs, however it is typically informal or ad hoc. By making project management disciplines more explicit and aligning project management practices with the other specific disciplines of team members, develops ownership, accountability, teamwork and leadership.
This increased appreciation for the mystical skills of the official project manager will ultimately enhance team productivity while creating a culture of empowerment, transparency and trust.
Speaker's Bio:
Brett Peterson is a Partner for GTD Consulting, LLC, a consulting and training firm based in St. Paul Minnesota that focuses on IT project management. Geof focuses on helping organizations develop best practices for successful project delivery with a special emphasis on the people and process aspects of project management. Geof is a Master Trainer for the Microsoft Solutions Framework, Fissure PM Simulations and is certified to deliver various other Project Management curricula. He is a PMP and a certified ScrumMaster.
To maintain a practical approach to project management, Geof continually does hands-on project management of different types of projects. The adjunct nature of this work has helped him integrate the common principles and disciplines within organizations to help clients maximize project performance through appropriate integration of practical best practices.
He has authored multiple white papers, co-authored the MSF Pocket Guide and is a featured columnist for the on-line project management site www.ProjectConnections.com where his subject is Project Management and Parenthood. With more than 25 years of project management consulting experience, Geof finds every project something to get passionate about.
Twin-SPIN Mission Statement:
The Twin-SPIN software process improvement network (SPIN) is a regional organization established in January of 1996 as a forum for the free and open exchange of software process improvement experiences and ideas. Representatives from industry, government, academia, other professional organizations, and consultants are welcome to participate. Our mission is to help sustain commitment and enhance skills in the area of software process improvement through an active program of networking and mutual support. The organization strives to serve as a source of educational and experiential information for its members, other SPIN organizations, and the general community of software professionals.
Meetings are normally held on the 1st Thursday of each month from 5:45-8:00 p.m. Twin-SPIN is a non-profit organization and is sponsored by the University of Minnesota Center for Software Engineering (UMSEC). See: http://twin-spin.cs.umn.edu
2008 Sponsors:
Facility Sponsor
University of Minnesota, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
$2,000 Sponsors
University of Minnesota Software Engineering Center (UMSEC)
$500 Sponsors
Open Systems International
$400 Sponsors
$300 Sponsors
$200 Sponsors
$100 Sponsors
Fissure
Integral Process Solutions
Best regards. Hope to see you on March 6th
Paul W. Kraska PhD
Twin-SPIN Coordinator
612.823.6217
Paul Kraska <kraskapw@msn.com>
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