Below is our full two-day schedule with each session listed. For more information about a session, simply click on it. Session presenters are listed at the bottom of each session page. For less information, we also have an at-a-glance agenda. The official program book is now available, 2016 Project Management Symposium Program.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
8:00AM
Registration & Coffee
8:30AM
Welcome: Dean Darryll Pines, CE&E Chair Charles Schwartz and Host John Cable
8:45AM
9:45-11:25
Morning Sessions
Tracks
People in Projects - Intelligent Disobedience Workshop
Aerospace & Defense Best Practices
Federal Programs
Construction Management
Agile and IT
Moderators
Jocelyn Davis
Jesse Stewart
Bill Brantley
Ken O'Connell
Sean Phillips
9:45-10:15
10:20-10:50
10:55-11:25
9:45 am - 10:30 am
Breaking the Learning / Development Curve 10:40 am - 11:25 am
Cutting Costs and Establishing an Affordable Program
Breaking the Learning / Development Curve 10:40 am - 11:25 am
Cutting Costs and Establishing an Affordable Program
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Project Management: A Foundation for Leadership Transition 10:20 am - 10:50 am
Program Management Improvement Team: A Best Practice Based Approach to Process Improvement and Program Governance at The National Nuclear Security Administration 10:55 am - 11:25 am
Evaluating and Building Portfolio Management Maturity in a Federal Government Program
Project Management: A Foundation for Leadership Transition 10:20 am - 10:50 am
Program Management Improvement Team: A Best Practice Based Approach to Process Improvement and Program Governance at The National Nuclear Security Administration 10:55 am - 11:25 am
Evaluating and Building Portfolio Management Maturity in a Federal Government Program
11:30AM
Lunch and GAC Award Presentation
12:00PM
1:15-2:20
Early Afternoon Sessions
Tracks
People in Projects - Leadership
Aerospace & Defense Best Practices
Federal Programs
Construction Management
Agile and IT
Moderators
Jocelyn Davis
Carol Hedden
Bill Brantley
Ken O'Connell
Sean Phillips
1:15-1:45
1:50-2:20
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Facilitative Leader and Leadership Development of a Project Team During Implementation Phase – A Case Study 1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
It’s a Leadership Thing: Promoting PM Leadership through Volunteerism
Facilitative Leader and Leadership Development of a Project Team During Implementation Phase – A Case Study 1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
It’s a Leadership Thing: Promoting PM Leadership through Volunteerism
2:30PM
3:45-4:50
Late Afternoon Sessions
Tracks
People in Projects - Communications
Aerospace & Defense Best Practices
Federal Programs
Construction Management
Agile and IT
Moderators
Jocelyn Davis
Carol Hedden
Bill Brantley
Ken O'Connell
Sean Phillips
3:45-4:15
4:20-4:50
5:00
Networking Reception in Atrium sponsored by the PMI Government Relations Office in Washington, DC
Friday, May 13, 2016
8:00AM
Registration & Coffee
8:30AM
9:45-11:25
Morning Sessions
Tracks
People In Projects - Organizational Conflict
Disaster Management
Education
Building Information Modeling
Risk & Big Data
Moderators
Jocelyn Davis
Gerry Galloway
Miroslaw Skibniewski
Jason Dreher
Greg Baecher
9:45-10:15
10:20-10:50
10:55-11:25
9:45 am - 10:15 am
The 5 Stages of Grief (aka Setting Up an Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Organization) 10:20 am - 10:50 am
Embracing Conflict: It’s Your Job 10:55 am - 11:25 am
Influencing People on Your Projects, Leading to SUCCESSFUL Outcomes Every Time
The 5 Stages of Grief (aka Setting Up an Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Organization) 10:20 am - 10:50 am
Embracing Conflict: It’s Your Job 10:55 am - 11:25 am
Influencing People on Your Projects, Leading to SUCCESSFUL Outcomes Every Time
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Beyond Carbon Mitigation: the Necessity of Resilience for Commercial Buildings in Disaster-Prone Regions 10:20 am - 10:50 am
Assessing Habitats of Vulnerability in African Cities: A Case of Poverty Housing in Ibadan Metropolis 10:55 am - 11:25 am
Operational Safety Analysis for Complex Technological Projects
Beyond Carbon Mitigation: the Necessity of Resilience for Commercial Buildings in Disaster-Prone Regions 10:20 am - 10:50 am
Assessing Habitats of Vulnerability in African Cities: A Case of Poverty Housing in Ibadan Metropolis 10:55 am - 11:25 am
Operational Safety Analysis for Complex Technological Projects
9:45 am - 10:15 am
A Graduate-Level, Competency-Based Curriculum for Project Management 10:20 am - 10:50 am
Putting Theories to Practice or Practicing Theory? How Theories of Practice can be Practically Useful in the Management of Projects 10:55 am - 11:25 am
Designing and Evaluating Simulation Games For Professional Project Management Education
A Graduate-Level, Competency-Based Curriculum for Project Management 10:20 am - 10:50 am
Putting Theories to Practice or Practicing Theory? How Theories of Practice can be Practically Useful in the Management of Projects 10:55 am - 11:25 am
Designing and Evaluating Simulation Games For Professional Project Management Education
11:30AM
Lunch
12:00PM
1:15-2:20
Afternoon Sessions
Tracks
PM Methodology
Disaster Management
Education
Building Information Modeling
Risk & Big Data
Moderators
Xiaoyu (Ellen) Liu
Gerry Galloway
Miroslaw Skibniewski
Jason Dreher
Greg Baecher
1:15-1:45
1:50-2:20
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Customer Centric Project Management: Engage the Customer, but don’t disengage the Project Manager 1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
The Changing Face of the PMO
Customer Centric Project Management: Engage the Customer, but don’t disengage the Project Manager 1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
The Changing Face of the PMO
1:15 pm - 2:20 am
Leveraging on Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV) for Effective Emergency Response and Disaster Management 1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
Disaster Management Panel Discussion
Leveraging on Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV) for Effective Emergency Response and Disaster Management 1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
Disaster Management Panel Discussion
2:30-3:00
Closing Remarks and Door Prizes
