2010 Project Management Wave
So You Want to Be a Project Manager
8:15 - 9:45
Gail Sterr, Benchmark Learning
Session Level: 100–Beginner
Audience: Individuals interested in becoming a Project Manager or looking to better understand the role of a Project Manager.
This session will provide you with a high-level overview of Project Management Principles. The focus will be on the five process groups of: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and closing based on industry standard Project Management practices. We will cover topics ranging from:
- What is a project?
- What are key elements to starting a project?
- What is a work breakdown structure?
- How do I creating a schedule?
- What is the triple constraint?
- How do I know if my project will be completed on time, within budget and within scope?
- How do I measure variances?
- How do I know my project is complete?
Project Management with SharePoint
10:00 - 11:15
Virgil Carroll, High Monkey Consulting
Session Level: 200–Intermediate
Audience: This session is great for anyone who is a project manager / administrator, business analyst and/or a business decision maker.
This session explores the integration points for Project 2010 and SharePoint 2010. The focus will be on exploring the practical use of SharePoint as a project management tool, especially for those individuals and organizations who feel Project Server is somewhat daunting. The session features a demonstration of a project management site built on SharePoint 2010 Foundations that includes; task management, relating WBS to tasks, organizing project documents, associating documents with tasks, and much more. This session is intended for anyone wants to see a SharePoint-based project management approach that can be customized to fit your organization's unique needs.
Ready, Set, Go: Getting Started with Scrum
1:30 - 2:45
Lonnie Weaver-Johnson, Clientek
Session Level: 100–Beginner+
Audience: This session is great for anyone who is completely new to Scrum, someone who has thought about implementing Scrum or someone who has implemented Scrum unsuccessfully.
This class will teach the basics of Scrum, one of the fastest growing Agile methods in the world. What is it? Who are the players on a Scrum Team? How do I prepare my Backlog? What meetings are required for Scrum? What tools and tricks should I know? You’ll not only learn the answers to those questions, but also how to get started in Scrum. This session includes a useful checklist so you'll have everything you need to get the ball rolling.
Enterprise Project Management with Project Server 2010
3:00 - 4:15
Ken M. Barnhart, Occam Group Ltd.
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