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• Case Study Panel Discussion Ask the Expert
• Whether you are a new to project management or a
  seasoned veteran of the Project Management wars,
  there are always times when you can use some
  advice on tackling the issues that you are
  currently facing. This workshop will provide you
  the opportunity to ask a panel of highly
  experienced Project Management professionals for
  their insight into the project related question
  that YOU want answered.
• Clarity Product Demo
• Federal Reserve Economic Outlook
• A session that will address an overall future
  economic outlook from a Federal Reserve
  perspective
• Get ready, get set, go! Were you on the Mark? -
  Barb Tebbe
• A project retro active / interactive discussion /
  building a generic checklist. To create a generic
  checklist form for a diverse group of PM's that
  may be able to re-use when performing lessons
  learned or a project retro - Were you on the Mark
  - requirements based.

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• How to Integrate Accounting and Scheduling -
  Steve Mueller, PMP
• (presented at two different times) If you are
  going to put actual cost in your project
  schedule, an interface with the accounting system
  can automate the monthly or weekly update
  process. This workshop demonstrates a MS Access
  database that extracts accounting data,
  normalizes the data, summarizes the data and
  exports a batch file for import to the schedule.
• How to Simplify CPM Logic Outputs - Steve
  Mueller, PMP
• (presented at two different times) To improve
  functionality of the project schedule as a
  communication tool -How to define activity ID's,
  How to define and use Activity codes, How to use
  filters, How to segregate multiple logic paths,
  How to use views and layouts - Eliminate
  spaghetti logic reports, improve communications.
• Leverage Your Budget How to Make the Most of
  Your Time and Talent Beth Hemphill
• (presented at two different times) Are you
  spinning your wheels in a tight budget, limited
  human resources and a short deadline? Visit with
  staffing industry experts to discuss employment
  trends and the various ways to meet your goals by
  using creative staffing solutions. Learn ways to
  build a client/personnel profile to acquire the
  right employee, the first time.

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• MS Portfolio Server 2007 Demo - Jeff Almloff, PMP
  Jim Miller
• In an interactive demonstration, learn how to use
  Project Server 2007 to make resource allocation
  decisions.
• MS Project 2007  - Custom fields, views and
  reports - Jeff Almloff , PMP Jim Miller
• See the new features of Project 2007 in a live
  demo environment. Learn best practices on
  setting up projects and building a dynamic
  schedule.
• MS Project 2007 New Features and Best Practices
  - Jeff Almloff , PMP Jim Miller
• Learn about using custom fields to create visual
  dashboard indicators that tie directly to your
  project cost and schedule health. We will also
  explore the new Visual Reports capability of
  Project and create reports in Excel and Vision
  using the new reporting cubes. This workshop
  will be conducted using Project Server 2007, but
  the Reporting and Custom field capabilities are
  also applicable to the standalone versions
  Project 2007.

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• MS Project Server 2007 Demo - Jeff Almloff , PMP
  Jim Miller
• See an interactive demo of Portfolio Server 2007.
  Learn how to tie your projects to business
  strategy and optimize your project portfolio
  based on value delivered.
• MS Project Server Resource Planning More in
  depth with forecasts, calendars, etc. - Jeff
  Almloff , PMP Jim Miller
• Demo - Hands on working sessions

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• Noahs Ark Had Only One Restroom - Mike Turner
• The presentation will focus on the importance of
  making the right decision when the right decision
  is not obvious. This presentation will explore
  the ways decisions are made, the impact they can
  have and its relationship to Project Management.
  1. Where do you get help in making decisions?
  2. Do you take into account the number of people
  who will affected by your decisions. 3. Right vs.
  wrong decisions are easy, how to you determine
  right vs. right decisions.
• PMP Certification Process JCCC - James Blair
• This workshop will cover What does it mean to
  be a PMP? What is PMI all about? Becoming a
  PMP PMBOK Framework Overview Examination
  Preparation Study Planning

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• Politics Today and Tomorrow - Jill Richards, PMP
• More in depth examination of project politics
  following Jills keynote presentation.
• Public Relations and the Project Manager - Sally
  Wilson Pfeffer
• (presented at two different times) Perception
  enhancement. Learn about managing all aspects of
  a successful public relations, client development
  and retention, sales, marketing, public relations
  and writing/editing. Sharpen your organization
  and execute large-scale corporate event and
  social events. Another aspect of maintaining your
  existing client base and cultivate new business
  through aggressive networking.
• Six Sigma Light for the PM - Denise Moe
• Great tools to know and utilize in managing
  projects
• 1. A better understanding of what Six Sigma is
• 2. What is Lean Six Sigma
• 3. New tools for your toolbox
• 4. Practice using the tools

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• So you think you are a PMP? - Steve Gorman /
  Janie Tesch
• (presented at two different times) Interactive
  Play the Jeopardy game
• SOA the Project Manager - Mike Thiessen
• (presented at two different times) Service
  Oriented Architecture - Overview. SOA is a
  critical strategy for most enterprises going
  forward. PMs with a solid foundation of SOA
  concepts and fundamentals will be much more
  marketable. Basic Concepts and Fundamentals of
  SOA 2. Impacts to project management
• What About Risk The WAR Room Concept - Barb
  Tebbe
• A hands on with peers in the PM profession
  concentration on RISK assessments - one approach.
  With game pieces prepared ahead of time - the
  audience will experience a hands on retro -
  generic in form - but focused on how important
  this step is in the overall project management
  profession.