May 6-10, 2006

Project Corps participates in key meetings to be held at 2006 PMI EMEA Global Congress – Madrid, Spain

Shelley Gaddie will participate in two key working sessions being held in conjunction with PMI’s EMEA Congress. As a member of PMI’s Research Member Advisory Group (RMAG), Shelley will contribute to an all day meeting focused on PMI’s Research Program Goals, sponsored Research Projects, and final preparations for the PMI Global Research Conference to be held in Montreal in July 16-19, 2006. Shelley will also serve as moderator for the Research Program Working Session held on May 7th. This is a unique opportunity for academics, executives, and project management professionals to meet with the PMI Research Program Team to learn more about current and future research initiatives.

For more information, please visit :- http://congresses.pmi.org/EMEA2006/WorkingSessions/Research.cfm

May 12, 2006

Project Corps presents, sponsors and exhibits at PMI Mile Hi Chapter Rocky Mountain Project Management Symposium in Denver, CO

Shelley Gaddie will present Portfolio Management Breakthroughs and Meg Charter will present the PM Value Question at this premier event. Both presentation are designed to provide project management professionals with real world examples of Project Management Organizations (PMO) that have successfully faced the challenge of delivering value at every level of their organizations and continue to deliver bottom line value today.

Please visit us at Booth #4 to learn more about addressing your project portfolio management challenges and gain insights into increasing the value of these disciplines at your organization.

May 24, 2006

Project Corps presents at PMI Western Idaho (Boise, ID) Chapter Dinner Meeting

Shelley Gaddie will present   Realizing the Promise of Project Portfolio Management - A Framework for Delivering Value  

How does a PMO strike the right balance between the tactical and strategic, fluidly react as necessary while proactively introducing new ways of evaluating and managing work, and progressively increase its overall value? The PM Value Framework™ is a proven tool that has been successfully used to clarify strengths and weaknesses, establish value-relative goals and objectives, and build and follow value boosting business plans. The PM Value Framework™ is conveyed in simple terms with examples of its application, interpretation, and use for PMO business planning. Participants depart with a basic understanding of an effective model for improving the value of their PMO that can be applied and bring value immediately.

June 16, 2006

Project Corps presents at PMI Puget Sound Chapter Breakfast Meeting in Bellevue, WA

Shelley Gaddie will present   Portfolio Management and the PMO – Organizing and Operating to Deliver Value  

How does a PMO organize and operate to strike the right balance between the tactical and strategic, fluidly react as necessary while proactively introducing new ways of evaluating and managing work, and progressively increase its overall value? The PM Value Framework™ is applied to the analysis of several PMOs and used to evaluate and refine their operations. Specific value drivers and their related PMO products and services are addressed. Staffing to effectively address the needs of both the project management community and decision-making leadership is discussed. The challenges of the shared service model as applied to the PMO are explored. Participants will leave with examples of structures and operating models that have successfully delivered on the full value proposition of a PMO.

July 16-19, 2006

Project Corps supports the planning, organization and facilitation of 2006 PMI Global Research Conference - Montreal, Canada

Held every two years, the PMI Research Conference brings together world-class experts in project management, including researchers, academics, and practitioners to share and analyze powerful new research and information that can result in growth.

October 21-24, 2006

Project Corps presents and exhibits at the 2006 PMI Global Congress – North America in Seattle, Washington

We invite you to visit us at Booth #1320 and get to know our team of project management professionals. We welcome the opportunity to discuss your project management challenge and offer real time advice based upon our ever-growing library of best fit practices that have delivered on the theoretical value proposition of project management.

Meg Charter will present   The Project Management Value Question – In Search of Value at the Expense of Delivering It.   This presentation will address the primary project management challenge; the shift from a focus on tactical delivery to driving strategic value. Two highly successful PMOs and their evolution from tactical service units to strategic value drivers are highlighted. Two industries, two vastly different cultures, yet both have successful and influential PMOs that are leading the quest for improved financial return. Learn how two organizations presented seemingly impossible demands to their fledgling PMOs and follow each through the specific challenges they faced. Finally, gain insight into the culmination of efforts that lead to breakthroughs for each. The company profiles presented will provide you with valuable insights and practical lessons that will serve you in increasing your personal, as well as influencing your PMO’s value to your organization.

Fall, 2006

Project Corps and PMI Puget Sound Chapter to offer PMO Workshop in Seattle, WA

We will be following our very successful spring workshop,   The Successful PMO – Build a Framework to Deliver Bottom Line Value   with a deeper exploration of our PM Value Framework™. We invite you to join us in a workshop designed to support PMO professionals in grappling with the challenges of delivering bottom line value through the life of projects and beyond