Volume IX - Issue II - February 2007
Calls for Papers
Call for Abstracts - Center for Business
The Center for Business Practices (CBP) is seeking presentation proposals for its 2007 Project management Summits and Benchmarking forums. Presenters will receive free admission and full expenses paid to the event. Proposals are being sought for presentations at the following events:  CBP Summit: Strategy & Projects, June 27-29, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale This CBP Summit will be an opportunity for senior-level portfolio, program, project and strategy management executives to examine and debate the most critical issues their organizations are facing today. Participants will discover cutting-edge best practices and lessons learned in managing strategy and projects - integrating strategy, portfolio, program, project and performance management - from management thought leaders and knowledgeable senior practitioners. • Advanced PMO Tools and Techniques • Leading and Managing Organizational Change • Knowledge Management in Project Environments • Measuring Project Management Performance • Enterprise Risk Management
 CBP Benchmarking Forum: IT Project Management, Sept. 17-19, Bellagio Las Vegas This CBP Benchmarking Forum will provide senior IT project practitioners with a participative learning environment to exchange key success factors and core best practices, brainstorm new approaches to overcome the challenges of managing effectively in a project environment, and build a network for ongoing discussion and future problem-solving. The forum involves a high degree of attendee participation. Participants will have the opportunity to provide feedback to case presenters, participate in breakout group discussions, and give reports back to the group at-large. • Agile Project Management • Measuring IT Performance • IT Process Management (ITIL, CMMI, PMBOK) • Enterprise Risk Management • Integrating Asset, Project, and Portfolio Management
 CBP Benchmarking Forum: Government Project Management, Nov. 7-9, Caribe Royale, Orlando This CBP Benchmarking Forum will provide senior government project practitioners with a participative learning environment to exchange key success factors and core best practices, brainstorm new approaches to overcome the challenges of managing effectively in a project environment, and build a network for ongoing discussion and future problem- solving. The forum involves a high degree of attendee participation. Participants will have the opportunity to provide feedback to case presenters, participate in breakout group discussions, and give reports back to the group at-large. • PMO Tools and Techniques • Measuring and Reporting Performance • Knowledge Management in Project Environments • Enterprise/Program Risk Management • People on Projects: Developing Project Management Competency
SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT • Title of proposed presentation • Speaker name, title/position, institution, and contact details (address, telephone, email address) • An abstract of 200-300 words (in English) • Short biography Attendees at CBP events are senior practitioners responsible for their organization's portfolio and project management practices, including vice presidents, directors of project management and/or PMOs, and senior project managers.
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1st UTD Project Management Symposium Call for Papers A first Call for Papers has been issued by the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) for the 1st Annual UTD Project Management Symposium, to be held during 6-7 August 2007 in Plano, Texas, USA. The conference is being sponsored by the Graduate Program in Project Management in the School of Management’s Executive Education Center at UTD, in cooperation with PMForum.org and the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). According to Jim Joiner, Director of UTD’s graduate program in project management, “We feel the time has come to promote project management more visibly among North Texas organizations. The Dallas area is home to some of the world’s leading organizations in several industries. We want them to also be leaders in project management. This will be the first of what we hope becomes an annual event.” The 2 Day Project Management Conference will focus on topics important to organizations, industries and the economy of North Texas. Proposed Tracks include the following: Other Conference Events & Features • Monday evening reception for attendees, speakers and vendors • Closing Panel of keynote speakers on – “The Future of Project Management” • Vendor exhibition planned – Sponsorships available Key Dates • 15 April 2007 – Papers selected • 30 June 2007 – Full papers due The Symposium will be held at the Plano Center in Plano, Texas. Again, according to Mr. Joiner, “both UTD and the Dallas Chapter are Registered Education Providers with PMI, so attendees should receive up to 12 PDUs. Paper presenters can receive five more. The registration fee will only be $399 for the two-day conference, which is reasonably low, so we expect a good turnout.” Project management experts, leaders and professionals worldwide are invited to email an abstract for presentation of a professional paper on one of the above topics. For more information, contact James Joiner at jamesj@utdallas.edu. UTD’s Project Management Program provides application-oriented education for professionals with significant project, program or general management responsibilities. Established in the Executive Education center in UTD’s School of Management, students have the option of earning a Certificate in Project Management, a Master of Science degree with an emphasis in project management, or a Master of Business Administration degree with project management emphasis. The UTD PM program, originally developed in 1997, is accredited by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is registered with the PMI Registered Education Provider Program (PMI R.E.P.). The program is taught by world-class faculty with a blend of industrial project management, consulting and teaching experience. UTD’s PM Program in delivered both on campus and online, and attracts students from across the United States and around the world. For more information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project/. Call for Papers & Participation -
BuThe College of Performance Management (CPM) of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) has issued its Call for Participation for its upcoming 23rd International Conference on Earned Value Management (EVM).
 Billed as EVM World 2007, the conference is scheduled to be held in Clearwater Beach, Florida during 8-11 May 2007. The conference will include educational workshops, featured speakers, seminars, tools tracks, training seminars, vendor exhibition and networking opportunities. Additional information on opportunities for project management experts and professionals worldwide to participate are summarized below: Professional Education Training Seminars: Training Seminars are part of the Professional Education Program of PMI-CPM. Seminars include principles of Project Management, Schedule Management, Earned Value Management, EV Metrics and Analysis, Technical Management and Project Management Integration. Contact Frank Anbari. Practice Symposia: Lessons learned and best practices on the implementation of Earned Value Management, updates on recent developments, and integrating EVM with other management techniques. Contact Ray Stratton. Workshops: Workshops provide a forum to introduce and develop new and emerging practices and techniques to improve program management using EVM. Objectives are to identify potential solutions. Workshops are not intended to provide training or instruction on EVM. Contact Joe Houser. Tools Track: Tools Track covers the range of commercially available, world-class, performance management tools from earned value tracking to scheduling to reporting. Contact Efrain Pacheco.  Registration Fees: CPM Members For General Conference Information, visit college@pmi-cpm.org or telephone +1 703.370.7885. The EVM World 2007 Conference Program Manager is Susan Wood, PMI-CPM Vice President for Conferences and Events. The College of Performance Management (CPM) is a knowledge-based component of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), the world’s premier professional organization for project management professionals. CPM was originally established as the Performance Management Association, but became the first college of PMI in 1999. The PMI-CPM an international, non-profit professional organization dedicated to the disciplines of project management and performance measurement. The PMI-CPM assists the earned value professional and project manager in professional growth and promotes the application of earned value management. PMI’s CPM is a growing body of professionals dedicated to managing projects on time and on budget. Additional information can be found at www.pmi-cpm.org/pages/home/index.html.
Announcement and Call for Papers asapm 2007 Congress
The American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm), together with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) and several other universities, has announced its first Virtual Congress on Managing Virtual Team Projects and Processes. The aim of the congress is to use the latest virtual meeting technologies to present and discuss concurrent distributed meetings. This will allow academics and professionals to discuss issues and best practices related to virtual teams and their processes. Participants are expected to be universities and enterprises capable of supporting full motion video, and individuals at work stations with high speed connections. Researchers and practitioners in the area of virtual teams or virtual projects are invited to submit papers on topics including, but not limited to:
Submission of a paper for this conference will involve two steps: 1) Preparation and submission of a paper; and 2) Preparation and submission of a short video clip (5 minutes or so) illustrating the speaker’s style. Because of the virtual nature of this Congress, it is especially important for speakers to be able to make a compelling presentation to remote attendees. SUBMISSIONS MAY BE ONE OF THREE TYPES
Papers should be submitted in MS Word or Adobe pdf format to 2007papers@asapm.org. APA format is preferred (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/). Video clips may be submitted in the same fashion or by emailing a link. Any common format for the video is acceptable and judgment is made on the presentation style, not on technical prowess. The video may be on any subject and must demonstrate presentation capability. All submissions must represent original work that has not been published in a journal or conference proceedings. If the work has been presented at another conference or is under consideration for publication elsewhere, the authors must disclose this fact. Authors will retain full copyright ownership but will be requested to authorize asapm to publish the paper on the asapm web site. Permission to publish is not a condition of paper acceptance. Registration by one or more of the authors of an accepted paper will be required. All accepted papers will be presented in 20 minute sessions (including time for questions) at a Virtual Congress. Presenters will be giving their papers from one of several remote sites, including University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Other remote sites include Northern Kentucky University; Anchorage, Alaska; Boston, Massachusetts; Southern California; and Cork, Ireland. Audiences may view the presentations from a remote site, or from their PCs. Specific locations will be announced as they are added on the asapm website (www.asapm.org/mvt). IMPORTANT DATES
For additional information, visit www.asapm.org/mvt. Papers and editorial correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Morgan Shepherd at 2007papers@asapm.org.
The American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm) is a US-based not-for-profit professional society dedicated to advancing the project management discipline. Working at the forefront of the project management discipline to push practices, procedures, and techniques with members, asapm provides leadership and resources for professional growth of both members and the profession. A member-driven organization with member involvement in all society activities, asapm develops and disseminates project management standards, publications, education, certification, and research. asapm also sponsors a Business Roundtable, an Annual Congress, and an Awards program. asapm is the United States member affiliate of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). For additional information, visit www.asapm.org.
Call for Papers - AIPM 2007 National Conference The Australian Institute of Project Management has issued a Call for abstracts for its National 2007 Conference titled "Project Management: Setting the Standard". AIPM’s 2007 conference is scheduled for 7-10 October 2007 in Hobart, Tasmania. The conference will include multiple tracks of professional paper presentations, workshops, gala social events, vendor exhibition and networking opportunities. AIPM is now seeking proposal submissions for Full Papers, Panels/Workshops, and Poster Presentations. Submission deadline is 30 March 2007. Abstracts of up to 500 words must be submitted via email to 2007papers@aipm.com.au in Word, RTF or PDF format.
According to the AIPM notice, Tasmania is a wonderful place to extend a stay or holiday. The venue for the conference will be the Hotel Grand Chancellor (pictured at right) which is located in the heart of Sullivan’s Cove, the waterfront precinct of Hobart. Conference registration will open in February 2007. Details of the conference are online at http://www.aipm.com.au/html/conference.cfm. The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) is the national body for professional project and program management in Australia. AIPM has branches in major Australian cities, issues various publications, sponsors a robust awards program and conducts regular meetings, workshops and conferences. AIPM has a competency certification program for both individuals and organizations that is well established throughout the Asia Pacific area. AIPM’s mission is “for project management to be recognized as the preferred process to achieve objectives at all levels in industry, government and the wider Australian community.” Further information about AIPM can be found at
Call for Plan to Learn Book Corporate
Building on the success of the first two volumes of the “Plan to learn” series, new case studies are being sought for publication in a third volume focusing on corporate e-Learning projects. “Planning to learn: case studies in e-Learning” is a series of edited books that presents and critically examines various e-Learning projects in case study format.
Started in 2004, the “Plan to Learn” series has published two books, one focusing on Canadian perspectives and the other providing an international collection of e-Learning project management case studies. Both provide in-depth case studies on e-Learning projects in higher education, government and not-for-profit organizations. Requests for each book number in the thousands. Both volumes are published by the Canadian e-Learning Enterprise Alliance and were edited by Beverly L. Pasian and Gary A. Woodill. Case studies serve basic but extremely useful functions: they demonstrate examples, provide analysis and encourage discussion. This book series is no different…except that it will also serve as the foundation for documenting interesting project management initiatives in the e-Learning community. The objectives for publishing the third book are:
Managing an e-Learning project or program requires three areas of skills and/or knowledge: instructional design, information technology and organizational operations. This book is targeted at everyone who is tasked with the responsibility of managing an e-Learning project but lacking in one or more of these areas. Specifically, in the academic (higher education) community, such key players as instructional designers, educational technologists, subject-matter experts, the VP-Academic, Chief Information Officer and/or the managers of academic support units would be interested. Interested contributors are invited to submit on or before January 15, 2007, a chapter proposal that meets the following criteria:
Please note:
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically or by mail to: Ms. Pasian is a senior project manager, consultant and doctoral student based in Toronto, Ontario. Since 1994, her focus has been on using the Internet for educational goals and, more recently on project management, both as a discipline and a way to improve the management of e-Learning projects. Beverly has an M.A. from the Open University (UK) in Online Distance Education, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in project management from the University of Technology, Sydney. Professionally, she has had worked on various local and national projects for departments of the federal government, colleges and universities and various private sector firms. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association for Distance Education (CADE) and is currently trying to establish a Canadian chapter of the International Project Management Association.
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