The leadership team for the 1st Annual PMI Panama Project Management Symposium
being held in Panama City on March 19, 2009, has announced that an
Earned Value Workshop will be held on Friday 20 March. The Panama
Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) will host this major
PM event, subtitled "The Land Divided - The Project World United", which will showcase the Panama Canal Expansion program.
Three well-known earned value management (EVM) experts from the United States will lead the workshop, with topics as follows:
Susan Wood - "EVM Principles and Terminology"
Tony Finefield - "Control System Design"
Lloyd Carter - "Establishing an EVM System"
Earned
value management is based on integrated scope, schedule and cost
methodologies and is commonly required for managing large complex
engineering and construction projects, such as the Panama Canal
Expansion. Anyone in Panama involved in planning or managing large
programs and projects should study EVM, so this workshop will offer an
important opportunity for local project managers to learn EVM. Of
course, the principles are useful on all types and sizes of projects.
Project
managers, engineers, IT professionals and executives throughout the
Americas are invited to attend the 1st Annual PMI Panama Project
Management Symposium in Panama City on 19 March, which will feature
three major tracks: General Project Management, Construction Project
Management & Technology Project Management (IT, product
development, communications). The symposium will feature keynote
speeches by Jorge Quijano, executive vice president of the Panama Canal Authority, and Jhan Schmitz, senior vice president of CH2M Hill, prime contractor for the Panama Canal expansion.
Professional
presentations, discussion sessions, focused workshops and networking
opportunities will also be included, with bilingual translation
available (Spanish or English). Registration fees are $225, $195 for
PMI members, and $125 for students. Attendees can receive up to 7 PDUs
for PMP recertification for each day attended. The symposium venue will
be the Panama Canal Authority Auditorium and facilities.
For symposium information, visit http://www.pmi-panama.org/simposio2009/ or contact Tom Sheives (U.S.) at tom@BetterProjectResults.com or Luis Fasano (PMI Panama) at lfasano@pmi-panama.org.
Local
sponsors include the Panama Canal Authority and CH2M HILL, prime
management contractor for the expansion. Participants will have an
opportunity to tour the canal and meet the program manager.
The PMI Panama Chapter is a chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®),
the world's largest member-based organization devoted to professional
project management. Founded in 1969 in the United States, PMI now has
more than 280,000 members in 170 plus countries. Founded in 2001, the
PMI Panama Chapter is a volunteer based professional association
dedicated to supporting the growth and development of the project
management discipline and its critical role in business and
organization success. The PMI Panama Chapter has approximately 150
members and serves the project management and business communities of
Panama and nearby countries. For more information, visit http://www.pmi-panama.org/.
PMI® and PMP® are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute.
