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Vol. XI Issue IX - September 2009

Project Management eJournal
REGIONAL REPORT:
Project Management Update from North Texas


By Tom Sheives, PhD
International Correspondent for PMForum & PM World Today
Arlington//Ft. Worth, Texas
USA
PM Profession News
The Fort Worth PMI chapter hosted Ray Briggs from BAE at their Chapter Dinner Meeting on August 20. Ray spoke on the $229 Billion F-35 Striker program. Ray did a great job and was clearly passionate about his 41 years in the defense business working for both government and private industry. He currently serves as the Director of the F-35 Programs for the U.S. part of BAE systems and has managed a team of 100-250 UK and US engineers since 2001. His F-35 team works on many different integrated project teams (IPTs) and on several different F-35 contracts related to the F-35 design, development and support efforts.
What an amazing aircraft he described and what an unbelievable challenge. As a small note according to a report each aircraft, according to the National Defense Industry Association, might cost between the $50-100 million as reported by the Government Accountability Office, depending on quantity. No small chunk of change!
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Tom Sheives Tom Sheives , PhD, PMP, is Executive Director, Business Development, with True Solutions, Inc., Dallas, Texas- a full life cycle project management company. Tom’s mission is to “Get Project Teams and Management Teams unstuck! Tom has helped organizations worldwide get unstuck, working with companies such as Microsoft, the Panama Canal Authority, Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin and others. He has written and delivered training programs for High Performing Teams, Leadership, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Fundamentals and Advanced Topics in Project Management, and has delivered a widely acclaimed project management simulation program. A notable recent assignment was with the faculty of The University of Texas at Dallas, where he delivered 56 days of project management training to 175 executives of the Panama Canal Authority, helping prepare them for the current $5.25 billion expansion program. As a graduate of Coach University, he is also trained to deliver High Performing Project Team Workshops, Project Team Assessments, Leadership Practices Inventory – 360o, the Winslow Dynamics Profile (Behavioral) Assessment, and the Personal Coaching Styles Inventory. Tom is a graduate of the University of New Mexico, Texas A&M University, Baylor University and Coach U, all in the USA. He is on the board of the Fort Worth Chapter of PMI and is a member of the IEEE. His company is a Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute (PMI). Tom is also an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today. He resides in Texas and can be contacted at tom@truesolutions.com. |
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