Public Sector: Implementing Project Management at the Town of Cary

Matrix

Agenda
5:30-6:00 Informal Networking
6:00-7:00 Introduction, Speaker Presentations and Q&A

Speaker: Mark E. Fournier, PMP, IT Project Manager, Town of Cary

What do you do when a public sector organization does not have a project management approach in place to effectively manage its large number of business and technology projects? How do you begin to maximize value as quickly as possible and gain buy-in from staff?

PDUs: 1.0 (0.75 technical, 0.25 leadership)

PMO: The Art of Portfolio Management

Matrix

Is portfolio management just not working in your organization?

Chapter - Nov 2016: Own Your Career and Keep Networking Alive

Sheraton Imperial RTP

Cost:

Non-Members	$25
Members online	$5
Members onsite	$10
Volunteers	$0

Members and Volunteers will receive discount at checkout

 

Abstract:

My friends often tease me, saying:  “Rod, you’re always networking.  Why not give it a rest?”  They might as well say, “Rod, you’re always breathing.  Why not give it a rest?”  My answer is the same for both questions:  “I can’t.”

For me, networking is all about interacting with people no matter who they are, where they are, or what they’re doing.  It could be members of my family, neighbors, members of the PTA, or the UPS driver.  I don’t care.  I gravitate to people because they fascinate me.  I love them.  They charge me up and give meaning to my life.  Everyone has a story to tell, and I love hearing those stories.  

Of course that’s the practical, everyday, “fun” side of networking.  I need to make sure you understand the business imperative of networking, too.
Relationships are the new “capital” of the 21st century and as such, will have a much greater impact on growth in almost every business sector of the economy.  If you opt out of networking, you are taking yourself out of the career landscape for a long time to come. It’s not JUST about the job search; it’s about becoming masters of networking with an eye toward securing a viable place in the relationship-based global economy of the future.

It all begins with the machinery of networking.  And that machinery must never stop.

 

Speaker: 

Rod Colón