The Symposium Program Committee has created a dynamic, engaging agenda for the entire two and a half day Symposium.  Opportunities to learn, to network, and to enjoy the vibrant city of Dallas are provided.  Attendees may choose from nearly two dozen individual breakout sessions in addition to keynote sessions, general conference sessions, and panel discussions. 

Sunday, November 7, 2010

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Registration
1 - 6 p.m.	Pre-Conference Workshop The Enterprise Project Management Office: The Catalyst for Effective Knowledge Management Ginger Levin	Pre-Conference Workshop Principles of Enterprise Portfolio Management Terry Doerscher	Pre-Conference Workshop Business Driven PMO Setup: Practical Insights, Techniques, and Case Examples for Ensuring Success Mark Price Perry
6:30 - 7:15 p.m.	Welcome Networking Event

Monday, November 8, 2010

7 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Registration
7 - 8:15 a.m.	Breakfast
8:30 - 10 a.m.	Welcome & Keynote Strategic Project Portfolio Management Oscar de Lucio
10 -10:15 a.m.	Morning Break
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.	Getting to "No": Setting Expectations for Your PMO Paul Risk	Strategic Planning: Shaping the Project Slate Walter Viali	Turning the Battleship: Encouraging Organizational Change Through Effective Programs Evans Travis
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Transition
11:30 - 12:30 p.m.	PMOs, Denial, and the Death Zone Grant Avery	Project Portfolio Management: A View from the Management Trenches Sarma Tekumalla	Raise Your Risk IQ: How PMO's Increase Project Risk Management Success Laszlo Retfalvi
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Enhancing Organizational Maturity Utilizing OPM3 and PMO Tools in Achieving Better Business and Financial Results Nada Abandah	Run Your PMO as a Profit Center! Guy Lazure	A Fighter Pilot's View of PMO Agility Jim Furfari
2:30 - 3 p.m.	Afternoon Break
3 - 4 p.m.	Technical Skill Competency Ratings: A Simple Way to See Your True Enterprise Resource Capacity, Improve Project Estimates, and Drive Resource Skill Advancement Mark Rabinowitz and Mike Crockett	Business Driven PPM: Top 10 Risks That Threaten PPM Success Mark Price Perry and David Bogossian	Adding Agile to Your PMO Barbee Davis
4 - 4:15 p.m.	Transition
4:15 - 5:30 p.m.	Monday Panel Discussion
6 - 6:30 p.m.	Pre-Reception
6:30 - 8 p.m.	Conference Opening Reception

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

7 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Registration
7 - 8:15 a.m.	Breakfast
8:30 - 10 a.m.	Welcome & Keynote PMO Leadership: Realizing the Value Fredrick Redd
10 -10:15 a.m.	Morning Break
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.	Building a PMO from the Start with Culture and Knowledge Gap Finn Olsen	Implementing a Portfolio Maturity Model at Procter and Gamble Shawn Grubb		Setting Up a PMO in a Challenging Environment Rodney Johnson
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Transition
11:30 - 12:30 p.m.	Expanding PMO Services on a Shoe String Joseph Tanenbaum	Affording a PMO: Strategies for Identifying and Establishing PMO Resources Colleen McGraw		PMO as an Enabler for Large Scale Global Program Success Steven Weber
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	The Role of the Business Analyst in the PMO Maureen Weverka	The PMO: Where Strategies Become Realities Kent Crawford		Victoria's Real Secret: Providing Proper Foundational Support for Executives! Cindy Margules
2:30 - 3 p.m.	Afternoon Break
3 - 4 p.m.	Vendor Bonus Session Title Coming Soon Planview	Vendor Bonus Session Title Coming Soon Collabera		Vendor Bonus Session Title Coming Soon Axis Group
4 - 4:15 p.m.	Transition
4:15 - 5:30 p.m.	Featured Presentation The PMOPM Value to Market Leadership Marvin Hargrove The Project Management Institute		Featured Presentation Business Benefits of the PMO: A Case Study at Siemens Kevin McDevitt Siemens
6 - 6:30 p.m.	Pre-Reception
6:30 - 8 p.m.	PMO of the Year Award Presentation and Reception

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

7 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Registration
7 - 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.	How Project Resource Management Is Falling Short Bruce McGraw	The Role of the PMO in Realizing the Value of Change Terry Doerscher	The Changing Nature of the PMO: From Value to Valuable Deniz Johnson
9:30 - 9:45 a.m.	Transition
9:45 - 10:45 a.m.	PMOs and the Non-Profit: How We Learned to Love Projects Pam Marksbary	PMO 2.0: Business Drive, Value Centered Harlan Bridges	PMO Prosperity: What to Know, Do, and Think About Lisa DiTullio
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.	Morning Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Symposium Lessons Learned: Sharing Your Experiences

Continuing the Conversation

In addition to the formal Symposium agenda, participants will receive access to the Symposium Online Discussion Tool, enabling Symposium participants to discuss PMO-related topics of interest with their fellow attendees and presenters even after the conclusion of the Symposium.  Access to the tool is FREE to Symposium attendees.

Agenda Notes:

• Registration includes all listed meals and breaks. Vegetarian and other dietary restrictions will gladly be accommodated and may be indicated on your registration
• Symposium sessions are structured to include time for discussion between the presenter and audience.  Attendees are encouraged to come prepared with questions and issues for discussion
• Agenda sessions are subject to change due to speaker cancellations or other factors
• PDUs are offered for all Symposium agenda sessions