breakout session overview
Dwight MacDonald, a famous film critic, author, and professor was once interviewed by Mr. Tony Macklin of "Film Heritage" magazine, A question came up regarding "running a pattern" on critiques and that the pattern was taking over all articles. Mr. MacDonald acknowledged that point and went on to talk about an old Russian term khvostism. The word is Russian in original and loosely translated meaning the tail wagging the dog (khvost is the Russian word for tail).
Mr. MacDonald went on to say that khvostism was "making up your policy in reaction to your enemy". Have you ever disliked a movie simply because somebody you despise (say Rosie O'Donnell - an opinionated individual) liked it? Have you ever disliked a movie because it has a specific actor in it, such as Tom Cruise? That is khvostism in action. You filter out the events to support your position, if you don't like Tom Cruise, then you will focus on the aspects that make the movie bad.
So how does this relate to portfolio management? Enterprise adoption.
How does an organization overtake this issue? Leadership.
This presentation looks at the very sensitive subject of implementing change and dealing with the human roadblocks that will arise to thwart successful adoption. It will look at dealing with difficult people, how to counter active criticism, how leadership will drive adoption. Leadership from a project manager perceptive, to a ;line manager to an executive.
Dave Davis, PMP is first and foremost a practitioner of project and program management. Dave’s 20+ years experience in project management spans many roles including: PPMS application administration, report writer, program manager, project manager, coach, trainer, and defender of the paradigm shift.
Dave holds 2 master’s degrees, MBA, Six Sigma and ITIL
Certification and is PMI eBusiness SIG Chairman. He has published many
articles and delivered presentations at professional conferences throughout
Europe and
Finally, in his spare time Dave is an active volunteer in community social service (church outreach, youth training, and Habitat for Humanity). Every Christmas season he plays Santa Claus and enjoys sharing original stories regarding the holiday.
