breakout session overview
One of the most difficult hurdles any PMO faces is gaining widespread acceptance in the organization it resides in. Generally, project team members consider process, guidelines and directions barriers to their ability to execute.
Andrea Giantelli, the Global Program Director at the Interpublic Group of Companies determined that the best way to foster acceptance of a PMO is to integrate the companies’ processes and procedures into the foundational classes in IPG’s project management training program. She has partnered with Bob Maiale, the North American Training Director at Total Systems Education to integrate her PMO vision into Total Systems’ training curriculum. They have traveled the world delivering this unique message, partnering in training with dramatically positive results. They co-facilitate training classes; Bob delivers the industry best practices and Andrea gives employees a personalized view of how these practices are handled in their world. Total Systems Education is a registered education provider with the Project Management Institute.
Andrea and Bob are certified Project Management Professionals. This integrated learning has broken down barriers in the IPG project environment and Andrea’s hands on approach has humanized the PMO function, and made the processes and procedures implemented at IPG relevant for those executing projects there. Class participants now see the PMO as a vital piece in the delivery of solutions at IPG. They view Andrea and the PMO team as strong support allies, and rely heavily on her team’s experience and guidance. This presentation will focus on the measurable results that this approach has achieved.
Andrea Giantelli Joined IPG in January 2005 to build a
Global Program Office within the Global IT Organization.
Andrea is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and has been working in the Project Management practice since 2001. In her current role, Andrea is responsible for the Project Management and Solution Delivery methodologies for IPG, and also implemented and manages the Project Management training program for IPG.
Prior to joining IPG, Andrea was a sixteen year veteran
at Avon Products. There, she was
initially responsible for standardizing the desktop computing environment.
From there she moved into the newly formed Program Office at
Andrea is a member of the Project Management Institute, which is the global organization of Project Management, and holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Communications.
Bob Maiale
has over 25 years of global project management training and consulting
experience. He has been with Total Systems Education since 1993 developing
and delivering training solutions and providing consulting services for many
Fortune 500 companies including Citibank, Wachovia, The Bank of New York
Mellon, UBS, Avon, Kraft Foods, Staples, Tiffany &
Prior to joining Total Systems, Bob spent 13 years with NYNEX in training and in Information Technology. He also served as an adjunct instructor in the State University of New York system teaching business and computer courses.
Bob is a certified Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute, has a Master’s degree in Business Administration and has been a featured speaker at the End-User Computing Professionals of Long Island, The Long Island Chapter of the PMI and A.D.A.P.T., the Association for Development, Advancement and Productivity through Technology Training.
