PMO Symposium 2008 Keynote Speakers Announced
The PMO Symposium 2008 is pleased to announce that we have secured the
participation of two recognized experts in the project management and PMO
community to serve as Keynote Speakers for PMO Symposium 2008.
Dr. Brian Hobbs, PMP,
Project Management Research Chair, holds a degree in Industrial Engineering,
a MBA and a PhD in Management. He has been a professor at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) in the Master's
Program in Project Management, a PMI Global Accreditation Center accredited
program, for more than twenty years. He served a three-year term on PMI's
Standards Members Advisory Group (MAG) ending in 2002 and joined the
Research MAG in July 2006. He is a reviewer for both the Project Management
Journal and the International Journal of Project Management and has
presented many papers at both research and professional conferences
worldwide. His PMO article titled The Multi-project PMO: A Global
Analysis of the Current State of Practice has been featured by PMI and
on PMI.org.
Hugh Woodward, PMP is the President of Macquarie Business
Concepts, a consulting firm promoting the achievement of strategic goals
through the application of effective project portfolio management.
Previously, he was a program manager for the Procter & Gamble Company, where
he spent over 20 years leading teams focused on operational and process
improvement in both manufacturing and business services. Hugh is
a well respected strategist in all aspects of the project management
profession. He has played a leadership role in PMI since 1993, serving two
consecutive terms as Chair of the Board of Directors and almost six years as
a member of PMI’s Board of Directors. In 2005, Hugh was
recognized by PMI as a PMI Fellow, the organization's highest award for
service to the profession. Hugh holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree
from the University of Tasmania, a Master of Science degree in Civil
Engineering from Lehigh University, and a Master of Business Administration
degree from the University of Scranton.
We are pleased to welcome Brian and Hugh as Keynote Speakers for PMO
Symposium 2008.
