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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Senior Fluor Executive Bob Prieto Delivers Lecture on Program Management at 2(ND) UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in Texas
The 2nd UT Dallas Project Management Symposium opened in Richardson, Texas on Monday, 18 August, in the UT School of Management on the UT Dallas campus. The conference began in the School of Management's auditorium with a welcome and overview by James Joiner, Director of the Graduate Program in Project Management at UT Dallas and the Conference Chair. Jim then introduced Dr. Hasan Pirkul, Dean of School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), who welcomed delegates to the conference and to the School of Management.
Following speeches by Dr. David E. Daniel, president of UT Dallas, (see report) and Mr. George Consolver, Director of Strategy Process for Texas Instruments, attendees had the opportunity to attend paper presentations in five streams: global PM, project governance, PM methods A & B, and Information Systems/Agile PM.
Those who attended the Global PM Track had an opportunity to hear from one of the world’s leading experts on infrastructure project and program management, Mr. Robert Prieto (left), Senior Vice President of Fluor Corporation. The topic of Bob’s speech was "Program Management - Getting on the Right Track."
Robert (Bob) Prieto is a Senior Vice President for Fluor Corporation, one of America’s largest engineering, construction and project management organizations. At Fluor, Bob is responsible for strategy in support of the firm’s Industrial & Infrastructure Group and its key clients. He focuses on the development and delivery of large, complex projects worldwide. He is a member of the executive committee of the National Center for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, a member of the board of directors of the Business Council on International Understanding, a member of the board of the Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation, and co-founder and member of the board of the Disaster Resource Network.
Mr. Prieto serves on the National Research Council’s committee framing the challenges on Critical Infrastructure Systems. He served as a Presidential appointee to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council and served as chairman of the Engineering and Construction Governors of The World Economic Forum. He was co-chair of the infrastructure task force formed after September 11th by the New York City Chamber of Commerce and has extensive experience with programs associated with planning for and responding to natural disasters. Bob is also a member of the board of trustees of Polytechnic University of New York.
According to Bob, "Program management involves management of complex endeavors that translate strategic business objectives into well performing outcomes. These outcomes are typically represented by a series of projects which collectively result in the achievement of desired business outcomes. Increasingly program management is being employed in new markets and by owner’s without prior experience in this delivery form. To be successful it is important that the program be put on the right path from the outset."
In his lecture, Mr. Prieto focused on three aspects that require early focus by both owners and program managers in order to ensure successful outcomes: How the owner’s role changes under a program management approach; How "governance" is addressed between owner and program manager; and the "framework" systems and their focus under program management."
(photo at left: Veikko Valila, IPMA President; Robert Prieto; David Pells, PMForum President)
The 2 Day Project Management Symposium was being held on the UT Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas during 18-19 August 2008. In addition to the Opening Ceremony with Keynote Speakers, day one included more 23 presentations over five tracks of topics, a vendor exhibition, and a Monday evening networking reception. Day two on Tuesday will feature an opening keynote by Michael Kennedy, CEO of Targeted Convergence, 16 paper presentations, three panel discussions and closing keynote addresses by Ricardo Viana Vargas, member of the board of directors of the Project Management Institute (PMI), and Veikko Valila, President of the International Project Management Association (IPMA).
The symposium is being sponsored by the Graduate Program in Project Management at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), in cooperation with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum, Inc. Papers and presentations featured at this year’s symposium will be posted after the event on http://pmsymposium.utdallas.edu, where additional information about the conference and keynote speakers can currently be found.
For more information about the Graduate Program in Project Management at UT Dallas, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project/. For information about the PMI Dallas Chapter, visit www.pmidallas.org. For information about PMForum, visit www.pmforum.org.
Following speeches by Dr. David E. Daniel, president of UT Dallas, (see report) and Mr. George Consolver, Director of Strategy Process for Texas Instruments, attendees had the opportunity to attend paper presentations in five streams: global PM, project governance, PM methods A & B, and Information Systems/Agile PM.
Robert (Bob) Prieto is a Senior Vice President for Fluor Corporation, one of America’s largest engineering, construction and project management organizations. At Fluor, Bob is responsible for strategy in support of the firm’s Industrial & Infrastructure Group and its key clients. He focuses on the development and delivery of large, complex projects worldwide. He is a member of the executive committee of the National Center for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, a member of the board of directors of the Business Council on International Understanding, a member of the board of the Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation, and co-founder and member of the board of the Disaster Resource Network.
Mr. Prieto serves on the National Research Council’s committee framing the challenges on Critical Infrastructure Systems. He served as a Presidential appointee to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council and served as chairman of the Engineering and Construction Governors of The World Economic Forum. He was co-chair of the infrastructure task force formed after September 11th by the New York City Chamber of Commerce and has extensive experience with programs associated with planning for and responding to natural disasters. Bob is also a member of the board of trustees of Polytechnic University of New York.
In his lecture, Mr. Prieto focused on three aspects that require early focus by both owners and program managers in order to ensure successful outcomes: How the owner’s role changes under a program management approach; How "governance" is addressed between owner and program manager; and the "framework" systems and their focus under program management."
The 2 Day Project Management Symposium was being held on the UT Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas during 18-19 August 2008. In addition to the Opening Ceremony with Keynote Speakers, day one included more 23 presentations over five tracks of topics, a vendor exhibition, and a Monday evening networking reception. Day two on Tuesday will feature an opening keynote by Michael Kennedy, CEO of Targeted Convergence, 16 paper presentations, three panel discussions and closing keynote addresses by Ricardo Viana Vargas, member of the board of directors of the Project Management Institute (PMI), and Veikko Valila, President of the International Project Management Association (IPMA).
The symposium is being sponsored by the Graduate Program in Project Management at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), in cooperation with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum, Inc. Papers and presentations featured at this year’s symposium will be posted after the event on http://pmsymposium.utdallas.edu, where additional information about the conference and keynote speakers can currently be found.
For more information about the Graduate Program in Project Management at UT Dallas, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project/. For information about the PMI Dallas Chapter, visit www.pmidallas.org. For information about PMForum, visit www.pmforum.org.
