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Friday, September 05, 2008
Alaska Communications Industry Executive Vadapalli to Deliver Key Speech at 4th ProMAC 2008 Conference in Anchorage
Anand Vadapalli, Senior Vice President of Alaska Communications Systems, will deliver a speech at the ProMAC 2008 International Project Management Conference Anchorage in September on the subject of "The value of domain expertise - A case for building reusable PM frameworks incorporating domain and functional knowledge." The ProMAC 2008 Project Management Conference, "Project Management Leading Managerial Revolutions", will be held at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage, Alaska during September 15-18, 2008.
Anand Vadapalli serves as the Senior Vice President of Network and IT for Alaska Communications Systems, Anchorage, AK. Alaska Communications Systems (NASDAQ:: ALSK) is the leading integrated wireless and wireline communications provider in Alaska with over $375 million in revenue and about 1,000 employees. Vadapalli has been in the communications industry for over 12 years, and has held executive positions in several telecommunication companies. His management philosophy centers around the role of technology in driving change, enhancing business value and maximizing overall organizational performance.
Asand has a Bachelor of Engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India; and PGDM fromIndian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India. Mr. Vadapalli speaks regularly at industry and academic conferences. He has published several articles in academic journals including International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Association of Information Systems, and Journal of Engineering and Technology Management.
According to his abstract, the communications business, like most technology disciplines, is marked by constant technological change. While all companies try to find ways to adapt to change, successful communications companies differentiate themselves by adhering to a disciplined execution model. Whether built or acquired, it underpins the ability of an organization to transform. Many of the best practices of project management are invariably valuable for crisp execution. However, the value of such project management techniques is greatly enhanced when specific domain or functional expertise is used as an overlay with standard project management practices, bringing specificity of application to project management practices. Leveraging the functional expertise in an organization to build reusable project management frameworks provides both speed and discipline in execution. A strong case is made for the development of these frameworks - and their economic value to organizations that adopt or offer such frameworks.
The ProMAC 2008 conference will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences to revolutionize today’s project management knowledge and techniques for the future. Special plenary sessions featuring top executives and government officials will be held to exchange their practices and plans. Numerous paper presentations and workshops will also be held. This conference follows previous successful ProMAC conferences in Singapore, Japan, and Australia. For details, visit http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/promac/.
The ProMAC 2008 conference host and lead sponsor is the Masters of Science program in Project Management (MSPM) at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Other sponsors include the PMI Anchorage Alaska Chapter, the Society of Project Management (Japan), Asia Pacific International College (Australia), Alaska Communications Systems (ACS), Alaska Airlines, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company , ASRC Energy Systems, British Petroleum (BP), ConocoPhillips, CH2MHill, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Hawk Consultants LLC, NANA Development Corporation, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The general conference co-chairs are Dr. Jang Ra, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA (Chair); Prof. Ali Jaafari, Asia Pacific International College, Australia; Dr. Osamu Ohno, Society of Project Management, Japan; and Prof. Khim Teck Yeo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The Project Manager is Danny Elmore, University of Alaska Anchorage. For more information, visit http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/promac/.
Asand has a Bachelor of Engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India; and PGDM fromIndian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India. Mr. Vadapalli speaks regularly at industry and academic conferences. He has published several articles in academic journals including International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Association of Information Systems, and Journal of Engineering and Technology Management.
According to his abstract, the communications business, like most technology disciplines, is marked by constant technological change. While all companies try to find ways to adapt to change, successful communications companies differentiate themselves by adhering to a disciplined execution model. Whether built or acquired, it underpins the ability of an organization to transform. Many of the best practices of project management are invariably valuable for crisp execution. However, the value of such project management techniques is greatly enhanced when specific domain or functional expertise is used as an overlay with standard project management practices, bringing specificity of application to project management practices. Leveraging the functional expertise in an organization to build reusable project management frameworks provides both speed and discipline in execution. A strong case is made for the development of these frameworks - and their economic value to organizations that adopt or offer such frameworks.
The ProMAC 2008 conference host and lead sponsor is the Masters of Science program in Project Management (MSPM) at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Other sponsors include the PMI Anchorage Alaska Chapter, the Society of Project Management (Japan), Asia Pacific International College (Australia), Alaska Communications Systems (ACS), Alaska Airlines, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company , ASRC Energy Systems, British Petroleum (BP), ConocoPhillips, CH2MHill, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Hawk Consultants LLC, NANA Development Corporation, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The general conference co-chairs are Dr. Jang Ra, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA (Chair); Prof. Ali Jaafari, Asia Pacific International College, Australia; Dr. Osamu Ohno, Society of Project Management, Japan; and Prof. Khim Teck Yeo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The Project Manager is Danny Elmore, University of Alaska Anchorage. For more information, visit http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/promac/.
