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Reported by Ann R. Miller and David Pells in Dallas

The 4th Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium concluded on Friday 13 August 2010 after two days that featured five keynote presentations; 45 professional presentations by 53 project management leaders; three panel discussions, networking sessions; and opening and closing ceremonies. The symposium, which was held in the School of Management on The UT Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas, was organized by the Graduate Program in Project Management (PM) in the School of Management's Executive Education Center at UT Dallas, in partnership with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum.

Here is a summary of the second day of the symposium:

Friday morning began with a keynote presentation by David Neumann (pictured at right), Dallas City Councilman and Chair of the Trinity River Corridor Project for the City of Dallas. He provided an overview and status report on this massive project, (to see previously published article about Mr. Neumann's presentation, click here.) David Neumann's presentation was followed by four hours of professional presentations over five tracks.

Three presentations in the Technology Enabling Project Management Track including

• Making Web 2.0 Work for Project Management, by Nic Bryson
  

• Going Beyond CPM, by Chris White
  

• Engaging Stakeholders: Project Planning and Execution Using Web-Based PM Tools, by Rene LeBel (pictured) and Anwar Ali
  

Three presentations in the Project Leadership Track:

• Managing Multiple Projects Simultaneously, by Dan Vickers
  

• Leading Accelerated Projects, by Lon Roberts
  

•  If you Aren't Making a Difference, You're Taking up Space, by Lee Lambert

Three presentations in the PM Career Development track:

• Using LinkedIn as a PM Business Tool, by Peter Gailey
  

• Network or Not Work, What's It Gonna Be?, by Ken Sharp
  

• The IT Project Management Office and Roadmap for Corporate Governance, by Jim Miller (pictured right)
  

Three presentations in the Project Governance track:

•  Financial Benefits of PPM for a Healthcare Organization, by Nayan Patel and Mohamad Safa
  

• Patterns in Governance of Programs and Projects, by Prabu Ayyagari
  

• Building Connections Between Community, Non-Profit and Government Programs, by Pamela Stevenson
  

Three presentations in the PM Tools & Techniques track:

• The Fundamentals of Survey Development and Analysis, by Harry Rever (pictured right)
  

• Raising the Project Success Batting Average, by Kevin Christ
  

•  Is Your Project Managing Living and Breathing, by Rebecca Brady and Michael Borts
  

Three panel discussions:

• Project Management Issues in City Administration - Panelists: Allen Barnes, City Manager for City of Sachse, Texas; Jim Holgersson, City Manager for City of Artlington, Texas; Doug Kiel, Professor of Public Affaris & Administration at UT Dallas. Moderator: David L. Pells, PMForum's Managing Editor. (click here)
  

• Career Transitions in Project Management - Panelists: Alan Stein, Development Executive with BKD, LLP; Rick Martinez, President/CEO of R2 Technologies; Karen Salomon, Manager at Exervio Management Consulting: Moderator: Fabia Bourda, PMI Dallas Chapter Vice President.
  

• The Future of Project Management - Panelists: John Cole, PMI Dallas Chapter President, Stacy Goff, president of the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm), and Miles Shepherd, Chair of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). Moderator: Jim Joiner, Symposium Chair and former Director of the Graduate Program in Project Management at UT Dallas.
  

IPMA and PMI Leaders Share the Stage During Closing Plenary Session

Miles Shepherd, Chair of the Executive Board of IPMA, delivered the first closing keynote presentation on the topic of "Standards in Project Management - A Brake or An Accelerator?" Steven L. Fahrenkrog, PMI Vice President for Regional Development, delivered the second closing keynote presentation on the topic of "Embedding Project Management in the Enterprise." Once again, top leaders from the world's two largest project management professional associations shared the stage at the annual UT Dallas PM Symposium, a rare occurrence in the project management world.

Photos, left to right: Miles Shepherd, Steven Fahrenkrog, Jim Joiner in center with Fahrenkrog & Shepherd

The symposium ended with drawings for door prizes (pictured below) provided by various participants and sponsors. To see the full program, abstracts and author information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/graduate/execed/projectMgmtProg/projSymposium/.


The Project Management Program at UT Dallas provides application-oriented education for professionals with significant project, program or general management responsibilities. Established in the Executive Education Center in The UT Dallas' School of Management, students have the option of earning a Certificate in Project Management, a Master of Science degree with an emphasis in project management, or a Master of Business Administration degree with project management emphasis. The UT Dallas PM program, originally developed in 1997, is accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC) of Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is a PMI Registered Education Provider Program (PMI R.E.P.). The program is taught by world-class faculty with a blend of industrial project management, consulting and teaching experience. The UT Dallas PM Program is delivered both on campus and online, and attracts students worldwide. For more information: http://som.utdallas.edu/project/.

The PMI Dallas Chapter is a volunteer-based professional association dedicated to supporting the growth and development of project management practitioners, as well as building awareness of the project management discipline and its critical role in business and organization success. With more than half a million members and credential holders in over 170 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the leading membership association for the project management profession. Founded in 1984 and with over 4,000 members, the PMI Dallas Chapter is one of the world's largest PMI components. To learn more about the PMI Dallas Chapter and its service offerings, visit www.pmidallas.org

PMForum operates www.pmforum.org, the world's first website devoted to professional project management and still one of the world's most popular sources of project management news and information. PMForum also produces the monthly online PM World Today eJournal where articles, case studies, papers and stories by leading PM authorities from around the world can be found; free subscriptions are available at www.pmworldtoday.net.

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