May 18, 2011 Working with Sponsors and Annual General Meeting
Wednesday May 18th, 2011Time: 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Location
| Holiday Inn 30 Fairway Road South Kitchener, Ontario |
Event Description/Details
The changes in our economic and business world are making the sponsor an even more critical and essential role. Executive accountability and alignment with corporate strategy will only become more visible. Issues like transparency, communications, alignment, people management and creating superior results will be will be vital for the sponsor of today. What the project - program manager does to help gain strong executive involvement, commitment and sponsorship can make or break the success of the strategic initiative. Come to this interactive workshop on how to coach your executive sponsor on their role, being proactive and what is takes to ensure project success. Agenda What's happening out there? Barriers and Enablers The Role of the Sponsor Working with your Sponsor Back on the Job Agenda 5:30 - 6:00 pm - Registration, Networking 6:00 - 6:30 pm - Annual General Meeting 6:30 - 7:15 pm - Dinner 7:15 - 8:45 pm - Guest Presentation 8:45 - 9:00 pm - Chapter Announcements & Wrap-up Fees: $20 - members pre-registration $25 - non-members or members at the door Cancellation policy: Due to the commitment and cost associated with our hosting venues, failure to cancel your registration 48 hours prior will require full payment be made. You may cancel your registration prior to the 48 hour timeframe, for any event, by emailing events@pmi-ctt.org. |
Speaker(s)
| Catherine Daw, MBA, PMP, President Catherine is President and co-founder of SPM Group Ltd. She provides the vision and leadership needed to evolve the firm including the current corporate direction of enabling effective enterprises through strategic initiative management. Her focus is what matters most to SPM's clients - solutions that exceed expectations, save time and money, and help achieve superior business benefits. Catherine is a pioneer who possesses over twenty five years of experience, working in a variety of public and private sector companies, holding progressively higher positions both in Information Technology and Business areas. Catherine's personal idiom has always been to deliver results within a foundation of integrity, open communication and with a strong understanding of value creation and strategic advantage for businesses. Catherine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Queen's University and a Masters of Business Administration from York University. She is an active member of the Project Management Institute and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) as designated by the Project Management Institute. |