Network Forum - Jeff City

Hey, hello, what’s up. How do you communicate? Do you speak to the CIO in the same manner that you speak to technical team members? Have you ever mis-spoken and had to apologize – how did that go? Have you ever had to apologize for somebody else’s poor communication skills? All hailing frequencies are open, but is the listener understanding the message that you intend? Please be prepared to share how you communicate to varied stakeholders.

Project Start Up – What Really Matters

You are starting a new project. As a project manager, what information do you expect to receive, and who provides it? You hold a kickoff meeting with your internal team members –

what information do you expect team members to bring? What information do you bring? Attendees should be prepared to discuss their outcome expectations when starting a new project – what really matters?

Project Close Out – Who Said We are Done. How do you determine if your project is ready to close? Who decides? Do you have criteria for closing the project or did you just get to the end of your project plan? Attendees are asked to be prepared to discuss who, when, and under what circumstances is a project closed.

Is your PMO outdated? Does your PMO still attempt to collect data from project managers who
view this as pointless overhead? If you could send a gift of advice to your PMO or your ideal
PMO, what advice would you provide? Please be prepared to gift your advice to help PMOs
contribute to the organization without seeming like a lump of coal. This meeting will be speed
rounds of scenarios and advice.