SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 || PRE-CONFERENCE

2:00 PM
Pre-Conference Events Commence (TBA)

6:30 PM
WELCOME RECEPTION

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 || KEYNOTE SESSIONS

7:45-8:30
Registration

8:30-8:45
Introduction: What is the Resource Planning Summit?
Dick Rutledge, Master of Ceremonies and Program Director

8:45-9:15
Begin at the Beginning: Resource Planning-The Foundation of Portfolio Management
Peter Heinrich, Chief Executive Officer, PDWare Inc.

9:15-10:15
Why Resource Planning is Hot!
The Basics of Resource Management
Michael Hanford, Research Director, Gartner

10:15-10:45 BREAK

10:45-11:30
From Chaos to Order
The Story of a Resource Planning Triumph
Tom Hughes, SVP of Engineering at Emulex

11:30-12:15
Novocain for Fiscal Year R&D Planning
Brad Hedstrom, Director of Programs and Portfolio Management, Life Technologies

12:15-1:15 LUNCH

 

TRACK

TRACK

1:15-2:00
From Pressure and Pain to Resolution and Results
A Tale of Resource Planning at Bank of America
Matt Rissman, SVP e-Channels and Customer Solutions, Bank of America

1:15-2:00
With or Without Software - Successful Portfolio Management
Kim Pham, PMP, SSGB
Manager, Project Planning & Execution
Integrated Project Management Company, Inc.

2:00-2:45
Hunyen Lee, Product Development Process Manager, Medical Devices, Covidien

2:00-2:45
Triple Constraints in Portfolio Management:
Aligning the Investment View with Demand and Resource Management
Dr. Shan Rajegopal, PPM Practice Leader, EMEA, Pcubed

 

2:45-3:15 BREAK

 

3:15-4:00
Zen and the Science of Portfolio Decision Making
Inspire Pharmaceuticals' Journey to Value-Based Product Analytics
Dr. Ward Peterson, SVP Scientific Affairs and Strategic Interventions, Inspire Pharmaceuticals

4:00-5:00
Dead Projects Walking
David Maxfield, Vital Smarts

5:00-6:00RECEPTION

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 || KEYNOTE SESSIONS

8:00
Registration

8:30-9:30
Difficult People aren't Difficult-They are just Different
Christine Cashen
Introduction by Don Creswell, Co Founder of SmartOrg

9:30-10:15
Philips Respironics Case Study
Michael Duich, EVP, Philips Respironics

10:15-10:30 BREAK

TRACK

TRACK

10:30-11:15
Go For The Red!
Carolyn Bellisio, Director Strategy, Planning & PMO Liberty International Underwriters

10:30-11:15
Implementation Painless, Results Priceless
Coleman Grimmett, Sr. Program Analyst, Medtronics

 

11:15-12:15
Leading Geeks: How to Manage and Lead People Who Deliver Technology!
Paul Glen
Introduction by Integrated Project Management, Inc.

12:15-1:00 LUNCH

12:45-1:15
Ice Cream Sundaes, Exhibit and Prizes!

TRACK

USER TRACK

1:15-2:00
Ten Projects Half Finished is Nothing! A Philosophy of Bringing Products to Market
Jeff Thomas, VP IDEXX

1:15-2:00
PDWare Scheduler and Microsoft Project™

 

2:00-2:45
Motorola: Deploying a Resource Planning Process Across a Large Enterprise

2:00-2:45
PDWare iTeam™

 

2:45-3:00 BREAK

TRACK

USER TRACK

3:00-3:45
How to Avoid Project Disasters
Paul Glen

3:00-3:45
PDWare Reporting and Alerts

 

3:45-4:30
Emotional Intelligence in Practice
Terry Schmidt, Founder, ManagementPro