York Branch: January 2019 Meeting
Where: Penn State University (PSU) – York Campus - The Community Room in the Ruhl Building; 1031 Edgecomb Avenue, York, PA 17403
Topic: Program Management – Delivering Benefits and Organizational Transformation
Talent Triangle: Strategic Business Management Skills; People, Process, Performance , Tools, Methodologies - 1 PDU
Description: Programs are more than complex undertakings or a collection of related projects. Programs deliver enabling capabilities through projects and transition the outputs of those projects into an organization or market where outcomes are improved, and benefits are realized. Through programs we see the value contribution of project management. Two standards that discuss the management of programs in the commercial world are PMI Standard for Program Management and the UK methodology Managing Successful Programmes. This presentation will discuss the context of these standards as well as advanced techniques in project control that can be used to optimize the value realized by programs – the program business case.
Learning Objectives: Understanding global program management methods and best practices; contrasting project and program management; utilizing program management as a vehicle for delivering organizational transformation; improving outcome performance and benefits realization management; case studies in organizational project management (OPM) improvement program
Presenter: Joseph A. Sopko, PMP, MSP, P3O
Dress Code: Dress code is business or business casual
Cost: Free to Members of PMI Keystone Chapter and Penn State University Students; $5.00 for Non-members
PDUs: PDUs are to be self-reported by attendees and are not created automatically. Upon request, a certificate will be emailed to indicate completion of 1 PDU (0.1 CEU).
Contact: For questions please email york-manager@pmi-keystone.org or call Debra Hanzlik at 860-384-5479
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