FYI Seems to me that some of us should be submitting topics to this conference on EPF/Open UP.
- Scott =========================== Call for Presentations Special Note - our conference is earier in '07 - March 26 - so this Call for Presentations is also due earlier than usual - September 1st! Diversified Business Communications is currently accepting presentation proposals for ProjectWorld & BusinessAnalystWorld 2007 Share your knowledge and experience with other business professionals at these important events Our conferences in Toronto will include a two-day symposium consisting of five Project Management tracks and three Business Analyst tracks. We are looking for presentations from local organizations focused on lessons learned and stories from the field. We are looking for: * Innovative, revolutionary, state-of-the-art material you're dying to share with all of us * Practical information: "How to , " tips, tricks and tools of the trade to use the next day * Case studies: "Here's how Company X " * Business benefits how the bottom line is affected Your proposal should fit one of the following areas: ProjectWorld Advanced topics: EAC, EPM, Advanced PM, Beyond Advanced PM, Advanced PM "Soft Skills" EPM, OPM3, Six Sigma, MM, Contracts, Procurement, Negotiating, Leadership and Team Management Other topics: Any case study demonstrating the effects of the implementation of project management practices Any PMBOK or related topics BusinessAnalystWorld Requirements Management * Usability Engineering Case Studies and Stories from the Field * Business Architecture and any other related topic. Deadline for submissions is September 1, 2006. In order to manage these proposals as efficiently as possible, we have created a Proposal Submission form for everyone to use. You can access this form at directly at: www.formdesk.com/diversified/SpeakerProposalsToronto2007 Or you will find the form at our web site: www.projectworldcanada.com. Any questions? email [EMAIL PROTECTED] See next page for topic ideas Please forward this to others who may be interested in presenting! Here are some ideas... For the Business Analysts: PM understanding the BA BA understanding the PM What process work for the BA Facilitation techniques for requirements gathering We should be banking our lessons learned stop reinventing the wheel Mentoring the new BA What comes first? The BA or the PM The BA is there a career path? What's next for the BA? Where do we find good BA's how to we train them? What the heck is a BA? Selling the BA role within your organization The combo role of BA and PM how? Does it work? When should a BA enter the lifecycle of a project? Technical writing a skill for all BA's? How to work with developers Communication skills of the BA Requirements gathering basics Proposing change with opposition QA people requirements driven testing Good BA's make mistakes admit it Estimating BA's can help How long should the requirements phase be? Find those stakeholders and now what ? Power without authority Conflict management Strategic management needs the BA Tools what is out there? Agile methodologies Data modeling for the BA and for the project managers: looking at cultural differences within today's project teams selling up to senior management, stakeholders, sponsors portfolio management EPM Program management All soft skills Original research Stories from the field possibly ask project of the year award winners Update from the Olympic project team Career development for the project manager A panel discussion on the career of a PM what's next? Where do we go from here? Team Building in an hour the project kick off Managing your boss Influence without authority Leadership skills Coaching How to say STOP THE PROJECT and still keep your job The three months after the project is delivered the gray space Practice Leader Agile Development, IBM Rational http://www.ambysoft.com/scottAmbler.html Refactoring Databases ( http://www.ambysoft.com/books/refactoringDatabases.html ) is now available. _______________________________________________ epf-dev mailing list [email protected] https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/epf-dev
