Free Public Workshop: Presentation & Panel Discussion on
“Managing Consulting Projects Successfully - Project Management 101″
In Partnership with Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University
Date & Time: Saturday, January 30, 2010 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
Location: Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Room 1-067, 7th Floor, 575 Bay Street, Toronto, ON
This workshop is open to everyone and free, including refreshments. Over 300 people are registered to attend so far.
Don’t miss this excellent educational and networking opportunity. Please register online below to attend.
Join us for our interactive workshop, beginning with a presentation on Project Management 101 by Alan Kennedy, CMC, LLB, Partner at Gibson Kennedy & Company and Faculty Member in Strategic Management and Municipal Leadership at Schulich Executive Education Centre. Following the presentation, Alan will be joined by CMC-Canada members, Bob Dido, Consulting Director at Sierra Systems, Gwen Dido, Senior Strategy Consultant and Project Manager at IBM Canada, and Gail Severini, CEO at Symphini Change Management, in a panel discussion moderated by Abe Patricio, Senior Project Manager at Stantec. The panelists will:
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Discuss their background and their work as it relates to project management
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Discuss what they think are important qualities that make a project and project manager successful, and what training or education can help you gain those skills and qualities
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Answer your questions related to project management
Members from Endeavour’s Executive and Recruitment Committee will be available during the registration and networking sessions to answer your questions about Endeavour, including Endeavour’s current volunteer opportunities and consulting opportunities for non-profits. Members from CMC-Canada’s GTA Chapter will also be present to answer your questions about CMC-Canada, including membership benefits and The Fundamentals of Management Consulting Course.
AGENDA
9:30-10:00 am - Registration & Networking
10:00-10:30 am - Presentation
10:30-10:45 am - Networking Break
10:45 am-12:00 pm - Panel Discussion
PRESENTER & PANEL SPEAKER
Alan Kennedy, BA, LLB, CMC
Partner, Gibson Kennedy & Company
Faculty Member, Schulich Executive Education Centre
Alan Kennedy is a founding member and partner of Gibson Kennedy & Company, a management consulting firm offering strategy counsel and competitive research services. Alan’s consulting practice focuses exclusively on helping senior management with project planning and strategy communication. Alan has extensive experience facilitating group discussions and preparing issues for presentation to Boards and Management. Alan has been teaching courses on Strategic Management for the Schulich School of Business since 1992. Over 2500 executives have attended his very popular three-day course, Strategic Management, offered three times a year at the Schulich Executive Education Centre and twice a year by Saint Mary’s University’s Professional Development Division. He is also a faculty member in the Masters Certificate Program in Municipal Leadership at the Schulich Executive Education Centre. During his corporate career, Alan served as Senior Vice President & General Counsel for both Oxford Development Group and Campeau Corporation.
Alan is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and a member of the Honor Roll of the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Ontario. He graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 1975.
PANEL SPEAKER
Bob Dido, CMC, PMP, MBA, BCom
Consulting Director, Financial Services, Sierra Systems
Bob Dido is Consulting Director, Financial Services for Sierra Systems. Dido joined Sierra in October 2009. He has held a number of management positions over that period of time. Dido is responsible for the creation of Sierra Systems Financial Services go-to-market strategy through the identification of market opportunities, industry-specific partnerships and acquisitions. He also designed the delivery of Sierra’s full range of management consulting, systems integration, and managed services solutions that meet the exact needs of their financial services clients.
Bob has over 37 years of marketing, finance, and banking and information technology experience behind him, including management roles at Ford Motor Company, Government of Canada, Department of Finance, as well as The Royal Bank of Canada.
Dido earned Bachelor of Commerce, with Honours in Marketing and Accounting from Queen’s, and an MBA in Finance from University of Western Ontario. He also holds the PMP and CMC professional designations.
PANEL SPEAKER
Gwen Dido, CMC, PMP, BCom
Senior Strategy Consultant and IBM Certified Senior Project Manager, Global Business Services, IBM Canada Limited
Gwen Dido specializes as a change agent whether she is in the role of a Strategy Consultant or Senior Project Manager. She is a global solution leader streamlining and automating business processes to realize efficiencies and focus resources on strategic imperatives. She is a 25 year veteran with significant experiences in the financial services, telecommunications, pharmaceutical and retail sectors.
Gwen has a track record of repeat business with her clients based upon a trusted relationship and collaborative approach. Dido is a pioneering innovation engineer completing uncharted and mission-critical projects with tight timeframes.
She also specializes in Project Management Office (PMO) oversight and improvements.
Gwen earned a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours at Queen’s University, and holds the PMP and CMC professional designations.
PANEL SPEAKER
Jim Love, FCMC
CEO, Chelsea Consulting Group
Board Chair, GTA Chapter, CMC-Canada
Jim Love is the chair of CMC Canada’s largest member services chapter, a Fellow, Certified Management Consultant (FCMC) and President and Managing Partner of Performance Advantage, a Canadian consulting company with international reach and experience in a range of industries, including financial services, natural resources, aerospace, health care, government, manufacturing, and high tech.
Jim is a consulting veteran with over 30 years of experience in both senior business and IT roles. His consulting career has included roles as Global Vice President for DMR Consulting and Principal at Ernst & Young. Jim is an expert in a number of consulting disciplines, including Strategy, Performance Metrics, Lean & Six Sigma, Portfolio Management, and Program Planning. He is passionate about leveraging people, processes and technology to enable high performance teams.
Jim has written numerous publications and is a frequent contributor to prestigious journals such as the U.S. based Cutter Journal. His recent articles include “Getting On the Same Page - Dashboards and Strategic Metrics”, May 2006, “Get Real With Strategic Budgeting”, March 2006 and “SOX Without Losing Your Shirt - Compliance and Process Transformation”, September 2005. He is currently working on a new series entitled “Portfolio Management Without Tears”.
PANEL SPEAKER
Gail Severini, CMC
CEO at Symphini Change Management
PANEL MODERATOR
Abe Patricio, CMC, MBA
Senior Project Manager, Stantec
Board Member, GTA Chapter, CMC-Canada
Abe has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and an MBA from Schulich School of Business, York University.