UPS, Disney, Costco, Cisco & More to Share PM & BA Best Practices

To create the 2011 ProjectWorld® & World Congress for Business Analysts® event, we talked to hundreds of executives in project management and business analysis to find out what challenges they face - then set out to provide solutions. The results are in and the program speaks for itself. Once again, we have successfully brought you the TOP gathering of project management and business analysis executives in the business. Don't be confused by the competition.

Attendees will hear from the most inspiring / most educational / most sought after minds in the business...

• Hollywood Mogul, Mandalay Entertainment - Peter Guber, Founder & CEO
• Cisco - Carlos Dominguez, Senior Vice President, Office of the Chairman and CEO
• Costco Wholesale Corporation - Tim Washington, IT Portfolio Analyst
• The Disney Institute
• United Parcel Service - Pedro Alvarez, Lead Business System Analysis Practice
...Sharing Practical Stories & Best Practices:
• Congratulations, You're Certified! Now What?
• The Agile PMO: A Different Approach to Project Governance
• Ensuring "Vendor Project Management" Success
• Lean Product Management: When Phase Gate is the Wrong Choice
• The Foundations of Leadership Excellence (Disney Style)
• The Value of Social Networks in Your Organization
• Leading High Performing Teams in a Global and Virtual World
• Tried and True Practices for Improving Collaboration
• Establishing Enterprise Requirements Development and Management Standards
• Stop Guessing and Start Measuring your Requirement Practices
• Beyond The BACK & PMBOK, Soft Skills for Success
Download the brochure to see session descriptions and full speaker line up.

Unlike any other event, within one conference pass, you'll get a pass to the annual PW&WCBA November event plus exclusive access to a networking community and on-demand webinars, to help you grow and learn throughout the year. It's the educational investment that keeps on giving.

Start now with our COMPLIMENTARY WEB SEMINAR: Reduce Rampant Requirements Risks with Agile Practices, featuring Ellen Gottesdiener, Founder, Principal Consultant, EBG Consulting, Inc. on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 EST, Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/ffca7qg7nw5r

Join us November 14-16 at Disney's Contemporary Resort in Orlando for Project World and the World Congress for Business Analysts. Register now to secure your spot. Readers of our blog receive an exclusive 15% discount off the standard registration rate with code PW11BLOG.

All the best,
The ProjectWorld® & World Congress for Business Analysts Team
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Complimentary Web Seminar: Reduce Rampant Requirements Risks with Agile Practices

Project World and the World Congress for Business Analysts invites you to join us for the following complimentary web seminar: Reduce Rampant Requirements Risks with Agile Practices featuring Ellen Gottesdiener, Founder, Principal Consultant, EBG Consulting, Inc.

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 EST
Reserve your Webinar seat now here.
Please use priority code M2320W11Blog when registering

Because requirements-related problems are often cited as one of highest risks for any type of software project, more and more project leaders and business analysts are turning to agile methods of relief. Learn from requirements expert and agile coach Ellen Gottesdiener how agile teams successfully address and resolve key requirements risks.

You will learn how to:
• Identify the most common requirements-related to risks on any project
• Describe agile requirements practices that mitigate requirement risks
• Name key agile practices that facilitate the ability to for project managers and business analysts to requirement reduce risks

Participants will also receive a subscription to EBG's eNewsletter, Success with Requirements.


About Ellen Gottesdiener
Ellen Gottesdiener is founder and principal of EBG Consulting, experts helping you deliver high-value products your customers want and need. Ellen is an internationally recognized facilitator, coach, trainer, speaker and expert in agile product management practices, product envisioning and roadmapping, business analysis and requirements, retrospectives, and collaboration. She works with global clients and speaks at numerous numerous industry conferences.

Author of two acclaimed books - Requirements by Collaboration and The Software Requirements Memory Jogger- Ellen is co-authoring (with Mary Gorman) a book on practical agile planning and analysis practices. View articles, Ellen's tweets and blog, free eNewsletter, and find a variety of useful practitioner resources on EBG's website, ebgconsulting.com.

About EBG Consulting
EBG Consulting experts help you deliver high-value products your customers want and need. Based on many years of experience in a variety of domains, EBG helps you calibrate your practices to produce timely, quality products. EBG is a leader in helping business and technical teams collaborate to deliver valued, useful and usable products using the agile practice. EBG helps you incorporate appropriate business and requirements analysis practices to ensure a shared understanding of product needs.

Speaker Spotlight: Terri Dickson, PMP

Leading up to the Project World and World Congress for Business Analysts conference, we're featuring the outstanding bios of some of our speakers. Today let's take a look at Terri Dickson, PMP, Program Manager, External Mandates & Compliance Implementation, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Owings Mills, MD.

A Project Management Professional since 2005, Terri has over 10 years of project management experience combined with 20+ years of experience in Information Technology, Health Care Insurance and Government contracts. In 2009, she accepted a position that took her from managing large scale projects with daily face-to-face team contact to a totally virtual team environment – literally overnight.

Terri will be presenting "Soft Skills in a Virtual Team Environment" on Wednesday November 16th 2011 in the From Project Manager to Project Leader track at Project World. You’ve mastered the art of soft skills with your team. You’re able to recognize every nuance of body language and team interaction and now your next assignment is managing a totally virtual team. What now?

Transitioning your soft skills to an environment without face-to-face contact can be daunting. Learn how to leverage your soft skills and communication skills to become an effective virtual team leader.

In this session you will explore:
• Transitioning soft skills from a face-to-face to a virtual team environment
• How to be an effective virtual Team Leader
• Tips and Tools for effective (and clear) communications and how to avoid the pitfalls that occur in a virtual environment

Learn more about Project World and the World Congress for Business Analysts by downloading the brochure here. Readers of our blog receive an exclusive 15% discount off the standard registration rate with code PW11BLOG. Register here.