WHEN:           April 8, 2004

SCHEDULE:  
    

6:00 PM - Registration, Networking and Cash Bar

6:30 PM - Welcome Address/Chapter President Co-Incident with Dinner (optional)

7:00 PM - Featured Speaker

8:15 PM - Q&A/Wrap-Up

8:30 PM - Adjourn

LOCATION:     Marriott Hotel

One Orms Street, Providence
Tel: (401) 272-2400

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FEATURED SPEAKER:     Jack P. Ferraro

FEATURED TOPIC:    Competency? Beyond the PMP to Professionalism

About the speaker

Jack Ferraro is President of Ferraro IT Management Services, Inc., a leader in providing project management services for organizations' strategic initiatives. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) and a member of the Project Management Institute.

Jack is an experienced leader in helping his clients initiate, plan, and organize strategic initiatives. In working with executives to develop project strategies and in helping project executives attain a common vision for these strategic projects, Jack has experience repeated successes. Jack is actively involved in the design, development and management of corporate initiatives. He takes a "hands on" approach to every engagement and provides his clients with the attention and care they deserve.

Jack is also an experienced project management trainer and coach. He has developed training courses to help clients gain knowledge and definition of critical project management processes. His training classes are excellent for energizing project teams and project stakeholders. As a coach, Jack mentors and guides project managers through core project management processes; he customizes the processes to meet the need of the specific situation.

Jack is a recognized author of project management articles. He regularly speaks on project management trends and competency.

About the presentation

Competency? Beyond the PMP to Professionalism

What is competency? How do we measure it? Is project management a profession? Are we at risk of becoming irrelevant? This presentation examines these questions as well as current trends on developing competency. It presents bold ideas on what we as practitioners must focus on to raise the performance bar and avoid the risk of becoming extinct!

Many employers are painfully aware that the PMP certification only guarantees a base level of understanding of project management and some level of experience; this does not equate to competency. This presentation explores three critical personal competencies project managers must keenly be aware of to move beyond the PMP to Project Management Professionalism! These personal competencies must be built on the PMP certification to achieve project management competency.

1. Consultative Leadership - Learn how to become an effective project advisor. Understand why advising is a critical project management skill and who you need to be advising.
   
2. Building Trusted Relationships - Learn the characteristics of true trusted relationships and how to develop and maintain them with team members, customers and sponsors.
   
3. Developing Courage - Developing personal competencies is risky. Understand why it is hard for project managers to change their behaviors. Learn how to remove the barriers that keep us mired in mediocrity. Learn to attack the fears that hold you back.

Attendees will learn how to create the right balance of personal competencies. They will leave with a renewed passion for their project management profession. Attend this presentation to learn if you have the courage to make the leap from the PMP to Project Management Professionalism!

Register Now with our online registration form!

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