PMI December Meeting Wednesday, February 6th Normandie Farm Restaurant
Hello Project Management Professionals,
We are proud to offer our next dinner meeting at Normandie Farm Restaurant located at 10710 Falls Road, Potomac, MD (Phone: 301-983-8838, web site http://www.popovers.com ) on Wednesday, February 6, 2008.
DIRECTIONS: Take Rt 270 to the Falls Road exit. Proceed south towards Potomac. Normandie Farm is 3 1/2 miles on the right.
Alternate directions: take the beltway, I-495 to Exit 39. Proceed west on River Road 3 1/2 miles. Turn right onto Falls Road and proceed 3/4 mile to Normandie Farm on the left.
AGENDA:
5:00 to 6:30 PM Informal Social/Networking - A cash bar will be available 6:30 to 7:45 PM Dinner 7:45 to 8:00 PM Announcements and Introductions 8:00 to 9:00 PM Presentation by Ron Griffin, PMP Director PMO OpenBand, The Virtual Team! A project to achieve working together apart ……
Ron is an executive level leader and PMP with over 40 years of experience. His background includes executive management, portfolio-program-project management, integration and deployment (national and international) and integrated logistics support (ILS). His in depth knowledge of Federal contracting is often sought to resolve "problem" programs and projects. He has a legacy of building and instilling structure, organization, efficiency and performance consistency within growing corporate environments. He has significant international project experience in Europe and the Far East. Ron is a member of the Montgomery County Maryland, PMI Chapter and past Vice President of Programs.
TOPIC:
Current work patterns consume commuting cost and time and ultimately impact individual quality of life. Add the potential of a pandemic, increased corporate costs for skill and infrastructure and the case builds for the virtual work environment. Explore the reasons, the plan, implementation, and transition of an organization from a facility centric environment to a virtual environment. Learn the critical success factors and lessons learned during the execution of this successful and complex 2 year project.
