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8 Great PDU on May 13th @ 7th Annual PMI San Diego Conference!

Carlton — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:16:30 +0000

Are you looking to have some fun and do something hands-on & different during the conference? Want to learn about teamwork and motivation? Then sign-up for my one-day seminar – Leaping to Success with High Performing Teams – at the 7th Annual PMI San Diego Conference.

Building high-performing teams is the result of a complex interplay of six essential skills: leadership, team building, motivation, communication, decision making and negotiation. In this one-day interactive seminar, you will learn how to develop, nurture and sustain high-performing teams by improving your skills in these area while participating in a fast-moving, rich simulation designed to mirror real-life challenges and situations. This thought-provoking, fun game has powerful insights on team dynamics and interpersonal interactions for any manager or senior leader in your organization.

If you are interested please read this review of the simulation and be sure to sign-up when you register for the 7th Annual PMI San Diego Conference. Hope to see you there!

Sign-up for the 7th Annual PMI San Diego Conference today.

Speaking at PMI San Diego Conference – May 13th & 14th

Carlton — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:56:09 +0000

Just wanted to let folks know that I will be speaking at the PMI San Diego 2010 conference. I will be running a full-day seminar on May 13th and a 60-minute tutorial on May 14th. I am very excited about this opportunity and encourage folks to attend either day.

Leaping to Success with High Performing Teams – in this May 13th seminar, I will be running a SIMSOC. This is a great opportunity to participate in this exciting and interesting simulation to earn about what factors help teams self-organize and that high-performing state. The last time I ran this class, it got great reviews and was a lot of fun.
Agile Playground – on May 14th, I will be leading a tutorial which uses games to help people experience Agile principles. I have found to really begin to understand Agile, one needs to experience the principles and values at an emotional level, rather than an intellectual level. The exercises I will be using in the tutorial will open your mind to what Agile is all about.

That is what I have scheduled for the month of May, I have more exciting stuff planned for June. Stay tuned, in the meantime, please register for the PMI San Diego 2010 conference today.

Submissions to PMI San Diego Conference

Carlton — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:33:02 +0000

Here are my submissions to PMI San Diego’s 7th Annual PM Conference scheduled for May 12th to 14th. I am hoping that one of them gets accepted.

Leaping to Success with High Performing Teams: this is a one-day workshop on the importance of team building through SIMSOC.
Debunking Myths About Agile Software Development: this is a new presentation for me and I am really excited about the format. Instead of your typical powerpoint presentation where I dissect each of the common myths I have and the the audience passively listens to me, I am going to engage the participants in collecting the myths and we’ll have a conversation about the myths they are interested in learning more about.
Agile Playground: another one-hour tutorial where we are going to play games to illustrate common Agile principles and concepts. Hat tip to Tobias Mayer for the great name.