IT Governance & Project Management
Chicago, IL | February 15, 2007
Maximizing IT return-on-investment, mitigating risk, enforcing standards and measuring results are critical elements of IT governance and program management. Join us as we discuss governance and project management best practices, gaining insights on:
- How IT executives from Loyola University, Kraft Foods, BP Corporation and CNA address global governance challenges and opportunities at their companies
- How Follett Higher Education Group implemented project management best practices to advance the enterprise
- Successful IT Governance & Project Management Office (PMO) Processes
- IT Governance Policy and Legal Insights
- IT Governance & Project Management Assessment Strategies
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Event Logistics |
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Welcome & Introductions |
$125 Members
$150 Nonmembers
Thursday, February 15, 2007
1:00–5:15 PM
Union League Club
Main Lounge
65 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL
Professional Business Casual Attire
Required
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| 1:30–1:55 |
IT Governance & Project Management Office Best Practices
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Angela Carter, Partner IT Advisory, KPMG
Ms. Carter is KPMG's National Leader for Oracle ERP Advisory services. She has over 15 years experience and has worked with various companies to optimize business processes and controls, and manage risk in the use of technology. Her experience includes business process analysis and redesign in finance and supply chain operations, business system controls design, security design, and large-scale system design and implementation, specifically as it relates to Oracle and related technologies. |
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Brian Kardos, Manager, IT Advisory, KPMG
Brian has over 8 years of technical project management experience using emerging technologies to resolve business and regulatory problems. His technical expertise includes a wide range of applications, and infrastructure. Brian has project management experience with a wide range of applications, from large ERP suites to custom developed legacy systems. |
| 1:55–2:20 |
The Key to a Successful Project Office: Leading Organizational Change
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Chris Detloff, Director of the Project Management Office, Follett Higher Education Group
Sponsored by Microsoft
Chris is responsible for company-wide strategic initiative management in support of customer intimacy and operational excellence business strategies. His responsibilities include project, project portfolio and resource management. Previously, Chris held various management positions at ServiceMaster.
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| 2:20-2:45 |
A Pragmatic Approach to IT Governance and Project Management Assessment
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Steve Babin, Senior Manager, WHITTMANHART
Steve Babin has over fifteen years of technical consulting experience, ten years of that in projects and portfolio management. He’s currently a senior manager in WHITTMANHART’s Business Technology Optimization practice where he is responsible for leading assessment and improvement initiatives for clients in the areas of IT governance, project and portfolio management, and project office improvements. |
| 2:45–3:15 |
Break |
| 3:15–3:40 |
IT Governance Policy
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Steven Romero,
IT Governance Evangelist, CA, Inc.
Prior to joining CA, Steven was the IT Governance and IT Process Officer at the California State Automobile Association. An innovative and passionate IT professional with over 30 years of experience, Romero has also served as an IT Director at Charles Schwab and Pacific Bell. He began his information technology career as an analyst in the US Navy.
Romero is a certified Project Management Professional, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and a Certified Process Master. |
| 3:40-4:05 |
Managing Communications During a Project--The Legal View
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Hillard Sterling, Partner, Freeborn & Peters
Mr. Sterling is a litigator and partner at Freeborn & Peters LLP, a firm described as a "litigation powerhouse” by the Chicago Tribune. An emerging national leader in technology law, Hillard represents vendors, customers, and consultants in technology disputes involving computer system implementation projects, outsourcing arrangements, software licensing issues, and other technology-related matters |
| 4:05–4:55 |
Panel Overview: Making Global Work Work
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Dr. Chris Newell, VP of Knowledge and Learning, Keane
Chris currently is engaged in the worldwide deployment of a new virtual teaming infrastructure executive leadership program and Keane’s “Making Global Work Work” thought-leadership initiative. Prior to Keane, he was head SVP of a 50m Global Customer Education business at Parametric Technology Corporation and Chief Knowledge Officer at Viant Corporation. |
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Keynote Panel: Global Governance
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Moderator:
Don Ryan,
Managing Director, Keane
Don Ryan leverages 23 years of experience in the IT consulting industry He is responsible for Keane's delivery and financial performance in the region, including management and direct responsibility for the firm's services including systems development and outsourcing engagements delivered by consultants thoughout the region and in India. |
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Susan Malisch, VP & CIO,
Loyola University Chicago
Susan is responsible for developing and implementing the University’s information technology (IT) strategic direction, and providing IT services for student learning, research and teaching, administrative processes, and public service. One of her current initiatives is the installation of an IT governance structure at the University. With 20 years of implementation and operations experience in IT, Susan has provided technology leadership for a variety of strategic projects including mergers and acquisitions, IT governance and program management, and business strategy transformations. |
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Lee Coulter, VP Information Technology Operations Partnerships & Services,
Kraft Foods
Lee joined Kraft Foods as VP of Global IS Operations running all Kraft’s worldwide infrastructure services when the U.S. and international businesses were recently combined. Lee drove the globalization of Kraft's operations, and implemented ITIL while driving Project Source, the $1.7B outsourcing mega deal signed in April of 2006. At Aon Corporation, an $8B insurance brokerage, he built and managed the infrastructure Shared Services until shortly after Aon signed CSC to provide their Services. |
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Arthur Chmelik, Sr. Project Manager, BP Corporation
Art has 25 years of Information
Technology experience. During his career,
Art has managed numerous large-scale business application delivery
projects. More recently he held the position of Project Office
Director for IT Project Delivery supporting a portfolio exceeding 120
projects annually, with a budget of $60M. Art was responsible for
overseeing the deployment of BP's corporate standard for IT Portfolio
and Project Management. He has been instrumental in advancing the
adoption of Project Management methodology and tandards within BP's IT
organization and brings insights into BP's approach to IT Governance and
Project Management. |
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John Landenberger, Vice President - Business Segment Partner, CNA
An IT professional with over thirty years of experience, John currently works within CNA IT as a Vice President - Business Segment Partner. He has expertise with development and implementation of business frameworks to insure successful project delivery using agreed upon governance processes and procedures.
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| 5:00–6:00 |
Networking Reception
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