[OPLINLIST] Project Profile: The Hub of Clear Project Communication - e-Classroom Workshop in Blue Ash, Ohio

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  Project Profile: The Hub of Clear Project Communication - A
  Simultaneous e-Classroom Experience
  <http://www.swonlibraries.org/viewevent?id=1040>

Co-Sponsored by the Special Libraries Association: Cincinnati Chapter 
<http://units.sla.org/chapter/ccin/index.asp>


      Date

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007


      Time

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.


      Location

SWON Libraries Office


      Speaker(s)

Bernice L. Rocque 
<http://sla.learn.com/learncenter.asp?id=178409&sessionid=3-194912A2-5C4D-485E-87BF-6371C62F61CA&mode=show&page=169>, 
PMP, is the owner of Three Houses Consulting LLC, Trumbull, Connecticut. 
The company specializes in project front-end loading and the human 
factors that influence business results. Ms. Rocque received her MLS 
from Syracuse University and her BA from the University of Connecticut, 
and holds PMP certification from the Project Management Institute and 
facilitation certification (FAST Session Leader) by MG Rush Systems, Inc.

Ms. Rocque's work experience has crossed multiple disciplines, including 
information management, human resources, and information technology. 
After working in academic and public libraries, she joined Texaco in 
1979 to create a state-of-the-art business library and to link the 
company's U.S. information centers. Considered a benchmark operation at 
the time, the Texaco Corporate Library/Network established a model for 
much of Ms. Rocque's later work at Texaco --- managing visible 
programs/projects requiring collaboration with diverse stakeholders to 
realize objectives. Additional highlights of her Texaco career included 
serving on the small, elite Proxy War Team that defeated Carl Icahn's 
attempt to take over Texaco; establishing a nationwide training 
curriculum for support staff in all departments/disciplines; and working 
closely with HR executives to create a speed of change in HR that was 
documented to be twice that of Texaco's other two business units and 
outside companies. While serving in Texaco's IT project office, she 
coached project sponsors, managers, and teams; integrated 
learning/decision tools and job aids into the IT project life cycle; and 
assisted the IT executive/management team to regroup following four 
major reorganizations.

When she first founded her company, Ms. Rocque worked as a contract 
consultant for two years with IPA, Inc., a leading project assessment 
and benchmarking firm, where she assessed the degree of front-end 
loading in multimillion-dollar IT projects. More recently, teaching, 
speaking, and writing have afforded Ms. Rocque the opportunity to share 
lessons about project success/failure and human change learned during 30 
years of work experience. Currently, she is an adjunct faculty member at 
Syracuse University, where she teaches a new course called Human Aspects 
of Project Management during the Regnier Summer Institute on Leadership 
and Change in an Information Society.


      Description

The purpose of a project is to change things. But studies show that 
projects aren't always completed as planned. Statistically, they hit 
their metrics less than 50 percent of the time. And, too often, project 
teams produce products that their target customers don't fully embrace. 
Human factors play a large role in project success or failure. Two 
important differentiators are the level of (1) clarity and (2) 
involvement by key stakeholders.

This Click U Live! Seminar will examine the Project Profile, an 
indispensable tool for enabling better project definition while 
involving those who have a key stake. A Project Profile defines key 
aspects of the project in brief terms. Preparing a Project Profile is an 
important step in good project front-end loading (FEL), an approach 
statistically correlated with project success that is gaining wider use. 
In this Webinar, we will use a template and examples to discuss these 
questions:

* What are the components of a typical Project Profile?
* Why would I want to use one?
* Who needs to be involved in formulating it?
* When should it be introduced?
* How it can be structured and used as the project's 
documentation/communication hub?

Please join us as we explore the anatomy of a well-structured Project 
Profile, its wide array of uses, and its immense practical value.

*Critical Learning Questions*

* Which types of information should a Project Profile contain---and how 
much information?
* How do the pieces of information in a Project Profile connect to 
project FEL and ultimately, better project results?
* What types of changes need to occur in the Project Profile's content 
as the project evolves?
* How do I format the document and its language to increase readability 
and give a solid business impression?
* What steps are important in introducing the use of a Project Profile 
in a work group or organization?


      Meal

Light snacks will be provided


      Audience

This Click U Live! Seminar is for those who wish to improve their 
project performance. They may include managers/supervisors of library 
and information centers and information professionals who manage 
projects on a regular basis.


      Contributing Member of SWON Libraries

$10


      Friend of SWON Libraries

$10


      Contributing Member of NEO-RLS, NORWELD, or SERLS

$10


      Other

$20

The deadline to register is Saturday, October 20th, 2007



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