Advanced Practitioner Series (Part II): Shining a Light on Enhanced Transformation Practices

Business Acumen

Synopsis:

You are invited to the second event in an exciting series of high-engagement workshops catering to advanced project management practitioners!

The stakes are getting higher and higher. The success of transformation program delivery stands between the bold strategic ambitions of the modern-day Executive and organizational success. For this reason, PwC Canada, Project Management Association of Canada and Toronto’s PMI Chapter have partnered to develop an engaging set of transformation programs focused on presentations, discussions and case studies.

In this workshop, we will continue to explore the complex nature of transformation programs, the more advanced risks and common pitfalls that exist as well as lessons learned from working with Executives and program sponsors. This session will focus on the program office’s strategic role in the organization, data analytics and portfolio management.

This is a great opportunity to learn and network with other advanced practitioners that are focused on improving the delivery and impact of their transformation programs. You are invited to exchange transformation experiences with leading academics, consultants and other professionals across various industries.

Biography:

Dr Andrew Schuster - Moderator
Andrew is a Director in PwC’s Risk Assurance practice. His academic and professional career has focused on creating high impact organisational change using good management and project-based practices. He has over 30 years experience delivering major projects, with over 15 of these spent working in or with the government and health sectors. He has designed, implemented and assured the delivery of major transformation programmes – resulting in step-change improvements to enable people, process and information technology systems or turn-around of failing programmes. His research focuses on projectification and development of project-based capabilities.

Ian Clark

Ian Clark is a National Driver with Pwc’s Technology Project Delivery practice area and has over a decade of project management and consulting experience leading and delivering transformational technology solutions across a variety of industries. Ian enjoys helping clients with complex technology program/project delivery, PMO Assessment & Mobilization and Project Assessment engagements.

Jason Bergeron - Portfolio Management

Jason has over 20 years of IT consulting experience focused on managing transformation projects in order to improve the capability and efficiency of the organizations he works with. Jason has led several transformation projects designed to improve the performance of an organization in key competitive differentiating areas. Jason has significant experience driving value from technology implementations particular in innovative ways to deliver technology value.

Mark Peco - Data and Analytics
Mark Peco is a member of the Project Management Association of Canada and a seasoned educator, consultant and manager with expertise in data management, analytics and process improvement. Mark teaches companies on a global basis how to implement and govern “intelligent” business solutions. As a Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP) at the mastery level, he enjoys advising and facilitating management teams as they learn new concepts for shaping data-driven business strategies.

Sylvie Edwards - PMO Design
Sylvie Edwards is a member of the Project Management Association of Canada and an expert project manager with over 25 years of experience across many industries. Sylvie now leads her own project management consulting and training firm specializing in project feasibility, PMO setup and consolidation, risk management and project rescue consulting. Sylvie is active with PMI® and has been a Board member of the PMI Durham Highlands (Ontario) Chapter serving for more than 12 years in various roles.