PMINZ has just received notice of a visit to Wellington by renowned international speaker and Project Management Professional Arnie Finklestein and we have managed to secure his services to run a project management seminar in Wellington on the 24th April 2002 at the Duxton Hotel. The seminar will be about "Managing risk in IT projects" with special emphasis on runaway projects, and what we can do to stop them happening.

This is not your typical PM seminar!

Although the senior project management/directors of a company are an important audience the seminar is geared to project managers, line management executives and marketing executives involved in either marketing hardware, software and telecom projects (including contract development activities), managing the business or IT clients or in selecting a project management or systems integration vendor. The seminar is designed to present to Executives, Marketing Reps & Project Managers/Directors a global perspective of the runaway project problem and provide practical solutions for preventing the situation.

This seminar evolved from a major reality: that many projects are lost because the project RFP, contract, implementation strategy, organization structure, etc., was flawed right from the beginning. The result is that the Project Manager is handicapped and or the project is headed for failure before it starts. The Project Manager needs to educate executives and be involved before this situation happens.

By educating the audience and sharing their own experiences the seminar is designed to assist in preventing runaway projects and increasing the chances for success. During the seminar we present and discuss real life situations, not theory.

As Arnie says "My success with presenting to project managers, corporate execs and vendor execs has demonstrated that this seminar can assist tremendously with acquiring manageable business, preventing runaway projects, saving businesses millions of dollars and leveraging scarce business/IT resources".

Due to the nature of the seminar i.e. very hands on we can only provide places for 25 attendees. Where is it? The Duxton Hotel on 24th April 2002. Want to know more then go to our web site and read all about Arnie and the seminar. Interested then complete the application form (pdf) and return it by the 8th April 2002. Remember there are only 25 places available - so first come first served.

Regards

Ken Robson, PMP
Vice President, PMINZ
Ph: 025 859 375