| Topic:
Applications of Systems Thinking to Project Management
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2005
All
registrations must be pre-paid on-line and no walk-in’s
will be accepted the day of the event. Registration ends
Monday, May 9th at 6:00 PM.
Registration is now closed.
Location:
The Metropolitan Club
Sears Tower
67th Floor
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 876 3200
Speaker: Hamid Noorani - President of Powerful Methods Inc.
6:00 Registration
and Networking
6:30 Announcements
6:45 Dinner
7:45 Raffle
8:00 Presentation
9:00 Close
Presentation Abstract: Every project is a system in that resources are used as
inputs to meet the project objectives as the output. Further, a project is an open system because its
activities are both supported and influenced by its environment. Organizational, financial, legal, and
regulatory constraints shape the way a particular project is planned and executed. Yet the project manager
has little or no influence on them. The project manager needs to plan the execution so as to achieve the
objectives with the available resources, and within the prevailing constraints. Of particular challenge
are international projects since the project manager has to interface with multiple organizations,
cultures, and legal systems. In such projects the project manager has to plan and coordinate the
activities of teams and individuals who are cross-functional, cross-organizational, culturally diverse,
geographically dispersed, and subject to various national laws and organizational policies.
Systems mapping is a tool for planning and executing such challenging projects. This technique
is derived from the principles of systems thinking. In this presentation you will learn:
A model of open-system that represents every segment of reality
Guidelines for setting the objectives of a project
A model representing a business as an open system
A technique for mapping any system
Applications of a system map for project management
The system map of an actual international project
About the Speaker: Hamid Noorani is president of Powerful Methods Inc.
(www.powerfulmethods.com), a company dedicated to the training and coaching of managers on
rational methodologies based on Systems-Thinking. The company offers proven and practical
techniques that can be applied by individuals and teams for designing and managing organizations
to achieve profitability with stability.
Hamid Noorani is the author of “POWER – The Modern Doctrine” (McGraw-Hill/Irwin 2003),
a book that describes the principles of Systems-Thinking, and its applications to management.
He is a Chemical Engineer with a graduate degree in Master of International Management, and
20 years of experience in manufacturing and international sales. He is a Senior Faculty with the
Keller Graduate School of Management, and has been teaching various courses in management since
2001. He has worked in Canada, Switzerland, and U.S.A., and has traveled extensively in Europe,
Asia, and North America.
Registration: Register at www.pmi-chicagoland.org. Please note that all
registrations must be pre-paid on-line and no walk-ins will be accepted the day of the event.
Registration ends Monday, May 9th at 6:00 PM.
Contact the Director of Programs at programs@pmichicagoland.org if you have any further
questions or concerns regarding this event.
Planning ahead:
June meeting date: Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Location: The Carlisle in Lombard
Topic: Organizational Structure
Speaker: Jeff Stewart, President – PMI Chicagoland Chapter
|
