Topic: Lipstick on a Pig: How Illusion Leads to Crisis in Real World Projects

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2006

All registrations must be pre-paid on-line and no walk-in's will be accepted the day of the event. Registration ends Sunday, Feb 5th at 7:00PM.

Location:
The Seville - Streamwood
700 Barrington Road
Streamwood , IL 60107
(630) 289-4500

Driving directions.

Speaker: Andy Kaufman, PMP

  Agenda
6:00 Registration and Networking
6:30 Announcements
6:45 Dinner
7:45 Raffle
8:00 Presentation
9:00 Close

Presentation Abstract:

Manage projects in the real world long enough and you're bound to live through it.... Everyone on the team knows the project is struggling yet no one speaks up. Read the status report and things sound reasonably fine. Yet the project is barreling into a death spiral.

Lipstick on a pig. No matter how thick you try to cover it, reality always wins.

As Jerry Weinberg observed in "The Secrets of Consulting" (Dorset House 1985), "It may look like a crisis, but it's only the end of an illusion." This insightful and entertaining session looks at key illusions that threaten success as we lead projects and people. Whether you're a project team member, a project manager, or a senior executive sponsor, this interactive program provides practical tips you can immediately apply in your real world projects (even those that are real porkers)!

About the Speakers:

Andy Kaufman is an international speaker, author, and executive coach, and President of the Institute for Leadership Excellence & Development Inc. (www.i-leadonline.com).

Andy brings a rich background of over 25 years in executive management, technology, team leadership, project management, consulting, and coaching. His focus is all about transforming organizations through proven, holistic, real-world approaches.

Andy is a certified trainer and author of Navigating the Winds of Change: Staying on Course in Business & in Life and an e-book entitled How to Organize Your Inbox & Get Rid of E-Mail Clutter, both published by Zurich Press.

Before founding the Institute, Andy was the Vice President of U.S. Systems for ACNielsen. He was responsible for running the Decision Support segment of ACNielsen's business. His teams designed, developed, and implemented sophisticated market research systems for the company's clients around the world. Prior to ACNielsen, Andy was the Director of Development at CCC Information Services, Inc. and Manager of Product Development at Baxter.

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 Sunday, Feb 5th at 7:00PM.

Contact the Director of Programs at programs@pmi-chicagoland.org if you have any further questions or concerns regarding this event.