Innovative Solutions for a Constrained Project World

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs):
This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle.

Event Description:

This presentation will examine what happens when a small group within a very large organization wants to increase its project management capability around Resource and Schedule Management leveraging an existing enterprise tool for Cost Management. Pcubed Consultants Rich Weller and Bert Velasco will demonstrate their “MacGyver-esque” talents as they highlight some unique solutions employed to meet a client’s challenges; all without access to their full toolkit and within a very tight timeframe.

Key Take-Aways:
1. How to pragmatically deal with a 256 line project schedule template while simultaneously driving improved Resource and Schedule Management capability
2. How to overcome the cultural change required to maintain 12 schedules in Microsoft Project as opposed to Excel
3. How to consistently report out on several different types of projects
4. How to create a PMO dashboard (including trending data) without access to Performance Point, SSRS Reporting or even Excel Services

Presenter Info:

Rich Weller, MBA, PMP, MCITP

Rich is a Project and Portfolio Management Solution Specialist at Pcubed. He has over 20 years’ experience in planning and delivering successful project, program and portfolio management initiatives. He is a college instructor and frequent speaker at PMI, MPUG and other industry events. He holds a number of certifications like PMP, Microsoft Project (MCTS) and Project Server (MCITP). Connect with Rich via LinkedIn.

Bert Velasco, PMP, MSP

Bert is a Principal Consultant at Pcubed with over 20 years’ experience in project, program and portfolio management delivery. He has helped his clients deliver their most complex initiatives in the automotive, high tech, manufacturing, finance and healthcare industries. This includes the deployment of Project Server to support both enterprise project management (EPM) and project portfolio management (PPM) implementations. Connect with Bert at Bert.Velasco@pcubed.com.

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Written by Rich Weller

Rich Weller is a seasoned specialist in Project, Program, and Portfolio Management Solutions, boasting nearly 30 years of experience in planning and executing successful business initiatives. With almost two decades as a college instructor, he has taught numerous courses in Business and Project Management. Rich is a frequent speaker at industry events such as PMI, MPUG, and Scaled Agile. He has led multiple transformation programs and is currently heading the Project Controls program for MIGSO-PCUBED in the USA. Rich holds an APMG PPC certification (Project Planning & Control) and has earned all three PMI Citizen Developer credentials: Foundation, Practitioner, and Business Architect. Rich possesses a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a wide array of certifications, including Six Sigma, Project Management Professional (PMP), Scrum Master (SSM), Release Train Engineer (RTE), SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC), and is a PMI Authorized Training Instructor. He is proficient in various Project Management software applications, such as Microsoft Project (MCTS), Project Online/Project Server (MCITP), SharePoint (MCTS), Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Teams, Project for the Web (Planner Plan 1), Rally (CA Agile), Jira Software, Jira Portfolio, and many Power Platform products. His current passion lies in leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance Project Controls.

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