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UTD Executive Education PM Alumni Event
Thursday, June, 12 2008 6:30pm - 8:45pm
Guest Speaker: Thomas F. Shubnell, Ph.D. FHIMSS
The Future of Project Management is the Project Executive:
Why on time and on budget won’t cut it anymore
Dr. Shubnell is an author of fourteen (serious and not so serious) books and numerous articles. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and has more than thirty years of active project management experience. His work experience spans roles from Programmer to Chief Information Officer and Chief Executive Officer. He has managed projects for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP and Ernst & Young LLP, both multinational accounting and professional services firms. He is currently a Principal with The CCI Group, a leading information services firm that delivers senior level and strategic consulting solutions to healthcare providers.
May 9, 2008 @ 5.00 p.m. Executive Education Masters Programs Graduation. Join us in celebrating the achievements of our executive students and the contributions of our faculty, supporters and Advisory Council.
August 18-19, 2008. 2nd Annual UTD Project Management Symposium to be held at UTD. Join us for our 2nd annual symposium for 2 days of informative presentations, knowledgeable keynote speakers, an evening reception and a variety of vendors presenting project management tools and services. This year will also include a track presented by vendors presenting their products.
By Stephanie Mullane (MBA ‘02)
Everyone knows Big Jim, right? Nobody who went on the study tour to Europe will forget the constant "Make sure’s" ("Make sure you are on time", "Make sure you wear a tie", "Make sure you don’t stay up all night, cause an international incident and call me from jail"...) from the big guy. After the trip, it became one of the favorite topics to joke about. Even after I graduated, it remained one of the fondest memories of my graduate studies at UTD.
I have managed to stay in touch with UTD by becoming a member of the Project Management Advisory Council that meets once a month and advises the Director on current trends in the industry, makes recommendations on adjustments to the curriculum, etc. One of our top goals is to keep the alumni engaged with the program beyond graduation. We’ve launched the new PM Alumni website which provides information on alumni, Project Management news and classes offered in at UTD, as well as industry updates. While there was already the beginnings of an alumni web site for UTD, we are the first school to have its’ own dedicated site.
Now that the website is available we wanted a fun way to request updates from the alumni and what they’ve been doing since they finished their studies. That is when I got this idea for our own mascot, Lil’ Big Jim, which could be mailed to all of you. Everyone could provide their updates and take pictures with him on their travels and even their homes! Read the interesting story of Big Jim – guaranteed you’ll enjoy it...
E-book version (recommended)
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Managing Projects Across Borders: A series of two workshops offered by Project Management for professionals dealing with global projects. Alumni of the program are offered a 50% discount off the regular price. June 2-4, 2008: Managing International Projects and October 6-8, 2008 Negotiating and working with International Customers and Suppliers.
PMP Exam Review: Ten session course that meets on Mondays focusing on mastery of knowledge needed to pass the exam. It earns 35 PDUs and has an enviable (yet unverified) pass percentage of 100%! This is offered free of cost to the alumni of the program.
PMP Exam Boot Camp: Don't have time to wait 10 weeks for the evening classes? Attend our 4 day boot camp and get the information in a compressed into 4 sessions. You will also receive additional study materials and take sample exams each day to sharpen your test-taking skills. It earns 35 PDUs and meals are provided. Alumni of the program are offered a 50% discount off the regular price.