AGENDA

Sunday, October 28, 2007
5:00pm - 9:00pm - Registration Open South Lobby
6:00pm - 9:00pm - Welcome Reception sponsored by gantthead.com 4AB
Monday, October 29, 2007
7:00am - 5:00pm - Registration South Lobby
8:00am - 5:00pm - Prometrics Certification Testing 611
8:00am - 9:00am - Breakfast and Exhibit Hall Open 4AB
8:00am - 9:00am - Hands On Labs
Microsoft Office Project 2007 Hands On Lab 602
Usability Hands On Lab 603
9:00am - 10:00am - Opening Keynote Speaker Room
Learn, Connect and Grow with the 2007 Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Solution Mike Angiulo 6AB
10:00am - 10:15am - Break
10:15am - 11:30am - Breakout Sessions
Session Speaker Room
BP101: PMI’s career framework: The Case for a Project Management Career Path John Roecker 606
BP210: Showcase: How Microsoft HR uses Project Portfolio Server (Better Prioritization Drives
Business Value )
Carol Bubar and
Francis Gan
607
BUS201: Managing the Integrated Portfolio and Project Lifecycle Samantha Dunbar and Peter Iovino 615
BUS210: Mindset of the Microsoft Office Project user: The YJTJ™ Process Dan Renier 616
DEV100: EPM Solution Architecture for Developers KC Vootkuri Krishna 608
SA201: Administration of an EPM solution Brian Smith 611-612
SA204: SharePoint Farm Essentials Joel  Oleson 613-614
PO100: Project Standard & Professional 2007 Overview Alice Steinglass 6AB
PO101: EPM Solution 2007 Overview Keshav Puttaswamy 618-620
11:30am - 1:00pm - Lunch and Exhibit Hall Open 4AB
11:30am - 1:00pm - Hands On Labs
Microsoft Office Project 2007 Hands On Lab   602
Usability Hands On Lab   603
1:00pm - 2:15pm - Breakout Sessions
Session Speaker Room
BP208: Best Practices Governance with EPM Solution Mike Gruia 607
BP213: Project Management  Competency Development with new Microsoft Project 2007 Certification Program – Building Blocks for Realizing Benefits of Your Microsoft Alan Bearder and
Zeljka Pavic
606
BUS202: Why the On Demand Microsoft EPM Market will Triple in 2008 Scott Chapman 616
BUS214: MS Project and SAP: How leveraging the two most powerful systems in the world can optimize your processes and maximize your decision making ability! Paul Szyarto 615
DEV200: Customizing the Project Web Access User Interface Boris Scholl 618-620
DEV301: Developing Reports with the Project Server 2007 Report Pack Christophe Fiessinger 608
SA203: EPM 2007 Operations Strategies Jean-Francois LeSaux and Emmanuel Fadullon 613-614
SA400: Project Server Integration with SharePoint Server/WSS Eric Zenz 611-612
EX103: Making EPM Relevent to the Business Ryan Jackson 609
PO300: EPM Solution Architecture Bob Walker 6AB
2:15pm - 2:30pm - Break
2:30pm - 3:45pm - Breakout Sessions
Session Speaker Room
BP103: The Project Manager Competency Development Framework – Second Edition Michael Yinger 607
BP211: Making PPM Work: Application Enablement Daniel Stang 606
BUS200: Improving Management Information:  How to ensure consistent data quality and adherence to planning best practice using the EPM solution Ivan Lloyd 615
BUS217: Exploiting Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server for Software Development Project Management Kevin Kelly 616
DEV402: Extending the Project Server Interface Jesse Carnathan 608
SA205: Monitoring & Troubleshooting Project Server Adrian Jenkins 611-612
SA207: Deployment Best Practices for Project Portfolio Server Jean-Francois LeSaux 613-614
EX102: Drive Business Value with an Integrated Set of Microsoft Technologies Amjad Farooq 609
PO200: Project Portfolio Server 2007 Drilldown Ben Chamberlain 618-620
3:45pm - 4:00pm - Break
4:00pm - 5:15pm - Breakout Sessions
Session Speaker Room
BP102: Rationalizing your Application Portfolios Daniel Theander 606
BP212: IT Governance:  Driving Business Adaptability Melinda Ballou 607
BUS205: Feeling EPM – Managing Organizational Changes Gary L. Chefetz 615
DEV306: Building Project Server Workflows Pradeep GanapathyRaj 608
SA206: Monitoring & Troubleshooting Project Portfolio Server Jean-Francois LeSaux 611-612
EX101: Making Portfolio Management a part of your Organization’s Culture Phyllis Post 609
PO203: Collaboration in the EPM Solution Eric Zenz 618-620
5:30pm - 6:00pm - Shuttles depart for the Evening Event (on Convention Place outside of Level 1 South)
6:00pm - 9:00pm - Evening Event Sponsored by PMI
7:30pm - 9:00pm - Return Shuttles depart to Conference Hotels
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
7:00am - 5:00pm - Registration South Lobby
8:00am - 5:00pm - Prometrics Certification Testing 611
8:00am - 9:00am - Breakfast and Exhibit Hall Open 4AB
8:00am - 9:00am - Hands On Labs
Microsoft Office Project 2007 Hands On Lab 602
Usability Hands On Lab 603
9:00am - 10:00am - Keynote Speaker Room
Project Management and People Ready Business Steve Ballmer 6AB
10:00am - 10:15am - Break
10:15am - 11:30am - Breakout Sessions
Session Speaker Room
BP204: The Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures—Second Edition Eric S. Norman 607
BP300: Utilizing the analytical capabilities of Portfolio Server Optimizer Mike Gruia 606
BUS208: Collaborative Business Intelligence Leena Tipre and
Darshita Shah
616
BUS220: Increasing Productivity and Efficiency with Connected Project Management and
Project Accounting
Jered Cady 615
DEV203: Line of Business Integration with EPM Larry Duff 608
SA302: Implementing an EPM solution Gary Crich and
Michael Jordan
611-612
EX106: The VSTS-EPM Connector: Create a win-win that empowers your IT department Kumar Vadaparty 609
PO204: Creating Reports with Project 2007 Client Heather O'Cull 6AB
PO207: Reporting in the EPM Solution Patrick Conlan 618-620
11:30am - 1:00pm - Lunch and Exhibit Hall Open 4AB
11:30am - 1:00pm - Hands On Labs
Microsoft Office Project 2007 Hands On Lab 602
Usability Hands On Lab 603
1:00pm - 2:15pm - Breakout Sessions
Session Speaker Room
BP205: Deploying and Managing Project Server 2007 in a Hosted Environment James Flavin 606
BUS209: Program Management Life Cycle Solution - Aligning Business Priorities with IT Investments Naresh Kumar 616
BUS221: Microsoft Gold Partner Increases Value to Customers with Microsoft Project Web Access and Microsoft Dynamics SL Steve Toth 615
DEV404: Building Reports and Key Performance Indicators in the EPM Solution Patrick Conlan 608
SA209: Project Server Disaster Recovery Christophe Fiessinger and Steven Haden 613-614
SA403: Project Server and Portfolio Server Security Phil Smail 611-612
EX100: Planning for Success with the Microsoft EPM Solution Michael Aaron Brown 609
PO206: Visual Studio Team System Integration with Project Server Ameya Bhatawdekar 6AB
2:15pm - 2:30pm - Break
2:30pm - 3:45pm - Breakout Sessions
Session Speaker Room
BP200: Showcase: How Microsoft Enterprise Services uses Project Server for Time Management Praba Santhanakrishnan 606
BP301: Managing Security in the EPM Solution Paul Conroy 607
BUS203: Virtual Enterprise Project Management - EPM WITHOUT THE OVERHEAD Tom Westcott 615
DEV304: Project Server 2007 Programmability Chris Boyd 613-614
DEV400: Advanced Project Web Access Customization and Building Web Parts Boris Scholl 608
SA208: Configuring Project Portfolio Server Luke Humphrey 611-612
EX104: Orchestrating Success in Capacity Planning Across Diverse Business Units Stephane Perrin 609
PO202: Timesheets and Task Management Overview David Ducolon 618-620
3:45pm - 4:00pm - Break
4:00pm - 5:15pm - Breakout Sessions
Session Speaker Room
BP201: Best Practices: Enabling Innovation Process Management using Microsoft’s EPM Solution and SharePoint Server 2007 Simon Floyd 607
BP203: Showcase: Managing the next release of Project using Project Chris Boyd 606
BUS207: Driving Change with Microsoft Program Performance Measurement Solutions David Luper and
Thomas Birdsall
615
BUS219: Visualizing Project and Business Information in Visio 2007 Richard Smith 616
DEV401: Timesheeting and Statusing APIs Deep Dive Christophe Fiessinger 608
SA300: Lessons from the Field: Enterprise Migration Emmanuel Fadullon 611-612
SA301: Configuring Project Server Michael Jordan 613-614
EX105: Driving success with Microsoft EPM with a hosted solution Michele Rodgers 609
PO205: Demand Management Overview Pradeep GanapathyRaj 618-620
5:15pm - 7:00pm - Evening Reception Sponsored by EPM Live 4AB
Hands On Labs - 5:15pm - 7:00pm
Microsoft Office Project 2007 Hands On Lab 602
Usability Hands On Lab 603
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
7:00am - 1:00pm - Registration South Lobby
8:00am - 2:15pm - Prometrics Certification Testing 611
8:00am - 9:00am - Breakfast and Exhibit Hall Open 4AB
8:00am - 9:00am - Hands On Labs
Microsoft Office Project 2007 Hands On Lab 602
Usability Hands On Lab 603
9:00am - 10:00am - Keynote Speaker Room
Leadership - Successful Strategies Through Turbulent Times Howard Putnam 6AB
10:00am - 10:15am - Break
10:15am - 11:30am - Breakout Sessions
Session Speaker Room
BP202: Best Practices Demand Management  with EPM solution Scott Daley 607
BP207: Organizational Project Management Maturity and OPM3®: Helping Organizations Improve Strategic Business Performance Lawrence E. Bull 606
BUS204: Project Modeling, Scenario Planning and Integration with Microsoft Office Project and the forProject™ software tools Stuart P. Trahan 615
BUS206: Fast track ROI for Portfolio, Project, Cost and Resource Management Rich Murphy 616
DEV202: Project Client Programmability Improvements Drew Danielson 613-614
DEV403: A Developer’s Look at WSS and MOSS Mick Das 608
SA200: Chalk Talk: Project 2007 Common Questions and Answers Adrian Jenkins 611-612
PO201: Resource Management Overview David Ducolon 618-620
11:30am -11:45am - Break
11:45am - 1:00pm - Breakout Sessions
Session Speaker Room
BUS215: Productivity-Improving Techniques for Project Teams using the Microsoft EPM Solution Robert Happy and
Keith Wilson
616
DEV405: Project Server Security Programmability Phil Smail 608
SA401: Stress Testing Project Server Mike Shughrue 611-612
SA402: Deployment for High  Availability and Scalability Michael Jordan 613-614
1:00pm - 2:15pm - Lunch and Exhibit Hall Open 4AB
1:00pm - 2:15pm - Hands On Labs
Microsoft Office Project 2007 Hands On Lab 602
Usability Hands On Lab 603
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