Vladimir Vuk, IBM Nederland B.V. - Change Management: a component each project must include Although, projects are frequently seen as technological and process changes, the greatest success factor lies in people. Not in those that manage the project, rather those people who are bound with changes that project delivers. Process of change management focuses on all project stakeholders, and looks after care that human factor in projects is a stimulant, not its obstacle.
Renata Glojnarić, Executive Director of Zagreb Soloists and Samobor Autumn Music Festival - Creative order or disorder, work and discipline in cultural project management?
Theme 1: Initiative Management
Sanja Zagajšek, PBZ - Project Portfolio Management: theory and practice Comparison of theory and practice of Project Portfolio Management. Which obstacles and problems in practice arise, and which adjustments and changes in regards to theory need to be committed. What are prerequisites for establishment. Establishment of processes and organization – key elements. Usage of tools.
Boris Kunštek, FINA and Goran Kelečić, CROZ - Project’s initiative evaluation at Financial Agency Presentation will demonstrate organized approach to selection of projects initiatives. It will demonstrate how through steps implement selection process and how to deal with the selection itself. Through FINA’s practical experiences, it will be demonstrated what in practice means to replicate corporate values on initiative selection measures and how such process appears when it is established within the organization.
Anita Nemec, HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK - What's the key to our success? Merger project of Slavonska banka and Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank Overview of key success factors of the greatest banking merging in Croatia. What problems we have encountered, how we solve them and which tools we used.
Agneza Margetić Crnčec, APIS IT - EU programs - opportunities and challenges In regards to topic of initiative management, presentation will represent opportunities of project financing by EU, what are pre-accession funds, and what are Community programs, and in what programs Republic of Croatia may participate, similarities and differences of programs, what programs are intended for whom (science, ICT, companies), and which one from them to select.
Nenad Marjanović, PMI Croatia, HP EDS Applications Services - Hewlett-Packard d.o.o. - Do I want this project? When approaching the projects, frequently it is only profit tied to that project people consider. Unfortunately, it is not often considered or bewared for the project to have Business Case, time for Return on investment (ROI) or Total cost of ownership (TCO) of the project itself. Risks in the beginning of project, in its initiation, can be equally perilous as well as during the project implementation. Go through project initiation with us and refresh what project makes success, not failure. We will also go through the consequences of such project, only to get some exercise.
Arthur Ryman, IBM Canada Ltd. - New IBM Rational Project and Portfolio Management Solutions: Concepts and Overview IBM Rational is developing a new project and portfolio management solution that is optimized for software and systems delivery projects. The solution includes Rational Insight for performance management, Rational Focal Point for project portfolio management, and a new product for project and program management that will be released soon. This talk presents the concepts underlying this solution and gives an overview of each of its components.
Theme 2: People – the Most Valuable „Asset“
Alan Mirko Poldrugač, RBA - Is brilliant Project Manager precondition for a successful project conclusion? Let’s assume you care for the success of particular project, while from its results you expect extraordinary effects in area of your responsibility. What you need to do? What is the minimum you need to secure in order to manage/ensure success of that project? Is it sufficient to engage brilliant Project Manager (PM) and project will be surely successful? Is brilliant PM guarantee for project success regardless of other participants? These questions may be put another way. You are in position to engage brilliant project participants – one is better than other. Does this mean that PM may be the weakest link of the chain or that you can even do without him (whereas all other participants are so brilliant)? What is that essential ingredient that guarantees project’s success? Is it PM, sponsor, team members, all together or is it enough to ensure good project rewards? Author of presentation will state his opinion about this topic and give a clear answer to question if brilliant Project Manager is conditio sine qua non of sucessfully implemented project?
Željka Car, FER - Organizational cultural differences in collaboration projects between the industry and university Presentation will give a general theoretical insight in cultural differences that may occur within the organization and on projects that include various interested parties. It will be presented how to manage such differences and use them for project’s/organization’s improvement. Presentation will be illustrated with examples of organizational cultural differences on collaboration projects of the university and industry.
Ivan Krnić, CROZ - From idea generation to estimates creation By definition we connote that project is a venture that has never happened before or will ever happen under the same circumstances. And how in such situation give estimation of price and project duration? Even though we do not have a crystal ball, we still have several methods useful to have in sight.
Davorin Mudrovčić, CROZ - Have one's cake and eat it – how to connect people, technologies, company, projects and util-ization? There are various segments of industry and human work. Some exist from the beginning, and for some we may say that are simply in infancy or puberty. IT industry in comparison with construction industry is not surely ashamed with oldness and experience. And when we try to get that young creature, called IT project, on the right track, are we aware of all diversities, puberty problems and potential troubles? In informatics, people are most valuable assets. People like interested technologies, good projects, team spirit, fine incomes…and lot more, varying from individual to individual. In order for projects to be successful, people need to be properly and efficiently engaged, educated, motivated, allocated…arranged on projects in general. That way, by each step, there are more variables...so let’s try to organize them better…
Thomas Lönnegren, IBM Svenska AB - The secret behind the connection between innovation, product and project portfolio management Based on new research about innovation management in the financial sector, this session will discuss how to connect and integrate innovation management, product management and project portfolio management.
Round tables:
Initiative Management
People – the Most Valuable „Asset“
Stjepan Car, Chairman of the Board, KONČAR-Electrical Industries Inc., will be joining us as a special guest of our round tables.
Registration
Registration until August 20, 2009. 1.770,00 kn, registration without hotel accommodation* 870,00 kn Late registration after August 20, 2009 2.300,00 kn, registration without hotel accommodation* 1.400,00 kn
Price does not include VAT (22%) Registration fee includes: conference participation and materials, coffee and juices during breaks, meals during the conference, two night hotel accomodation.
Price includes two night accomodation in hotel Istra in Rovinj (04.10.2009. - 06.10.2009.). * Registration without accommodation does not include two night accommodation in hotel Istra.
Reservation Cancellation
Until 14.09.2009. no cancellation expenses
After 14.09.2009. with charge of two nights accomodation.
Location
Conference will take place in hotel Istra in Rovinj: Hotel Istra is situated on one of the most beautiful islands of the Rovinj Archipelago, on the island of Sv. Andrija, only ten minutes by boat from Rovinj. Photo Gallery
The hotel and the island make a magnificent oasis of peace created for rest and relaxation.
Address: St. Andrew's Island - S. Andrea, HR - 52210 Rovinj
