PMO Projects in South Africa - PMI Chapter Event in Johannesburg
Seminar on Advanced Uses of Earned Value Management
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The South Africa Chapter of the Project Management Institute invited Alexandre Rodrigues, Executive Partner of PMO Projecs Group, to conduct a seminar in Johannesburg, dedicated to the topic "Advanced Uses of Earned Value Management". |
The seminar took place on June 23rd, at the Rand Merchant Bank, Building 3, Fredman Drive No.1, Sandton, between 18:00 and 19:00 hours. The room was almost full with about 40 delegates having attended the event.
According to the Geoff Fitzhenry PMP, Deputy VP Marketing & Communications of the Chapter: "...the feedback received from a number of people that attended the meeting was that it was very enlightening [... Alexandre] presented a seemingly simple principle, that we all make complicated, in a simple way [...] the energy after a long travel to get to South Africa goes to show the passion he has for the work he does."
The presentation started by summarizing the main lessons learned in the practical implementation of Earned Value in projects, over the last 10 years of experience at PMO Projects in various industries and in different parts of the world, including Europe, Africa and Australia.
Dr. Rodrigues then moved onto presenting the key novelties of his model – the EVM Strategic Model(TM) – where the basic EVM method is presented as a tool for the strategic management of project-based business models. This includes enhancements to the application of EVM in projects, addressing areas like Risk Management, Communications Management, Procurement Management, Quality Management, and Human Resources Management.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the presentation – by looking at the reaction from the audience – was the explanation of how EVM can be extended in a fully integrated manner to Program Management and Portfolio Management. In his model (EVM-SM), Dr. Rodrigues has developed a new set of metrics which provide for the measurement and management of Benefits Realization in Programs and of ROI in Portfolios. The audience reacted very positively and with great interest to the new concepts presented, confirming their relevance and practical value. The mature audience, composed of various PMPs, demonstrated a very good understanding of the novel ideas presented and developed an interesting discussion around the subject - as a consequence, the schedule slipped considerably, with the vast majority of the delegates remaining in the room until the very end of the discussions.
For further information, consult the downloads and related links below.
23 June 2011
DOWNLOADS & LINKS:
>> Abstract and presenter's bio
>> Forhcoming book "Earned Value Management in Projects", by A. Rodrigues
>> Forhcoming book "Earned Value Management in Programs and Portfolios", by A. Rodrigues
>> Paper "Effective Measurement of Time Performance using Earned Value Management", by A. Rodrigues