PMIGLC Dinner Meeting

Location: Novi Sheraton

Title: Global Program Management: Executing Product Programs across Multiple Regions

By: Sandy Henige, General Motors Powertrain

Time:

Check-in ~ 6:00pm

Dinner ~ 6:30pm

Presentation ~ 7:30pm

	PDU Code C011-051208
	Presentation materials

PMIGLC Forum

Title: How Six Sigma Relates to Project Management

By: Freddy Joseph, PMP

Forum Time: 5:30-6:30 - Before the Dinner Meeting

Fees: $20 (Member), $25 (Non-member)

PDUs: Earn 2.5 PDUs by attending the dinner meeting and the forum; forum only…1 PDU.

PDU Code C011-051208F

Dinner Meeting Presentation Abstract

The automotive industry, not unlike others, is experiencing tremendous growth and opportunity outside of the U.S. The result is more and more projects requiring global collaboration.

This presentation will focus on how a particular program within GM Powertrain was able to successfully launch a new product while facing the challenges of utilizing common program management processes, tools, and templates between the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region.

Specific practices and processes will be highlighted, along with lessons learned, that will provide participants with key enablers and insight to methods for effectively executing complex programs while working within an extremely diverse team environment

Speaker Biography

Sandy Henige, PMP, has background in International Sales and Marketing and is currently an Assistant Program Manager at GM Powertrain, with over 12 years of program management experience on various engine and transmission programs, all global in scope. She was involved in the formation of the Program Management Office within her organization and has since been involved in several strategic and tactical teams, leading and contributing to the development and implementation of many of the processes, tools, and templates that are now considered standard work for program execution. She has also provided training on such standard work elements to many regional colleagues and partners, in support of global process deployment.

FORUM INFORMATION

Presentation Abstract:

• What is Six Sigma?
• Six Sigma processes and why they are important
• What is the bridge between Six Sigma and Project Management
• Examples of real-life projects
  
  

Presenter: Freddy Joseph, PMP

Mr. Joseph is a Senior Project Manager at Compuware with over 19 years of experience in the IT Industry in the automotive, education, banking, manufacturing and insurance industries. He specializes in project planning, implementation and lifecycle management. He has extensive experience in managing onsite and offshore projects.

He has a masters degree in Computer Science and is a certified PMP as well as a certified Sig Sigma Black Belt.

His personal interestes are fishing, cooking and getting to know new people!