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2013 Charleston Seminar at Sea
"Destination Charleston"
Oct 23 - 28, 2013
WHAT TO EXPECT?
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5-day cruise departing from Charleston aboard the Carnival Fantasy
16 hrs of PM seminars (PDU's)
Exclusive cocktail reception
All meals on the ship - 24 hours per day
Onboard entertainment
Kid activities and all day care
Day of fun in Nassau, Bahamas
Day of fun in Freeport, Bahamas
Resort style pool and waterslides
Internet Cafe and Wi-Fi access
WHAT IS THE ITINERARY?
Wed, Oct 23 - Depart Charleston at 4:00pm
Oct 24 - Seminar (Day at Sea)
Oct 25 - Nassau
Oct 26 - Freeport
Oct 27 - Seminar (Day at Sea)
Mon, Oct 28 - Arrive at Charleston at 8:00am
WORKSHOPS
A Real Risk Assessment
Risk Management is one of the most misunderstood and underutilized tools in project management.
Furthermore, many of the tools either add to the confusion or provide little actionable detail to assist in
the management of the project. In this session, Rick will teach how to create a real, relevant, and
actionable risk assessment that will provide solid data to support contingencies to ensure project success.
Rick will provide an easy to follow road map to building a real risk assessment.
Stop Playing Games! A Project Manager's Guide to Successfully
Navigating Organizational Politics
Rick identifies and discusses the day to day world of a Project Manager. PM's have the unique ability to
find shortcuts or work arounds in dealing with projects, sponsors, etc... Rick, in his humorous way, will
try to help PM's avoid the playing of games through his years of experience and help them with getting
stronger, more process oriented, and more respect for the work they do. Rick will offer real world
advice, you'll gain proper techniques that you can immediately use to impact your projects, learn how
to influence without authority, stop end rounding projects and get back to the basics that will help
create a Project Manager that will do the right things the right way.
What Do You Stand For?
For many people, there is a large distance between what he or she wants to be and where he or she is
today. In this brief seminar, Rick will help you define your goals and direction while keeping you
entertained. Rick, in his touching and humorous way will show you how to apply project management
skills and techniques to enable your own hopes and dreams. “What Do You Stand For?” will ask you
probing questions to help you identify and define the next steps in understanding who you are and who
you want to become. This workshop will cover:
• A quick personality profile
• Understanding how to communicate and interact with different personality profiles
• Defining your dream
• Create a Personal Breakdown Structure
• Estimating your dream
• Setting the stage for the next three months
• What to do when your dreams and your life are in conflict
• Discussing difficult situations
• No Day But Today!
Attendees will walk away with a road map of activities to begin their own journey of being what they
believe. Come find out what you stand
for!
SPEAKERS
Keith Plemmons, PhD, PE, PMP
Dr. Keith Plemmons is a project management and education
professional. Currently, he is an Associate Professor under The Citadel's
School of Engineering and the CEO of VAB Group, LLC, a sole-proprietor
business services company. A PMP since 1993, Keith teaches graduatelevel project management and risk courses, maintains a Top Secret
security clearance, and works on a part-time basis with industry.
Dr. Plemmons is a registered Professional Engineer in South Carolina.
He has over 30 years of multi-disciplinary engineering, management and
higher education, with experience across public and private sectors in
the United States and Japan. His credentials include a B.S. in Civil
Engineering from The Citadel, and a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Clemson.
Keith and his wife, Charlotte, have three little projects (i.e. children), all of whom are ahead of
schedule and over budget.
Rick Morris, PMP, MPM, ITIL, OPM3 Rick A. Morris, PMP,
OPM3 is an ITIL Practitioner, consultant, author, mentor, and creator of a
non-profi¬t foundation to promote Project Management in charities and
other non-pro¬fits. Rick is an accomplished project manager and public
speaker. His appetite for knowledge and passion for the profession
makes him a sought after speaker at PMI chapters, various civic
organizations, and a frequent guest lecturer at local universities. He
holds the PMP (Project Management Professional), MPM (Masters of
Project Management), Six Sigma Green Belt, MCITP, MCTS, MCSE, TQM,
ATM-S, ITIL, and ISO certi¬fications. Rick has worked for organizations
such as GE, Xerox, and CA and has consulted to numerous clients in a
wide variety of industries including ¬financial services, entertainment,
construction, non-pro¬fit, hospitality, pharmaceutical, retail, and manufacturing. Currently,
Rick is the President for R2 Consulting.
Conference Agenda*
Thursday
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8:00-9:00 (1.5hrs) - What Do You Stand For?
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9:00-10:30 (1.5hrs) - ??????
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10:30-12:00 (1.5hrs) - Stop Playing Games!: A Project Manager's Guide to
Successfully Navigating Organizational Politics.
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12:00-1:00 - Lunch
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1:00-5:00 (4hrs) Stop Playing Games! (continued)
Sunday
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8:00-900 (1.5hrs)
A Real Risk Assessment – Rick Morris
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9:00-10:30 (1.5hrs)
Risk Panel Discussion – Rick/Keith
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10:30-12:00 (1.5hrs)
Risk Management - Keith
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12:00-1:00
Lunch
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1:00-5:00 (4hrs)
Risk Management - Keith
*Subject to change