Events

2010-09-15 September PMI HNL Luncheon

Details

Category: Luncheon Meeting

Written by Programs Director

Speaker:  Kerstan Wong, P.E., PMP.
                   Director, Project Management Office -- Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc.

Program: “Risqué Management”

Time/Location: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., The Plaza Club - 20th Floor Main Dining Room
PDU Info: Session #C166-P109150. PMPs earn 1 PDU in Category 3

Synopsis: 
Are the phrases “Risqué Management” and “Risk Management” interchangeable?  In practice, it appears that the phrases are interchangeable.  While companies acknowledge the importance of risk management, seldom will you find it being implemented to PMBOK® standards.  Instead most companies and project managers rely on “risqué management,” which oftentimes translates to “risk-based decision-making.”  In other words, you discuss risks and make project decisions without the benefit of analysis, which in itself is “risqué” for effective project management.  Implementing effective risk management is not complicated if simple concepts are used, which will be the focus of this presentation.

Speaker Bio: 
Kerstan began his career at Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc. in 1987 as an electrical designer for substations and telecommunication facilities.   Since 1992 to present, he has been a project manager at Hawaiian Electric on various transmission and distribution projects ranging in costs from $1 million to over $50 million.  In 2004, he became Director of the Energy Delivery Project Management Division and co-developed Hawaiian Electric’s “Project Plan Development Class.”

For the PMI Honolulu Chapter, Kerstan was the Education Director from 1999 to 2001 and co-developed the “Introduction to Project Management for Private Non-Profit Organizations” class.