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2009-01-21 Checkered Flag or Tow Wagon: Racing to Survive in Business in 2009 (C166-P8C080)

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Category: Luncheon Meeting
Written by Programs Director
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Time/Location: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., The Plaza Club

Program: “Checkered Flag or Tow Wagon: Racing to Survive in Business in 2009”

Speaker: Alan E. Yue, PMP, CISSP, CBCP

PDU Info: Session #C166-P8C080. PMPs earn 1 PDU in Category 3

 

Synopsis

Business is like NASCAR racing. Some businesses seem to always place first, while others lag as “also rans”, or worse…they crash against each other and the walls. Organizations of all kinds face the most challenging and perilous economic “race track” in nearly a century. Will your organization finish…or be finished? Project managers can provide valuable insight to their senior management teams on the types of “Quick Hit” projects that can steer their companies into leading competitive positions. “Quick Hit” projects set the pace for businesses looking for strategic cost containment and revenue protection during this economic downturn. These projects can also position the company to slingshot out of the curve into a leading position to take the “checkered flag” during the next straight-away economic boom. Project Managers who drive such efforts can not only avoid career “crashes” such as layoffs, but can also win the race and enjoy the rewards of being a business results “hero”.

Alan Yue will share with you several broad categories of initiatives for you to “fuel up on” and ponder in relation to the organizations you serve. These initiatives represent current responses from over 1500 executives representing over 4700 companies that include 80% of the Fortune 500 and 75% of the FTSE 100. You will leave this session revved up, ready to smoke your tires, and leave the competition in the dust!

Speaker's Biography 

With over 21 years of experience in project management, information technology/security, business continuity planning, regulatory compliance, human capital management, and not-for-profit governance. As a professional services consultant and instructor Alan works with organizations to leverage and synergize projects into opportunities for improved cost structures and additional revenue streams. Alan has experience working with a wide spectrum of sectors including private, publicly traded, not-for-profit, governmental, and military. Alan’s industry experience is a virtual rainbow that includes healthcare, education, banking, manufacturing, civil engineering and construction, technology, energy, hospitality, insurance, and privatized corrections.

Alan has been a member of PMI since 1997, and has been a PMP since 2001. Alan serves the PMI Honolulu Chapter as President and Chair of the Board of Directors, and is also a member of the South Florida PMI Chapter, PMI Diversity SIG, PMI Consulting SIG, and the PMI Human Resources Community of Practice. Alan also serves as Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Life Foundation, a Honolulu based HIV/AIDS services organization. Alan is also a member of the Society for Human Resources Management, American Society for Quality, Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Hawai’i Science and Technology Council, Association of Contingency Planners, International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium, and Disaster Recovery Institute International.