Please join AACE Seattle on May 13, 2010 for networking and a presentation about schedule management.  Steven Wageman, Director of Education and Training at MWH Global, will preview his paper on Schedule Management and Change Control that he is presenting in July at the AACEi Annual meeting in Atlanta.

The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Tukwila, WA (16500 Southcenter Parkway).  The social hour starts at 5:30, dinner will be served at 6:30, and the program will begin at 7:15.

This is AACE Seattle's last meeting of the season - thank you all for your support!  We'll be back in September, 2010 for another great year of programs networking opportunities.  If you or someone you know is interested in participating in the organization, or would like to share your ideas for future program topics, this will be the meeting to attend.  We will open the meeting up for a short discussion about the future of the Seattle Section.  If you have something to contribute or ideas for next year (and beyond!), please attend.  

The Presentation

Appropriate management and control of changes to the scope, schedule, and cost baselines of a project is critical to performance measurement and success, particularly when earned value management is an executive or client requirement.  In this paper, project baseline management and change control will be defined, the conditions for and timing of formal change control will be described, and several best practices related to baseline change control will be detailed.  Best practices include establishing clear roles for key stakeholders of change control, understanding and managing the differences between the project management and product development life cycles, maintaining historical performance metrics, employing the block point concept for managing multiple changes, and using appropriate baseline change control mechanics within common scheduling tools such as Primavera Project Management 6.2 and Primavera Project Planner for Windows 3.1.

The Presenter

Steven W. Wageman possesses nearly 30 years of general and project management experience, and is currently the Director of Education and Training Programs at MWH Global, Inc.  He has specialized expertise in scheduling, cost estimating, earned value management, risk management, and training.  Steve is a Certified Cost Consultant, Planning and Scheduling Professional, and Earned Value Professional through AACE International, as well as a Project Management Professional through the Project Management Institute.  He is also an Authorized Oracle Primavera Instructor.

 

 
  All are welcome, so please be sure to invite any colleagues that might be interested in updated energy codess.  You must register online to reserve a seat.
 
AACE Seattle meets the 2nd Thursday of each month.   Each section meeting with technical presentation qualifies for .25 points toward your CCE/PSP/EVP continuing education requirement.

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PLEASE NOTE! - The AACE – Seattle Section must pay for all meals that are committed.  If you RSVP that you will attend, you are responsible for the bill for your meal.  In addition, if you attend without an RSVP there is a possibility that your meal options will be limited from those listed above.  If you would like to be added to the Seattle Section's mailing list to receive future notices about our meetings and events, please contact one of the Presiding Officers.

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