The annual conference and exposition of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), World Workplace encompasses the vast educational and networking opportunities available through the Association year-round. IFMAs knowledge and resources are consolidated into a three-day, world-class gathering of facility professionals, educators, students and companies for the continued advancement of the profession.

IFMA designed World Workplace as a collaborative forum for facility managers and those in related fields to discuss, evaluate, share and grow, both personally and professionally. The World Workplace experience includes a conference focused entirely on education and a unique tradeshow that incorporates product demonstration and instruction.

World Workplace draws attendees from all over the world and from a variety of workplace-related industries, including technology, engineering, architecture, design, security, real estate and facility management. Attendees are able to experience the best of what IFMA has to offer in one location.

The enduring success of this event is based both on IFMA's reputation as the ultimate resource for facility management and the variety of industries represented in the educational sessions and on the Expo floor. IFMA partners with other highly respected organizations in order to bring attendees the most well-rounded educational experience available.

Join PSG at PDMA Conference in September!

Take advantage of this opportunity to see Anisha Mason, Managing Partner at PSG, and her co-facilitator, Dr. June Gidman, Senior Technology Advisor at Chevron Corp.  Join us September 17 at an exclusive full-day workshop geared towards Executives and Senior Managers who are actively involved in new product selection, planning, budgeting process and/or setting corporate strategy and goals.  Register by May 30 to receive early bird pricing use code SP08IC to receive a 20% discount. 

Project Portolfio Management - Increasing New Product ROI through Strategic Project Selection and Execution

According to the American Productivity and Quality Center 44% of new product projects fail to meet their profit objectives and 49% are launched late to market. While many companies do some level of Strategic Portfolio Management, few perceive it as a best practice to help reduce cycle times, product development costs and to ensure a certain level of return on new product investment.

This workshop will discuss the benefits of implementing a strategic portfolio management (SPM) program and will include content on:

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VirtualePM

A fast, affordable, on-demand solution built on Microsoft Project and Portfolio Server 2007.

No hardware and software to purchase, no lengthy consulting engagements no long-term commitments.  Microsoft and PSG have co-developed VirtualePM as the industries only on-demand solution for Office Project and Portfolio Server 2007.  VirtualePM customers leverage a preconfigured server environment - built on industry best-practice - to get project teams up faster and to manage the entire project portfolio from project request through execution and benefits tracking.  

Please join us for an hour-long overview and demonstration of this unique, hosted solution.

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Ever wonder what your resources are doing, when theyll become available and why projects arent getting done faster?

Join us for this one hour webinar where well discuss how the worlds best run companies manage resource capacity, optimize resource utilization and accurately forecast resource demand.   

In this webinar you will learn:

  The secrets to effective demand vs. capacity planning

  Strategies for resource time tracking and reporting compliance

  Technology dashboards that provide detailed resource visibility

   Getting off Excel Managing enterprise resources with enterprise tools

  Reducing costs and optimizing resource utilization through resource leveling

  Resource constraint-based project portfolio planning

  And much much more

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For decades organizations have been focused on doing projects right, but how do we know were doing the right projects? PPM is a set of business practices and technology that allow organizations to manage projects as a strategic portfolio; ensuring your project investments are aligned with the strategic goals of your organization.

The hammering project management takes for bad estimates and project failure often begins in the executive suite with unrealistic targets, deadlines, and budgets. PPM aligns what an organization wants to do with the resourcesthe money, hours, people, time, and equipment required to get it done.

In this webinar, we will discuss how your organization can take advantage of one or more of the following benefits:

  Determining appropriate project selection criteria

  Connecting your business strategy to the project selection criteria

  Preventing problem projects from making it into the opportunity pipeline

  Identifying & terminating non-strategic projects

  Using technology to optimize your portfolio and gain real-time visibility

  Determine ROI on current and future projects

  Properly staging projects for the highest ROI

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Are you using Microsoft Project to its fullest potential?  Are there features you wish you knew better?  Do your Project Managers get frustrated using the advanced features of Microsoft Project? 

In this session, our Microsoft Project instructor will share the application best practices and give you hands-on advice for getting the most out of your project standard or professional investment.

Session Topics Covered:

Leveling Resources
Calculating Project Costs & Budget Information
Understanding How Microsoft Project Calculates Work, Duration & Units
Baselining/Re-baselining the Project
Measuring Project Status
Generating Custom Reports
Linking Multiple Projects
New features in MS Project 2007

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Microsoft Project Server 2007 is built on the SharePoint Server (MOSS) platform. The change in the 2007 architecture creates enormous opportunities for project-driven organizations.

In this session, we’ll discuss the benefits of integrating MOSS with Project Server and how customers are leveraging the integrated platform for enhanced project reporting, visibility, collaboration and workflow.

Session Topics Include:               

• How can enterprise search capabilities help me avoid risks and issues and become better at estimating my projects?
• How can MOSS workflow enhance and automate the project management lifecycle?
• How can project teams combine line of business information and project information for comprehensive dashboard views?
• How can project teams utilize Excel Services to share critical data with project teams and management
• How can project teams leverage Forms Services to automate the collection of critical project data for reporting purposes
• Which customers are leveraging this functionality and what has their experience been?
  

Are you still managing Enterprise projects and resources with a desktop tool?

VirtualePM (VePM) gives you and your team the Power of Microsoft Office Project and Portfolio Server in just days without extensive consulting engagements or IT infrastructure costs. VePM is a hosted SaaS (Software as a Service) solution, built on the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management platform.

VePM Decreases:
Excessive Upfront Costs
Deployment Times
Training Costs
Risks
Time to Value

VePM Increases:
Project & Portfolio Visibility
Team Collaboration
Adoption Rates
Usability
Consistency

Preconfigured with over 50 views & reports, VePM gives you the visibility you need to manage and report on enterprise projects, resources, schedules and budgets.  VePMs configuration leverages over two hundred Microsoft Project Server implementations.

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In this session, Project Solutions Group will discuss the value of aligning corporate strategy with project investments and how Project Portfolio Server 2007 can facilitate the Project Portfolio Lifecycle.  

An Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution capitalizes on your people, processes, and technology to generate the change needed to keep your organization current and competitive.

Session Topics Include:

• An overview of the Portfolio Management process
• Determining appropriate project selection criteria
• Connecting business strategies to the project selection criteria
• Preventing “problem projects” from entering the opportunity pipeline
• Executing selected projects, tracking schedules and optimizing resource allocations
• How to determine when to terminate an existing project
• Using technology to optimize your portfolio & gain visibility 

Get the most out of your Microsoft Project Investment! Join industry experts as they deliver three cutting edge seminars:

The Benefit of Integrating Microsoft Project Server with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server , Project 2007 New Features and Migration Best Practices, and Optimizing the Use of Project Desktop 2007.

Pick and choose which sessions interest you, or feel free to stay all day and get the most out of all our sessions.

Morning Session:

The Value of Integrating MOSS and Project Server
10:00am - 11:30am

Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 (MOPS) is built on the SharePoint Server (MOSS) platform. The change in the 2007 architecture creates enormous opportunities for project driven organizations.

In this session, we'll discuss the benefits of integrating MOSS with Project Server and how customers are leveraging the integrated platform for enhanced project reporting, visibility, collaboration and workflow.
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Lunch:
11:30pm - 12:30pm
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Afternoon Sessions:

Project 2007 New Features and Migration Best Practices
12:30pm -1:30pm

Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 is the latest and most powerful version of Project Desktop and Project Server. There are several benefits to the new technology and just as many considerations to make when planning your migration.

In this session, we'll discuss the new features and benefits as well as migration best practices.
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Optimizing the Usage of Project Desktop
1:30pm - 2:30pm

Are you using Microsoft Project to its fullest potential? Are there features you wish you knew better? Do your Project Managers get frustrated using the advanced features of Microsoft Project?

In this session, our Microsoft Project instructor will share the
application best practices and give you hands-on advice for getting the most out of your project standard or professional investment.

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Are you using Microsoft Project to its fullest potential?  Are there features you wish you knew better?  Do your Project Managers get frustrated using the advanced features of Microsoft Project? 

In this session, our Microsoft Project instructor will share the application best practices and give you hands-on advice for getting the most out of your project standard or professional investment.

Session Topics Covered:

A Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system is an essential tool for collecting project requests, building business cases, managing approvals and prioritizing your company’s strategic initiatives.  But PPM systems can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and take months to implement.  Project Solutions Group has teamed with Microsoft to develop a Software as a Service (SaaS) approach to PPM that drastically lowers the cost of ownership and gives management the information they need to effectively align project investments with corporate strategy.  

How Does it Work?
    • Over 15 Custom Reports & Views
    • A Custom Portfolio Portal Site
    • 3 Pre-Configured Workflows with Standard Industry Tollgates
    • Customized Email Alerts
    • Business Case Templates

VirtualePM (VePM) for Portfolio Management utilizes Microsoft Project Portfolio Server; an industry leading enterprise portfolio management tool ranked by Gartner® as a leader in the PPM application space.   We took this powerful enterprise platform and pre-configured it with ‘best- practice’ based reports, screens, views and workflow so your team can start managing its’ project portfolio with VePM in as little as one week.

Please join us February 28th for our all day Microsoft Project Seminar at the Microsoft Office in Houston, TX. These sessions will feature the usage and value of using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Microsoft Office Portfolio Server 2007, and Microsoft Office SharePoint.

Pick and choose which sessions interest you, or feel free to stay all day and get the most out of all our sessions.

Morning Session:

The Benefit of Integrating MOSS and Project Server
10:00am - 11:30pm

Microsoft Project Server 2007 is built on the SharePoint Server (MOSS) platform. The change in the 2007 architecture creates enormous opportunities for project-driven organizations.
In this session, we’ll discuss the benefits of integrating MOSS with Project Server and how customers are leveraging the integrated platform for enhanced project reporting, visibility, collaboration and workflow.

Session Topics Include:               
• How can enterprise search capabilities help me avoid risks and issues and become better at estimating my projects?
• How can MOSS workflow enhance and automate the project management lifecycle?
• How can project teams combine line of business information and project information for comprehensive dashboard views?
• How can project teams utilize Excel Services to share critical data with project teams and management
• How can project teams leverage Forms Services to automate the collection of critical project data for reporting purposes
• Which customers are leveraging this functionality and what has their experience been?

Lunch Break
11:30am-12:30pm

Afternoon Sessions:

Project 2007 New Features and Migration Best Practices
12:30pm - 1:30pm

Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 is the latest and most powerful version of Project and Project Server.  There are several benefits to the new technology and just as many considerations to make when planning your migration.  In this webcast, we’ll discuss the new features and benefits as well as migration best practices.

In this session, we’ll help you answer the following questions:
• What are the new features and benefits of the desktop and server-based versions of Office Project 2007?
• How does the new architecture leverage Office SharePoint Services (MOSS) ?
• What are the performance enhancements of 2007 over previous versions?
• How many customers have made the move to 2007 and what has their experience been?
• What do you need to know to prepare for a successful upgrade?
• What are the best practices and essential steps for performing an upgrade to Office Project and Project Server '07?

Optimizing the Usage of Project Desktop
1:30pm-2:30pm

Are you using Microsoft Project to its fullest potential?  Are there features you wish you knew better?  Do your Project Managers get frustrated using the advanced features of Microsoft Project?
In this session, our Microsoft Project instructor will share the application best practices and give you hands-on advice for getting the most out of your project standard or professional investment.

Session Topics Covered:
• Leveling Resources
• Calculating Project Costs & Budget Information
• Understanding How Microsoft Project Calculates Work,
   Duration & Units
• Baselining/Re-baselining the Project
• Measuring Project Status
• Generating Custom Reports
• Linking Multiple Projects
• New features in MS Project 2007

Microsoft Project Server 2007 is built on the SharePoint Server (MOSS) platform. The change in the 2007 architecture creates enormous opportunities for project-driven organizations.

In this session, we’ll discuss the benefits of integrating MOSS with Project Server and how customers are leveraging the integrated platform for enhanced project reporting, visibility, collaboration and workflow.

Session Topics Include:               
    • How can enterprise search capabilities help me avoid risks and issues and become better at estimating my projects?
    • How can MOSS workflow enhance and automate the project management lifecycle?
    • How can project teams combine line of business information and project information for comprehensive dashboard views?
    • How can project teams utilize Excel Services to share critical data with project teams and management
    • How can project teams leverage Forms Services to automate the collection of critical project data for reporting purposes
    • Which customers are leveraging this functionality and what has their experience been?

Please join us February 27th for our all day Microsoft Project Learning Series at the Microsoft Office in Dallas, TX. These sessions will feature the usage and value of using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Microsoft Office Portfolio Server 2007, and Microsoft Office SharePoint.

Pick and choose which sessions interest you, or feel free to stay all day and get the most out of all our sessions.

Morning Session:

The Benefit of Integrating MOSS and Project Server
10:00am - 11:30pm