EVENTS & SEMINARS IN 2006

Date:15 November 2006, Wednesday
Venue: NUS Society, Suntec City Guildhouse, Suntec City Mall, #05-001, 3 Temasek Boulevard
Time: 9.00am - 12.00pm (Registration from 8.30am)
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Registration: Free. Click here to register
With the increased usage of the Balanced Scorecard in driving an organisation’s strategy and alignment, we now find that managing the scorecards, the related initiatives and the measures can be a handfull. What can we do to ensure we stay focused on strategic learning? How can we increase our efficiency in managing and analyzing this data? Join us at this seminar and let us show you how you can get rid of the hassle and achieve strategic learning with your balanced screcards!

Date/Time:18 October 2006, 9am - 5pm
Venue: The Amara Hotel, Singapore
Learn how the Balanced Scorecard Framework can be utilised to boost your vendor’s performance:

• Revisiting your organisation’s mission, vision and strategies in a competitive environment
• The Balanced Scorecard and how can it help you
• Being clear about your organisation’s customer value propositions
• Aligning your vendors and suppliers to your customer value propositions and internal processes, and managing for results

For more information, please call Mr Hansen Poh at (65) 6827 5600/01

Date/Time:27-29 September 2006
Venue: Sydney, Australia
ProMAC 2006 will bring together the frontline thinkers and practice leaders from around the world to discuss the pivotal role that Transformative Project Management plays in the achievement of change, building of adaptive organisations, and the advancement of the inclusive society across business, industry, government, and community around the world. The Conference will cover various project management areas such as the role of project management in research, whole of enterprise project management, e-Government and projects, social projects, infrastructure projects, project management in the education and health sectors, technology projects and other project related themes. The anticipated industry sectors to be represented (but not limited to) are Information Technology and Systems, Aerospace, Energy, Defence, Construction, Pharmaceutical, High-tech manufacturing, Government and Public Administration. For more information, please visit http://www.promac2006.com

Date:20 September 2006, Wednesday
Venue: Science Hub, Portsdown Room, Level 1, 87 Science Park Drive
Time: 9.00am - 12.00pm (Registration from 8.30am)
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Having been convinced of the benefits that the Balanced Scorecard can bring to your business, you’re ready to implement the system and watch as the company evolves and improves. Or are you? What if managing your scorecards proves to be a handful, with numerous new documents, reports and other information needing to be circulated to multiple parties? Join us as we show you how you could improve the deployment and management of your scorecards to take away the hassle and enable you to focus on achieving and maintaining strategic learning! Please note the change in venue from NUS Society Guildhouse to Science Hub. (This is in view of the traffic restrictions in the Suntec area during the IMF meeting.)

Date/Time:2-6 August 2006
Venue: The Challenger, IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
The Bangkok International ICT Expo 2006 is a world’s stage for world-class ICT companies to showcase their latest innovations. The 5-days event will be a window of opportunity to showcase the best breed of technology that offers strong business proposition and business investment. For more information, please visit http://p6.hostingprod.com/@bangkokictexpo.com/home.htm

Date/Time: 1-2 August 2006
Venue: Sheraton Subang Hotel & Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hear from a lineup of international speakers including Ian Fraser (Chairman, Board of Directors, PMI), Petra Goltz (Vice President, Globalization, PMI IT & Telecom Specific Interest Group) and other prominent project management and telecommunications experts. Get the latest development in international project management standards and the know-how to translate strategies to successful execution. Join Artemis at Asia Pacific’s largest single gathering of prominent international practitioners to address the ever-growing demand on knowledge, best practices and experience sharing in technology and project management. For more information, please visit http://www.mitpm.org/
For registration and enquiries, please email to mailto:info@mitpm.org

Is Your IT Portfolio Delivering the Intended Strategic Contributions?

Date/Time: 5 April 2006
Venue: NUS Society, Suntec City Guild House, Suntec City Mall, 3 Temasek Boulevard, #05-001
Time: 9.00am - 12.00pm (Registration from 8.30am)
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As strategic alignment became a buzzword in management, IT departments find themselves increasingly under pressure to make sure each IT investment delivers the intended strategic contribution while keeping within the traditional budget and time constraints. How then, can IT effectively and efficiently manage these daunting tasks? How could IT be valued as more than just a technical aid? Agenda:

• Doing What Matters Most - The balancing act of developing and maintaining strategic focus for your IT investments
• Said Easier Than Done - Getting IT managed right the first time and everytime. A look at how Portfolio and Project Management tools can help you achieve this
• Q&A

Date/Time: 27 February - 1 March 2006
Venue: Shangri-la Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
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To get ahead and stay on top in your profession, you need current and relevant information and state-of-the-art tools and resources. PMI Global Congress 2006-Asia Pacific is among the best opportunities you will have for increasing your knowledge and building your skills.
All PMI Global Congresses have a broader focus than just industry-related topics, and they incorporate a variety of presentation formats to address different learning styles of attendees.

Operationalise Your Strategies with the Strategy to Results Framework

Date/Time: 24 Feburary 2006, 9.00am - 12.00pm
Venue: NUS Society, Suntec City Guild House, Suntec City Mall, 3 Temasek Boulevard, #05-001
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In the drive to maximise public value in the face of rising expectations, it is increasingly crucial for public organisations to ensure that public policies are effectively realised. Yet, this often proves to be a difficult task resulting from a greater need for transparency and clearer communication of Organisational Strategies.
The key to effective management of this issue is not just to formulate Organisational Strategy; it is also essential to ensure that there is a strong alignment of the Strategy and the Programs being executed.
Don’t miss this second opportunity to learn about how public organisations can effectively operationalise their Strategies through the integrated use of the Balanced Scorecard, Project & Portfolio Management and the PMO. Agenda:

• Aligning Strategies and Program Management: Challenges in the Public Sector
• Achieving Strategic Focus: Do the Right Things to Achieve the Right Goals
• Achieving Strategic Implementation: Doing Things Right with Effective Enterprise Portfolio & Project Management
• Solution Showcase

Post-Event Report: Click Here to Read the Post Event Report!

Enhance Your Organisation’s Performance Level

Date/Time: 18-19 January 2006
Venue: J W Marriot Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Time: 8.00am - 5.00pm
Organizer: ABF
Highlights include:
Linking Budgeting to Strategic Planning

• Matching your organisation’s vision and objectives into your corporate budget
• Aligning budgeting cycles with strategic planning
• Implications of different strategic directions that can indicate the level of effectiveness in the budget
• The crucial difference between an average corporate budget and a highly effective corporate budget

For registration and enquiries, please email to nadeeka@abf-asia.com