A PMI Lakeshore Chapter Dinner/Presentation
Managing Offshore IT Projects
Presentation Abstract
Offshore outsourcing of IT programs is receiving wider acceptance among corporations, business and IT executives. While outsourcing and offshoring strategies are being formulated by business executives, technologists and managers are increasingly being expected to deliver on such enterprise globalization strategies.
Though best practices, theories and body-of-knowledge on managing projects are well established, there is a distinct void when it comes to practices on managing offshore projects.
Managing projects gets more nebulous when it involves orchestrating the efforts and schedules of individuals, teams and resources from across the globe. Executing and delivering IT application development and maintenance projects involves several layers of complexity; and the chain is only as strong as the weakest link. Project managers are being expected to address the challenges of managing time-and-space and across cultural and geographic boundaries and continue to seek best practices.
During the session, Mohan will use inputs from his recently published book "Offshoring IT Services" to set the context for managing globalized programs and projects. Mohan will lead the discussion on offshore outsourcing of IT Services and introduce an Offshoring Management Framework (OMF), to set the context for managing global IT projects. We will attempt to look at some of the intricacies of offshore outsourcing with a specific emphasis on managing and executing projects and initiatives.
The session will also present case studies and examples from the field and participants will be encouraged to share their experiences and observations for the collective learning by the group.
Speaker - Mohan Babu, PMP
Mohan Babu is an Executive and Architect with Infosys Technologies Ltd. He has over twelve years of experience in applying Information Technology to improve organizational effectiveness and to create new business opportunities. He has developed a strong insight into the life cycle of systems development and Global Delivery Model. Having lived and worked in India, UK, US and Canada, Mohan has gained an international perspective on business and society, along with an ability to think through complex problems.
Mohan has also authored a book titled "Offshoring IT Services: A Framework for Managing Outsourced Projects" (Publisher: McGrawHill, India, 2006). Mohan is a prolific writer and has written papers and articles in journals including ACM, Business Integration Journal, IEEE Computer and Computerworld.
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
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| Schedule: |
6:00 - 7:00 pm networking/cocktails (cash bar)
7:00 - 8:00 pm sit down dinner
8:00 - 9:00 pm presentation
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| Location: |
Holiday Inn Oakville (Centre), 590 Argus Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 3J3, (905) 842-5000 (go south off of the QEW on Trafalgar Road South then turn west onto Argus Road). For a map to the location, click here.
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Chapter
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$30.00 |
Registration after
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(Please Note: Walk-ins will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis and only when space is available.)
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$40.00 |
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By Cash or Cheque:
At the door, by cash or cheque made out to "PMI - Lakeshore
Chapter", receipts will be provided at the event.
By Visa or MasterCard: On-line before the registration deadline only. No credit card payment will be accepted at the door. Receipts are issued and e-mailed to you at time of payment.
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| Deadline: |
Registration deadline is 5:30 pm on Wednesday, January 10th, 2007.
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Registration for this event is now closed
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| Program: |
C193-070115
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Contact
If you have questions or comments on the event please contact the Chapter, by email at info@pmi-lakeshore.org.
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