Case Studies Target Project Managers During the Enterprise Project Management Conference in New York.

Business Editors

DCI CRM Conference New York 2003

ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2003

Bank of New York, GMAC, TDS Telecom, Partners Healthcare System,

Sprint Canada and Microsoft to Present

DCI, the largest high-tech tradeshow producer in the U.S., and International Institute for Learning (IIL), a leader in the project management training space, today announce that end-user case studies will be featured during The Enterprise Project Management Conference, taking place August 26th - 28th in New York.

Christian Rosenstock, PMP, Vice President, Technology Solutions for Bank of New York Clearing Services, will present BNY - Program Management - The Dynamic Duo - Integrating Product and Project Management. This case study will focus on guiding principles for creating synergy between the product management office and the project management office (PMO) that will increase an organization's ability to make strategy a reality. Key issues covered include: tips for identifying opportunities for integration, common pitfalls and how to avoid them, and a sample framework of integrated disciplines.

Jay Peterson, Director of Project Management Best Practices for GMAC Financial, will present The Role of the IT Project Business Case in Competing for Capital at GMAC-Refinancing Center (RFC). Throughout this case study, Peterson will discuss building an IT project business case; strategic planning; project management (PM), program management, and portfolio management at GMAC-RFC; managing the prioritization; and reasons for hope at GMAC-RFC.

Michael Gordos, PMP, Project Manager for TDS Telecom, will present his case study entitled TDS Telecom - Personal Juggling - Managing Multiple Projects, where he will focus on practical tips to help in managing time more effectively. Attendees will learn new ways to manage priorities, stop time leaks, multiply their time and develop a time management system that works.

Mark Woodward, Director of IS for Partners Healthcare System, will present Partners Healthcare System - Turning the Titanic - Redesigning Project Delivery to Optimize Agility and Innovation. Throughout this case study, Woodward will talk about Partners' 2001 venture to retool their 1000-person IT shop. Highlights include ideas on how to meet the challenges of a post-merger; growing and geographically distributed project team; how to establish an IS project maturity model, build a phased approach to greater management disciplines and finally achieve the top level - sustainable innovation; and methods to measure the success of project and portfolio management disciplines.

Zoran Stakic, Vice President of Project Management Office & IT for Sprint Canada, will present Sprint Canada - Project Portfolio Management - The Missing Link Between Corporate Strategic Planning and Execution. This case study will highlight the strategic role of PM and the PMO; show project portfolio management as a link between corporate strategy and PM; ideas on how to get the chief officers' buy-in for the new role of PM and PMO; details behind best practices for implementation; and how to build PM and PMO high-performance teams.

Christian A. Jensen, PMP, Executive Business Owner, Project Management of Microsoft Corporation, will present Microsoft Corporation - Building Human Capital to Sustain Enterprise Capability. This case study will discuss Microsoft's use of a Project Management Assessment and Credentialing Program to build and sustain enterprise capability to ensure the right resources play in key elements in the organization. Details behind organizational planning, staff acquisition and team development will all be featured.

For more information on attending or exhibiting at The Enterprise Project Management Conference, August 26th - 28th, email [e-mail], call 978-470-3880, or visit www.dci.com/events/project. Press and analyst registration is free, and can be done through Eric Seymour, by emailing [e-mail], or calling 978-475-0600 x 321.

ABOUT IIL

International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL) is the global leader in Project/Program Management, Microsoft Project, Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints corporate solutions. Services include traditional and live eLearning classroom training, Unified Project(R) Management methodology, leadership simulation training, curriculum development, PM Office implementations, training needs analysis and consulting services. IIL's premier Project Management Certificate Program: The Kerzner Approach(R) to Project Management Excellence is offered jointly with New York University (NYU). IIL's trainers and consultants offer clients a broad and diverse range of work experiences that are unparalleled in the field. IIL, with offices worldwide, is a PMI Chartered Global Registered Educational Provider and a member of the PMI Corporate Council. www.iil.com

ABOUT DCI

DCI is the largest U.S.-based producer of information technology conferences, trade shows, and expositions, and a leading worldwide provider of high technology education. The company conducts the highest profile technology shows for users and professional developers of information technology. DCI has attracted more than a million IT and business professionals in the last decade. For more information, visit the DCI Web site at www.dci.com or call 978-470-3880.