Panel Discussion: Everything You Wanted To Know About Risk Management But Were Afraid To Ask

Even the best planned project can go off the rails. Delays in delivery of parts, team members that might leave the company, weather, flu season - all of these and many more factors can affect the project timeline, scope, quality, or all three. During this event, Rick, Frank, and Kate will share their favorite ways of collecting and scoring of risks, some previous failures in risk management, and successes in risk mitigation. Bring your questions!

Panelists: Rick Belanger PMP, CPMP, LEED AP, QCxP; Frank Gonzales, PMP; Kate Wilczek, PMP, CSM

Moderator: Kevin Archbold, PMP, PMP-SP

Speaker Bios

Rick Belanger is a seasoned management professional with extensive operations and project management experience in the construction marketplace. He has demonstrated leadership operationally and at the project level in leading teams to successful outcomes in MEP intensive projects such as Healthcare, Laboratories, and Central Utility Plants.

Frank Gonzales is a Program Manager with the University of Arizona Applied Research Cooperation. He served in the Army for 30 years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and retired as a Colonel where he held a variety of command and staff positions with a focus on operations. He is a certified Program Management Professional and holds a BS in Business Information Systems and a MS in Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Management from the University of Colorado business and engineering schools respectively. Frank also has a master’s in strategic studies from the United States Army War College.

Kate Wilczek became a Project Manager after spending 10 years in a Biologist and a few more years as a Software Developer. Her project management experience includes software development, preparation for launch of medical tests, IT infrastructure updates, and design changes for medical testing equipment. She is currently serving as a Senior Business Project Manager at Eurofins Panlabs where she leads an international team of Business Analysts and collaborates with a group of Agile Software Developers.

PDU Value: 1.0 (Ways of Working)

Agenda

5:30PM Doors open /Networking

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Dinner/ Announcements/Introductions

6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Presentation