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News June 1, 2006 Prusik Innovations presents to Project Management Institute Regional Conference Stuart Muir of Prusik Innovations Ltd. presented a session entitled Navigating the Troubled Seas of Too Many Projects at the Project Management Institute Northern Alberta Chapter 2006 Conference A Conference Worth Celebrating. The following questions were used to enitce participants to the session: Does your organization seem to have too many projects and never enough resources to do any of them justice? Are you concerned that you might not be investing in the right initiatives? How is your project success rate? Are projects delivering the benefits projected at their initiation? Are your project teams aligned to produce benefits that support your business direction? Stuart presented an approach to assessing and making necessary changes to the governance of an organization's projects based on his experience with clients ranging from 6 to 40,000 employees. He illustrated the required leadership behaviours using a nautical analogy and Sir Ernest Shackleton's adventure (or misadventure) in Antarctic waters. This year's event was particularly special as it marked the 25th anniversary of the Northern Alberta Chapter. It included a celebration of the chapter's history and culminate in a 25th anniversary gala. For more information on the conference, go to http://www.pminacconference.com/ About PMI® Established in 1969 and headquartered outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA , the Project Management Institute (PMI) is the worlds leading not-for-profit project management professional association, with over 100,000 members worldwide. About the Northern Alberta Chapter NAC strives to provide its members with opportunities for career and personal growth through education, networking and social events. Employers of PMI members benefit from staff development and business networking. February 16, 2005 Prusik Innovations Ltd. engaged by CGI Prusik Innovations Ltd. has signed an agreement with CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc (CGI ISMC) to provide project management and business consulting services to one of their largest customers. CGI delivers end-to-end IT and business process services through over 25,000 professionals serving clients around the globe. December, 2004 Prusik Innovations Conducts Client Market Study and Program Proposal NorQuest College has contracted Prusik Innovations to conduct an employeer research an employment outlook for a proposed certification program. This work includes secondary research and the creation of a "Delphi Council" of expert decision makers from Edmonton region employers to help design the program elements and outcomes. June 28, 2004 Polar Bear engages Prusik Innovations Ltd. Prusik Innovations Ltd. has signed an agreement with Polar Bear Corporate Education Solution to develop and deliver a custom designed Project Management Professional (PMP) preparation course. Polar Bear is a Project Management Institute Registered Education Provider. Polar Bear Corporate Education Solutions is the nation's largest provider of corporate technology education and consulting. Maintaining offices from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts, Polar Bear services over 130,000 clients annually. May 29, 2004 Prusik Innovations presents to Project Management Institute Workshop Stuart Muir of Prusik Innovations Ltd. presented a session entitled Project Assistants - Training for an emerging career in projectized organizations at the Project Management Institute Northern Alberta Chapter 2004 Workshop Driving Value Through Project Management. One of our clients, Sheila Walker, Coordinator of Business Careers at NorQuest College co-presented with Mr. Muir. The session generated valuable discussion as well as a survey completed by the participants that will help NorQuest target their project management training. For more information on the 2004 Workshop and copies of all the presentations follow this link http://www.pminacconference.org/ Theme of Session: Companies are downsizing. Departmental assistants seem a career of the past. A new, valuable role is emerging for companies wishing to improve their project success rates at lower costs. A local college has recognized this trend and developed training based on input from a focus group of successful project assistants. The use of competent project assistants who are skilled in lateral leadership and the use of project tools such as MS Project will increase the return on organizations' investment in team development and staff acquisition. By attending this session you will better understand the trend toward the use of project assistants and how they can make project managers and project teams more successful. About PMI® Established in 1969 and headquartered outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA , the Project Management Institute (PMI) is the worlds leading not-for-profit project management professional association, with over 100,000 members worldwide. About the Northern Alberta Chapter NAC strives to provide its members with opportunities for career and personal growth through education, networking and social events. Employers of PMI members benefit from staff development and business networking. February 5, 2004 PMP® Certification Achieved Prusik Innovations congratulates our President and Projects Leader, Stuart Muir, on achieving his Project Management Professional designation from the Project Management Institute. January 8, 2004 Project Assistant Workshop Announced Prusik Innovations and NorQuest College have partnered to adapt the 36 hour after-hours Project Management for Administrative Assistants course to produce the Project Assistant Workshop. This workshop delivers the core knowledge and skills required by today's project assistants in just 4 half day modules. Become familiar with the role of the project assistant as a member of the project management team. Understand the theory of project management; improve your communication and problem solving skills and develop strategies for coping with stressful and challenging situations. A personal implementation plan and real life assignments will encourage you to apply and imbed your learning beginning with the first session. Employers are realizing that they can successfully run more projects at less cost with better results by employing trained Project Assistants. Here is the workshop that will help you hone your skills to get a leg up in this emerging job market. This course does not include the MS Project training contained in the 36 hour course. A separate MS Project Tutorial will be available for an additional cost to graduates of the Project Assistant Workshop who wish to improve their MS Project proficiency. For information on scheduled public workshops please call (780) 415-2278. To inquire about customized workshops for your company, click here. Course cost: $198 (Includes all course materials.)
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