Project and Portfolio Management Community of Practice (PPM CoP) - February session

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 9:00 am - 10:30 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Community of Practice: Project Sponsorship

Presenters: Wendy Hague and Jonathan Woodcock, Project Managers, Information Systems & Technology (IST)

Research from the Project Management Institute (PMI) shows that having actively engaged executive sponsors is the top driver of project success. At this month’s PPM Community of Practice we’ll discuss the role of a project sponsor. We’ll have at least one project sponsor on hand to share their perspective of project sponsorship at the University and also to provide insight into how a project manager can help a project sponsor be most effective. 

As an attendee at this session you will be invited to share your experience and to ask questions of our panel so that we gain an improved understanding of how best to leverage this important role to contribute to the success of projects.

To ensure this presentation is tailored to meet the needs of our attendees, please send any questions you may have for the sponsor(s) to fluttert@uwaterloo.ca.
 

Register for this session at: https://uwaterloo.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=2829

Speaker bios:

Wendy Hague – Project Manager

Wendy Hague has extensive project management experience gained through working on projects at a number of different organizations throughout her career. She has been working at the University for over 5 years in the Project Management Office (PMO) within IST. As a project manager, she has worked on various projects at the University including WaterlooWorks, the Workday Implementation, and most recently the launch of Infosilem Enterprise.   

In addition, Wendy has contributed to many PMO initiatives including development of a standard methodology for project management and project management training. Wendy is joining us today to share her knowledge and experience on Project Sponsorship

Jonathan Woodcock – Project Manager
Jonathan (JW) has been with the PMO for the past 5 years, and at Waterloo as an employee for 15. He’s worked in a number of ancillary, academic and academic support departments during that time. As a PM he’s lead projects with the WCMS, Security, HR, Finance and Quest teams and is currently working with GSPA and the Library on system implementations.