Speaking

Jeff Berman is a sought after speaker and thought leader who captures the minds and hearts of his audiences by challenging them to think in new ways about project management and delivering value within their organizations.

"Passionate"… "Energizing"… "Dynamic"… "Provocative" are the words most commonly used to describes Jeff's presentations and speaking engagements.

Jeff is a popular speaker at Fortune 500 conferences and is a frequent speaker at industry events such as: PMI, AMA and Project World including dinner meetings, symposiums conferences and webinars. Most presentations are from 1 hour to a full day (or longer) and can be conducted for any size audience.

Popular speaking topics include:

Maximizing Project Value
What's more important than whether a project is on time or on budget? Whether it delivers value.
Maximizing Project Value shows you how to put the emphasis on value when managing a project, from the project's initial inception, all the way through its completion, and even farther down the road to determine whether it's of continuous worth to the company. This presentation will provide key concepts and approaches for establishing the value of a project, identifying project value drivers and key performance metrics for tracking and reporting, and organizing a team for accountability, and much more.

Change and Stakeholder Management- 3 Steps to Project Success
Change management has often been perceived as soft, however, it is sited by top management as the #1 critical difference in whether your project is successful or not. Learn from best practices and the key elements for developing a practical and adaptable program for realizing tangible results through effective change management. Topics include: stakeholder management, communication planning, risk management and developing key performance targets.

Getting Top Management Buy-in for Project Approval & Successful Execution
The number 1 critical success factor to project approval and execution is getting and keeping top management buy-in. Learn who the key players within your organization are, how to influence them and keep them engaged during your entire project lifecycle. This presentation focuses on best practices from small to large scale projects across varying industries.

Time Management- How to Maximize Your Ability to Get Things Done
Learn how to manage your time to handle your busiest project workloads. Attendees will learn the top 10 time-wasters and how to overcome them, difference between time management and project management, best practices for setting goals and objectives, establishing priorities, documenting a plan, and tracking daily progress.

Aligning IT with Business Strategy
"Achieve IT value". "Transform IT from a cost center into a profit center". "Get return from IT investments". These are all good statements heard in the marketplace; however, all require the same formula to achieve results - alignment of IT with business strategy. Key concepts will be discussed for breaking down the barriers between IT and the business, managing IT investments for realizing business value and best practices for establishing a Project Management Office, Portfolio Management process to ensure ongoing success.

Other topics can be customized to meet your event needs.

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