OVOC Past Presentations

2022-05-11    Lunch & Learn

• Lunch & Learn: Colourful Projects

2022-05-07    Webinar

• VUCA: Keeping Your Team Sane and Resilient!

2022-04-23    Webinar

• KEEP MOVING and STAY POSITIVE

2022-04-13    Lunch & Learn

• Lunch & Learn: Humans are Hard, Code is Easy!

2022-04-09    Webinar

• The Knowledge Café: Knowledge-centric Project Environment Unleashed

2022-03-26    Webinar

• When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do

2202-03-12    Webinar

• Building a Portfolio Roadmap

2022-03-09    Lunch & Learn

• How to Find A Job as a Project Manager

2022-02-26    Webinar

• How to Manage Your Startup as a Project

2022-02-12    Webinar

• The Collective Intelligence of Teams

2022-02-09    Lunch & Learn

• Workshop: Disciplined Agile in Real Life

2022-01-29     Webinar

• What is Agile and the Agile Mindset

2022-01-26     Lunch & Learn

• Managing Emotional Intelligence

2022-01-08     Webinar

• (Dr) Mx Who - Building Out of This World Leadership Capability

2021-12-11   Webinar

• Critical Path and Critical Chain - Can They Work in Harmony?

2021-12-04   Webinar

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Creates Actionable Information (AI) Are You Ready to Use It?

2021-11-13   Webinar

• Gamification, Levelling Up Your Project Management

2021-10-23   Webinar

• Gamification, monter de niveau votre gestion de projet

2021-10-13   Webinar

• Lunch & Learn - Indispensable Project Management Skills

2021-08-25   Webinar

• Lunch & Learn - The Humor Formula

2021-07-24   Webinar

• Are We ‘Being Agile’ or Merely ‘Doing Agile’?

2021-06-26   Webinar

• Soft Skills in Motivational Interviewing

2021-06-09   Webinar

• Lunch & Learn - Master Your Energy for Project Success

2021-05-29   Webinar

• Resume and Career Skills

2021-05-15   Webinar

• Disciplined Agile Tool Kit. What it is and why is it interesting for you.

2021-04-24   Webinar

• Effective PM Communication

2021-04-10   Webinar

• Better Conversations = Better Projects

2021-03-27   Webinar

• Meilleures conversations égalent meilleurs projets

2021-01-30   Webinar

• Delivering Complex Tech Government Projects

2020-11-28   Webinar

• Strategic Project Governance 2.0 - A Leadership Initiative for Project Leaders
• Handouts
  • Strategic IT Governance- 2.0 A Strategic Imperative for Competitive Success
  • Strategic IT Governance 2.0 Maturity Assessment
  • The Art of Project Governance

2020-11-21    Webinar

• Mx Who - Building-Out-of-This World Leadership Capability

2020-11-14    Webinar

• Strategic Design and Project Delivery - Bridging the Gap

2020-10-24    Webinar

• Intellectual Property - What You and Your Project Team Need to Know

2020-10-17    Webinar

• Building a Portfolio Roadmap

2020-09-26    Webinar

• Soft Skills, the Key in Project Management

2020-08-22    Webinar

• How can Project Practitioners Prepare for the Next Normal?

2020-08-15    Webinar

• The Innovative 'It' Factor for Scrum Masters and Project Managers

2020-08-08    Webinar

• Open Your Eyes to Your Blind Spots

2020-07-25    Webinar

• Task Overload! When It’s Just Too Much

2020-07-18    Webinar

• READY, Set, Change! Accelerate and Simplify Organizational Change Management

2020-07-11    Webinar

• How Can We Prevent Project Management from Falling Into the Artificial Intelligence Darkness?

2020-06-27    Webinar

• Ethical Trends & Challenges in Projects

2020-06-20    Webinar

• Business Continuity Planning Getting to Your New Normal

2020-06-06    Webinar

• Blind Spots: Uncovering Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

2020-05-23    Webinar

• Managing Stress & Burnout

2020-05-09    Webinar

• Adapt Adopt and Thrive: the Robot Revolution, Agile and the Impact on Your Profession

2020-04-18    Webinar

• COLORFUL PROJECTS – Cultural Diversity as a Strength on Virtual Teams

2020-03-07    Webinar

• Less Dunks, More Assists – Transitioning From Project Manager to Project Leader

2020-02-08    Webinar

• How to Rescue a Project - Advance Your Problem-Solving Skills

2020-01-25    Saturday Seminar

• The Importance of Contract Management in Project Procurement

2019-09-28    Kingston Saturday Seminar

• A Primer on Software Cost Estimation

2019-04-24     Lunch Seminar

• Change Management: An Essential Skill for Project Managers

2019-02-23     Saturday Seminar

• Session 1:  Cyber 101 
• Session 2:  Adopting Cloud Services Securely
• Session 3:  Ransomware and How to Deal With It
• Internet Security Threat Report
• 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report

2018-09-16     Breakfast Seminar

• Process Improvement with LeanSigma - a Project Management Methodology

2018-05-23     Lunch Seminar

• Don't Fear the Breakdown: Empowering Your Projects (and Sanity) with a WBS

2017-10-24     Symposium Day 1

Keynote

• The Evolution of You at Work - Dr Mary Donohue

Track Sessions

• Take Your Time and Enjoy the Team Experience - Mark Mortimer
• Customer Centric Project Management - Charles Villanyi Bokor 
• 'I want YOU to Project Manage This One' - Keith Archer
• Effective Communication: Timeless Principles in a Crazy World - Norman Bowley
• Driving Business Results with Scrum - Dave Todaro 
• Mentoring Millennials - Dr Mary Donohue
• Planning Learning Projects - Kevin McGowan 
• Preparing for your Project Management Interview - Suzanne Kostron 
• Resilience in Your Professional and Personal Lives - Hal Hughes 
• Stop Looking for Project Success in the Same Place You Lost It - Redefine Project Success Using Proven Change It Principle Techniques  -  Michael Lamb & Carlos Zaidi

2017-10-25     Symposium Day 2

Keynote

• The Creative Store for Project Management Professionals: How to Ignite Creative Leadership and Lead Innovation in the New Economy - Nelson Cabral

Track Sessions

• Medical Device Dev Project: Leadership for Success - Nathalie Methot & Trish Bolechowsky 
• Increasing Customer Satisfaction: Exploring Design Thinking with the End-Client in Mind - Nilufer Erdebil 
• Is There Still Gender Inequality in the Canadian Workplace? - Krista Shibata 
• A Look into Bringing Large-Scale Non-Profit Sporting Competitions to a Community: From  Halifax to the Attempt to Bring the 2021 Canada Games to Ottawa - Lindsay Hugenholtz 
• The Value of EVM (Earned Value Management) - Jonathan Shriqui 
• Elephant in the Room (Stakeholder Management) -  Ori Schibi 
• IBR (Integrated Baseline Review) - The One Meeting You Don't Want to Miss  - Jonathan Shriqui 
• The Soft Arts - Fahd Gulzar 
• RFP Sins Keeping You From Receiving Kick-Ass Proposals - Keith Parker

2017-10-26     Workshops

• Catching the Wave Presents an Executive Overview of Accountability in Cloud Projects - David Shaw
  
  

2017-09-27     Lunch Seminar

• Avoiding the Hooks and Converting the Dragons: Growing Emotional Intelligence 

2017-04-29     Saturday Seminar

• Outcomes-Focused Agility
• Outcomes-Focused Agility- Presentation Handout

2017-04-26     Lunch Seminar

• Making a Difference in Today's Non-Profit Sector

2017-02-25     Saturday Seminar

• Time Management - The Growth Tool

2017-02-22     Lunch Seminar

• The Seven Deadly Sins of Communications

2016-10-11     Symposium Day 1

Keynote

• New Developments in Program Management - Michel Thiry

Track Sessions

• Strategic Project and Business Management Cohesion - Ray Jonkers & Derek Hughes
• Change Shock: Leading the Project Through It - Francine Durivage
• Essential Leadership Skills in Public Safety Management - Pierre-Yves Bourduas
• Research and Development Project Management - John Rakos 
• Knowledge Management (KM) & Project Management (PM): Enhance the Soft Skills of the Project Manager - Yvan Lauzon
• Agile Project Management - Fahd Gulzar
• Benefits Management and Realization - Alastair Smart
• Value-Based Complexity Taming - Michael Codere & Laurel Gibbons
• Balancing Technical PM Skills with Leadership Skills and Strategic Thinking - Keith Archer
• Your WHY - a Key to Inspiring Leadership - Nadine Fortin

2016-10-12     Symposium Day 2

Keynote

• Project Everest: Essential Steps for Successful Projects - Alan Mallory

Track Sessions

• It's All About the Benefits! - Russ McDowell
• The Multidimensional Aspects of Earned Value Management (EVM) - Jonathan Shriqui
• Interactions Between Traditional Corporate Planning and Agile Framework – A Case Study of Alignment and Friction - Rick Koeller
• Project Success Competency and Governance Model - Lily Murariu
• A Thorough Analysis of Risk Management Strategy in Establishing an IT Security Framework - Smita Mahapatra
• Deliverology and Todays Government - Michel Martineau
• Managing Project Commitments - Guy Viau
• Lifting an Elephant onto the Next Rung of the PM-Maturity Ladder - Eric Uyttewaal & Greg McDonald
• Adding Soft Edges to Hard Skills – The Subtle Art of Leadership - Glenn Kerridge & Jennifer Ried

2016-10-13     Workshops 

• Business Relationship Management: It Takes Two to Tango or How to Build Strategic Partnership - Svetlana Sidenko
• Soft Skills for More Effective Project Management - Allen Price

2016-09-28     Lunch Seminar

• CMC Best Practices for a PMP

2016-09-24     Saturday Seminar

• PMI Bringing in Innovation Condensed

2016-05-25     Lunch Seminar

• Social Media for Project Managers

2016-02-27     Saturday Seminar

• PMI Culture of Innovation Condensed

2016-02-24     Lunch Seminar

• Are you an Agile Project Manager or an Agile Project Leader?

2015-10-12     Symposium Day 1

Keynote

• The Importance of International Economic Development - W. Harris

Track Sessions

• DND Carling Campus Project - J. Bennett 
• Definition & Characteristics of Smart Power Grid & The Role of V2Gs - F. Khosrojerdi
• How To Be A Winner In Today's Project Management World - A. Price
• Improving the Odds of Project Success: Tactical Stakeholder Development - F. Paquette
• When is Your Project Not a Project - A. Smart
• Strengthen Your Project Management Leadership Skills - L. Retfalvi
• Determining Labour Contingency and Integrating It into the Project Plan - B. Bates
• Launching an Enterprise-Wide Solution My Government of Canada Human Resources (My GCHR) - T. Labelle

2015-10-13     Symposium Day 2

Track Sessions

• Communications in an Accessible World with AODA and Bill C78 - A. Ubbink
• Project/Program Assessment Using Industry Best Practices - Z. Dhalwani & Z. Jadavji
• Empowering Project Teams - R. Gendron
• Industry Differences in PM Practice - K. Archer
• Earned Value Management: Go Beyond the Numbers - J. Shriqui
• Solve the Right Problem, Start the Right Project - R. Hunt & G. Crotty
• Delivering Microsoft Dynamics CRM Projects Successfully with Sure Step - P. Ng
• Program and Transformational Change Management in a Non-Profit Governmental Environment - J. Olivier

2015-12-25     Lunch Seminar

• Business Relationship Management - It Takes Two to Tango

2015-02-21     Saturday Seminar

• Practical Steps For Overcoming Networking Inertia Workshop

2014-11-07     Kingston Seminar

• PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile - Competitors or Comrades

2014-05-28     Lunch Seminar

• Using PRINCE2 with the PMBOK

2014-04-30     Lunch Seminar

• Getting Projects Back on Track

2014-03-12     Breakfast Seminar

• Leading Mindfully

2014-02-27     Lunch Seminar

• PRINCE2 in a 1000 Words

2014-02-26     Lunch Seminar

• Mixing Fire and Ice - Agile & PRINCE2

2014-01-25     Saturday Seminar

• Program Management
  
  

2013-11-27     Lunch Seminar

• Let's Talk PM Leadership

2013-11-13     Breakfast Seminar

• Fostering Creativity

2013-09-14     Saturday Seminar

• EA & Project Management

2013-06-15     Breakfast Seminar

• Design IS Magic 

2013-06-15     Saturday Seminar

• Beyond The Secrets

2013-06-12     Breakfast Seminar

• Prince2 & APMG Family of Best Practices

2013-05-29     Lunch Seminar

• Proven Strategies for Org BP Adoption

2013-04-24     Lunch Seminar

• The Future of Agile in Organizations

2013-02-27     Lunch Seminar

• ITIL V3 2011 and Project Management

2013-04-20     Saturday Seminar

• Geo-Enabled Program and PM

2013-01-30     Lunch Seminar

• When Project Management is a Project Risk

2013-01-18     Saturday Seminar

• Lean Six Sigma - Beyond the Factory Floor
  
  

2012-11-28     Lunch Seminar

• Panic to Passion to Success. The OPS Story

2012-10-03     Breakfast Seminar

• Work-Life Balance - Aviation Tools

2012-09-26     Lunch Seminar

• PM Frameworks & Project Assessments

2012-09-15     Saturday Seminar

• Beginning Lean

2012-06-13     Breakfast Seminar

• Canada Games

Seminar

• Presenting Ideas & Getting Buy-In - How to Decode and Make Sense of the People Puzzle

2011-11-19     Lunch Seminar

• Beyond the Secrets - PMI OVOC Final

2011-09-28     Seminar

• Producers & Directors - Uncensored

Lunch Seminar

• How to Successfully Implement an Agile Project - A Management Viewpoint

2010-08-25     Seminar

• Volunteer Management Trains with Jeopardy

2010-06-23     Seminar

• Project Communications - Change Management Perspective

2010-02-24     Seminar

• Communication Tools for Project Managers - Deciding & Doing

Seminars

• The Lazy Project Manager - Productive Laziness
• Lessons Learned from Project Managing Deep Green Projects
• Strategic Planning, Portfolio and Project Processes: Interactions and Interdependencies

2009-06-15     Breakfast Seminar

• APM09 Project Health Check Workshop

2009-04-25     Saturday Seminar

• 12 Steps to Process Improvement
• Info Sec Support

2009-03-28     Saturday Seminar

• False Friends

Seminars

• Recognizing and Resolving Conflict:  Ottawa 2009
• A Calm Manager for a Calm Project Team