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Free Webinar - Managing the Mix: Agility and Discipline

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Stanford University
Stanford
Stanford, CA 94305

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9:00 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

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Events,  Learning,  Neighborhood | Community

Location: Online via LiveMeeting Contact: 650.725.3016 scpd-apm@stanford.edu Register TodayGiven the complex, often unpredictable nature of today’s global business environment, organizations and their leaders are looking for ways to become more agile and innovative. At the same time, many organizations can ill-afford to forgo rigor and discipline. In many organizations, employees now pursue an array of different kinds of projects simultaneously. Some are well defined; others need to adapt to rapidly changing scope, emerging technologies and evolving markets. Within a single company or nonprofit, requirements, expectations and constraints may vary dramatically between product lines, functions or business units, resulting in the need for more or less agility versus discipline. The implications for how the work should be set up and executed can vary widely as a result.Join the faculty of the Stanford Advanced Project Management program for this conversational and interactive webinar which will feature an open dialogue with Professor Ray Levitt, John Warren and Tim Wasserman. You will come away with valuable insights you can apply as we explore the challenge of how an organization can manage a mix of more versus less agile projects from traditional planning approaches to agile, and everything in-between. Sponsor: Stanford Center for Professional Development Audience: Free Webinar - Managing the Mix: Agility and DisciplineFacebookTwitterEmailPrintAdd to CalendarRegister TodayGiven the complex, often unpredictable nature of today’s global business environment, organizations and their leaders are looking for ways to become more agile and innovative. At the same time, many organizations can ill-afford to forgo rigor and discipline. In many organizations, employees now pursue an array of different kinds of projects simultaneously. Some are well defined; others need to adapt to rapidly changing scope, emerging technologies and evolving markets. Within a single company or nonprofit, requirements, expectations and constraints may vary dramatically between product lines, functions or business units, resulting in the need for more or less agility versus discipline. The implications for how the work should be set up and executed can vary widely as a result.Join the faculty of the Stanford Advanced Project Management program for this conversational and interactive webinar which will feature an open dialogue with Professor Ray Levitt, John Warren and Tim Wasserman. You will come away with valuable insights you can apply as we explore the challenge of how an organization can manage a mix of more versus less agile projects from traditional planning approaches to agile, and everything in-between. When:Wednesday, February 13, 2013. 9:00 AM. Where:Online via LiveMeeting (Map) Sponsor:Stanford Center for Professional Development Contact:650.725.3016 scpd-apm@stanford.edu Audience:General Public, Faculty/Staff, Students, Alumni/FriendsTags:lecturePermalink:http://events.stanford.edu/events/358/35897More info...Last modified January 25, 2013.
 
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