Utilizing MS Project for Maximum Efficiency in a Governmental Environment

While MS Project enjoys the largest segment of both the business and governmental project management tools market, users commonly report frustrations with using the tool, either in how it works, or in not understanding the methods necessary for the expected results.  In his presentation, Mr. Smith will explain some of the high-level key components necessary for reporting success with MS Project, and he will demonstrate some of the nuances that commonly cause frustration with the tool.  He will also focus on some of the various methods for using MS Project within a governmental environment, including techniques that provide insight into issues for different types of stakeholders, and methods for making these focused results automatically available. If you have questions you would like Jon to address during his presentation, please click here.

Jon Smith, PMP

Jon Smith holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Florida State University, a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Diploma of Music from the Vienna International Music Centre.  Currently a Senior Program Manager with SERCO, Mr. Smith has been engaged in portfolio, program, and project management for the past twenty five years and has focused on the integration of service-based and deliverable-based projects into the same portfolio or program. He has also been focusing on the intricacies and complexities involved in efforts to improve efficiencies and capacities of large-scale, global IT projects.  Prior to joining SERCO, Mr. Smith was the Director of Project Management and PM Tools for Keane, where he was the author of seven textbooks for Keane on various components of tool integration into project management components. He also developed Keane's scheduling curriculum.  He currently serves as a Chapter Officer for the Baltimore/Washington MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group), is Microsoft-certified on MS Project, and is the author of 30 technical articles on various techniques utilizing MS Project.