SYNOPSIS

Project management technology has been around for years now, so the problem of project execution must be basically solved, right?  Wrong.  The Standish Group has found that 68% of technology projects failed in 2009.  Does this mean that project management solutions are just a waste of time?

The truth is that project management technology is only as good as the processes that support it.  The only way to improve project execution rates is to look at the root causes of project failure and implement the necessary changes that will allow the technology to work.  This presentation will explore a few of the problems and solutions that attendees might be facing, such as 1) Not understanding true project cost, 2) Poor resource management, 3) No estimate feedback loop,  4) Communication and collaboration issues, and 5) Balancing quality, schedule and cost.

CURT FINCH:

Curt Finch is the CEO of Journyx, the first company to provide Web-based time-tracking, project accounting and resource management solutions that guide customers to per-person, per-project profitability. Curt earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech in 1987 and he has been creating software or managing software teams ever since.  After stints at McDermott International and IBM, he helped launch TKG, a venture-backed firm that was acquired by Veritas (now Symantec) for over $40 million. Curt created the world's first web-based timesheet application and the foundation for the current Journyx product offerings in 1997, and has co-authored 7 patents on behalf of Journyx.