We regularly speak at events about all facets of the work we do at Trissential and broader industry trends. To have someone come to speak at your event, contact us at speakers@trissential.com or 952-595-7970.
The Art of Project Management
Pam Carlson, Discipline Expert – Trissential
PMI MN Breakfast Meeting
St.Paul, MN
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
There is much talk about the “Art and the Science of Project Management” with an abundance of information and teachings about the science. This discussion frames up the art of project management and focuses on the three essential qualities that contribute to the art. We’ll also discuss how to leverage those qualities for project success in various environments.
Earning the “E” in EPMO
Session 3
Steve Beise, Practice Director - Trissential
PMI MN Breakfast Meeting
Plymouth, MN
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Session 2
Mike Vinje, Co-founder and Principal – Trissential
Technology Executives Club
Union League, Chicago, IL
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
http://www.technologyexecutivesclub.com
Session 1
Steve Beise, Practice Director – Trissential
State of Minnesota Project Manager Monthly Workshop
Office of Enterprise Technology, St. Paul, MN
Tuesday, January 5, 2012
One “e” can make the difference in successful portfolio and resource management. In this engaging session, Trissential will outline how to raise your project management office to that coveted seat at the table. Attendees will walk away with a better understanding of:
- Picking the right work – an effective portfolio is tied to overall strategy to enable organizational goals and facilitate project evaluation, selection, prioritization and balancing
- Efficiently managing the project work and providing a framework for execution
- Executing successfully by providing project health metrics, measuring return on investment and ensuring projects meet organizational objectives
Legacy Transformation at MN Pollution Control Agency
Steven Pine, Essentialist - Trissential
Tad Schindler, Supervisor - MN Pollution Control Agency
Minnesota Government IT Symposium, St. Paul, MN
Thursday, December 8, 2011
The Legacy Transformation project used agile and kaizen processes to work with IT and business staff to reach a consensus roadmap for transforming the existing MPCA application portfolio in a way that meets the budgetary constraints. Methods were successful and are very applicable to other agencies. Approaches will be explained and example deliverables shown. Attend and learn:
- How agile and kaizen processes were combined to produce a consensus agreement on a transformation roadmap.
- How a series of workshops were used and structured to reach a consensus agreement on the transformation roadmap.
- A model developed for application portfolio capacity planning.
“The Face of Business Architecture to the Enterprise”
Linda Finley, VP Consulting - Trissential
Twin Cities Business Architecture Forum, Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Register to attend our next Twin Cities Business Architecture Forum meeting, hosted by Cargill. The November meeting will feature a progress update from Cargill, networking and a dynamic discussion about the face of business architecture to the enterprise. Our “roundtable” discussion topics include:
- Developing Metrics to Support the Value of Business Architecture
- Selling Business Architecture within the Organization
“Change Leadership - A Simple Model”
Rich Daddi, Discipline Expert - Trissential
Twin-Spin, Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, November 10, 2011
IT drives change in organizations. From process, to people, to technology, change consumes our time, our thinking, and our resources. Over the years the IT workforce has become very good at managing change - managing the tasks to get us from point A to point B. In addition to change management, organizations must also focus on change leadership - creating buy-in, building support, and minimizing the emotional impacts from a change effort. Too often, change leadership is forgotten, ignored, or employed too late in the game as a damage control effort. Change Leadership - A Simple Model presents a simple three step model that can be easily incorporated into any change effort. The Simple Model suggests that addressing clarity, empathy, and perspective as part of the change process minimizes the emotional cost and increases stakeholder commitment thereby leading to better overall success.
“Boomer, Gen-X or Gen-Y: What's Your ERP World View?”
Craig Thielen, VP Consulting and Practice Director - Trissential
Quest - Upper Midwest RUG Fall Meeting, St. Paul, MN
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) adopters of the mid-to-late 90s started it all with big software implementations that led to project failures, horror stories and questionable ROI, to say the least. Luckily, many of the companies that lived through those trying early years learned from their mistakes and revisited ERP, knowing they had to get business processes right before they’d be able to create value. Today, these Gen-Xers are the companies that understand the balance of organizational change management, project management, business process improvement, software and technology upgrades, and mass automated supply chains with client/partner integration and collaboration.
And then there’s Gen-Y, the ERP game-changers not afraid to look outside the box for solutions. Globalization, SaaS and Cloud, SOA, outsourcing, mobile device computing, business analytics – all priorities for the few companies that make up this cutting-edge crew.
Vice President of Trissential’s ERP practice, Craig Thielen, has worked with companies across the generations. His intriguing and entertaining presentation will lead you through the Boomer, X and Y world views, and help you determine where your organization fits. He’ll also introduce you to tangible tools – such as the ERP Lifecycle and ERP Maturity Model – to help you get to the next level. If you’ve been thinking about how to move your ERP strategy onward and upward (and out of the dark ages), don’t miss this session!
“What is your JDE/ERP Roadmap?”
Craig Thielen, VP Consulting and Practice Director - Trissential
Quest - Upper Midwest RUG Fall Meeting, St. Paul, MN
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Oracle has released its long-term product roadmap for JD Edwards, with product release plans through 2018 and support horizon through 2026. Trissential will address these and other questions related to the importance of having a clearly defined ERP roadmap.
- Does your organization have a clear roadmap?
- What does Oracle's roadmap mean for your organization?
- Does your IT strategy align with your business strategy?
- How confident are you that JDE is the best long-term solution for your business?
“The Essential Business Analyst: Engagement through Trust”
Linda Finley, VP of Consulting and Strategy Practice Director, Trissential
MindSurf 2011, Bloomington, MN
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
We all appreciate the comfort we feel when we know we can share our ideas and dreams with a trusted friend or colleague. This presentation will discuss the criticality of earning, nurturing and sustaining trust with those around us. Using examples of engagement models, learning anecdotes, and techniques such as Empathy Analysis, we will explore the steps you can take to become trusted advisors and value providers with both your business and technology partners. We will learn how trust provides the basis for credibility in relationships, which will lead us to a greater ability to succeed as business analysts.
“The Tangible BA: Tools and Techniques to Make Your Life Easier”
Bob Harbeck, Discipline Expert, Trissential
MindSurf 2011, Bloomington, MN
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A key challenge for business analysts is keeping track of all the information they collect and analyze while management strives to do “more with less.” This presentation will share tips for working more efficiently and shave hours from your daily activities!
Bob will teach how to build a “souped up” tracking log, and to automatically color an entire row (not just a cell value) when a status value changes. You’ll learn data entry shortcuts and how to easily update lookup lists. And, you’ll discover productivity-enhancing software tools, plus ways to quickly find what you need.
WEBINAR: “JDE Crossroads”
Craig Thielen, VP Consulting – Trissential
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 12:00-1:00 p.m. central
There are many JDE customers still running versions that were released 10-15 yrs ago and nearing the end of their Oracle support dates. Most have found these versions to be reliable, and support the needs of the business, but they realize they are coming to a crossroads. A decision must be made: 1) do nothing, 2) upgrade to most current release, 3) look at other options.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BE PROACTIVE:
- Gain a better understanding of all your options.
- Explore new functionality in current releases - potential business improvements.
- Decide what is best for your business in the long term.
- Avoid last minute scrambling and competing with your peers for resources.
Email Dan LaVigne at dlavigne@trissential.com to register
“PMO: What Does Great Look Like?”
Dale Wilson, Practice Director – Trissential
Trissential Offices, Waukesha, WI
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Hear from Trissential Practice Director Dale Wilson on how to identify the current state of your PMO. Is it great? Or have a ways to go? Based on Trissential’s extensive experience inside more than 40 PMO organizations, Dale will share lessons from the battlefield and his insights on what makes a great PMO.
WEBINAR: “What is your JDE/ERP Roadmap?”
Craig Thielen, VP Consulting – Trissential
Wednesday, September 14th 2011, 12:00-1:00 p.m. central
Oracle recently released its six-year product roadmap for JD Edwards, with product release plans through 2018 and support horizon through 2026. Trissential will address these and other questions related to the importance of having a clearly defined ERP roadmap.
- Does your organization have a clear roadmap?
- What does Oracle's roadmap mean for your organization?
- Does your IT strategy align with your business strategy?
- How confident are you that JDE is the best long term solution for your business?
Email Dan LaVigne at dlavigne@trissential.com to register
“Future of Your Project Management Career: What is Your Next Career Move?”
Samir Penkar - Trissential
Southeast Technical Institute Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Tuesday, September 13th 2011
Trissential’s Samir Penkar takes you through the trends in the project management world and offers action oriented principles to take your project management career to the next level. During this fast paced, informative and inspiring session, Samir Penkar will:
- Walk you through the PMI career framework, creating awareness of the career ladders available to project managers in today’s work environment.
- Discuss major trends that are shaping the project management world; exploring how to leverage opportunities and prepare for challenges.
- You will walk away with career management principles that will set your darer on the right trajectory.
“Avoiding Process Improvement Pitfalls”
Steve Huck, PMP, Practice Director, Trissential
International Institute of Business Analysts, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, August 11th 2011
Many organizations run into a common set of process improvement pitfalls. Awareness of these pitfalls is essential not only for success, but also to prevent long term organizational damage. This presentation explores the most common process improvement pitfalls, organizational impacts, and best practices to avoid.
“PMO: What Does Great Look Like?”
Steve Beise, E2 Management Practice Director - Trissential
Project Management Institute MN Chapter, Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, August 9th 2011
Hear from Steve Beise, Trissential's E2 Management practice director, on how to identify the current state of your PMO. Is it great? Or have a ways to go? Based on his extensive experience inside more than 40 PMO organizations - both as an employee and consulting PM - Steve will share lessons from the battlefield and his "aha moment" when he recognized the makings of a great PMO.
“Boomer, Gen-X or Gen-Y: What's Your ERP World View?”
Craig Thielen, VP Consulting and EA Practice Director - Trissential
MWRUG Summer Meeting, Chicago, IL
Friday, July 29th 2011
Trissential’s Craig Thielen has worked with companies across the generations. His intriguing and entertaining presentation will lead you through the Boomer, X and Y world views, and help you determine where your organization fits. He’ll also introduce you to tangle tools – such as the ERP Lifecycle and ERP Maturity Model – to help you get to the next level.
“Conflict - Be Prepared To Deal With It When It Happens”
Chet Anderson, PMP - Trissential
Project Summit and BusinessAnalystWorld, Minneapolis, MN
Monday, June 13th 2011
This presentation helps participants see conflict as an opportunity to further interests, select the best approach for a given situation, and structure a conversation to achieve the best outcome.
“The Future of Your Project Management Career”
Samir Penkar, PMP - Trissential
Project Management Institute (PMI) May 2011 Meeting
Tuesday, May 17th 2011
This presentation helps project managers plan their next career move by walking them through the PMI career framework, trends shaping the PM world and career management principles.
“The Essential Business Analyst: Engagement at the Speed of Trust”
Linda Finley, VP, Consulting – Trissential
IIBA MN Professional Development Day, St. Paul, MN
Wednesday, April 27th 2011
We all appreciate the comfort we feel when we know we can share our ideas and dreams with a trusted friend or colleague—this presentation will discuss the criticality of earning, nurturing and sustaining trust with those around us. Using examples of engagement models, learning anecdotes, and techniques such as Empathy Analysis, we will explore the steps you can take to become trusted advisors and value providers with both your business and technology partners. We will learn how trust provides the basis for credibility in relationships, which will lead us to a greater ability to succeed as business analysts.
“Avoiding Process Improvement Pitfalls”
Steve Huck, PMP, Practice Director, Trissential
Twin Cities Software Process Improvement Network
Thursday, April 7th 2011
Many organizations run into a common set of process improvement pitfalls. Awareness of these pitfalls is essential not only for success, but also to prevent long term organizational damage. This presentation explores the most common process improvement pitfalls, organizational impacts, and best practices to avoid.
Webinar: JDE Upgrade Business Case
Wednesday, March 16th
12:00 - 1:00 PM CST
This session is meant for companies who are running an older version of World or OneWorld/EnterpriseOne and are debating whether or not to move to the latest version. If you need help building a business case (to determine if an upgrade is the right decision for your organization) and would like to learn how to build a tangible ROI, this is the session for you.
To sign up for this FREE webinar email Dan LaVigne dlavigne@trissential.com or call 952-595-7970
Webinar: Enterprise Applications (EA) Strategy
Wednesday, March 9th 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM CST
A perfect discussion for companies running an old version of JD Edwards and unsure of your next course of action, or considering a switch to a different ERP solution. This webinar is meant for organizations that do not have a clearly defined ERP strategy, an executable roadmap, or alignment with your overall Business Strategy.
To sign up for this FREE webinar email Dan LaVigne dlavigne@trissential.com or call 952-595-7970
Join us for continuing Business Architecture conversation!
Tuesday, November 16th 2011
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Hosting and facilitation of our November meeting is provided by one of our Sponsoring Members, Cargill.
We plan to discuss Cargill’s approach and experience planning, defining and beginning to build capability maps for their very large and diverse organization.
For more details see the .PDF below