The Secret to Successful Projects: It's Not Just the Plan

Facilitated by Debbie Friedman, Terracon

Project Managers often have challenges with:

• Change management
• Conflict and difficult conversations
• Team formation
• Time management

In this session, you will be able to:

• Map real organizational changes
• Identify PM vs. OD milestones
• Analyze failed projects and root causes

Projects succeed when we integrate the "technical" with the "human."

The overall object of this session is that participants will leave being able to recognize the critical role OD plays in the successful management of projects.

Speaker/Facilitator: Debbie Friedman, Terracon

Debbie Friedman, MS, SPHR, is currently a Sr. OD Consultant at Terracon Consultants, Inc. For over 20 years she has done everything from instructional design, delivery, meeting facilitation, organizational design, mentoring, coaching, as well as leadership development. She has worked for HDR and Right at Home, where she was Director of Education. For the past six years she has worked with Terracon Consultants, Inc. 

Debbie earned her BS in Business Management with a focus in Human Resources Management from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In addition, Debbie earned her Masters in Adult Learning Performance and Development, with a special in Leadership Development, from Drake University. Her certifications include Prosci Change Management, Situational Leadership and she is a Covey-Certified facilitator. She recently retired from a 20-year tenure teaching the HRAM HR Certification course, focusing on the areas of Organizational Development and Performance Management.

Her passion in helping people "Play Nice at Work" is what drivers her every day. Debbie's specialties include: Facilitation of Adult Learning, Curriculum Design, Coaching, Leadership Development, Change Management, and Human Resources.

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