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Strategic Project Management
Alex S. Brown, PMP
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSIG USA)
Session ADV09
Presented October 24, 2006
Introducing Alex S. Brown

Manager Strategic Planning Office MSIG
Experienced Presenter

PMI NJ Events
Past Congresses and Symposium

“Strategic Project Management”

What is a Project Nightmare?

Over budget?
Late delivery?
Poor quality?
Even worse: on-time, on-budget, great quality, but delivering something your organization does not need

Case Study

Mitsui Sumitomo [...]

A kinder, gentler, project manager joke
As told by Alex S. Brown, PMP at a Toastmasters meeting
Find out more about Alex at http://www.alexsbrown.com/.
Find out more about Toastmasters at http://www.toastmasters.org/.
Walking along the beach

Lamp on the beach

A genie appears!

The first wish…

A beautiful mansion on the beach

Poof! Wish granted

The second wish…

A hotel in the sun

Poof! Wish granted

The project manager’s [...]

The Charter: Selling Your Project
Delivered at the PMI North America Congress in Toronto, Canada
Recorded September 12, 2005
Presented by Alex S. Brown, PMP. Find out more about Alex at http://www.alexsbrown.com/.
About Alex S. Brown, PMP

Manager of Strategic Planning
Works at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, USA
15 years experience in financial services
Website www.alexsbrown.com
Active volunteer, speaker, and writer

Why Charters?

Question for the [...]

Project Charters Bridge Cultures
Delivered at the PMI NJ Chapter International Project Management Day Seminar
Recorded November 2, 2006
Presented by Alex S. Brown, PMP. Find out more about Alex at http://www.alexsbrown.com/.
About Alex S. Brown, PMP

Strategic Planning Office Manager at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, USA
Articles and newsletter at www.alexsbrown.com
President of Real-Life Projects, [...]

A kinder, gentler, project manager joke
As told by Alex S. Brown, PMP at a Toastmasters meeting
Find out more about Alex at http://www.alexsbrown.com/.
Find out more about Toastmasters at http://www.toastmasters.org/.
Walking along the beach

Lamp on the beach

A genie appears!

The first wish…

A beautiful mansion on the beach

Poof! Wish granted

The second wish…

A hotel in the sun

Poof! Wish granted

The project manager’s [...]

A kinder, gentler, project manager joke
As told by Alex S. Brown, PMP at a Toastmasters meeting
Find out more about Alex at http://www.alexsbrown.com/.
Find out more about Toastmasters at http://www.toastmasters.org/.
Walking along the beach

Lamp on the beach

A genie appears!

The first wish…

A beautiful mansion on the beach

Poof! Wish granted

The second wish…

A hotel in the sun

Poof! Wish granted

The project manager’s [...]

About Alex’s Speeches
I enjoy speaking before a variety of audiences on a variety of topics. Whenever possible, I like to record my speeches and make them available on-line, here.
Each of the speeches include the full recording of the speech and also the slides. Most offer the option of listening to the audio only or viewing [...]

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This speech was delivered and recorded live for the PMI North America Congress on September 12, 2005. You can hear the speech and see the slides right now. The entire 54-minute speech will play, with slides synchronized to the audio.

Available as a four-contact hour, [...]

Learn how project charters successfully bridged cultural gaps when making decisions among a community of Japanese and U.S. executives. Establishing a clear chartering process was the key to project management’s success at the company. The presentation will include templates and overviews of the processes established.
This speech was delivered and recorded live for the PMI New [...]