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Follow on Google News |  Project Mgt. & Negotiation Skills LUNCHEON - August 18, 2010, Santa Clara, CABest-in-class organizations are adopting a project management approach to how they manage their business operations. As organizations use increasingly complex processes to procure, produce, and distribute supplies or services...
By: Institute for Supply Mgt - Silicon Valley WHY PROJECT MANAGEMENT & NEGOTIATION SKILLS WORK TOGETHER FOR TODAY'S SUPPLY PROFESSIONAL with Ronald J. Ponce, President, Fog City Consulting, San Francisco, CA August 18, 2010 - 11:30 am to 1:00 pm PST (Wednesday) Includes: Presentation and Catered Lunch The Hilton Santa Clara - 4949 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054 http://www.eparagon.com/ WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT THIS LUNCHEON PROGRAM? Best-in-class organizations are adopting a project management approach to how they manage their business operations. As organizations use increasingly complex processes to procure, produce, and distribute supplies or services, they are realizing traditional management approaches are not sufficient. The area of project management AND negotiation is an ever expanding area within the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) professional certification - the "Certified Professional in Supply Management" (CPSM). For ISM, "Project Management" is part of the CPSM Exam 2: Effective Supply Management Performance. "Negotiation" If you can assess, manage and improve your Project Management & Negotiation skills as a professional supply (chain) manager; you are bound to show your true value to any employer. This program presentation provides an overview of project management and negotiation skills as it relates to a supply professional’ WHAT YOU WILL LEARN FOR THIS LUNCHEON PROGRAM? Are you able to strike the best deal? Can you successfully deliver on the terms? In today’s economic environment, there is very little room for failure when it comes to being able to negotiate the best contract with favorable terms for you and your organization. Then after all that hard work, the pressure continues with being able to manage the delivery of the terms to a successful completion. In today’s session, Ron Ponce will provide strategies, tools and techniques to determine the best agreement then successfully implement the terms by leveraging the combined power of negotiation and project management skills. By successfully mastering these two critical skills, you will position yourself to effectively deliver for your organization, your suppliers, and more importantly for your career. You will walk away from this program session with the ability to: • Leverage different styles and types of negotiations • Successfully overcome obstacles • Understand the power of planning realistically • Steps to execute effectively and efficiently Because there is an increase in complex supplies and services and the increase in complex business processes, today’s organizations need more sophisticated systems to manage their supply chains. Our traditional management systems are not suitable for the procurement, production, and distribution of complex supplies or services. There is a need for a project management methodology with sound negotiation skills in today’s new supply management environment. YOUR SPEAKER Ronald J. Ponce, President, Fog City Consulting, San Francisco, CA - Ron is a strategically driven executive with hands-on experience as a project manager, product manager, process specialist, and people manager. He has an over 20 year track record of successfully completing both large and small scale initiatives and implementations for organizations ranging from business startups to Fortune 100 firms. He has expertly built and led geographically dispersed, top-performing teams to deliver technically sophisticated projects on time, within budget, and with high client satisfaction. REGISTRATION INFO EMAIL: luncheons@ismsv.org REGISTRATION URL: http://catalog.ismsv.org/ MEMBER FEE: $50 | NON-MEMBER FEE: $60 "Lunch & Learn Mini-Seminar" CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS (CEH) 1.00 ISM Continuing Education Hours awarded by the Institute of Supply Management Sponsored by: Institute for Supply Management [ISM] - Silicon Valley P.O. Box 32156, San Jose, CA 95152 Olivia Semanik | olivia.semanik@ Customer Service Operations Desk Day Phone - 408 497 8042 http://ismsv.groupsite.com The Only Institute of Supply Management Affiliate Authorized in the San Francisco South Bay, Peninsula, Silicon Valley, San Jose, Palo Alto, Fremont, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Gilroy, Morgan Hill & Salinas Area # # # Founded in 1915, the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) is the largest supply management association in the world as well as one of the most respected. ISM’s mission is to lead the supply management profession through its standards of excellence, research, promotional activities, and education. ISM’s membership base includes more than 40,000 supply management professionals with a network of domestic and international affiliated associations. ISM is a not-for-profit association that provides opportunities for the promotion of the profession and the expansion of professional skills and knowledge. End
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