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Scott Berkun is coming to Australia!

Why do so many design intensive projects go so wrong? Scott Berkun will be presenting a one day masterclass titled Leading successful web and software projects, designed to teach you the best practices and leadership tactics for starting, managing and shipping web and software projects that rely on design skills.

Scott Berkun was the program manager at Microsoft responsible for versions 1.0 to 5.0 of Internet Explorer, and is the author of the best-selling The Art of Project Management (published by O'Reilly). This is Scott's first visit to Australia, and he shouldn't be missed!

Scott is unique in understanding of both design and development skills, and the challenges of managing complex and ever-shifting projects. This masterclass is designed for both project managers and user experience professionals (including usability specialists and information architects).

Tour dates:

Sydney: 1 September 2006
Canberra: 6 September 2006
Melbourne: 8 September 2006

At this masterclass, you will learn:

• How to diagnose and resolve common project challenges
• An understanding of how managers view the role of user experience specialists (and how to use it to your advantage)
• Techniques for building credibility and earning influence
• Tactics for setting goals, tracking work and delivering on time
• How to prevent a crisis (and how to survive it when it happens)

Through interactive discussion and fun exercises, you'll explore why so many web and software projects fail, how to influence decisions you don’t control and how to successfully plan and schedule your own projects.

Book early to guarantee a place and to obtain the early-bird rate!

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Posted by jamesr on July 19, 2006 07:00 PM
Categories: Conferences & presentations