There is indeed a silver lining in the year 2000 cloud. Organizations have been provided budgets, tools and resources which, under any other circumstances, might have never been successfully justified. Management has agreed to forestall many new demands in favour of dedicating resources to the year 2000 dilemma. Under what other circumstances has management willingly held back so many requirements?

This presentation will explore the unique opportunities that exist in a typical year 2000 project to instill new techniques, approaches and attitudes in your organisation. IT shops will have to process mountains of code, do tons of testing, piles of migrations, and constantly manage ongoing efforts towards a truly immovable deadline. For many, this is their first real "do or die" project. Will you address your year 2000 project with a burst of heroic measures impossible to repeat and sustain, or will this be the pivot point where you improve your processes, train your staff and refine techniques. The latter will not only enable you to meet the year 2000 challenge more successfully but set the foundation for all future projects. You chose, this opportunity only comes around every thousand years.

Mike Giovinazzo, Deloitte Touche / DRT Systems Mike Giovinazzo is a seasoned consultant with Deloitte Touche / DRT Systems in Ottawa which is certified at CMM Level 2. Mike has over 26 years of industry experience. Most recently he has been involved in several large mission critical government projects. Mike is currently the chief application architect for the Standard Payment System (SPS) at Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) where he is directing the technical activities project's evolution. He also acts as project director on a number of other DRT engagements, and is helping all DRT branches to move towards CMM Level 3.

Mike is also a well published author & frequent lecturer on a wide range of topics including: Project Management, Systems Maintenance, CASE & Expert Systems. He has shared his expertise with attendees at COMDEX, Technology in Government week and various User Groups.

Location:
Penthouse, Sheraton Hotel, 150 Albert Street, Ottawa

Event Schedule:
6:00 p.m. Registrations & Networking
7:00 p.m. Introductions
7:15 p.m. Presentation
9:00 p.m. Questions & Answers
9:30 p.m. Adjournment

Cost:
$20.00

Register Online
Register by Fax or E-mail