Quality Principles for Effective Project Management
Presented by
Jane Betterton, PMP

Effective management of projects is critical to an organization's overall success, but how can this work be measured and improved? Some organizations have centralized project management efforts by developing a Project Management Office function, but incremental organizational improvement is still a challenge to objectively manage and measure. The Project Management Institute (PMI) developed the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3) to provide organizations a framework "…to advance your organization's strategic interests through the efficient and successful execution of projects". In this session, Jane will share her personal experience working with organizations to develop and implement a practical approach using OPM3.

Since 1992, Jane has utilized best practices in project management to provide practical solutions in today's dynamic and complex organizational structures. She has extensive strategic planning, project management, organizational and personnel development experience. She specializes in working with complex technical environments, with experience gained in academic settings, R&D, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and IT. Utilizing her technical background, Jane works collaboratively with organizations to develop an effective Organizational Project Management (OPM) framework that is practical and consistent. She is an expert in training project managers to use MS Project, Visio, SharePoint and Microsoft Office applications to communicate effectively in an organization to support the successful completion of projects. She is the principal and owner of BTS, a project management training and consulting company and teaches project management courses at UNM Continuing Education.