PMI Carolina Virtual Meeting - Risk Management in Programs (and Super Projects)
Topic:
Risk Management in Programs (and Super Projects)
Learning Objectives:
- Be able to distinguish program level risk vs. project level risk
- Understand the hierarchical environment of cross-project risk management
- Recognize how and when to apply categorical risk structures
- Understand ways to develop effective risk categories in a program
- Be inspired to incorporate these ideas into your next program (or super project).
Speaker: Barb Wilson
Speaker Bio:
Barb Wilson is a seasoned Project and Program Manager with over 30 years of experience in ushering in change through project delivery, ranging from IT initiatives in a higher education environment to business transformational changes in the chemical industry. She has shared her insights into project management at conferences across the country:
· PMI SNEC
· PeopleSoft Connect & Alliance
· Project Summit/BA World Conference
· EDUCAUSE NERCOMP
Barb earned her Project Management Professional certification in 2011 and her Program Management Professional certification in 2025.
In addition to being passionate about making project leaders successful, she is a dedicated servant leader in her community as an active member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary and former Boy Scouts of America Adult Leader.
Inputs for the PDU Processor:
Top 5 skills: Strategic Thinking, Creative Problem Solving
Highly Desirable or Market Driven Project Skill: Aligning Project and Organizational Strategy, Focus on Change Management
Talent Triangle: Problem Solving & Crtical Thinking, Continuous Improvement, Leadership
