Andy Putnam, PMP

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Have you ever considered the power that’s available to a Project Manager through effective project communications processes?  For example, are you using tools such as a project communications plan, periodic status reports, meeting minutes, executive presentations, and targeted correspondence to deliver prompt advisories, to raise accountability, and to help you in managing expectations?  One of the key ingredients for project success is an effective project communications process that’s appropriately tailored to the project’s specific environment.  This presentation will focus on the critical importance of project communications and will offer practical, “how to” advice regarding project communications tools and techniques.  It will also include a brief review of several of the presenter’s past project management experiences where project communications processes and tools served as a differentiator between success and failure.
 

Andy Putnam has enjoyed a thirty year career as an information technology (IT) professional. He earned a B.S. Degree in Mathematics from Grove City College and a MBA Degree from the University of Pittsburgh . He also holds certification as a project management professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) and was one of the founding members of PMI’s Erie, PA Chapter. Andy is currently employed by Erie Insurance, where he is a senior project manager responsible for large complex IT programs and projects. Prior to his current position, Andy headed a project management section and assisted with oversight of The Erie’s IT project portfolio. His section managed IT projects and served as a center of competency helping to provide support services, process leadership, education, and coaching to the project management community at Erie Insurance. Andy’s past employers include: Putnam Consulting Services, IBM Corporation, Federated Investors, Inc., Equibank, Rockwell International, and Pine Instrument Company.