This presentation will introduce participants to five personality dimensions that can affect the likelihood of project management success:  communication apprehension, innovativeness, self-monitoring, conflict management, and change initiation.  We will explore each area in turn by looking at how that personality trait affects project performance.  We’ll explore techniques project managers can use to improve their performance and specific measures to use to assess the approach to each personality trait.  This will allow project managers to adapt their techniques to improve the likelihood of project success.

Event ID: C018160402

3:30 – 6:00pm Career Fair
5:30 – 6:15pm Register & Networking
6:00 – 6:30pm New Member Orientation
6:30 – 7:20pm Dinner 
7:20 – 7:30pm PMI-MN Chapter Business / Intros
7:30 – 8:20pm Presentations
8:20 – 8:30pm Q & A 

Reservations by 04/06/2016: 
PMI members $27, non-members $37
Partners: PMI members $25, non-members $35

Reservations from 04/07 -04/18/2016:
PMI-MN members $32, non-members $42 
Partners: PMI members $30, non-members $40 

Reservations for Speaker Only:
PMI-MN members $15, non-members $25
Partners: Members $14, non-members $23
Speaker Only Walk-ins: $25 

LIVE Webstream - 04/18/2016:
PMI-MN members $20, non-members $30
Partner discount does not apply

LIVE WEBSTREAM REGISTRANTS:
Link to Adobe Connect login for participation is emailed to registrants one hour prior to start of webstreamed event

Andrew Chellinsky has managed projects ranging from no-budget non-profit community transformation projects to multi-million dollar defense systems and state health projects. After noticing that project success often stems from a project manager’s soft skills, he pursued a PhD where he studied how personality dimensions affect the likelihood of a project’s success. Using this research as a foundation, he is working to help project managers enhance their soft skills in measurable ways to improve project performance.