Please join us for the July M2D2 meeting at Noon on Monday, July 20, 2009, to welcome Mr. Blair Knapp, Jr., PMP, from Robbins Gioia, who will be speaking on the challenges and strategies of effective program communication. Mr. Knapp is a veteran of the US Navy, where he served first as the aviation squadron Intelligence Officer, then on staff in the Pentagon's Desert Shield/Desert Storm Joint Intelligence Center. He is currently providing acquisition planning support to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Office of Security Operations.
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- Date: July 20, 2009
- Time: 11:30 am: Sign-in & Networking; 12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm: Presentation
- Location: U.S. Department of Agriculture (South Building), 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250.
- Room: USDA Cafeteria Conference Room (this is a glass-enclosed area at the back of the cafeteria)
- Speaker: Blair Alan Knapp Jr., MSPM, PMP
- Topic: Planning to Communicate
- Cost: FREE!!
- PDUs: YES! This event is worth 1 PDU. Information on claiming PDUs will be made available on the day of the event.
Solving the Situational Awareness Challenge
Program communication means many things to many people. Done well, communication contributes to program success; done poorly, communication (or the lack of it) impedes program success. Through this light-hearted lecture, Mr. Knapp will lead the group through the decision-making process that leads to a solid communications plan. The group will reflect on their stakeholders' needs, examine communications strategies, and review tools such as scorecards, matrices, networks, and feedback loops. Attendees will expand their understanding of PMI/PMBOK communication practices and processes. By the end of the lecture, participants will have the information they will need to draft their organization's or program's communication plan and establish good communications practices.
Blair Alan Knapp Jr.
Blair Alan Knapp Jr., MSPM, PMP holds an MS in Project Management from Boston University, a BA in International Affairs/International Economics from The George Washington University, a Masters Certificate in Unix System Administration from The George Washington University, and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from Boston University. He also holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Mr. Knapp is a veteran of the US Navy, where he served first as the aviation squadron Intelligence Officer, then on staff in the Pentagon's Desert Shield/Desert Storm Joint Intelligence Center.
Mr. Knapp has been engaged in program and project management for the past seventeen years, consulting in it for the past ten. He has specialized in IT integration, Program Management Office support, and program control. During this time, he has worked for McDonnell Douglas Aerospace and, subsequently, The Boeing Company installing and supporting systems at such US commands as EUCOM, JAC, SHAPE, and JICPAC. While at Boeing, he also served as the Configuration Manager for a significant IT program. He followed these efforts as a consulting manager with Verity, Inc., a Sunnyvale California-based software company, managing its projects in its Federal market space.
Mr. Knapp joined Robbins Gioia in 2004, where he initially supported the US-VISIT Program Office as a program control analyst. Here, he developed and maintained the program's Earned Value Plan, Policy and Procedures. He also developed and maintained the Program's Program Management Review Plan, Process and Procedures. Currently, Mr. Knapp supports the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Here, he drafted the TSA EVMS Policy, MD 300.11, and supports the Office of Security Operations program managers on their acquisition planning. During this time, he has planned and facilitated several OSO strategic planning sessions and executive off-sites. He has also drafted OSO divisional strategic plans and organizational business plans, and worked with TSA Office of Financial Management to map plans with funding and measurement.