Presentations from WorkOut 2011

Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Time Track Presentation Name Presenter(s) Files
9:00 – 10:30am
Keynote Team Members: You are Clear for Takeoff Scott Johnson, CEO, AtTask
Nate Bowler, CTO, AtTask
Heather Weast, Program Manager, Electronic Arts
Kimberly Johnson, Workflow Platform Project Manager, Schneider Electric
11:00 – 12:00pm
Basics Track The Future of Work: The Model T, Agile and Herding Cats Steve Ballard, Director of User Experience, AtTask
Business Track Communication: A Point of Project Failure and Recovery Doug Williams, Senior Consultant, AtTask
Technical Track Tour of the New Stream APIs Sean Stephenson, Development Manager, AtTask
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch Panel Discussion Derek Huether, Project Management for Zombies
Dustin Kenyon, Senior Sales Consultant, AtTask
Melinda Ballou, Program Director, IDC
Michael Vizard, Editor in Chief, InfoWorld Media Group
2:00 – 3:00pm
Basics Track
Resource Management Eric Lopez, Senior Consultant, AtTask
Business Track
Business Process Automation Graham Jarrett, Senior Consultant, AtTask
Technical Track Stream: Getting Your Feet Wet Adam Michaelson, PMP, Product Manager, AtTask
Dan Swain, Support Team Lead, AtTask
3:00 – 4:00pm
Basics Track
The ABCs of Project Management Andy Taylor, PMP, Program Manager, AtTask
Business Track
A Case Study for an Out-of-the-Box Approach to Implementation Cara Blenz, Manager, Marketing Project Management
Heather Ueckert, E-Pro Supervisor, REI
Technical Track AtTask Methodology Nathan Greer, Education Manager, AtTask
4:00 – 5:00pm
Basics Track
Reporting: Focusing Your View Matt Mitchell, Curriculum Team Lead, AtTask
Business Track
Challenges and Solutions to Implementation, Training and User Adoption Devin Kordt-Thomas, IT Business Engineering Manager, Morrison & Foerster, LLP
Technical Track Tips and Tricks for Implementing Scrum Agile with AtTask Brian Hansen, Business Analyst, AtTask
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Time Track Presentation Name Presenter(s) Files
9:00 – 10:30am Keynote TalkingWork with Ty & Raechel Ty Kiisel, Host, TalkingWork
Raechel Logan, Co-Host, TalkingWork

Donna Fitzgerald, Research Director, Gartner
Derek Huether, Project Management for Zombies
Scott Johnson, Founder and CEO, AtTask

11:00 – 12:00pm
Basics Track
Train the Trainer: Building Training Programs that Work Dustin Kenyon, Senior Sales Consultant, AtTask
Business Track Where the Rubber Hits the Road: A Strategy for Successful AtTask Implementation Courtney Byington, PMP, IT Portfolio Manager, TCi Tires
Technical Track Setting up an AtTask Request Queue Jesse Thayn, Senior Consultant, AtTask
2:00 – 3:00pm
Basics Track Analyzing a Business Case Mark Derrick, Senior Consultant, AtTask
Business Track Embracing Agile Leadership: Making Better, Faster, Cheaper a Reality Donna Fitzegerald, Research Director, Gartner
Technical Track Getting the Most Out of AtTask Technical Support Josh Hardman, Customer Support Manager, AtTask
3:00 – 4:00pm
Basics Track Project Benefit Tracking John Lawton, MBA, PMP, Senior Sales Consultant, AtTask
Business Track Customer Case Study: ESPN Michael Leser, Methodology and Portfolio Manager, ESPN
Technical Track Using AtTask to Manage IT Departments Otto Silva, Director of IT Operations, AtTask
4:00 – 5:00pm
Basics Track
The Future of Work: The Model T, Agile, and Herding Cats Steve Ballard, Director of User Experience, AtTask
Business Track
Just Do It: How Nike Got Off and Running with AtTask David Hirschi, JD, Rapid Prototyping & Operational Planning Manager, Nike
Technical Track When One Milestone Path Isn’t Enough Doug Den Hoed, Director, Lumina
Chris Reid, PMP, Project Manager, Lumina
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Time Track Presentation Name Presenter(s) Files
9:00 – 10:00am Basics Track Unleashing the Hidden Power of AtTask Devin Parker, Sales Engineer, AtTask
Technical Track Stream: Getting Your Feet Wet Adam Michaelson, PMP, Product Manager, AtTask
Dan Swain, Support Team Lead, AtTask
10:00 – 11:00am
Basics Track
Reporting: Focusing Your View Matt Mitchell, Curriculum Team Lead, AtTask
Technical Track AtTask Methodology Nathan Greer, Education Manager, AtTask
11:00 – 12:00pm
Basics Track
The ABCs of Project Management Andy Taylor, PMP, Program Manager, AtTask
Technical Track Setting Up an AtTask Request Queue Jesse Thayn, Senior Consultant, AtTask