This will be a Forum for outsourcing and project management professionals: It will focus on new trends and issues in outsourced and insourced environments including the management of specific projects and the relationship overall.

Presentations will include:

Building a PMO at FHLB of Atlanta
In response to the need for better project management of two of the largest projects ever undertaken at FHLB Atlanta, the bank decided to build a Project Management Office.  Their goal in doing so was to improve processes and build their bottom line by giving these and other projects an improved chance of success.  In this presentation, Tracy Bleam, PMO Director of FHLB Atlanta, will discuss key steps taken in development, benefits received, and how this endeavor contributed to the success of both projects.
Presented by:  Tracy Bleam, PMO Director, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

Current Trends in the Outsourcing Marketplace
With further commoditization of IT infrastructure services and the entry of new cloud and Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) providers, companies have a number of options available to deliver IT.  This discussion will focus on the relative impact of various delivery models that IMF has observed in benchmarking studies in recent months.
Presented by:  Caleb Masland, Managing Director, The Information Management Forum

Global Outsourcing at SunTrust
In this presentation, Sumeet Sanghani, SVP of Global Outsourcing at SunTrust Bank, will share SunTrust’s success and the key strategic steps it took to avoid many of the difficulties other financial institutions have faced during this economic downturn. He will also discuss his experience in managing Global Outsourcing at SunTrust, including the changing nature of outsourcing and the challenges and guiding principles of a successful outsourcing strategy.
Presented by:  Sumeet Sanghani, Senior Vice President Global Outsourcing, SunTrust Bank

Building National Systems and Synergy with Field Based Project Management and Leadership
The American Red Cross has recently undertaken a new strategy to create efficiencies and leverage field-based systems to achieve technology cost savings and optimize system performance. Tasked to lead this effort Roderick Tolbert will discuss how he is working with remote field project management teams to prioritize projects and monitor the consumption of change while ensuring that each step taken is done in the most efficient and cost effective manner.  This presentation will address American Red Cross technology efforts in disaster management, learning management, as well as other key technology project initiatives.
Presented by:  Roderick Tolbert, Executive Director IT Field Services and Chief of Staff at American Red Cross

Project Managing Integration of Choicepoint into LexisNexis
Over the past three years, project management at LexisNexis has played a key role in the integration of Choicepoint into LexisNexis.  From migrating to new platforms, sun-setting technologies, to bringing DR in-house, the last few years have been significantly challenging.  In this presentation, LexisNexis will walk through key milestone migrations and how Project Management has assisted in transition management. 
Presented by:  David Glowacki, VP Product Engineering, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
                           Jo Ann Sheppard, Sr. Director Project Management, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Transitioning to a Managed Services Model at PricewaterhouseCoopers
In this presentation, Shelly Nichols, Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, will share the business perspective and impact of transitioning to an outsourced managed services model for the support and development of the Firm's financial systems. The presentation will share how IT managed the transition, the impacts to the Finance organization and the changes the Finance PMO has had to implement in order to support the new model.
Presented by:  Shelly Nichols, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers