Project Management significantly enhances an organization's value. HP services recognized this early on and understood that in order to successfully drive business growth, profits and continued customer satisfaction - project management needed to be a core focus of the business strategy. Implementing and sustaining a project management model has facilitated more structure, standardization and has ultimately increased ROI. This session will highlight the components that are needed to successfully implement and sustain a worldwide project management organization and some of the lessons learned from HP's implementation.

Renee has been featured in several articles and publications such as, Information Week, Chief Project Officer, and PM Network, PMI’s monthly publication. She was featured in PMI’s 2004 special addition on Leadership in Project Management and most recently she was named by PMI in their October 2006 edition as one of the top 25 most influential women in project management. She has spoken at several conferences on the topic of Project Management and the Program Management Office as a critical success factor for companies as they build and sustain a Project Management organization.

Renee has over 28 years of experience in the services and consulting industry and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan in the United States.