"Practical Time and Cost Techniques: Enhancing Skills to Manage Effectively"

Her main message is that a flexible, scalable, repeatable framework can be used to address common scheduling and cost control issues including:

• Unrealistic Deadlines
• Unclear Task Descriptions
• Lack of Accountability
• Inaccurate Estimates
• Inability to Track and Report Progress

Heidi Spinella, Founder and Principal of Practical PM

Heidi Spinella is founder and principal of Practical PM, a management training and consulting organization. She has more than 25 years’ experience in project management, process improvement and leadership development, specifically helping organizations enhance communication, increase efficiency and embrace continuous improvement.

Her experience involves engineering, government, finance, healthcare, high tech, insurance, manufacturing and retail. Clients include GE, HP, MBTA, New England Medical Center, Northeastern University, Raytheon, UMass Medical School, Unisys and the World Bank.