The statistics about project success are daunting: too many fail to finish on time, within budget, and according to scope. Only 5% of change initiatives are completed on time and with minimal disruption to the organization, according to Gartner. Clearly, traditional tools are not enough.

Every organization has hidden networks of relationships that employees use in order to get work done, make decisions, and solve problems. These networks have been largely ignored, but hold the keys to improving performance and accelerating change. In this presentation, PMI Mass Bay Chapter members will learn how PMs can use hidden networks to improve project performance. Members will receive the results from recent research that identifies which informal network techniques actually improve project success rates.

Maya Townsend, founder of Partnering Resources, builds aligned, focused organizations that achieve their goals more effectively. She helps organizational and project leaders identify the hidden web of relationships that drive performance and reach across the white spaces to develop solutions that stick and execute projects that achieve their goals. Maya has worked intensively with PMs at Alcatel Lucent, The Hanover Insurance Group, Fidelity, eCopy, eTeck, and Financial Profiles. She advises
Gartner, the leading technology research company, on organization effectiveness. A former instructor in Boston University Corporate Education Center's PM Certificate
program, Maya now teaches strategy and leadership through BUCEC. Maya's presentations, including those for ASQ, NEHRA, and Gartner, have been lauded as "best in series."

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