CAREER DEV | From Project Chaos to Project Control

Technical = Ways of Working

Session Description:

In this collaborative session, Counterpart will deliver a live demonstration of its Project and Portfolio Management platform, framed around a common challenge faced by project managers: bringing structure, visibility, and control to scattered project information, updates, and processes.

Through a real-world lens, the session will explore how project teams often struggle with managing work across multiple tools, disconnected updates, and inconsistent reporting. Counterpart will showcase how its platform centralizes project execution by enabling teams to manage tasks, timelines, risks, budgets, and reporting within a single, integrated system.

The demo will highlight how improved visibility and standardization can help project managers better track progress, anticipate risks, and make more informed decisions across portfolios.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will gain insight into how to:

  • Assess the operational and governance challenges created by fragmented project management ecosystems
  • Evaluate the role of centralized PPM platforms in enabling portfolio-level visibility and control
  • Understand how structured workflows improve consistency in execution and reporting
  • Identify approaches to improving risk, resource, and financial oversight across initiatives
  • Connect project execution practices to broader organizational strategy and outcomes

Key Takeaways:

Attendees will leave with:

  • A strategic understanding of how Counterpart enables a unified approach to project and portfolio management
  • Clear examples of how centralized data improves executive visibility and decision-making confidence
  • Insights into strengthening governance, accountability, and cross-functional alignment
  • A perspective on reducing operational inefficiencies driven by tool fragmentation and manual reporting
  • A framework for evaluating PPM maturity and identifying opportunities for transformation

Speakers


Michael Rogers

Michael Rogers
Product Strategy Executive
Michael Rogers is a seasoned project portfolio management leader with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations bring structure, visibility, and control to project delivery at scale. As part of the Counterpart team, he brings deep expertise in building and deploying PMO strategies across a wide range of industries, including software development, healthcare, municipal government, and hospitality. Over the course of his career, Michael has worked with organizations such as NAV Canada, Ottawa Airport, Cognos, Business Objects, Crystal Decisions, BC CDC, and Canadian and UK municipalities, giving him a practical understanding of the challenges project leaders face in complex delivery environments. He is especially known for translating project and portfolio management best practices into real-world solutions that help teams work more effectively. Michael is also a strong advocate for building lasting customer relationships and is recognized for his clear communication, collaborative approach, and ability to solve business problems through practical software solutions.

  

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Information

Type of category: Career Development

Type of activity: Technical = Ways of Working

Date: July 8th, 2026

Hour: 6:30PM to 8:00PM

PDUs:1.5

Price

Members: $5.00

Non members: $10.00

Location

Virtual