PlantSuccess Newsletter

Volume II, Issue 19

21 August 2002

Dear Subscriber:

Astronomers claim the “Dog Days of Summer” occur between July 3 and August 11; we all understand it is hot. Rather than determined by the tilt of the earth, this period is defined by the position of Sirius “the dog star.” It seems as though the dog days of this summer have been worse than other years, impacted all parts of this country and have been like the economy – not much fun to talk about.

When this weather breaks, we will be only a few weeks from the 4^th annual PlantSuccess, the theme: Best Practices driving Plant Performance and presentations by innovative managers from leaders in the process industry that will be refreshing and stimulating. Join us for PlantSuccess 2002, 9-10 October at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott.

Join keynoter Hermann Ortega, Air Products’ VP of engineering and manufacturing, for his presentation – Productivity: A Model For Success and another roster of outstanding speakers, including:

John Voeller, Chief Knowledge Officer and CTO, Black & Veatch Engineering
Carmen DeVito, Manufacturing Process Owner, DuPont
Mike Templeton, Director of Manufacturing and GM, Millennium Specialty Chemicals
Clinton Whitehead, Project Services & Systems Manager, Rohm and Haas Texas, Inc
Mick Heim, Senior Construction & Startup Manager, Shell Global Services
Jeff Niesen, Senior Project Executive, The Boldt Company

To this group, add Joe Morray, President Trinity Technologies Corp, who will lead a panel composed from our leading sponsors, on the critically important topic: Web-Based Technology: What's the Skinny on Thin Client?

Visit http://www.plantsuccess.com/ to review the progress with PlantSuccess 2002 and previous program agendas and the many outstanding presentations from experienced and successful industry leaders.

Early Registration – save $100. Owners and contractor personnel – $695. Non-sponsor technology providers – $895. Click HERE for online registration.

Regards, Carl Howk.

Chairman

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Featured Sponsors

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Bentley Systems Inc, joined by its recent acquisition Rebis, also is continuing an unbroken string as a sponsor of the annual PlantSuccess conference. Bentley, with annual revenues of about $200 million and a base of more than 300,000 professionals and 20,000 companies, is a global provider of collaborative software solutions that enable their users to create, manage and publish architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) content.

For additional information, download a Bentley white paper prepared by Ziff Davis Market Experts -- Improving Teamwork and Collaboration in Design Environments.

Join Bentley Systems and other industry leaders as sponsors of PlantSuccess 2002. Register Now.

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Collaborative Events

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On Tuesday, 8 October, workshops by Greg Howell and Jim Alampi – both sought after as consultants and speakers -- will be conducted in conjunction with PlantSuccess 2002. This is a great opportunity; don’t miss it. Visit www.PlantSuccess.com for details and to register.

Project Management Workshop

On Tuesday, 8 October, Greg Howell, co-founder and managing director of The Center for Innovation in Project and Production Management (CFI) is collaborating with PlantSuccess and conducting a workshop in his area of specialty – Project Management; the topic – The Theory of Project Management: Is It Obsolete?

Howell’s Thesis: Typical project management practices do not assure success. They fail to deliver elements important to the customer – projects take too long, cost too much and kill too many. Lean practices work better because they rest on different mental models. The new lean theories explain where current practices are deficient and provide the basis for significant improvement.

This workshop will explore the new lean theories and show how they can be applied. Through a combination of case studies, lecture, simulation and discussion, participants will learn the Five Keys to Project Success and actions to take immediately to achieve better project management.

Registration fee is $195. Register Now. Discounts for multiple attendees from the same company are available, for information, please call PlantSuccess at 770-565-3282.

Tuneup For Executives

Jim Alampi, managing director of Solutions at Work, LLC, is bringing his company’s highly acclaimed workshop, Tuneup For Executives, to the Philadelphia Airport Marriott Hotel, 8 October 2002.

Alampi is former president of Van Waters & Rogers, Inc. and CEO of e-Chemicals. Alampi is a retained senior advisor to Deloitte Consulting’s Process Industry Group on business strategy and issues and speaks frequently to CEO’s, executive teams and trade associations.

Solutions at Work provides CEO’s and leadership teams with simple, practical tools to help translate vision into execution and results. More than 200 companies have participated in a Tuneup.

Attendees will have executive management responsibility with owner/operators, engineering contractors and technology providers.

Satisfaction is guaranteed; participants will leave knowing how to:

Use the one-page strategic “Planning Pyramid” process and document.
Discover your organization’s Core Values.
Set the Top 5 and Top 1 of 5 priorities.
Define the 3 Smart Numbers and Critical Number for at least the next quarter.
Conduct effective daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual meetings.

Registration fee is $195. Register Now. Discounts for multiple attendees from the same company are available, for information, please call PlantSuccess at 770-565-3282.

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Current Links

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The Future is Now: The Integration Imperative

“For this year's CIO-100 honorees, integration is no longer a choice -- it's an obligation. And that means far more than merely connecting systems. It means marrying IT strategy to business goals. Not an easy task, but once achieved, the payoff is huge.” READ MORE.

The Subtle Power of Virtual Collaboration

“There is no shortage of technologies out there today promising to help us collaborate virtually. One organization that follows the industry is currently tracking more than 1,000 tools and services that claim to have collaboration functionality. They range from videoconferences and webcasts to virtual classrooms and online design review tools.”

Accenture consultants Reinhard Ziegler and Craig Mindrum have written a comprehensive article addressing many of the issues of virtual collaboration. READ MORE.

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