Event: American Strategic Management Institute

August 25-27, 2008 | Washington, DC

Agenda

Pre-Conference Workshop

8:30
Continental Breakfast & Workshop Registration

9:00
Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Workshop Continues

4:00
Workshop Adjourns

Day One

8:30
Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00
Keynote Address
Maximizing Outcomes and Improving Processes: Integrating Six Sigma and Information Technology

10:15
Networking Break & Refreshments

10:30
Linking Six Sigma to IT Strategy

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Implementing Measures and Metrics to Gauge Six Sigma Deployment Performance

2:00
Case Study: Lessons Learned from Implementing Six
Sigma to an Internal IT System

3:00
Networking Break & Refreshments

3:15
Project Selection: Utilizing Project Management Best Practices to Select Projects for Six Sigma Deployment

4:15
Adjourn

Day Two

8:30
Continental Breakfast

9:00:
Keynote Address
Tools and Techniques for Business Excellence: Utilizing Six Sigma and Lean Methodologies in Your Department

10:15
Break & Refreshments

10:30
Understanding the Value of Lean Six Sigma for Transforming IT and Software Processes

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Implementing a Six Sigma Initiative in Your IT Department

2:00
Networking Break & Refreshments

2:15
Change Management: How to Deal With What is Arguably the Most Challenging Aspect of Deploying Six Sigma

3:15
Combining Six Sigma and ITIL: Can They Be Used Together Effectively?

4:15
Conference Adjourns

Venue and Hotel

Six Sigma for IT will be held at the American Strategic Management Institute, in Arlington, VA just one block east of the Courthouse Metro stop on the Orange Line of
the D.C. Metro. A parking garage is located inside the building. Continental breakfast will be provided for delegates each morning.

Conference Address:
The American Strategic Management Institute
1515 North Courthouse Rd.
Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
703-894-0920

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott at the prevailing per diem rate of $154.00 until July 25, 2008. Please call the hotel directly and reference code “Six Sigma for IT” when making reservations to get the discounted rate. The hotel is conveniently located three blocks from the Rosslyn Metro station. Please ask the hotel about a complimentary shuttle that is also available at your convenience.

Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott
1533 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-528-2222
www.courtyardarlingtonrosslyn.com

Tuition

The tuition rate for attending Six Sigma for IT is as follows:

Early Bird Rate (Regular Rate)
Conference Rate $1,095 ($1,395)
White Belt Certification $495 ($495)

For the Early Bird Rate, Register by June 16

Group Discounts

For more information on group discounts for the Six Sigma for IT please contact
David Yerks at 858-874-6876 or email him at Yerks@PerformanceWeb.org.

Cancellations and Quality Assurance
The American Strategic Management Institute strives to provide you with the most productive and effective educational experience possible. If after completing the course you feel there is some way we can improve, please write your comments on the evaluation form provided upon your arrival. Should you feel dissatisfied with your learning experience and wish to request a credit or refund, please submit it in writing no later than 10 business days after the end of the training to: Amy Shioji, VP of Education Services, ASMI, 1515 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201. We will evaluate individual complaints in a context of collective comments from the event.

Note: A $150 service fee will be charged on cancellations received less than four weeks from the date of the event. A credit memo will also be sent reflective of that amount, which can be used for a future conference. If you do not cancel your registration before the day of the event, you will be charged for the full conference amount. As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The American Strategic Management Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.

If for any reason ASMI decides to cancel this conference, ASMI accepts no responsibility for covering airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by registrants, including delegates, sponsors and guests.