Plano, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/28/2013 -- Duke Porritt, Pinnacle Strategies ViewPoint Project Manager and Consultant will be presenting at the PMI Houston Conference and Expo in June 3-5, 2013 at The Hyatt Regency Downtown Houston. Porritt’s presentation, entitled, “Mass-Producing Frustrations: Why “Good Planning” Often Leads to Failed Projects,” will be on June 4th from 11:00-12:15 located in Track PM.

In this breakout session Porritt will explore why most planning – often based on a granular level of detail that is good for accounting – is actually detrimental to project managers. The key to success in setting the right level of detail which is only as much as an organization can manage. Attendees will receive prescriptive guidance about what a successful project plan must – and must not – include.

Porritt is responsible for developing and implementing ViewPoint delivery processes for Pinnacle Strategies, establishing training programs for both internal and external customers, and establishing essential quality assurance processes.

Porritt is a Project Management expert with over 25 years of experience developing and executing management solutions and facilitating organizational change. He is highly proficient at analyzing organizational issues and guiding leaders to effective process improvements in all facets of management. His extensive background with the US Air Force, Productive Data Solutions, Realization Technologies, Terradyme, and Pinnacle Strategies has made him a recognized expert at applying the Theory of Constraints (ToC), Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies to organizational issues. His specialty is implementing Critical Chain Project Management.

PMI Houston Conference and Expo attendees will develop project management skills to advance leadership careers. The 2013 Conference Team will provide 13 half-day Workshops, Networking /Meet-the Speakers, Professional Development, Program Management / PMO, Project Management as well as Team Building.

About Pinnacle Strategies
Pinnacle Strategies (http://pinnacle–strategies.com) is an international management consulting firm focused on operations management excellence. We work with organizations to increase shareholder value by developing high-performance business processes that significantly enhance productivity, reduce costs and time to market, improving profitability and accelerating sustainable growth. Pinnacle Strategies offers results-driven consulting solutions in the areas of performance management, project management, operations management, and supply chain. Pinnacle Strategies is the developer of ViewPoint a service that dramatically simplifies managing projects, enabling project teams to rapidly improve project performance. The RABIT methodology is a proprietary approach that is concentrated on implementing quick response solutions with rapid results. The RABIT methodology culminates years of practical experience and expertise in continuous improvement; it consistently delivers dramatic increases in process output to deliver solutions to industrial and manufacturing firms worldwide. Pinnacle Strategies offers results-driven consulting solutions in the areas of performance management, project management, operations management, and supply chain.

Pinnacle Strategies’ new eBook, “Blindsided! Five Invisible Project Threats Successful Managers Must See,” is available for download at http://pinnacle-strategies.com/lp3-test.html. The publication reveals the five key hidden project threats that can save business leaders project costs and time.

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