

Agenda:
- 6:00 - 6:15- Welcome and Introductions
- 6:15 - 7:00- Speaker
- 7:00- 7:15- Q&A / Networking
Meeting Cost:
Free for IIBA Members and Non-Members!
ZOOM:
You will receive an email ONE HOUR before the event with the Zoom link.
Join us as we explore the most common yet often overlooked mistakes that can make or break a project's success. In this presentation, we’ll discuss the ten most common pitfalls that can derail a project and share valuable lessons on how to turn things around.
From communication and sponsorship to political landscapes, risk management, and strategic planning, discover practical ways to course-correct and drive project success.
Take your project management skills to the next level by embracing and applying these simple yet powerful principles!
Learning Objectives:
- The top 10 most common mistakes that derail your projects - Joe’s Truisms on how to overcome them
- How to learn from “Dilbert” – the keys to repeatable, consistent project success
- Communications - what you need to know and practice
Meet our Speaker:

Joe Perzel has been defining requirements, leading projects of all sizes and managing staffs since 1982 in both a corporate and vendor capacity. He has a background in multiple industries such as healthcare, insurance, finance, government, manufacturing, non-profit and education. Presently Joe is President of the Minnesota Chapter of IIBA, partner at JPerzel Inc. as well as Project Manager at Great River Energy in MN. Previously he has held leadership positions at Surescripts, Cargill, Thomson Reuters, MN Workers Compensation Bureau, International Multifoods and PMI Minnesota.
Joe has been speaking since 2002 on topics ranging from Stakeholder management, leadership/strategy, negotiations/sales and current trends. He has presented keynotes, chapter meetings and workshops internationally to multiple corporate, government and non-profit organizations, BBC (Building Business Capability) conference, IIBA chapters, PMBA Conferences, PMI Global and Region 2, over 20 PMI chapters, local and global Society for Quality (ASQ), International Project Management Assoc. (IPMA) and the PMO Impact Summit.