Reaching the South Pole through the lens of the PMBOK
Ways of Working
Before there was project management, there were projects.
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Whaling
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Polar exploration
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The Lewis & Clark expedition
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Transcontinental railroads
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Military campaigns like taking elephants over the Alps
As winter looms, this presentation will discuss two contrasting methodologies that both resulted in the attainment of the South Pole in 1911-1912. Planning choices will be explored in relation to PMBOK project stages.
Speakers
Margo Ballou
Senior Project Manager
Margo Ballou, PMP, works in education project management as a Senior Project Manager at Pearson. Margo plans delivery of high quality scoring of formative and summative assessments for state and national clients. She plans and manages schedule, cost, and extensive communications. Her particular interest is risk management. One of her side interests is museums of all types, including art museums and historical museums. Her favorite Iowa museums include the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids and the Des Moines Art Center. In Oslo, Norway, Margo visited the Fram Museum (frammuseum.no) and fell headfirst down the rabbit hole of learning about early 20th-century Polar exploration. She is looking forward to sharing some of the history of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, focusing on the different planning and execution of each attempt.
