Andrew Filev
, Thursday, January 31, 2013
After the short holiday break, the new year quickly gained momentum. The first event on my 2013 speaking calendar was the dinner meeting at PMI Dallas Chapter. The topic of remote collaboration and its efficiency brought up a great discussion. The engagement of the audience is a clear sign of how many project managers face the challenge of dealing with mobile workforce today. And the trend will only expand: as Wrike’s survey revealed, every fourth worker foresees his or her office going virtual in the near future. Of the numerous post-presentation questions, there were a couple that were especially interesting, and I’d like to share some takeaway notes with you.
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Andrew Filev
, Thursday, November 01, 2012
 Collaboration, collective intelligence, social business and innovation are some of the hottest topics of this blog. And how much hotter does it get, if they get combined? You can check that out for yourself by attending the upcoming E2 Innovate Conference in Santa Clara, CA. On November 14, I will be speaking about open innovation and the benefits a social enterprise can reap through applying this model. My co-presenter is Damon Gragg, global project manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. He has a lot to share on how open innovation helps his company be the global leader in scientific and healthcare equipment.
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Andrew Filev
, Monday, September 17, 2012
 Some great news that I’m thrilled to share with you: on October 21, I am going to speak at PMI Global Congress North America, which will be held in Vancouver this year. The presentation is titled “The future of remote teams: How to fine-tune virtual collaboration?” With the ongoing expansion of the distributed workforce, this topic seems to be gaining even more importance among fellow project managers. The first part of the speech will cover the most interesting findings of a survey recently conducted by Wrike with 1,000 respondents (how many people work remotely, how this compares to their work style 2-3 years ago, what they value the most about telecommuting, where they see this trend going, etc.) For instance, the vast majority of surveyed people believe that a fully virtual office will be a reality in the future. Later, the presentation will focus on efficiency tips for managers of virtual teams, based on my own experience of working with globally dispersed employees.
If you haven’t planned a trip to Vancouver yet, it is worth consideration! I’m just as eager to hear the other presentations as I am to give my own. Speaking of the event agenda: this is one of the things that we recently discussed with Paula Jayne White, PMI’s Director, Professional Development. Read our full conversation to find out about the focus of the upcoming event and discover some lessons that such a huge project like PMI Congress can teach.
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Andrew Filev
, Thursday, April 07, 2011
 Soon after giving a speech at the Web 2.0 Expo conference, I headed to another event – Silicon Valley Product Camp – for a day of interesting discussions on designing better products. It has become a good tradition for me to attend this get-together, and this year my company, Wrike, was one of the sponsors of the Product Camp.
Since at this “unconference” the participants themselves vote for the topics they want to hear, it was a pleasure for me to have my proposal chosen on the event day. As usual, the camps are much more interactive than a typical conference, so it was fun. The audience loved the topic and brought up great questions and ideas.
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Andrew Filev
, Thursday, March 31, 2011
 Traditionally, spring is the busy season for various events, and my schedule is really tight these days. On Tuesday, I took part in the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, where I gave a speech on efficient ways of delivering innovative software to business users. I was especially inspired because the practical tips that I shared were based not only on industry anecdotes, but also on the story of my own company. Thank you to everyone who was there!
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Andrew Filev
, Monday, January 31, 2011
 My presentation proposal recently was accepted by the Web 2.0 Expo SF committee. I’ll be speaking about the adoption of Enterprise 2.0 applications and what product decisions can greatly improve it. The official title for the session is “Be Innovative, Yet Familiar: How to Create a Comfort App People Will Actually Use.”
What we are facing today is that people, who made Facebook and Twitter an integral part of their personal life, are still often reluctant to use Web 2.0 tools at work. My presentation will explain how vendors should approach Web 2.0 solutions, so that business users can quickly adopt them from day one. The point of focus there is recognizing the existing user behaviors and fitting into their current workflows.
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Andrew Filev
, Tuesday, January 25, 2011
 My post about The Secret Ingredients of a Successful Distributed Team turned out to be quite popular, so I decided to follow up on it by sharing a slide deck I recently presented to the Information Management Forum members (IMF). I was invited to speak about virtual teams, as well as how companies can easily overcome challenges connected with their set up. The presentation has 5 practical tips on how to make your virtual project team more efficient. The list is not complete, and there’s always room for more! I hope to extend this list in a future post with your help.
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Andrew Filev
, Sunday, April 25, 2010
 The spring turns out to be very busy this year. We have a lot going on in the development of our project management software, Wrike. In addition to that, I was invited to contribute to a couple of authoritative project management resources, such as Projects@Work and the ICPM, as well as to speak at a few events. I already wrote about my session at the SV PCamp. Another one was the PMI Monterey Chapter meeting, where I gave a talk on the use of various Web 2.0 technologies in project management.
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Andrew Filev
, Monday, April 19, 2010
 Last month, I gave a talk at Silicon Valley Product Camp 2010. This is the world's largest free and “unconference-style” event attracting product managers from various industries. This time, the one-day gathering was attended by more than 550 product managers. The real beauty of this event is that PCamp participants do not merely listen to lectures, but are encouraged to actively participate in the conversation, ask questions and share their tips and knowledge. In addition, visitors are invited to suggest their own topics for discussion.
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Andrew Filev
, Thursday, January 14, 2010
 As you may know from my previous posts, I have submitted a session proposal to the Enterprise 2.0 Conference 2010. In my session, I’m going to develop ideas from the presentation “ Email Is Dead… Long Live Email!”
Recently, the conference organizers announced the opening of the Community Vote, which will play major part in the selection of the sessions that will be presented at the conference in Boston. I’m excited about the start of the voting, and I ask for your support. If you liked my “ Email Is Dead… Long Live Email!” presentation, I encourage you to vote for my proposal entitled “ Popular to Ubiquitous: How to Skyrocket Adoption.”
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