Insight into Project Management and Public Safety Planning Parallels
Registration is requested by October 10, 2024, to confirm the head count for the dinner service.
Professional Bio
Kevin Pannell is a seasoned IT Project Manager and Leader with over 20 years of experience
between the U.S. Military, Public Safety, and Information Technology spaces. Kevin holds the
PMP, CSM, and Prosci Change Management certifications.
In Public Safety Kevin helped plan for the 2015 UCI Road World Championships and the 2016 Vice
Presidential Debates. While at VCU Health Kevin led the implementation of the Workday ERP
system and was the IT Program Manager for the Children's Hospital project, which won the 2023
RVA Tech Team Excellence Award.
Kevin is married, has three sons (Things 1, 2, & 3), two Border Collies, and enjoys regular exercise,
hiking, and cold plunges in the mountains near Blacksburg, Virginia.
Seminar Description
In this talk, Kevin will walk the attendees through the Planning “P” process used by many Public Safety and Emergency Management agencies throughout the United States. As a former All-Hazard Incident Management Team member, Kevin was a Planning Section Chief. As Kevin transitioned from the on-call life, Kevin saw the many parallels between the Public Safety and Project Management worlds. Now, Kevin will provide a window into Public Safety, special event planning, and incident response, allowing attendees to see that good processes, strong leadership, and relationship building are effective across all planning methodologies.
Learning Objectives
- Good process transcends industry
- There are five foundational elements to every effective planning process
- The value of relationships over outcomes and outcomes over strict process
