CA World 2008, to be held November 16-20 in Las Vegas, is my second such event as a CA employee.  My first CA World took place just a few months after I joined CA. Back then, though the agenda had been planned well in advance, they managed to open up a speaking slot for me. The marketing organization said I could talk about anything I wanted and I chose IT Governance (big surprise there).

At the time, I was conducting two presentations with regularity. One was called "View from the Top," a high-level overview of Project and Portfolio Management, and the other was "Critical Components of a PMO." Being CA's new IT Governance Evangelist, I was keen to express my opinions on the subject and my "IT Governance" presentation was born.

I have delivered this presentation many times since my first CA World. We have incorporated the presentation into field events and I have delivered it at numerous professional association conferences. It is also now a regular part of the curriculum in San Francisco State's MBA program. Those three forums provide a great pulpit for my evangelism of the power and promise of IT Governance, but to my delight, the most frequent venue for this presentation is at individual companies.

I am frequently asked by companies to deliver my message on site, which I am glad to do. These visits provide one of the best opportunities for me to stay connected to the day-to-day machinations of IT and the relationship between IT organizations and the constituents they support. My "IT Governance" presentation is the most frequently requested in my arsenal.

I was delighted when the CA World organizers asked that I again deliver this presentation, and others, at CA World 2008. I'm approaching the presentation with a mix of nostalgia and excitement-I've traveled so far and talked with so many people since I last delivered that presentation at CA World as a CA newbie.  

The following is information about the 5 sessions I am participating in at CA World:

• GP105SN - Enabling Stellar Performance with Process Management: Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 of 2 is presented by our partner CSC in session GP158SN)
• GP110SN - Achieving Sustainable and Effective IT Governance: Thoughts from the Evangelist
• GP113SN - Critical Components of Effective PMOs
• GP173SN - PPM, CobiT and ITIL: Enabling IT Governance
• IG020AN - Service Strategy in ITIL v3: What it Means and How it's Supported by Service Portfolio Management

CA World will provide interested customers with a great opportunity to acquire soup-to-nuts coverage of my views on IT Governance and insight into some of ITG's most critical processes. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the same people from last time, and meeting new ones.

Readers, if you'll be at CA World, I'd love to talk with you in person.  Look me up at the sessions above and please introduce yourself!