‘Past Meetings’ Posts
Written by Pam on 09 April 2012
Our next meeting is scheduled for April 19, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the Library Center is Springfield, MO.
The address for the meeting location is:
The Library Center [MAP]
4653 South Campbell Avenue
Springfield, MO 65810-1723
(417) 883-5366
The meeting will start at 6:30 pm, but the doors will be open at 6:00 pm to give everyone a chance to network with the SW MO project management community.
This month’s speaker will be Dawna Cape, Software Engineer at American National Property and Casualty (ANPAC), Springfield, Mo. She will be presenting a fascinating case study on the leadership styles utilized by Woody in Toy Story.
Dawna Cape is a Project Lead at American National Property Casualty, where she has been employed for five years. Prior to her tenure there, Dawna spent fifteen years as an IT consultant in the public sector. Her debut project twenty years ago was digitized driver licensing for the Wyoming Transportation Department. Following her work in Wyoming, Dawna moved on to American Management Systems multi-year project with the State of Missouri. During the statewide initiative to implement a new Financial System, Dawna was tasked to lead the implementation of a new product called ADVANTAGE Workflow. The Missouri implementation was the first in the nation and its success, coupled with Dawna’s expertise in the subject, gained her national exposure. Dawna was asked to present on the subject in Las Vegas, San Diego, and Baton Rouge. Throughout two states governments, 28 state agencies, one public university, and one private sector employer, Dawna has seen that an effective leader can make the difference in a successful project outcome.
Remember, this will be a PDU event and is FREE. Attendees will earn 1 PDU. You DO NOT have to be PMI certified or a PMI member to attend. Project Managers of all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please register using the form below.
April 2012 Chapter Meeting
— Pam
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Written by Juanita on 11 March 2012
Join the officers of PMI SWMO Chapter on Thursday, March 15, as we celebrate the second anniversary of our chapter. Come meet your fellow members and set the tone for another successful year.
The meeting will be held at the Library Center in Springfield, MO. The address for the meeting location is:
The Library Center [MAP]
4653 South Campbell Avenue
Springfield, MO 65810-1723
(417) 883-5366
The meeting will start at 6:30 pm, but the doors will be open at 6:00 pm to give everyone a chance to network with the SW MO project management community.
Remember, this will be a PDU event and is FREE. Attendees will earn 1 PDU. You DO NOT have to be PMI certified or a PMI member to attend. Project Managers of all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please register using the form below.
March 2012 Chapter Meeting
— Juanita
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Written by Juanita on 31 January 2012
On February 2, groundhogs around the country will come out of hibernation and look for their shadows. Is it time for your career to come out of hibernation as well? Are you looking for ways to advance (or start) your career in project management? If so, you need to come to the February chapter meeting!
On Thursday, February 16, PMI Southwest Missouri will host a round table discussion on all aspects of career advancement for the project manager. Facilitated by Juanita Woods, Performance and Project Management Coach for Pro3 Solutions, this discussion will focus on three key areas of professional development to help you stand out in your career search:
- What do you need to do? Experience requirements for aspiring and advancing project managers
- What do you need to know? Benefits of certification and training to your career
- Who do you need to know? Leveraging social media to network and market yourself to hiring managers and recruiters
The meeting will be held at the Library Center in Springfield, MO. The address for the meeting location is:
The Library Center [MAP]
4653 South Campbell Avenue
Springfield, MO 65810-1723
(417) 883-5366
The meeting will start at 6:30 pm, but the doors will be open at 6:00 pm to give everyone a chance to network with the SW MO project management community.
Remember, this will be a PDU event and is FREE. Attendees will earn 1 PDU. You DO NOT have to be PMI certified or a PMI member to attend. Project Managers of all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please register using the form below.
Click here to review the presentation: Feb_2012_Meeting_Presentation
About the speaker:
Juanita Woods is the owner of Pro3 Solutions, a training and consulting company for all things project, program, and portfolio management. With nearly 15 years of managing projects, programs, and people, Juanita understands what it takes to be a successful project manager and coaches project managers at all stages of their career to be successful. Her passion to help others and promote the project/program management profession drove her to lead the formation of the PMI Southwest Missouri chapter and share her knowledge and experiences with others through coaching, training, and consulting engagements.
— Juanita
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Written by Juanita on 03 January 2012
Our next meeting is scheduled for January 19, 2012, at 6:30 pm, at the Library Center in Springfield, MO. The address for the meeting location is:
The Library Center
4653 South Campbell Avenue
Springfield, MO 65810-1723
(417) 883-5366
The meeting will start at 6:30 pm, but the doors will be open at 6:00 pm to give everyone a chance to network with the SW MO project management community. This month’s speaker will be Dr. Dianne Slattery, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Project Innovation and Management Education (C-PRIME), at Missouri State University.
Dr. Slattery will present an overview of the Associated Schools of Construction annual management competition and how the students at Missouri State approach the competition as a project. With assistance from selected students, she will discuss the competition format and lessons learned in forming the project team, planning, executing, and finalizing the project.
The Chapter will also take this opportunity to discuss the new student association at Missouri State University. Dr. Neal Callahan, active chapter member and Professor at Missouri State University will serve as Director, Student Programs on the chapter board and act as the faculty advisor for the University program.
Remember, this will be a PDU event. Attendees will earn 1 PDU. You DO NOT have to be PMI certified or a PMI member to attend. Project Managers of all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend.
January 2012 Chapter Meeting
— Juanita
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Written by Juanita on 04 October 2011
The PMI SWMO Chapter’s Annual Business Meeting will be a dinner meeting held on November 15, 2011 at the Tower Club, Springfield, MO from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. Members will receive a discount for the meal (coupon code will be emailed in October). Guests are welcome to attend.
Our planned agenda includes:
- Introduce the 2012 Board
- Review the 2011 Accomplishments
- Announce the 2012 Expectations
- Recognize our Volunteers
We are extremely pleased to announce that our distinguished guest speaker will be Walter Viali, our PMI Region 6 Mentor.
Walter is a Project Management and Project Management Office (PMO) Management Consultant, Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with a varied background in different industries, which has included several domestic and international assignments. Walter was also a Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) for many years and has extensive knowledge and experience in Strategic Business Planning, Business Reengineering, Information Systems Planning, Portfolio Management, Process and Project Management, Project Management Office (PMO) implementation and Joint Application Development (JAD) session leading (approximately 4,500 hours of facilitation in the U.S., Europe and Asia in all phases of planning, application development, process redesign and problem solving). He has significant experience in Process and Project Management assessments based on the Software Engineering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model (SEI CMM) and PMI’s Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3). Walter was an adjunct professor at the University of Houston College of Technology in the Project Management Faculty. He has been quoted in several trade journals and books over the years and has published articles on Business Reengineering and Information Technology issues. Walter has made numerous presentations on Strategic Planning, Application Development strategies and Business Reengineering at several conferences, seminars, colleges and universities from 1987 up to the present. He has also delivered several presentations on
Project Management topics to numerous PMI Chapters in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe, as well as at the PMI North American Congresses in Houston and Anaheim. Walter was a member of the PMI team that authored the first release of the PMI OPM3 assessment standard. He was on the Board of the PMI Houston Chapter from 2002 until 2008 and its President in 2007. He was also on the Board of the PMI Clear Lake-Galveston Chapter in 2009-2010. As of 1/1/2011, Walter is the Region Mentor for PMI’s Region 6 (23 Chapters and over 21,000 PMI members in the South Central U.S.).
Please mark your calendars now and make plans to attend this year’s PMI SWMO Annual Business Meeting!
RSVP and payment in advance is greatly appreciated. Menu is available for your review here: November 2011 Dinner Menu.
November 2011 Annual Dinner Meeting
— Juanita
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Written by Juanita on 04 October 2011
Our next meeting is scheduled for October 18, 2011 at 6:30 pm, at the Library Center in Springfield, MO. The address for the meeting location is:
The Library Center
4653 South Campbell Avenue
Springfield, MO 65810-1723
(417) 883-5366
The meeting will start at 6:30 pm, but the doors will be open at 6:00 pm to give everyone a chance to network with the SW MO project management community. This month’s speaker will be Paul Hauschen, PMP, CPCU, Director, PMO, Farm Family Insurance Company.
The meeting topic is about using a Balanced Scorecard approach to align projects to organizational strategy.
Prioritizing projects in a portfolio is a key challenge for the project management office. While cost benefit analysis is “doing things right”, it is alignment to strategy that identifies the “right things to do”. At Farm Family Insurance, once the project is cost justified, it is also prioritized by its fit to strategy. The PMO took the corporate balanced scorecard and used it to create a prioritization model. The prioritization model is weighted to the dimensions of the balanced scorecard. Risk factors are also identified and given weight within the model. The end result is a portfolio that clearly aligns projects to the strategic goals of the company.
Remember, this will be a PDU event. Attendees will earn 1 PDU. Individuals involved in project management in all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend. You DO NOT have to be PMI certified or a PMI member to attend. Project Managers of all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend.
A little more about this month’s speaker:
Paul Hauschen, PMP, CPCU, is the Director, Multiple Line PMO, ANPAC and Farm Family Insurance Companies. Paul has over 25 years experience in information systems and business divisions spanning several industries. He has worked in manufacturing with the Rayovac Corporation, catalog distribution with the Pleasant Company, financial services with the CUNA Mutual Group, and government in the New York State Comptroller’s Project Management Office. He founded PMP Prep workshops in both Madison, Wisconsin, and Albany, New York, chapters of PMI. Paul earned his Project Management Professional (PMP) in 1997, his Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) in 2007, and holds a Master of Science in Project Management from the University of Wisconsin.
October 2011 Chapter Meeting
— Juanita
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Written by Brad on 07 September 2011
In response to the positive feedback from our previous lunch meeting, this month’s meeting will also be a lunch meeting! This month’s lunch meeting will be held on September 15, 2011 at 12:00 pm at Mr. Yens. The doors will open at 11:30 am for networking with lunch served at 12:00 pm. Lunch will be served “family style” with various entrees options (one chicken, one beef, one vegetarian) and will include soup and rice. Lunch will cost approximately $13 and will include the meal, drinks, tax and gratuity. Luch will be paid individually, however, we do need an accurate head count in order to have enough food prepared, so please RSVP (see below).
The address for Mr. Yens is:
4117 South National Avenue
Springfield, MO 65807-5356
This month’s presentation will be structured in a forum format, where the panel of experts will answering and providing insight into various questions, issues, and situations that are facing project managers in SW Mo. If you’re interested in sitting on the panel for this month’s meeting, please let me know at vpprograms@pmiswmo.org (PDUs are available for your participation). Additionally if you have any questions, issues, situations, or scenario’s that you would like to have discussed/answered by the panel, please email them to me at vpprograms@pmiswmo.org.
Remember, this will be a PDU event. Attendees will earn 1 PDU. Individuals involved in project management in all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend. You DO NOT have to be PMI certified or a PMI member to attend. Project Managers of all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend.
September 2011 Meeting
— Brad
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Written by Brad on 01 August 2011
Our next meeting is scheduled for August 16, 2011 at 6:30 pm, at the Library Center in Springfield, Mo. The address for is:
The Library Center
4653 South Campbell Avenue
Springfield, MO 65810-1723
(417) 883-5366
The meeting will start at 6:30 pm, but the doors will be open at 6:00 pm to give everyone a chance to network with the SW MO project management community. This month’s speaker will be Matt Savage, PMP, MBA. Matt is a Director of Software Engineering and Services for ProfitStars, a division of Jack Henry & Associates.
Remember, this will be a PDU event. Attendees will earn 1 PDU. Individuals involved in project management in all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend. You DO NOT have to be PMI certified or a PMI member to attend. Project Managers of all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend.
A little more about this month’s speaker:
Matt Savage is a Director of Software Engineering and Services at ProfitStars, a division of Jack Henry & Associates. He currently manages development and services for ProfitStars Business Intelligence products and leads the ProfitStars Integration Competency Center. The ICC’s mission is to integrate the development and delivery of ProfitStars products & services by managing the portfolio and incrementally transforming the organization towards utilization of common processes, technology, and resources. Matt is a certified Project Management Professional and a PMI member. His background includes management of information technology projects at Jack Henry & Associates, H&R Block, and Sprint Corporation. He has a BSBA in Computer Information Systems and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Central Missouri.
August Presentation
August 2011 Meeting
— Brad
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Written by Brad on 23 June 2011
Our next meeting is scheduled for July 19, 2011 at 6:30 pm, at the Library Center in Springfield, Mo. The address for is:
The Library Center
4653 South Campbell Avenue
Springfield, MO 65810-1723
(417) 883-5366
The meeting will start at 6:30 pm, but the doors will be open at 6:00 pm to give everyone a chance to network with the SW MO project management community.
This month’s speaker will be Darrell Blackburn, PMP, CSM, who will be presenting a session on the Motorola Iridium Satellite Program. Darrell managed the Program Management Office that was responsible for the design, development, and management of the Iridium satellite system development and deployment. This was a $3.2B, 5 year multi-national and multi company program!
Remember, this will be a PDU event. Attendees will earn 1 PDU. Individuals involved in project management in all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend. You DO NOT have to be PMI certified or a PMI member to attend. Project Managers of all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend.
A little more about this month’s speaker:
Darrell is a highly skilled project manager with 30+ years of project and program management experience. Darrell is currently the manager of the Corporate Center of Excellence at Jack Henry & Associates. During his extensive career, Darrell has worked for some of the preeminent names in the defense and project management industries, including: Honeywell, McDonnell-Douglas, Motorola, and IP Solutions. Darrell earned his PMP certification 1997 and CSM in 2010.
In addition to an extensive PM background, Darrell is a nationally respected instructor, educator and speaker. Darrell has been an instructor for the Effective Project Office Course, the Managing Integrated Programs Course and the Mastering The Project Portfolio Course at the Stanford University Advanced Project Management school.
Darrell is a frequent speaker at the Project Management Institute, Project World Conference, and International Cost/Schedule Management Conference. He has lectured at the Motorola University, Air Force Institute of Technology, and Defense Science Board and Defense Manufacturing Council at the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense. Darrell is active in many industry associations, notably Project Management Institute, Performance Management Association, National Security Industrial Association, and American Project Management Forum.
July 2011 Meeting
— Brad
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Written by Brad on 06 June 2011
Thursday Meeting – In response to the annual chapter survey feedback, we’re trying a different night for our June 2011 Meeting. The June chapter meeting scheduled for June 16, 2011 at 6:30 pm, at Springfield Fire Department Station #12. The address for Station #12 is:
Springfield Fire Department Station #12
2455 S. Blackman Road
Springfield MO, 65809
The meeting will start at 6:30 PM, but the doors open at 6:00 to give everyone a chance to “meet and greet.” We will also be having light food and drinks at this month’s meeting (donations are encouraged)
Again, in response to the annual chapter survey, we’re going to be having a more interactive meeting this month.
This month’s meeting will have both a networking and project management focus. This month’s meeting will test your project management, problem solving, and team working skills via a number real world “situations”. Prizes will be provided for the teams that come up with the most innovative and applicable solutions!
Don’t miss out on a chance to work through various project management “situations” with your colleagues in Southwest Missouri.
Remember, this will be a PDU event. Attendees will earn 1 PDU. Individuals involved in project management in all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend. You DO NOT have to be PMI certified or a PMI member to attend. Project Managers of all industries are welcome and encouraged to attend.
If you plan to attend, please submit your registration information below. Reservations are not required, but greatly appreciated.
June 2011 Chapter Meeting
— Brad
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