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Directions

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Agenda

5:10 – 6:00 PM Bonus PDU (Bonus Speaker)
6:00 – 6:30 PM Social Time

6:30 – 7:00 PM

Dinner and WMPMI Chapter Announcements

7:00 – 8:00 PM

Featured Speaker

Cost

  • $30 – Western Michigan Chapter Member
  • $40 – Guest/A Non-member of the Western Michigan Chapter
  • $25 – Full-Time Student Guest (Enrolled for 12+ credit hours/semester)
  • $5 – Additional for walk-ins

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Information on 11-14-2011 Battle Creek Event

Patricia Brown-May will talk about “Human Resource Management for the Project Leader”.

What is the Human Resource Management Process knowledge area? Patricia will present an overview of Human Resource Management for the Program Manager and why it is important in successful project management. Dimensions of Human Resources will be revealed that are used by many project managers but may not be clear to others.

Patricia Brown-May, PMP joined IBM in 2009 and is currently a Project Manager, Asset Management services. Project Management work with IBM includes working with new accounts transitioning the IBM Asset Mangement Service. Patricia has over 10 years of project management experience, is PMP certified and teaches various sections of the WMPMI PMP Preparation Course. Patricia has an MBA from University of Michigan.

Questions: Contact Martin Stradt
Martin.Stradt@Kellogg.com
(269) 961-9365
(269) 788-5198 Cell

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Directions (see below graphic as well): 194N to the light, left on Hamblin, through the 1st light (Capital) 200 yards. McCamly Plaza Hotel parking ramp is on the right. Kellogg’s is located across the street to the West. The entrance is marked with a lot of flags.

Agenda (Battle Creek)

5:00 - 5:30 PM Registration / Check-In
5:30 - 6:15 PM Dinner

6:15 - 7:15 PM

Speaker

7:15 - 7:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Cost (Battle Creek)

  • $25 – All Attendees

2011/2012 Program Schedule

Date Topic
September 12 The Race to the South Pole: Lessons in Risk Management for Leaders
October 10 Advanced Energy Storage Industry in West Michigan: How did this come to be?
October 10 The Project Management Collegiate Competition (Battle Creek)
November 14 Prioritizing the Value of a PMO
November 14 Human Resource Management for the Project Leader - Battle Creek

2010/2011 Program Schedule

Date Topic
September 13 Getting a Grip On Negativity
October 11 Creative Thinking Skills
October 18 The Mission and Services of the Project Management Institute
November 8 Delivering Visibility, Control, and Management of Projects & Programs for High Performance Results
January 10 How to Improve Project Management Results with After Action Review Cycles.
February 7 “Endings, Beginnings...and Bumps In Between”
March 14 Getting 40% More Cooperation & Productivity from your team: Part 2
April 11 Networking as a Strategic Project Management Resource
April 25 You have created a schedule…now what?
May 9 Annual Chapter Business Meeting

Cancellation of scheduled dinner meetings due to inclement weather


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