Society Meeting Archive

September 16, 2009

The 11th meeting of the society was held on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at the Coast Capri Hotel. The Coast Capri is located at 1171 Harvey Avenue in Kelowna, BC.

PMPs earned 2 PDUs for attending this event.

Event Overview

This seminar deals with the intricacies of managing high tech projects from applying formal project management disciplines to understanding the sound business practices that drive success.

In business today effective use of data is critical to meet real customer needs. A data warehouse can be the answer provided development and implementation is done right from the start. Learn about the methodology and roll out of a successful data warehouse.

Good project management is a combination of identifying business critical initiatives, creating compelling business cases and effectively managing at all levels from the executive team to project work groups. Find out more about what talent and skills are needed to achieve success.

About the Speakers

Chris Dennis

Chris is currently the Senior Architect of Information Solutions at Valley First Credit Union where he has lead and managed web based application development and data analysis projects since 2001. Prior to joining Valley First, Chris was with IBM Global Services in Edmonton. In addition to his work with IBM he was a founding partner in a web development and hosting company. Chris has experience in network administration, healthcare, agricultural manufacturing and the energy sector. His formal education is in software development with a focus on systems analysis and project management.

His most recent project has been a two year enterprise data warehouse implementation that was executed in tandem with a core banking system upgrade. Developing a warehouse during such a time of time of dramatic change in an organization provided many unique opportunities and challenges in both project management and technical areas.

Karl Klann, CMC

Karl Klann is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. Karl's areas of expertise include: strategic planning, organizational change management, IT project/program management, communications and team-building. His background includes the financial services, health care, application service provider and not-for-profit sectors.

During his career, Karl has leveraged his unique business, technology and consulting skills to help clients develop and implement strategies to align IT infrastructure and related resources to better support business objectives, navigate through complex organizational change, and establish company-specific project management methodologies.

Partners for this event

• OSTEC
• The Society of Project Management Professionals of the BC Interior

Cost

$20

June 26, 2009

Event Details

Doug Williams, PMP, is a Senior Consultant practicing organizational change management, project management, and general systems engineering. He has acquired over 20 years experience within varied industries like agri-business, electric utilities, financial services, insurance services, medical systems, non-profit support systems, systems service providers & consulting, state government, and telecommunications. He has worked with varied client organizations in different locations throughout the United States. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bryant University of Smithfield, Rhode Island. He is working to obtain a Masters of Science in Organizational Psychology and has considered plans for obtaining a doctoral degree in the same. He is a Project Management Institute (PMI) certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Doug’s primary work focus over the last decade has been the study of project success, with a specific purpose to develop a broad understanding of the mechanical and behavioral reasons supporting why projects meet or miss scope, cost, and time objectives. He now offers the results of his extended study in professional development presentations and workshops held throughout the world. He is recognized by others as an effective presenter and engaging instructor. A presentation attendee responded, “Best lunch and learn and relevant as long as I have been coming 4+ years.” A workshop attendee wrote, "It was GREAT! And he was a hoot as a presenter too!”

Workshop Overview

Did you know that project management concepts can improve an organization’s daily operations activities and boost its recognized daily successes? When integrated appropriately, project management concepts can form the foundation needed for more predictable daily operations workflows. They can also become a primary catalyst for turning daily worker chaos into more predictable success pathways.

As a result, team member expectations can suddenly change from “just getting through each day” into “WOW, will you look at what I have accomplished today?!!!” And as an interesting by-product, an improved “projectized” operations work culture tends to train its informal leaders into highly skilled and capable project managers.

This workshop will review many project management definitions, standards, guidelines, practices, and tools within the context of the daily operations work setting. Many ideas will be presented ready for immediate reuse. Others will be presented for consideration and adaptation into your specific daily operations work environment. And yet others will be presented in a manner that simply helps you convert the ceremony of project management into practical definitions, standards, guidelines, practices, and tools to be used within your daily operations work setting.

This workshop will cover many ideas from the project management work focus areas
listed below:

• Communication Management Scope Management

• Time Management Cost Management

• Human Resource Management Quality Management

• Procurement Management Project Integration Management

• Scope Management

• Cost Management

• Quality Management

• Project Integration Management

• Risk Management

We will be using class lectures, group break-out sessions, individual work assignments, case studies and situational reflective practices. The work we do will help you develop your understanding and skills for converting formal project management concepts into practical daily operations solutions.

You Will Learn To:

• Identify project management concepts that can be immediately reused or adapted for use within your daily operations work setting.

• Convert the ceremony of many formal project management standard concepts into practical daily operations workflow improvement ideas and solutions.

Lesson 1:

While there are no easy answers to improving organizational effectiveness, practical project management concepts can be successfully implemented to improve an organization’s daily operations work activities and boost its recognized daily successes.
 
Who Should Attend:

Daily operations oriented team members, team leads, and managers who are interested in using project management concepts to improve their daily operations results.

Workshop Format:

Lecture, group break-out sessions, individual assignments, case studies, and reflective practices.

Also Included in price:

• Morning and Afternoon refreshments

• Lunch

• Workshop Materials

Event Details:

Price:  $100
Venue:  Best Western Inn Kelowna

Day of Event:
Registration Opens at 8:00AM
Event Starts at: 9:00AM
 

February 12, 2009

Event Details

This was a jointly organized event between the Certified Management Consultant Southern Interior Chapter, the Canadian Evaluation Society Interior Chapter and the Society of Project Management Professionals of the BC Interior.

This event featured a presentation by Tom Tasaka from SNC-Lavalin, the Project Director for the new William R. Bennett Bridge in Kelowna. There was also opportunities to learn about these three professional organizations.

Event Details

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009

Time: 5:00PM - 7:30PM

Location: The Scotiabank Room, the Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna

Cost: $20.00 incl. GST. Includes a wine and cheese reception.

More Info please see the event flyer [66 KB, PDF]

November 13, 2008

Event Details

PM MATURITY ASSESSMENT - Ken Bailey, MBA, PMP

Have you ever wondered how rigorous your Project Management methodology is, and how it compares to other firms? The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a tool that can help you measure your Project Management practices and place them on a scale of five levels. It also will give you some insight into areas where you may want to focus an improvement initiative. Ken Bailey has a consulting practice focused on Project Management and will share insights into assessing your maturity level, identifying which level is appropriate for your organization, and how you may want to approach an improvement project.

PROJECT REVIEWS - Marina Garrison, PMP

Most project teams are relieved to have finished their project and are far too busy rushing ahead to the next project to spend any time thinking about how they could improve and refine their project processes. And then they wonder why their new project suffers from all the same problems as their previous project. You may think you have completed your project, but you aren't truly finished until you complete a project review. Marina Garrison will explain why every project should have a project review and the steps necessary to conducting one successfully.

Agenda

6:00 - 6:30 pm Networking

6:45 - 7:45 pm PM MATURITY ASSESSMENT
  Presented by: Ken Bailey, MBA, PMP

7:45 - 8:00 pm Break

8:00 - 9:00 pm PROJECT REVIEWS
  Presented by: Marina Garrison, PMP

July 10, 2008

The 7th PM BC Interior meeting was held July 10, 2008 from 6:00PM - 9:00PM. PMPs earned 2 PDUs for attending.

The meeting was held on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at JAKX Neighbourhood Grill. JAKX is located at #203 - 595 KLO Road (between Richter St. and Lakeshore Rd.), Kelowna, BC

RECRUITING PROJECT MANAGERS IN THE VALLEY - Moya Webb, Corporate Recruiter & President of Everest Recruitment Inc.

Moya will be talking about what her company sees happening in recruitment in general in the valley and talk about some experiences they have had in recruiting project managers. Okanagan based Everest Recruitment recruits permanent and short term executive, professional, managerial, technical, IT, sales and marketing, accounting and finance, and administrative employees for companies located in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada. http://everestrecruitment.com/

CHANGE MANAGEMENT - MANAGING THE PEOPLE SIDE OF CHANGE - Michael Ratch, Project Management Consultant, MKR Consulting

If you had the chance to do it again, what would you do differently? #1 response from a recent study of companies undergoing major change initiatives was "utilize an effective and planned change management program". Michael will discuss the direct linkages between effective change management programs and project success as well review the Prosci Change Management Process: preparing for change, managing change, and reinforcing change. http://www.mkrc.com/

KNOWING YOUR CLIENT, NOT JUST YOUR PROJECT - Shane Spraggs, Chief Operations Officer at Acro Media Inc.

Shane will discuss the human side of project management and the importance of establishing a relationship with your client. Shane will share his experience working with diverse and unique clients over the past decade of project management at Acro Media. He will pick up where the PMP leaves off and discuss the real world application of the project management art. Acro Media Inc. is an interactive agency that professionally delivers four main solution sets: Ecommerce solutions for product sales, corporate sites for lead generation, showcase design for brand building, and portal sites for community building and member services. With a decade’s experience and team of 35, Acro Media ably provides Web site design & development, Ecommerce & software integration, CMS & dynamic Web site solutions, internet marketing & SEO, online branding & corporate identity, flash, interactive & motion design. http://www.acromediainc.com/

Agenda

6:00 - 6:30 pm Networking

6:30 - 7:00 pm RECRUITING PROJECT MANAGERS IN THE VALLEY
  Presented by: Moya Webb, President of Everest Recruitment Inc.

7:00 - 7:15 pm Break

7:15 - 8:00 pm CHANGE MANAGEMENT - MANAGING THE PEOPLE SIDE OF CHANGE
  Presented by: Michael Ratch, PMP, MKR Consulting

8:00 - 8:15 pm Break

8:15 - 9:00 pm KNOWING YOUR CLIENT, NOT JUST YOUR PROJECT
  Presented by: Shane Spraggs, Chief Operations Officer at Acro Media Inc.

April 24, 2008

The 6th PM BC Interior meeting was held April 24, 2008 from 6:00PM - 9:00PM. PMPs earned 2 PDUs for attending.

Agenda

6:00 - 6:30 pm Networking

6:45 - 7:45 pm Using Soft Skills for IT Projects

Presented by: Joan Hambury

7:45 - 8:00 pm Break

8:00 - 9:00 pm UBC, Cert in Business Systems Analysis, an Overview

Presented by: Audrey Spiller

November 27, 2007

The 5th PM BC Interior meeting was held November 27, 2007 from 6:00PM - 8:30PM. PMPs earned 2 PDUs for attending.

Location

The meeting was held on Thursday, February 15, 2007 at JAKX Neighbourhood Grill. JAKX is located at #203 - 595 KLO Road (between Richter St. and Lakeshore Rd.), Kelowna, BC

Agenda

6:00 - 6:30 pm Networking

6:30 - 7:30 pm Project Estimating - Live or Die

Presented by: Ken Bailey, PMP

Is your project held ransom to an unreasonable early estimate? This session will review Project Estimating as described in the PMBOK, look at traditional ways of project estimating, and some little used but useful methods. We will discuss ways to manage stakeholder expectations and help them make informed decisions to enable the project to complete successfully.

7:30 - 8:30 pm Ten Steps to Project Management Heaven

Presented by: Wayne Van Damme, PMP

For a project manager the dream of having a project that is smooth, on time, on budget, delivers maximum value to stakeholders while enlightening the team members and having no people challenges, is indeed a place not found on earth. This presentation of the ten critical steps to project management just may have you saying LG (life is good) and move you one step closer to a heavenly project.

May 17, 2007

The 4th PM BC Interior meeting was held May 17, 2007 from 6:00PM - 9:00PM. PMPs earned 2 PDUs for attending.

Location

The meeting was held on Thursday, May 17 15, 2007 at JAKX Neighbourhood Grill. JAKX is located at #203 - 595 KLO Road (between Richter St. and Lakeshore Rd.), Kelowna, BC

Agenda

6:00 - 6:30 pm Networking

6:45 - 7:45 pm 1st Session - "Prioritizing strategic projects at the executive level" - Audrey Spiller, PMP

7:45 - 8:00 pm Break

8:00 - 9:00 pm 2nd Session - "Managing Quality on your Project" - Pam Reese, PMP

February 15, 2007

The 3rd PM BC Interior meeting was held February 15, 2007 from 6:00PM - 9:00PM. The theme "Project Management Basics" continued from the last meeting and PMPs earned 2 PDUs for attending. There were two presentations at the event, Marta Benes, PMP, presented "Project Performance Measuring 101" and Pam Reese, PMP presented "Managing & Directing Teams".

Location

The 3rd meeting of the society was held on Thursday, February 15, 2007 at JAKX Neighbourhood Grill. JAKX is located at #203 - 595 KLO Road (between Richter St. and Lakeshore Rd.), Kelowna, BC

Agenda

6:00 - 6:30 pm Networking

6:45 - 7:45 pm 1st Session - Project Performance Measuring 101 - Marta Benes, PMP

7:45 - 8:00 pm Break

8:00 - 9:00 pm 2nd Session - Managing & Directing Teams - Pam Reese, PMP

If you attended this meeting and you are a PMP, you can claim PDUs.

December 7, 2006

14 people attended the 2nd PM BC Interior meeting held December 7, 2006 from 6:00PM - 9:00PM. The theme of the meeting was "Project Management Basics" and PMPs could earn 2 PDUs for attending. There were two presentations at the event, Marina Garrison, PMP, presented "The Importance of Scope" and Shirley Palmer-Hunt presented "Critical Path Analysis". In between presentations an election was held to elect society officers for a 1 year term. The results of the annual general meeting were as follows:

Marina Garrison, PMP
President
Email: president@bcpmp.com

Hardy Reider, PMP
Treasurer
Email: treasurer@bcpmp.com

Marta Benes, PMP
Registrar
Email: registrar@bcpmp.com

Michael Ratch, PMP
Secretary
Email: secretary@bcpmp.com

If you attended this meeting and you are a PMP, you can claim PDUs.

January 30, 2006

27 individuals attended the 1st PM BC Interior meeting held January 30, 2006 from 4:30PM - 6:00PM. This was a non-PDU event with the intent of establishing a regular meeting schedule and to determine the level of interest and commitment of the society in this region.

The first event created an opportunity to meet professionals from the BC Interior region who are certified PMPs or are interested in becoming certified as a PMP.

There was also a short presentation covering:
• Background information about PMI and the PMP and CAPM certifications
• Costs involved in membership and certification
• An overview of qualifications to be eligible to write the PMP and CAPM exams
• Benefits of membership and certification
• Industry trends, applicability of certification

At the end of the meeting we asked participants to complete a survey ro provide feedback on what members hope to gain from the society. View the survey and the survey results.

If you attended this meeting and you are a PMP, you can claim PDUs.

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