PMI Michigan Capital Area Chapter

Please join us at the East Lansing Kellogg Center 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI for our May event. This event is worth 2 PDUs.

Agenda:

5:30 - 6:00 appetizers & networking

6:00 - 6:45 Kathy Smith, IT EMR Applications Director - Sparrow's Electronic Medical Records Implementation

Kathy Smith has 20+ years of experience in the Healthcare and Banking industries specializing in Information Technology Leadership, Application Management, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Change Management and Business Development. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration with concentration in Accounting and Information Systems from Eastern Michigan University. Kathy is a non-practicing Certified Information Technology Auditor.

She is currently an Information Technology Director at Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan. Her area of responsibility includes leading the Project Management Office, IT Business Development, Change Management, Quality Assurance/Testing Management, and IT Communications. She has been a Sparrow caregiver for 17 years and led the implementation of the Enterprise Electronic Medical Record system which went live at the four hospitals in December of 2012.

6:45 - 7:00 break

7:00 - 8:00 - Stanley Samuel - A Journey in Resource Management - Challenges to Dashboards

Stanley Samuel has 16+ years of experience in Project Management, Program Management, Business Analysis, Strategy, Management Consulting and Business Development. Stanley graduated from one of the premier engineering institutes in India (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee) with a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, and received his MBA from Wichita State University, Kansas.

He is currently working as a Director, Operations Program Management with Truven Health Analytics in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where is actively working on Healthcare related projects with the State and Federal government. After receiving his PMP Certification in 1999, he has been an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI). Stanley has held various leadership positions in the local PMI Chapters and has been the Past President of the PMI’s Michigan Capital Area Chapter.

By Michelle LaBrosse, PMP®, Chief Cheetah and Founder of Cheetah Learning, and Kristen LaBrosse, CAPM®, Co-Author

READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Globally recognized credential earned through Cheetah Learning. [Insert your name here], Project Manager Earns Project Management Professional Certification.

Imagine your name on the front page of the paper. What are you famous for? Is it for your excellent fashion sense? Your weather forecasting abilities? Or, perhaps you’re being honored for your ability to change the world for the better with your savvy project management skills and finesse?   

As a project manager, you hold a great deal of responsibility and power, which becomes the case even more so when you earn your PMP® certification. The biggest challenge for many project managers is in letting others know what you are capable of, and what you are worth. Let’s face it – it’s not always easy to toot your own horn. But when you tackle your PM fame as you would any project—in an objective, systematic, and measurable way—you are sure to succeed in showing your stuff to ensure that you are spotted and get noticed- the Cheetah way.

I heard on the news that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality would shut down the ferry, Badger, between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  I figured that one more ride might have to be this summer, or never again.

I laid out some scope requirements.

• Ride the Badger one way.
• Ride the Lake Express ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon the other way.
• Go over and back in a day.

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Project Management Institute (PMI), with more than 150,000 members in over 150 countries, is the world's foremost advocate for the project management profession. A vital and forward-thinking organization, PMI is comprised of 236 chartered chapters, 34 new potential chapters, 33 Specific Interests Groups (SIGs) and two colleges. PMI sets industry standards, conducts research and provides education, certification and professional exchange opportunities designed to strengthen and further establish the profession. PMI advances the careers of practitioners, while enhancing overall business and government performance, through documentation of return on investment.

Mission:
The Michigan Capital Area Chapter (MCAC) is established to provide a professional forum dedicated to promoting project management excellence by:

• Increased value of project management profession by encouraging the development of Project Management Professionals (PMPs)
• Promoting project management as a critical function in organizations 
• Ensuring project management is recognized as a profession
• Having MCAC recognized as experts in project management area locally
• Providing project management education and training

Vision:

The Michigan Capital Area Chapter (MCAC) is the professional organization of choice for all project management professionals in the Mid-Michigan area.  MCAC will strive to create an environment that enhances the profession of project management, such that project management will be recognized within organizations as a critical functional area.

For Chapter Correspondence:
MCAC President John Oldham, PMP
Michigan Capital Area Chapter PMI 
PO Box 15021
Lansing MI 48901-9075
Email: president

My Top 10 Recommended Web Sites for Free PMP Exam Sample Questions

By Cornelius Fichtner, PMP

After eight years as a project management trainer, I have helped more than 20,000 students prepare for their Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam. In my experience along the way, I’ve found one thing that unites them all: They all want to practice with free PMP Exam sample questions.

In an effort to help, I have identified 10 web sites that offer free PMP Exam sample questions. I recommend each of them for the quality of their questions.

A commentary from Daniel Hendling about the ISO Standard “Guidance on project management” from a PMBOK 4 perspective.

Introduction
Now it is here, the ISO standard „Guidance on project management“ in its final version. I took a closer look and put together the parts which seemed most relevant to me.

As with any standard also the ISO 21500 looks for creating a common basis and understanding for project work. This should enable us to work together more effectively – not just in a project team but also between sponsors and project managers. In addition the standard should enable organizations to develop their own project management standards.

The standard may be bought at www.iso.org or at a local (online) store, costing around EUR 116,-.

The standard contains a not too extensive list of terms and definitions, which should help one understand the document easily. You find a larger list and definition of terms in the PMI lexicon at www.pmi.org / PMBOK-Guide & Standards.

http://www.pmi.org/PMBOK-Guide-and-Standards/PMI-lexicon.aspx