2010-2011 PMI-NH Chapter Professional Development Meetings

Sep 22, 2010
6 to 9 pm
The Yard,
Manchester, NH

Discount cutoff date is:

 Sep 17

$25

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Topic: 

Agile Leadership and Management of Change -- Project Lessons from Winston Churchill and Battle of Britain

Speaker: Mark Kozak-Holland

Most people are very familiar with Winston Churchill but may not be familiar with his “agile” approach to project management and his skills as a PM in the summer of 1940. In June 1940 Winston Churchill was facing defeat. Not only did he have to stave off an imminent enemy invasion but, he had to quickly turn the UK economy around. You will learn how through a governance framework he had to deftly organize the institutions and resources around him to maximum effect. He had to focus slender resources on the immediate threat, unify a disparate economy, and put it onto a war footing to sustain total economic warfare, and direct its output to military use. All the time he had to manage the situation and events happening around him.

The Lessons-from-History series was developed by Mark Kozak-Holland. Mark is very passionate about history and sees its potential use as an education tool in business today. Mark is a Senior Business Consultant and certified in the Consultant Profession. He specializes in helping organizations evaluate how emerging technologies can impact their business. Mark puts a different spin on complex business problems by applying lessons from history. In his book series, Lessons-from-History, he uses relevant historical case studies to examine how projects and emerging technologies of the past solved complex problems. Mark believes history has great relevance in business today. A good analogy helps to simplify, frame and put today's complex projects into context. It builds up a better understanding and enhances reader retention.

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Oct 20, 2010
6 to 9 pm
Portsmouth Country Club,
Greenland, NH

Discount cutoff date is

 Oct 15

$25

Topic: 

Project Visibility, Collaboration, and Synchronization with Project Server 2010

Speaker: Jacques Goupil, PMP, MCT, MCP, MCTS

This session will be an eye-opening experience for those wanting to get a peek into the most talked about new features to be released with Project Server 2010. From web-based editing to the enhanced reporting capabilities, you will not want to miss this opportunity to learn how Microsoft Project 2010 can drive the efficiency of your organization. Also discussed in this session will be the required architecture for Microsoft Project 2010 and what an organization needs to do to be prepared for an upgrade or deployment of this new version.

Jacques Goupil PMP, MCP, MCTS, is a Managing Partner at MS PROJECT NOW! (http://msprojectnow.com). MSPROJECTNOW! runs our business on Project Server 2010 and have completed several Project Server upgrades to Project Server 2010 beta. Jacques was recognized by MSFT for his blogs covering the Project Ignite 2010 (http://blogs.msprojectnow.com). He has over 11 years of professional experience in software design, implementation, and development in the Project Management area. He is an active member of the Project Management community serving as a board member of the Boston Chapter of the Microsoft Project User Group (MPUG). He has his Project Management Professional certification from PMI® and is Microsoft certified in Project Server 2003 and 2007 and is part of the Project 2010 beta. He is life-long trainer and consultant with a very strong background in project management, specializing in developing and improving Project Management processes for clients, and training. Jacques’s expertise made him a top selection and is an MPUG Certificate Instructor with considerable experience in creating and delivering instructor-led, PMI aligned, Project Management training in both the commercial and public arenas – including several speaking engagements, training sessions, webcasts, and sessions for both PMI and MPUG. In addition to his professional commitments, Jacques has found a work-life balance as an active volunteer with Operation Smile (and former chapter board member), enjoys traveling with his family, and training for marathons.

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Dec 1, 2010
6 to 9 pm
The Yard,
Manchester, NH

Discount cutoff date is

 Nov 26

$25

Topic: 

Practice Standard for EVM And outline PMBOK Version 4. What is New?

Speaker: Curt Finch, Journyx

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Jan 19, 2011
6 to 9 pm
The Yard,
Manchester, NH

Discount cutoff date is

 Jan 14

$25

Topic: 

Beyond Managing Strategic Initiatives: Using Project Server 2010 for Demand Management and Collaboration

Speaker: Daniel Bell, PMP, MCT, MCP, MCTS

The new Portfolio Strategy features available in Microsoft Project 2010 serve to more closely unify project and portfolio management. For those of us who have worked with Portfolio Server 2007, many of these features will seem familiar. That is where the similarities end, because Project Server 2010 takes Portfolio Analysis to the next level with unparalleled flexibility and robustness. Anyone interested in learning about the power of Microsoft Project 2010 Portfolio Management and Analysis for daily and long term decision making will not want to miss this session.

Daniel Bell PMP, MCT, MCP, MCTS, is the founder and Managing Partner of MS PROJECT NOW! (http://msprojectnow.com). MSPROJECTNOW! runs our business on Project Server 2010 and have completed several Project Server upgrades to Project Server 2010 beta. He has a strong background in enterprise project and portfolio management (EPM), specializing in the implementation of the Microsoft Project and Portfolio Server applications. In particular, he has been working with the Microsoft Project Portfolio Server application since it was first acquired from UMT by Microsoft and has some of the most complex portfolio server implementation experience in the United States. In addition Dan has extensive experience with database maintenance and design, systems architecture planning, networking technologies, and server operating systems, as well as experience building servers from the ground up. Dan volunteers his time to Microsoft Project User Group (MPUG), his expertise is recognized worldwide. Dan was selected as one of the six (6) MPUG Certificate Instructors. Dan enjoys balancing his work commitments with skiing, exercise, playing the guitar, and coaching members of youth sports.

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Feb 16, 2011
6 to 9 pm
Portsmouth Country Club,
Greenland, NH

Discount cutoff date is

 Feb 11

$25

Topic: 

Doing Project Management GREEN

Speaker:

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Mar 16, 2011
6 to 9 pm
The Yard,
Manchester, NH

Discount cutoff date is

 Mar 11

$25

Topic: 

Happy 10^th Birthday PMI New Hampshire
Celebrating Collaboration & Synergy

Speaker: Mira Furth, Med, We Lead Now!

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Apr 20, 2011
6 to 9 pm
Portsmouth Country Club,
Greenland, NH

Discount cutoff date is

 Apr 15

$25

Topic: 

Creating a Risk Plan That Builds In Synergy and Collaboration

Speaker:

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May 18, 2011
6 to 9 pm
The Yard,
Manchester, NH

Discount cutoff date is

 May 13

$25

Topic: 

Annual Business Meeting

Scheduling--Best Practices That Create Synergy and Collaboration

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Jun 15, 2011
6 to 9 pm
Portsmouth Country Club,
Greenland, NH

Discount cutoff date is

 Jun 10

$25

Topic: 

Beginner's Night for Project Management and for Children Aspiring to be Project Managers. What My Parent the PMP Does?
Bring a Friend!

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