PMI Inland Northwest Chapter

Presentation: Implementation of Project and Portfolio Management System
In this presentation Graham Smith will be discussing lessons learned from implementation of Project and Portfolio Management System (PPMs).  Avista began implementing a PPMs in 2011 and continues to develop and mature the solution.  This discussion will review how Avista arrived at the solution and the discoveries made throughout the project.

Presenter: Graham Smith, PMP
Graham Smith is Project Manager with Avista Utilities, currently working on a major project to replace the customer information and enterprise asset management systems.  Prior to this project, Graham spent three years managing and growing the Enterprise Technology department’s Project Management Office.  Graham has over 18 years experience as a technology professional is a Certified Project Management Professional and holds MBA from Webster University and BS from Central Washington University.

Menu: Beef Stroganoff with Sour Cream and Noodles
Register online to note any special dietary requests.

Registration: Earn up to 2 PDUs. Pre-registration encouraged! Please register by noon, Friday, May 17!
 Please help us get a head-count:
• $30 non-Chapter members with meal
• $25 Chapter members with meal
• $10 without meal
• Students free with ID
 Register at http://pmiinw.org/registermeeting
 Door Prize drawings included
 
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Agenda: 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm - Registration Set up
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm - Pre-dinner program, Agile and Lean Spokane
6:45 pm – PMI Business Meeting
6:45 pm – 7:30 pm - Dinner
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm - After dinner program, PMI Chapter Presentation
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm - Adjourn/Socializing/Networking

Place: Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division, Spokane, 99202 - (509) 326-1120

Hi,

I recently watched a good webinar about empowering your team members, why it is important and what benefits you will reap from it!

http://info.tenrox.com/Key-Techniques-for-Transforming-Your-PMs-into-Leaders.html?source=tenrox-site&description=Key-Techniques-for-Transforming-PMs-into-Leaders-Webinar-Recording

Not a bad view for 1 PDU!

There are also other webinars at this page, http://www.tenrox.com/en/downloads/webinars/index.htm?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonsqXIZKXonjHpfsX56OQrXKW3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4AS8pgI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7XEMaVq27gNXhE%3D

Presentation: Ethical Dilemmas When Making Personal and Business Decisions
Do you think there is a difference between personal and business/professional ethics? Are you aware of your core values and those of your company/organization? Do you have a personal Code of Ethics that influences your daily actions? Just where “your line in the sand” is when faced with an ethical dilemma? Is it possible to avoid ethical dilemmas? Why do good people do dumb things?

Presenter: John Pederson, President of Ethics Talks, LLC
John Pederson is President of Ethics Talks, LLC (www.ethicstalks.com) and is recently retired from the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce (GSVCC).
He joined GSVCC in September, 2006, having relocated from New England, where he had been President of the Better Business Bureau of Central New England, Inc., (BBBCNE) and Executive Director of the BBBCNE Education Foundation with offices in Springfield and Worcester, Mass., since June, 2002. He was President and CEO of the BBB of the Heart of Texas, Waco, Texas from April, 1996 to May, 2002.

John was born in Spokane, Washington and was raised in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He earned a B.S. in Business and Master of Business Administration from the University of Idaho and a Master of International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, Arizona. His background includes over 26 years of sales, marketing and corporate communications, as well as 12 years active duty as a US Air Force pilot.

Menu:
Asian Roasted Pork
Register online to note any special dietary requests.

Registration: Earn up to 2 PDUs. Pre-registration encouraged! Please register by noon, Friday, April. 12!
Please help us get a head-count:
• $30 non-Chapter members with meal
• $25 Chapter members with meal
• $10 without meal
• Students free with ID
Register at http://pmiinw.org/registermeeting

Door Prize drawings included

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Agenda: 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm - Registration Set up
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm - Pre-dinner program,  PMI Chapter Presentation
6:45 pm – Announcements from both groups
6:45 pm – 7:30 pm - Dinner
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm - After dinner program,AGile and Lean Spokane
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm - Adjourn/Socializing/Networking/Whatever

Place: Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division, Spokane, 99202 - (509) 326-1120

We are happy to announce that PDD 2013 Registration is now open!

The Race to the South Pole:

Ten Lessons for Project Managers

 By Rick Brenner of Chaco Canyon Consulting

 Click here to learn more and sign up for the event.

I have an email setup cop@pmiinw.org that can be used to submit ideas for the previous blog regarding Charters and Project Documents!

So my first rambling here is going to be starting at the beginning. Charters. What do you (or your business) do for a Charter? Click here for a link to Project Mgt Forms from the PMI . What are your thoughts? Is your Charter to detailed to make a decision if it is to be a short term ‘skunk works’ project versus a long-term PMO project run with PMI standards? 
 
Do you (or your business) find them useful? We all know what best practices are and sometimes cut corners, modify them or ignore them all together.
 
I’ll be the first here in this virtual community to share what we (used to) do where I work. 

1. Requestor enters Project Request on Intranet
2. Business Analyst creates a Project Charter
3. Request & Charter are Triaged based on complexity – Short Term or Long Term
   1. Short Term project - Request is completed by the Functional team; IE 1 or 2 programmers for 1 week
   2. Long Term project - Request is completed using the PMO and PMI standards

You see the problem above? Step #2 the BA creates a Charter that might never be used in for a Short Term project (3.1) and it could be months before resources are freed up to start another project (3.2); and we all know that the Charter should be as fresh as possible – not months old!
 
So our gating process now looks like this.

1. Requestor enters Project Request on Intranet
2. Business Analyst creates a Project Charter
3. Request & Charter are Triaged based on complexity – Short Term or Long Term
   1. Short Term project - Request is completed by the Functional team; IE 1 or 2 programmers for 1 week
   2. Long Term project - Request is completed using the PMO and PMI standards
      1. Create Charter
      2. Create Scope, etc….

What do you do? What are your thoughts on all these forms and artifacts? Is what you do for a Traditional project different from that of an Agile one? If so, what is it?

A CoP is a Community of Practice.  They can be found on pmi.org.

I have been asked to sign up for a few (currently I have 14) and will be reading the updates, attending webinars etc and updating this page with what little tidbits I glean from the material!

Make project management the most highly respected, highly-valued profession in the Inland Northwest area.