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President Message

Upcoming Events

Breakfast Networking

February 12th

Book Drive: All Levels

Dec-Feb

Monthly Luncheon

February 19th

March Luncheon

March 19th

Professional Development

Conference

May 12th-13th

PgMP Prep Class

May 14th, 15th, & 16th

Certified Scrum Master

May 18th & 19th

Current Members = 971

PMI– Northern Utah Chapter February 2015 Newsletter

Inside this issue:

President Message 1

February Luncheon 1

Upcoming Events 1

Education & Certification 2

Volunteer & Community 3-4

Book Club 5

Morning Networking 6

PgMP Prep Class 8

Connect With Us 8

Newsletter Date Volume 1, Issue 1

I was pleased and excited to see the number of new members at our chap-ter meeting this month. We are growing and I look forward to meeting as many of you as I can. The chapter has been a great development tool for me, and I hope you are taking advantage of the educational and networking opportunities.

I am currently preparing to leave the company that I have worked at for the last 10 years to take on a new and challenging role at another company. It has made me reflect on the things I have learned during that time; love what you do (even if you don’t), become an expert (even if you aren’t), and above all else, it is people and relationships that matter most.

Speaking for myself, and the rest of the board, if there is anything we can do to help you love your job more, develop your skills, or build better relationships, let us know. We look forward to helping in any way we can.

Adam Tidwell President, PMINU

Topic: How to Hold an Effective Meeting 101

Location: Salt Lake Community College - Sandy, Utah

How often do you leave a meeting with a smile of accomplishment on your face and the thought racing through your mind, “Wow! We really achieved a lot! Whoever paid for that meeting cer-tainly got their money’s worth.!” Or, how often do you leave a meeting with a quizzical look on your face and the thought racing through your mind, “What in the world was that all about? That was the biggest waste of time and money I’ve seen in months. I’m glad I’m not footing the bill for that goat-rope!”

My guess is the former is the exception and the latter is the rule. Most people simply do not know how to hold an effective meeting. They don’t know how to structure the event, nor how to prepare for it administratively or technically, and they certainly do not know how to execute the meeting. Most people think that if they merely fill a room with good, well-intentioned people, good results will magically appear within 60 minutes.

The first program management meeting I held was on 15 August 1979. I can identify the date with great specificity because at the time I had not a clue about how to hold an effective meeting, I was pretty sure the event would be a disaster, and I never wanted to forget it…so I scheduled it on my birthday! My premonition was correct; the meeting was a gold-medal failure. But as I left the con-ference room I swore to myself that it would never happen again, that I would never make the same mistakes again and that I would learn how to consistently execute “Wow” meetings. Well, it didn’t, I didn’t, and I did.

February 19th Luncheon

Speaker: Stephen C. Hall Register Now

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PMP—Project Manager Professional Prep Class

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for more details Education & Certification with PMI-NUC

New Dates coming in April 2015

DeVry University 9350 S. 150 E., Ste. 420 Sandy, Utah

Class Session: 8:30am - 4:30pm

The class provides 35 hours of classroom instruction

$975 for PMI members and $1,150 for Guests

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CAPM - Certified Associate in Project Management Prep Class

New Dates Coming in April 2015

DeVry University 9350 S. 150 E., Ste. 420 Sandy, Utah

Class Session: 8:30am - 4:30pm

The class provides 24 hours of classroom instruction

$825 for PMI members and $995 for Guests

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ACP - Agile Certified Practitioner & CSM - Certified Scrum Master

May 18th, 19th and 20th 2015

Salt Lake Community College MPDC #209

Miller Campus 9750 S 300 W Sandy, UT 84070 MFEC Room 203

Class Session: 8:00am - 5:00pm

The class provides 16 PDU’s of classroom instruction

$975 for PMI-NUC members, Coupon code: PMINUC_MAY

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POWER OF COMMUNICATION

Intensive Training Class March 26th, 27th, and 28th 2015

Location to be determined

Class Session: 7pm to 10:30 on day 1

8am to 10:30 on day 2, and 8am to 5pm on day 3 The class provides 30 hours of classroom instruction

$995 for PMI members and $1150 for Guests

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Questions about any of these classes or if you have suggestions for upcoming classes

please contact Executive Vice President of Professional Development:

education@projectmanager.org

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Volunteer and Community Outreach with PMI-NUC

Stay Tuned! We

Need YOU!

Giving Back to Our

Communities in

2015

PMINUC will be giving back to

our communities in 2015.

January will see a kick-off of military and academic

outreach programs. Standby for upcoming news

about these exciting programs.

“Everyone can be great because anyone can serve.

You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You

don’t even have to make your subject and your verb

agree to serve . . . You only need a heart full of grace.

A soul generated by love.”—Dr. Martin Luther King

Granite School District Pilot Projects Established

The Community Outreach team, under the direction of VP Teri Gee, has successfully established to pilot projects at high schools in the Granite School District. Our program supports the student Future Business Leaders of America organization as they execute their service projects and compete statewide and nationally. Our objective is to develop a standard program that can be expanded into other cities, districts and schools along the Wasatch front, matching mentor teams with FBLA and other student organizations.

George Coon was recently appointed Director of the High School Outreach program. George also leads the Granger High School team which includes Erik Spielvogel, Rodney Spade, and Fred Ledward. He and members of his team are currently working with Granger high school to support their service project by teaching project management concepts. Rodney Slade was on hand for December's workshop, presenting the trip constraint triangle in a way that made it relevant to the students' project. The group has been progressively elaborating the project charter by was of the WBS and a stakeholder/communication artifact especially created for the FWI program by Lauren Elkins.

2015 Board of Directors Elections:

Tick Tock! Time For Thinking!

April 2015 Elections

The PMINUC board of director elections will be held in April this year to allow additional time for incumbents to transition.

If this is something you might be interested in job descriptions will be available in the February and March luncheons. For those feeling inspired and inquisitive board members can answer questions about what would be involved in fulfilling the various roles.

Watch for further updates as the elec-tions approach.

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We are always looking for additional help.

If you’re interested in getting involved in 2015 and using PMI

as a way to enhance your professional skills

try volunteering with the Northern Utah Chapter.

For more information contact Liz Price at

volunteers@projectmanager.org

Volunteering

Annual Professional Development Conference

We are excited to announce the dates for our annual

Professional Development Conference!

When: May 12th & 13th, 2015

Where: BYU Conference Center, Provo, Utah

What: Join us for an opportunity to earn additional PDU’s, participate in informative and relative workshops, and learn about the latest in the Project Management world.

Additional Opportunities:

If you are working on a unique project, or if you have project management tools you would like to share, or even if you just want an opportunity to work on your speaking skills we would like to hear from you. For more information please contact our VP of Programs Elana Balasa at programs@projectmanager.org

Watch Our Website for More Details!

Director of Community Service: Identify, organize and carry out community service projects to add value

to the membership experience and give back to the community. Work in partnership with the VP of

Volunteers to execute these events. Time commitment varies based on planned events but should average

6-8 hours per month

Director of Events: Partner with the VP of Programs to manage the monthly luncheons and Professional

Development Conference registration on the day of the event and provide pre-event headcounts to assist

in final planning for catering and planning. Time Commitment: 5-8 hours per month

Assistant Webmaster: work with the VP of Communication and Technology to maintain the chapter

website. This requires setting up meetings, classes, tickets, products, new pages and maintaining the

information listed on the current website. Experience using a Content Management System (CMS) is

required, knowledge of XHTML and CSS is very helpful. Time commitment: 12-15 hours per month

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Chapter Book Club

We have created a list of books for our members based on the

feedback we received at the luncheons. Most of the people we

talked to are interested in learning more about leadership and

how to positively influence team members when costs are cut

and more is required with less resources.

On our current list you will find 20 book recommendations that cover a variety of topics including leadership, communication, project management, personal devel-

opment, team work and how to overcome obstacles and disadvantages. Take a peek, there is something

here for everyone.

Please provide your feedback and let us know what else you are interested in learning at the luncheons

or through the book (or e-book) club by sending an email to:

Elena Balasa at programs@projectmanager.org.

Thanks for being a valuable member and helping us improve our services!

Recommended Reading List

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Morning Networking

February 12th, 2015 7:00am to 9:00am

Locations: Cache County:

Village Inn 1633 North Main Street, Logan, Utah

Ogden: Jeremiah's

1307 West 12th Street, Ogden, Utah

Salt Lake City: Millcreek Coffee Roasters

657 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah

Draper: Kneaders

177 East 13800 South, Draper, Utah

Utah County:

Einstein's Bagels

38 East 1230 North, Provo, Utah

**Utah County meeting will start at 8:00am**

February 23-24 June 8-9

February 25-26 June 10-11

February 23

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Connect With Us We plan on making this a very social

year, so keep an eye out for announcements, special

offers, and information on our social media channels:

Dr. Ginger Levin is a Senior Consultant and Educator in project management. Her specialty areas are

portfolio management, program management, the

PMO, mentoring, metrics, and maturity assess-ments. She is certified as a PgMP and PMP as well

as an OPM3 Certified Professional. She works with organizations of all sizes concentrating on improve-

ments in the field.

Dr. Levin provides training in program management, the PgMP, the PfMP, port-

folio management, and knowledge management and is a keynote speaker at conferences throughout the world.

She is Adjunct Professor for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in its M.S. in PM Program and for SKEMA in its doctoral programs in project management.

Coming to Utah on May 14th, 15th, &16th

Registration link to Open Soon. Don’t Miss Out on this Opportunity

PgMP Prep Class

https://www.facebook.com/pminuc

Project Management Institute

Northern Utah Chapter

@pminuc

Online Training Options

Use coupon code PMI-NUC to claim the 20% discount for chapter members.

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For more information or to register go to

roederconsulting.com/training, enter

discount code PMI-NUC when registering.

Remember to use coupon code

PNorthernUtah25 to claim the 25%

discount for chapter members all classes.

Click here for the schedule of courses

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