January 2020

PRESIDENT'S CORNER

Chapter President Penelope Luedtke, PMP

You remember when you were a kid and you would think of the furthest date you could imagine? I specifically remember thinking about the year 2020 when it was 1976. Since ‘76 was a big milestone year for the US, it seems appropriate that my child's mind would contemplate such a thing as THE FUTURE. So here we are, in my future all of a sudden - how did that happen so fast? Anyone else feel the same way?

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ARTICLES

Lean Moves Continuous Improvement Forward

By Julie Easterly, PMP

Lean: (adj.) thin and fit; containing little or no fat

Rigorous process thinking has been around for more than 500 years, yet plenty of project management professionals and their organizations are not familiar with some common continuous improvement process tools used today. Since PMI Portland is focusing on Lean methodologies at our January Chapter meeting, we’re diving into the topic a bit more.

Continue Learning About Lean

Leadership Profile: Denise Hoover, MBA, PMP, SHRM

By Kelley Duron, MEd, CSM

Denise Hoover, Chief Surgical Services Officer at Salem Health, has long been interested in non-profit leadership and building strong communities. When she joined Salem Health as an Administrative Fellow after graduating from Willamette University’s Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Denise was well placed to become a leader in the healthcare industry.

Read More About Denise

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EVENTS

Chapter Meeting | January 21, 2020

Education Session: Lean: Back to the Basics

Learn the latest on Lean principles and develop a culture of Lean thinking for continuous improvement. The educational session features Maria Grzanka, a continuous improvement instructor, facilitator, and coach with 20 years’ experience practicing Lean, primarily focused on business processes. This presentation demonstrates value stream mapping and the 5S (sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain) as examples to understand the underlying principles.

Keynote Session: Lean in The Living Organization®

The keynote session features both Maria Grzanka and Norman Wolfe. Norman is the founder and CEO of Quantum Leaders. He is a leading voice in bringing about a transformation of the core paradigm of business. In this session, the focus is on The Living Organization® Framework. The framework uses a model of Activity, Relationship, and Context (ARC) to explain how results are achieved. The ARC Framework™ complements other tools and techniques and helps understand how to increase the effectiveness in achieving results.

Register by January 17, 2020, before the late fee kicks in!

Certification Courses

Six-Week PMP/CAPM Exam Prep | January 18 - February 22, 2020

Students will receive a copy of the PMI PMBOK (6th) edition, a complete set of study materials from Velociteach, and access to online practice exams that simulate the exam environment. Seats are still available. Make getting your credential a first-quarter 2020 resolution!

Career Fair and Networking

PMI Portland Chapter is excited to host another round of networking on Thursday, February 27, from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. at NWEA. We will have people on hand to help with your resume, elevator speeches, networking techniques, and LinkedIn profile. 

Guest Emilee Hannum will share her journey to becoming a project manager at Airbnb's Community Support PMO. She will focus on the importance of networking, and provide tips to incorporate into your own networking practice to help you find that next opportunity. Emilee has an MBA from Willamette University and is an agile and thorough project leader with comprehensive skills and experience leading projects for global companies.

Light snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Stay tuned for more information to register! Please contact Jerry Young, our Director of Jobs Programs with questions. 

COMMUNITY

Come “Round” to Connect with Colleagues

PMI Portland Chapter offers many opportunities each month for project management professionals to connect and discuss issues they face in their daily practice–and give and receive advice from colleagues. Our Roundtable sessions are held throughout the Portland-Vancouver area and often feature special topics or guest speakers.

You do not need to be a Chapter member or RSVP to attend. Check our Roundtables page on our website.

For more information, contact Bruce Rosenblatt, our Director of Roundtables.

AgilePDX @ Puppet January Meet-Up

January’s gathering assembles a panel of product managers to pull apart the first of 12 Agile principles the group will explore in 2020: “Satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.”

How do we know what’s valuable? How has the move to cloud changed expectations of “early and continuous?” Panelists come from Puppet, Cvent and Auxon Corporation. Join the discussion. Register via the AgilePDX Meet-Up.