Calendar of Events

PMIKC New Member Orientation- September

WELCOME to the PMI KC family! Have you wondered what PMI KC has to offer? As a new, member you… -Are now part of the worldwide PMI Community -Have access to project management resources -Have decided to become a member of a local PMI Chapter We want to get to know you!

PMP Certification Prep - Fall 2022

What’s In Between? Hybrid Agile Processes for Product Development

What’s In Between? Hybrid Agile Processes for Product Development Speaker: Teresa Jurgens-Kowal Over the past few years, many organizations that manufacture tangible products have attempted Agile approaches for new product development. Unfortunately, many of these processes fail to deliver the expected results in speed-to-market and flexibility. Yet, returning to a full waterfall process remains bureaucratic and intractable with remote and virtual teams. The solution is a hybrid agile-waterfall process.

Chapter Member Meeting-Managing Projects with Resource Constraints

Managing projects with resource constraints Projects have always had to deal with unplanned resource constraints, staffing, materials, money all raise their heads at one time or another on large projects. Project risk registers carry contingencies for unplanned impacts to the project. Since the start of the pandemic, these risks related to resource constraints have increased in areas of project management that previously were considered low risk. Geopolitical forces can impact material delivery on a global scale overnight requiring equivalency evaluations and material substitutions and in worst cases project delays. Project managers need to upgrade their risk review and uncertainties surrounding project resources.

PMIKC 2022 Professional Development Days

Professional Development Days, Sep. 20th & 21st, 2022 PMIKC is excited to announce that the 2022 Professional Development Days will be held on Tuesday & Wednesday, September 20th & 21st. The event will be virtual on Webex Events (SOCIO Platform). Registration is now open. There is Early Bird discount in addition to member discount available. Group discounts are available in addition to other discounts. When registering a group, please make sure to have unique emails for each attendee.

Say What? Improving Cross-Functional Team Communication

All projects involve teams. As project managers, we know that successful outcomes rely on effective collaboration and communication among key stakeholders, especially our team members. Productive teams are cross-functional, representing all the required skills to accomplish the work of the project. Learning Objectives After this presentation, you will: Practice “people reading” and communication tips Learn why risk is important for projects involving innovation Recognize a team model evaluating different team members work styles