JANUARY 14, 2013 Welcome! KC PMI Chapter Meeting Green Project Management How does sustainability thinking intersect with project management? Guest Speaker: Richard Maltzman, PMP 1

AGENDA Knowledge Xchange 5:00 – 5:45 Registration and Networking 5:30 – 6:00 Buffet Dinner 5:45 – 7:00 Sponsors Speak & Giveaways 6:15 – 6:30 Chapter News: Nancy Petersen 6:30 – 6:45 Guest Speaker: Richard Maltzman 6:45 – 7:45 End-of-Meeting Prizes 7:45 – 8:00 2

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THANK YOU—KCPMI CHAPTER SPONSORS! Platinum Gold 4

Silver THANK YOU—KCPMI CHAPTER SPONSORS! 5

CONGRATULATIONS NEW PMPs! RockyBusenitz HaroldFranken AlmaCalderon KelliGattis TedCarter MaryGeiger KellyCreason RobertHoliday TimDavis JamesJohn AbigailDoyle MikeKelly StevenDuewer ElizabethKettlewell EricFrancis PeterLang 6

CONGRATULATIONS NEW PMPs! JonLaster MarkTreat SherryLingenfelter MaggieTryon JohnMaddox EdwardWalker ThomasMitchell CarolWebster JolynPrater ThereseWhite ScottReynolds WilliamWolff DeborahSchmitz JohnWood NicoleStewart 7

MatthewAnderson PMP, PMI-ACP * ChristyDunham PMP, PMI-ACP JohnFlagler PMP, PMI-ACP * TamiFlowers PMP, PMI-ACP * ScottGrant PMP, PMI-ACP * JamieHennen PMP, PMI-ACP RonMontgomery PMP, PMI-ACP * ThomasRyan PMP, PMI-ACP * JamesTaylor PMP, PMI-ACP * SteveThreinen PMP, PMI-ACP * NarendraShrivastava PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP PMI-ACP CERTIFICATE HOLDERS (PMI Agile Certified Practitioner). * Newly certified 8

OTHER PMI CERTIFICATION HOLDERS. * Newly certified JohnDempsey PMP, PMI-RMP Nancy JanePetersen PMP, PMI-RMP NarendraShrivastavaPMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP *MelindaBenavidez CAPM AmyElzea CAPM DallasFuller CAPM SampsonUdokpan CAPM Certified Associate in Project Management PMI Risk Management Professional * Newly certified 9

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS Wonderful professional development classes are being planned to enhance your PM knowledge, as well as help you earn PDUs. Registration is now open Online classes are available on the chapter website under the Professional Development / workshop tab. Coming soon: Planning is underway for great instructor led Saturday workshops beginning in March, Details will be posted on as they become available. Questions? Contact 11

PMBOK 5 is here! PMBOK 5 has been published! PMI members can obtain a download copy from PMI.org. Printed copies are available from Amazon or PMI Marketplace. The PMP Exam is scheduled to change on July 31, NOTE: If you are still studying for your PMP exam, sign up for an exam slot early, it will be hectic in July. 12

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PMP EXAM PREP CLASS Is 2013 the year that you’ll earn your PMP? Participate in KCPMI’s PMP Exam Prep classes and you’ll be well on your way to being ready to take the exam. Next PMP Exam Prep Class Tuesday & Thursday evenings Feb. 28 to Apr. 11, 2013 The classes will be located at a Cerner Corporation facility. This compressed class schedule will provide plenty of time to take the exam before the PMBOK 5 changes take effect on July 31. Watch the website for details. Questions?? Contact: 14

PMP EXAM TAKING STRATEGIES (STUDY GROUP) Designed for those who are in the final stages of studying for the PMP exam. The format of the sessions is open discussion and walk-through of sample exam questions. Be ready to take your exam before the PMBOK 5 changes take effect! Registration is open for the Winter 2013 session January 22 through March 5 America Nazarene University in Olathe, KS Questions?? Contact: 15

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FEBRUARY 22, KCPMI FUN EVENT American Heartland Theatre Crown Center 2450 Grand Blvd., Ste 314 Kansas City, MO February, 22, : :00PM, CT Questions? Contact 17 Staring Kenney Remmert

BOOK CLUB Come and join our next book club meeting! We will review Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen! Wednesday, January 16, :00 PM to 7:00 PM Cerner Corporation 2800 Rockcreek Parkway Kansas City, MO PDUs for book club meetings is considered Category C: Self-Directed Learning. For questions, contact 18

OPEN VOLUNTEER POSITIONS Visit the KCPMI website at to obtain the latest list of open positions and to submit your application. Current Open Positions Director Website Communications Director Marketing Director Publications Director Member Outreach Director University Outreach Graphics Designer 19

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MARCH 11 CHAPTER DINNER MEETING Topic: Jackson County Rapid Rail ProjectJackson County Rapid Rail Project Speaker: Mike Sanders Questions? Contact 21

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Qualifications: 1.Applicants must be a member in good standing in the KC Mid- America Chapter of PMI; or the child/grandchild of a member. 2.Applicant is enrolled (or will be enrolled in the fall 2013) at an accredited college or university, seeking a degree (Associate, Bachelor, Masters, PhD) in any academic program. Application Process: 1.Complete the application as found on the PMIEF website at and submit to PMIEF. 2.Deadline for all application materials is June 1, PMIEF selects the scholarship winners in the early fall. 22 KCPMI will again sponsor two college scholarships; Awards increased to $2,000 each.

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