1 WELCOME! PMI KC Mid-America Chapter Meeting “Try Building a Hospital Where Your Competition Doesn't Want It!" JULY 8 CHAPTER DINNER MEETING G. Richard Hastings President and CEO Emeritus at Saint Luke's Health System

AGENDA 2 Knowledge Xchange5:00 – 5:45 Registration and Networking5:00 – 6:00 Buffet Dinner5:45 – 7:00 Sponsor Messages6:15 – 6:30 Chapter News: Nancy Petersen 6:30 – 6:45 Guest Speaker: G. Richard Hastings6:45 – 7:45 End-of-Meeting Prizes 7:45 – 8:00

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THANK YOU—KCPMI CHAPTER SPONSORS! Platinum Gold 5

Silver Bronze THANK YOU—KCPMI CHAPTER SPONSORS! 6

CONGRATULATIONS NEW PMPs! 7 StevenArd JulieLamfers LedrueBolder ToddMiller LyleBrende Lee AnnMills AnthonyBrownlee CherylOlson SandyDungan MichaelPawela LynnGiron AndreaPeters MisaGray KristinaRivotto JulieHagen GeorgeSelleck JenniferHake KellySodders StevenHarbert ShaluSoman ChristopherHenry HeatherStandley JanetHensley DianeWilhelm AdamHouse LaneshaWoods MarcieHunziger

OTHER NEW PMI CERTIFICATIONS. Certified Associate in Project Management PMI Agile Certified Practitioner 8 MichelleBrandaDebraFilby StephenBeagleDebraPlucknett MarkReichertConstanceSims

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2014 KCPMI BOARD ELECTIONS 11 OPEN BOARD POSITIONS FOR 2014  President- Elect  Vice President – Membership  Vice President – Professional Development  Vice President – Programs Nominations will open July 9–31; visit for details. For questions regarding the election process, please contact Cindy Meyer, KCPMI Past President, at

BOARD ELECTIONS—INFORMATION SESSIONS 12 To help you learn more about serving on the chapter’s Board of Directors, three information sessions will be held as follows:  Tuesday, July 9, 6:30 – 7:30 PM  Wednesday, July 16, 6:30 – 7:30 PM  Monday, July 22, 6:30 – 7:30 PM Dial-in Number: Code:

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, Changes include 1 new knowledge area and an increase in the number of processes to 47. NOTE: If you are still studying for your PMP exam, sign up for an exam slot early, it will be hectic in July. 13

PMP PREP CLASSES Current Plans for a fall PMP Prep Class Location: KU Edwards campus 127 th & Quivira Overland Park Dates: Two nights a week beginning in September Details will be available on the website soon 14

BOOK CLUB 15 Come and join our next book club NKC Library!, 2013 –, 2013 –, 2013 – PDUs for book club meetings is considered Category C: Self-Directed Learning. For questions, contact DateBook July 10The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu Goldratt, Jeff Cox, David Whitford Aug 14The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson Sep 11The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg, John David Mann Oct 9How to Be the Person Successful Companies Fight to Keep by Connie Podesta Nov 13The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player by John C. Maxwell

OPEN VOLUNTEER POSITIONS 16 FREE PDUS! Are you aware that you can earn free PDUS for doing volunteer work for your local PMI chapter? As a general rule, you get one PDU for each hour served. Current Open Positions Director of Workshops (1) Chapter of the Year Content Manager (2) Visit the KCPMI website at to obtain the latest list of open positions and to submit your application.

AUGUST 13 CHAPTER “FUN” MEETING 17 Questions? Contact 6:00 – 8:00 PM McCoy Meetin’ House, Park University 8700 NW River Park Drive Parkville, Missouri Sheldon Oxner, President National Commercial Builders, Inc. Getting Them to Believe—The Art and Science of Construction and Most Other Projects

NOVEMBER 11 CHAPTER DINNER MEETING 18 Questions? Contact The Doolittle Tokyo Raid (WWII) – Was this really a stellar success story in Project Management? Walter A. Viali, PMP PMI Region 6 Mentor Hear about a project management success story Honor our active and inactive service men and women Honor our chapter volunteers Meet our Region 6 Mentor

2013 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS 19 Sept 30 – Oct 1 Registration opens July 15 “Crucial Conversations”; Davis Nelson “Keeping Conflict Constructive”; Nancy Whatley-Blaine “Lessons in Leadership”; former F-14 pilot, Carey Lohrenz Mayor/CEO Mark Holland and the Wyandotte County Google Team