PMI September Meeting Wednesday, September 3rd Presentation by Lisa M. LaCourse, PMP: Integrating PM Best Practices into Standard Tools
We are proud to offer our next dinner meeting at Normandie Farm Restaurant located at 10710 Falls Road, Potomac, MD (Phone: 301-983-8838, web site http://www.popovers.com ) on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008.
Directions: Take Rt 270 to the Falls Road exit. Proceed south towards Potomac. Normandie Farm is 3 1/2 miles on the right.
Alternate directions: take the beltway, RT 495 to exit 39. Proceed west on River Road 3 1/2 miles. Turn right onto Falls Road and proceed 3/4 mile to Normandie Farm on the left.
Our Meeting agenda is as follows:
5:00 to 6:30 PM Informal Social/Networking - A cash bar will be available 6:30 to 7:45 PM Dinner 7:45 to 8:00 PM Announcements and Introductions 8:00 to 9:00 PM Presentation by Margaret O'Sullivan: Knowledge Management
Note: Please plan to arrive by at least 6:15 PM so that we can process everyone in and be able to start serving dinner by 6:30 PM as planned.
Bio: Lisa M. LaCourse, PMP
Lisa M. LaCourse, PMP, is President of Lisa LaCourse & Associates, LLC, a project management and technology strategy consultancy founded in 2002. Ms. LaCourse is an expert in project management, data analysis, technology assessment, business process reengineering and implementation, and learning development and deployment with over 18 years of experience. She has strong industry knowledge in software development, healthcare, finance, risk management, and education. Lisa LaCourse & Associates, LLC, based in Kensington, MD, has clients which are in the Fortune 500, government, mid- to small-sized firms, and non-profit organizations including foundations. Ms. LaCourse has a degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and has taken graduate level courses in Geography at Rutgers University. She holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Topic: Integrating PM Best Practices into Standard Tools
Moving beyond text-laden project management procedures, Lisa M. LaCourse, PMP, will discuss the benefits of injecting best practices into standard project management tools. Project Managers then start with more than a blank sheet of paper or even an empty shell of an outline for a planning tool, with an organization's specific best practices in a customizable document. Ms. LaCourse will show specific examples of these tools and will discuss different ways to inject best practice into a standard tool. She'll also draw connections to improving overall organizational performance in the area of project management.
So please bring your boss, coworkers, spouse, or anyone else who you believe would be interested or could benefit from attending this great dinner meeting. This dinner meeting presentation will be worth one (1) "category 3" PDU.
The cost for dinner is $30 for PMI Montgomery County, MD Chapter members and $40 for all others. Payment by cash or check is expected at the door of the meeting.
Reservations are required. RSVP date will be late August, 2008.
Note: We will reserve two "job tables" for those people who are looking for another opportunity (new job) and for those people who have openings at their work place for project managers and are seeking to recruit. These tables will have signs labeled "Job Table". Please sit at these special tables only if you are seeking a job or seeking to hire people for a job that you have. Also, please feel free to bring copies of resumes or job postings to share with others at the Job Tables.
NOTE: If you know an interesting speaker with a topic on Project Management who you think would be good for presenting at a future dinner meeting please tell our VP of Programs, Ellen Greenfield at elgreenfield@gmail.com
Our mission is to provide a forum for Professional Project Managers to promote the principles of Project Management Institute (PMI) through networking with other Project Managers, sharing project experiences, providing and receiving training, and supporting Project Management Professionals in their certification efforts. Our intent is to provide this forum in a place that is convenient to those who either live and/or work in Montgomery County, Maryland.
