Introduction/Description:

Are you tired of boring meetings?  Have you tried to run meetings where more people are checking phones and computers than sticking to the agenda?  Stop the madness and break out the games.  Yes, that’s right, get more done with higher collaboration in less time by using innovation games. This session is highly interactive and tons of fun.  Come and learn some of the top innovation games and how to use them on requirements, designs or implementations.  You will be ready for your next meeting just by using a few of these simple games and your users will want to attend your next meeting.

About the Speaker:

Liz Sundet, MBA, PMP, CBAP, CSM

Liz is involved with multiple areas of the business with her primary work as a consultant for SharePoint.  Her work includes developing strategies to aid in collaboration and content management, facilitating groups in developing business architecture and taxonomies, or working with end users on identifying needs, areas of improvement, user adoption and training.  Liz uses tools and techniques from project management, business analysis, scrum/agile, change management, and lean/six sigma.  As a trainer and speaker she hopes to inspire others to learn something they can apply to their own work immediately.   You can find her blog at www.itsocialbutterfly.wordpress.com or follow on twitter handle @percusn.

This presentation will focus on the communication and skills needed to be a successful project manager. The course will be highly interactive with opportunities to learn through case studies, scenarios discussion, self-reflection and the creation of impromptu Shared Goal Accountability Teams that will get together in the future.

With a backdrop of healthcare projects, we will share research-based tools and solutions that can help anyone interested in improving on their personal and professional communications skills.

About the Speakers:

Steve Haack

Steve Haack has been a project manager since 2000 when he became a PM at IBM and received his Project Management Professional (PMP) credential.  After working at Mayo Clinic as a project management consultant, he became a full time employee there and is currently an IT Program Manager where he manages large programs and smaller projects in the IT Project Management Office.  He has an MBA from West Texas A&M University and received his Program Management Professional (PgMP) credential in 2012.   Steve currently sits on the PMI La Crosse/Rochester Board as past president.

Dan O’Neil

Dan O’Neil is Sr. Project Manager at the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation and is responsible for planning, directing, and delivering projects that have strategic importance to the objective of transforming health and healthcare.
A West Point graduate and combat veteran, Dan deployed an engineer company to the Gulf War. Dan has delivered programs that integrate technology and customer service to deliver results across industries while working for the Olympics, Disney, Northwest Airlines, and the Mayo Clinic. He is also an instructor in the Frank Saladis Project Management program with SuccessfulProjects.com and a Director on the Rochester Public School Board.

The Rochester Downtown Alliance is the planner, producer and promoter of some of largest community events.  These include Thursday’s on First & 3rd, SocialICE and many more.  Hear from Executive Director, Jenna Bowman and Community Engagement Manager, Laura Engelman about what it takes to make them a success. Jenna and Laura will also share some key learnings about what happens with things don’t go quite as planned.

About the Speakers:

Laura Engelman
Laura Engelman joined the Rochester Downtown Alliance (RDA) team in January 2015, as the Community Engagement Manager.  In this role she is responsible for the planning and execution of RDA events including community favorites such as Thursdays on First & 3rdand SocialICE.  Previous to the RDA, Laura worked at the University of Memphis in TN, in Student Leadership and Involvement.  Laura is an alumna of St. Cloud State University where she earned a B.S. in Marketing and of North Dakota State University where she received her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership.

Jenna Bowman

How can we as Project Managers make a difference for our customers when it comes to managing Risks within their projects? Risk Management is not a topic that generally brings excitement, joy, or delight when discussed with project teams and/or customers. Many believe that by ignoring the topic it will not become an issue within their projects. As Project Managers we must come to realize the benefits of Risk Management and find a way to educate our Project Teams and customers on the benefits not only for their projects, but for their organization as a whole.

We will discuss Risk Management approaches and high level methods as well as some practical ways to present it in a meaningful and more understandable way to your project teams and customers. Please bring your own Risk Management questions/concerns and we will work as a team to assist with answering how we have approached and resolved in our projects.

About Speaker

Jan Holt has over 16 years’ experience in project management managing healthcare software implementations and upgrades within hospitals and physician practices.  She is currently employed at McKesson Corporation as a Project Manager.  She has a B.A. in Psychology from Butler University and received her PMP in 2005.  Jan has volunteered as a PMP Prep Class Instructor, Mentor and currently serves as the Chapter President for PMI Michiana.

How can we as Project Managers make a difference for our customers when it comes to managing Risks within their projects? Risk Management is not a topic that generally brings excitement, joy, or delight when discussed with project teams and/or customers. Many believe that by ignoring the topic it will not become an issue within their projects. As Project Managers we must come to realize the benefits of Risk Management and find a way to educate our Project Teams and customers on the benefits not only for their projects, but for their organization as a whole.

We will discuss Risk Management approaches and high level methods as well as some practical ways to present it in a meaningful and more understandable way to your project teams and customers. Please bring your own Risk Management questions/concerns and we will work as a team to assist with answering how we have approached and resolved in our projects.

About Speaker

Jan Holt has over 16 years’ experience in project management managing healthcare software implementations and upgrades within hospitals and physician practices.  She is currently employed at McKesson Corporation as a Project Manager.  She has a B.A. in Psychology from Butler University and received her PMP in 2005.  Jan has volunteered as a PMP Prep Class Instructor, Mentor and currently serves as the Chapter President for PMI Michiana.

Collaborate with fellow project management professionals as PMI Central Iowa hosts its annual Professional Development Day. This year’s theme is “Develop Yourself – What’s Your Plan”, which will explore the new PMI Talent Triangle – Leadership, Technical Project Management, and Strategic and Business Management – with tracks for emerging, intermediate, and advanced professionals.

This year’s PDD will be at Prairie Meadows Events & Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa, on Friday, October 7. The morning keynote starts at 8 AM. The event will feature over 15 sessions with 9 speakers, including keynote addresses by Debra Fine, Dr. James Brown, and Laura Barnard. 

More information is available at http://www.cvent.com/d/lfqrbf.

PMI members: To ensure PMI member pricing during registration, please email the PDD director at dir-pdd@pmi-centraliowa.org rather than register through the website.

This meeting has been cancelled due to low registration. We will refund registration fees. 

Session Description: 

Want to make an impact on our chapter? Want to know what you can get from chapter involvement? Come interact with our PMI La Crosse-Rochester board members and other volunteers to learn more about the value of chapter membership, what our roles as chapter leaders entail, and ways you can get engaged and impact our chapter’s direction. This will be an interactive, facilitated networking event including a panel discussion to get to know the board and an opportunity to network with other project management professionals.

La Crosse Panelists

• Jackie Rasmusson:  Chapter President,  Mayo Clinic
• Stephanie Downey: Chapter Vice-President, Kaplan
• Kay Wais: VP of Membership, Successful Projects
• Austin Simonis:  Student Liaison, UW – La Crosse

Moderated by: Laura Mueller, VP of Events, Marine Credit Union

Session Description: 

Want to make an impact on our chapter? Want to know what you can get from chapter involvement? Come interact with our PMI La Crosse-Rochester board members and other volunteers to learn more about the value of chapter membership, what our roles as chapter leaders entail, and ways you can get engaged and impact our chapter’s direction. This will be an interactive, facilitated networking event including a panel discussion to get to know the board and an opportunity to network with other project management professionals.

Rochester Panelists

• Jackie Rasmusson:  Chapter President,  Mayo Clinic
• Kay Wais: VP of Membership, Successful Projects
• Wale Elegbede: VP of Communications, Mayo Clinic
• Steve Haack: Past-President, Mayo Clinic
• Tyler Huerter: Director of Finance, Mayo Clinic

Moderated by: Laura Mueller, VP of Events, Marine Credit Union

Session Description: Our chapter had a great project presentation by Terry Ward, as well as an enjoyable boat tour of this project in July of 2015. Since then the new bridge has been nearly completed and news that the renovation of the old bridge is now expected to cost $30 million more than originally estimated has produced many interesting things to hear about.

Terry Ward has suggested that you might find it helpful to view the background on the above noted cost increase, and the alternative bridge options outlined athttp://www.dot.state.mn.us/winonabridge/work-package5-costs.html prior to attending. In the registration form, people are invited to identify issues you would like to hear about.

About the Speaker: Terry Ward, PMP, is a Project Manager for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) from Rochester, Minnesota. He currently serves as the Project Manager for the $160 million Winona Bridge CMGC project. He previously served as the Construction Manager for the $187.5 million Dresbach Bridge project, the Deputy Project Manager for Construction on the $238 million St. Anthony Falls Bridge Project (I35) and the Project Manager of the $232 million ROC 52 project in Rochester.

Terry has 30 years of engineering experience with both the public and private sectors and holds a Master’s Degree in Infrastructure Systems Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He has a Civil Engineering Degree from North Dakota State University, is a Registered Professional Engineer and a certified Project Management Professional.

Schedule of Events:

• Board the WSU Cal Fremling: 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
• Boat departs levee: 10:30 a.m.
• Tour and presentation: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
• Boat returns to levee: 11:30 a.m.
• Optional lunch and walk: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Optional Pointour Historical Walking Tour: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (http://www.pointourwinona.com) *

*Timing is approximate

*The admission fee for the walking tour is $9 per person. If you plan on atteding the Pointour Historical Walking Tour please bring $9 exact change.

Dress Code: Casual

Photo credit: www.srfconsulting.com