PMI Southern Nevada Chapter

PMOY 2011 Kelly Litster

PMI-SNC is proud to annouce the 2011 Project Manager of the Year

Kelly Litster, PMP, VP Shared Services MGM Resorts International

February 16, 2012 - Intelligent Disobedience

Topic: Intelligent Disobedience - The Difference Between Good and GREAT Leaders

Presenter: Jimmie L. West, Ph.D., PMP

When: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Where: Palace Station, 2411 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV Directions

PDUs: Attendance qualifies for one (1) PDU toward maintaining certification.

Intelligent Disobedience is the ability to sucessfully counter the directions of management.

To challenge, pushback and make suggestions to management that defend the integrity of your projects against the expectations of your stakeholder.

Pivotal actions for true success as a leader. Like the seeing-eye dog training environment that embraces "Intelligent disobedience" to train their dogs to "protect and ensure the safety of their masters, leaders/managers need to know how to "disobey their masters" as a means of "saving the business".

Intelligent disobedience requires courage, solid presentation skills, and political awareness in addition to insight on the projects they manage. It also requires a sense of balance brought forth with a sense of humor - after all you are comparing yourself to a dog as a means to be successful!

The presentation is fun, informative and will provide you with an alternative way of looking at the challenges you faces as a leader.

This is a joint meeting with our friends with the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)

Fees: Register Now

Dinner & Presentation:
- $25 for members (Must log in to get discount)
- $30 for non-members (don't need to login)
- $10 for college students (discount code: student)

Presentation only: $10 for members - $15 for non-members

PDUs: Attendance qualifies for one PDU.

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Demonstrating Courageous Leadership Class Feb 17, 2012

Demonstrating Courageous Leadership Class

PMI-SNC is proud to announce the Demonstrating Courageous Leadership Class to be held in Henderson and provides PMP members to earn 14 PDUs

Course Description: This is an advanced leadership course to prepare project managers for successful interactions with senior management and to effectively manage politically charged projects. The workshop describes communication styles, personal risk assessment approaches and helps attendees prepare for the challenging discussions that need to be held to successfully deliver complex initiatives involving multiple senior stakeholders. Included in the workshop is a discussion of Intelligent Disobedience; the ability to successfully counter the directions of management. This requires the project manager to challenge, pushback and make suggestions to management that defend project integrity against the expectations of your key stakeholders.
The application of standard leadership techniques is compared and contrasted with “courageous” approaches, along with the circumstances under which courageous approaches are necessary.

Location: DeVry University, Keller School of Management 2490 Paseo Verde Pkwy. Henderson, NV 89074

Schedule: Classes will be held February 17-18, 2012 (Friday–Saturday)

Early Bird Fees on or before February 4, 2012:

PMI-SNC Members: $625 you must join PMI.org before registering and log into pmi-snc.org using same email address and PMI number.
Non Members: $700

Just in Time Fees after February 4, 2012:

PMI-SNC Members: $725 you must join PMI.org before registering and log into pmi-snc.org using same email address and PMI number.
Non Members: $800

Please Register Here

PMP Training Class Feb 25 - Mar 11, 2012

Spring 2012 PMP Prep Training Class

PMI-SNC is proud to announce the PMP Preparation Training Class to be held locally and taught by certified instructors.

The purpose of this class is to assist participants in their preparation for the PMP® Certification Exam by providing a structured review of the areas to focus on for the test. This class is not intended as a primary source of the knowledge and understanding required in order to be successful on the exam. Each session of the class will be highly interactive. Earn 35 Contact Hours of Project Management Education suitable for fulfilling the educational requirements for the PMP®. If you are a PMI member, please purchase or download a copy of the PMBOK Version 4 (from PMI.ORG) and bring it with you to the class. Please read and re-read the PMBOK before attending class. Begin by reading Chapters 1-3, then learn the terminology in the Glossary, then read Chapters 4-12 and finally Appendix F & G.

Location: To Be Determined

Schedule: Classes will be held on three consecutive weekends:

Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, February 26, 2012 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, March 10, 2012, 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM

Early Bird Fees on or before February 18, 2012:

PMI-SNC Members: $625 *
Non Members: $725

* PMI-SNC Members: $625·-· you must join PMI.org and our chapter before registering and log into pmi-snc.org using same email address and PMI number. It takes one day to process membership.

Just in Time Fees after February 18, 2012:

PMI-SNC Members: $700 you must join PMI.org and our chapter before registering and log into pmi-snc.org using same email address and PMI number. It takes one day to process membership.
Non Members: $825

Please Register Now

Exam Planning and Study Points

Project Management Framework

Professional and Social Responsibility

Project Integration Management
Project Scope Management

Project Time Management

Project Cost Management

Project Quality Management

Project Human Resource Management

Project Communication Management

Project Risk Management
Project Procurement Management

With Updated Changes from PMBOK Version 4 and/or PMP exam as of 8/31/2011

Course Materials provided:

Student Guide with over 400 practice questions

Knowledge area flash cards

Project management processes chart

Examination simulation CD with over 2000 practice questions and sample exams

Please purchase the PMBOK® Guide: Project Management Body of Knowledge – Fourth Edition

The PMBOK® Guide–Fourth Edition continues the tradition of excellence in project management with a standard that is even easier to understand and implement, with improved consistency and greater clarification.

Price: $65.95 Member Price: $49.50 You save $16.45 by being a PMI member or PMI members can download a soft PDF copy free.

For additional information contact the VP of Education.