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PMI Houston 2016 Conference Celebrates the Power of You! From the time they entered the NRG Center, PMI Houston Conference & Expo attendees experienced the energizing “Power of You.” The 3-day annual event featured an Expo, 56 Breakout Sessions, Master Classes, eight full-day Workshops and a Job Fair.

Clyde Fessler, former Vice President of marketing and business development at the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, kicked off the conference Monday morning with a keynote speech about Harley-Davidson’s dramatic turnaround. Fessler discussed how a core group helped to

reestablish Harley-Davidson as one of the most enduring and identifiable brands in the world.

Breakout sessions on Monday and Tuesday featured quality speakers in seven different tracks. For the first time, attendees could also select Master Classes featuring keynote speaker Clyde Fessler and Rick Gillis, Houston

Career Expert and author of Promote!

PMIH Conference Project Manager Amy Stonesifer appreciated the quality of this year’s keynote speakers. “Clyde Fessler, Rick Gillis and Jim McIngvale did an amazing job of connecting the dots on defining your personal brand.”

Sponsors and Exhibitors connected with attendees at the Expo. PMI Houston thanks its sponsors and vendors for their continued and enthusiastic support.

FRONTLINE: PMI HOUSTON CONFERENCE

COMING IN APRIL: PMI HOUSTON BOARD ...3 MEETINGS…………....….5,6

CLASSIFIEDS…………………….….... 10 SPONSOR COMMUNICATION…............11

SPONSORS…....................................12

MESSAGE CENTER: TOASTMASTERS CLUBS …...7


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PMI Houston would also like to thank the 100+ volunteers who made this year’s conference a success. Stonesifer said, “Every

year I am amazed at what our volunteer team puts together. I can't thank them enough for all the work they did to create a great

event. I have to thank the leadership team who established the direction and really made it a success.”

Thanks to all of the organizers, volunteers, attendees, sponsors and vendors for making the 2016 conference a phenomenal success. See you in June 2017


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Have you considered serving on the PMI Houston Board?

Deadline to apply June 30, 2016

Why I serve on PMI Houston Board of Directors

If you have ever considered running for a board position but are not sure what to

expect let me share with you my journey.

About 6 years ago I became a PMI Houston member but I only occasionally

attended any functions. When the company I worked for trimmed our travel and

eventually went bankrupt I had allot more time on my hands. I felt disconnected

from the Houston area because I had traveled so much. So I needed to develop my

network and volunteering made it easy to connect.

I attended a monthly meeting at the Galleria location. There I learned about the need for volunteers for conference

from Mame Leslie and David Thomas who were leading the PMI Houston annual conference. I had just lost my job so

I had allot of time to volunteer and I worked on the team. Through the experience of planning and working the

conference I met so many people. There was also a great opportunity to learn new project management skills and

develop my elevator speech.

But beyond what volunteering gave me I saw the needs of fellow PMIH members to also connect and develop their

skills. I began to approach the board about different ideas to support unemployed members, how to coordinate

volunteers, how to show value to members. Most of all how could we support our profession?

David encouraged me to run for the board. I did and now here I am.

In my 3 years on the board I’ve worked to support our profession but also our community. I’ve had the opportunity to

meet some amazing people many who I now call friends.

I’ve worked on conference and this year was the Project Manager. I got the chance to lead a scope a thon supporting

the Barbara Bush Foundation supporting organizations that target literacy. I’ve help coordinate job search workshops

to support unemployed PMs.

Being a PMI Houston board member is giving back in so many ways. But it also means gaining much more.

It is a big commitment and responsibility. But if you love working with people. If you like to be a leader and make an

impact you only need to step up and join us.


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Are you ready to serve?

If you are passionate about Project Management and our community. If you have volunteered for 6 months in the last

18 months for PMIH on the team you want to lead. Are a current active member of our organization in good standing

you have the basics to apply to run.

Commitment

My weekly commitment requires 1-2 meetings by phone or in person. Responding to emails from my fellow board

members, volunteers and members.

My role is responsible for supporting the external Vice Presidents. I try to speak with them bi-weekly. We meet once a

month for a board of Directors Meeting.

Depending on the events scheduled each month I may put in up to 40 hours a month. In slower months I may spend

only a couple hours a week. Our workload is definitely higher before conference.

Leadership

Our board is most successful when individuals are active leaders who are open to listening to ideas, open to express

their ideas and have the ability to compromise.

You have to be willing to lose to win. You will find yourself being developed but you need to develop those around

you.

I hope you will consider running. The deadline is fast approaching. Press this link to see the positions available and

apply: http://pmihouston.org/form.php?form_id=30

Amy Stonesifer

SVP External

President Elect 2017


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Visit PMI Houston Meetings for the ‘latest’ meeting details Venue Time Description North Peli Peli 110 Vintage Park Blvd (back of Vintage complex) Houston, Texas 77070 http://www.pelipeli.com/

Monthly on second Tuesday Pre-dinner meeting 5:30 to 6:30 PM

Presentation with guest speaker Pre-dinner meeting is free to attend. Please register online.

Monthly on second Tuesday Dinner meeting 6:30 to 8:00 PM

Dinner Meeting with guest speaker Cost: $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Walk-ins are an additional $10. Registration closes at 12:00PM the day of the event date.

Galleria Area HESS Club 5430 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77056 (877) 661-4377 (713) 627-2283 http://www.hessclub.com

Monthly on second Wednesday Pre-dinner meeting 5:30 to 6:30 PM

Presentation with guest speaker Pre-dinner meeting is free to attend. Please register online.

Monthly on second Wednesday Dinner meeting 6:30 to 8:00 PM

Dinner Meeting with guest speaker Cost: $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Walk-ins are an additional $10.

Southwest Schlumberger Schlumberger Sugar Land Campus 210 Schlumberger Drive 713-513-2457

Monthly on third Wednesday Time: 5:30 to 6:30 PM

Presentation with guest speaker This meeting is free to attend. Please register online.

The Woodlands Sam Houston State University Center 3380 College Park Drive, 4th Floor The Woodlands, TX 77384

Monthly on third Tuesday Time: 6:00 to 7:00 PM

Presentation with guest speaker This meeting is free to attend. Please register online. *Newest PMI Houston meeting venue

Downtown CenterPoint Energy Tower 1111 Louisiana Street 13th Floor - Room

Monthly on last Thursday Time: 5:30 to 6:30 PM

Presentation with guest speaker This meeting is free to attend. Please register online.


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1360/65 Houston, TX 77002

West - Agile SYSCO 1390 Enclave Parkway Building 1390, Houston, TX 77077-20255

Quarterly on third Thursday Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM

Presentation with guest speaker Joint meeting with the Agile Leadership Network(ALN) Houston Chapter, formerly APLN. This meeting is free to attend. For latest schedule and registration please visit ALN Houston site at www.alnhouston.org ALN meets monthly. Meetings in March, June, September, and December are promoted jointly by PMI and ALN.

Brazos Valley College Station, TX Improving Enterprises 17000 Research Parkway #260 College Station, TX 77845

Monthly on second Monday. Time: 6:00 to 7:00 PM

Presentation with guest speaker This meeting is free to attend.

Claiming PDUs for PMI® Houston Monthly Meetings There are no specific PDU codes for events that award up to 2 PDUs. Each PMI Houston meeting with a 1-hour presentation on a PM topic awards 1 PDU. This includes dinner meetings, pre-dinner meetings and meetings at any of PMI Houston's satellite venues. If attended both pre-dinner and dinner presentations, please submit 2 PDU claims following the process below for each presentation event.

Procedure for getting PDU credit for PMI® Houston’s meetings towards the recertification of your PMI credential (PMP, PgMP, etc.):

1. Go to www.pmi.org and log in using your pmi.org Username and Password. 2. Select myPMI and click on Report PDUs 3. Select PDU category "CAT A: Registered Education Provider/PMI Component" 4. For Activity Type select "Report a 1-2 PDU Event", click Next 5. Enter Component ID "C012" (C-zero-1-2),Click Search 6. Activity date completed - Enter the date of the meeting 7. Activity title - Enter the title of the presentation you attended 8. Activity meeting number - Enter number if needed, click Next 9. PDUs claimed - Enter 1 (each 1 hr speaker presentation grants 1 PDU) 10. Review the data entered, if correct click the box indicating "I agree this claim is accurate" 11. Click Submit

12. Save a copy for your records

For additional details and registration information visit PMI Houston Events


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Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities Date Class Location Cost Register

June 20, 2016

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

PMP & CAPM Prep Course – April

Tri Tech Surveying Company

10401 Westoffice Drive Houston, TX 77042

Houston Chapter Member Earlybird: $ 1400.00 (ends two

weeks before the course) Regular: $ 1500.00

Non-Member

Earlybird: $ 1600.00 (ends two weeks before the course)

Regular: $ 1700.00

Unemployed Member Pricing - $750.00

Register

July 25, 2016

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

PMP & CAPM Prep Course – May





Non-Member

Earlybird: $ 1600.00 (ends two weeks before the course)

Regular: $ 1700.00


Register

Aug 29, 2016 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

PMP & CAPM Prep Course – June 20





Non-Member Earlybird: $ 1600.00 (ends two



Register

To see the full list of course offerings please visit the Events tab - http://www.pmihouston.org/meetinginfo.php


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Medical Center Lunch and Learn: Information Technology … The Heartbeat of Healthcare

June 29, 2016

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Rhonda Blevins, PMP is a results-oriented healthcare professional with an extensive, comprehensive understanding of Hospital Operations.

This includes both Financial and Clinical expertise in Acute, Ambulatory, and Rehabilitation Care. Rhonda began her work in the Health Care

industry in the Admissions Department when pre-certification and insurance verification was a “great new idea.

Rhonda’s expertise has been afforded through a vast career in Information Technology since 2000, yielding the study of the fo llowing

Professional Programs: ITIL, Lean Six Sigma, and PMI. Rhonda has been a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2006 who

really believes, “The better the plan…the better the results.” Her ability to translate Clinical Information to Technical Information and bring an IT

solution to a meaningful improvement in clinical settings speaks volumes to her wealth of knowledge.

She is an esteemed graduate of Sam Houston State University, where her son is following her legacy and starting his final year of studies– Go

Bearkats! Rhonda has been married for 25 years and has 2 sons. Her family is very close and they enjoy camping, sports, and hunting as a

family.

Stephanie W. Mensah, MBA, PMP, RHIA is noted as having “humbling ambition,” she built her career and life endeavors on the foundations of

this parable. A multi-talented, detail-oriented executive in training, whose commitment to excellence precedes her, Stephanie’s ultimate goal is

to make a positive impact in today’s society.

Stephanie’s professional journey was one quite different than that of her cohorts. While earning her Bachelor of Science Degree in Health

information Management (HIM) from Texas State University – San Marcos [with Minor in Healthcare Administration], Stephanie found it

advantageous to begin an early career in the healthcare industry. Stephanie’s accomplishments later found her a front seat as a straight-A

student at Texas Woman’s University, yielding her a Summa Cum Laude Graduate with a Master of Business Administration Degree.

Stephanie’s ambition also led her to foster a passion for professional speaking. This passion opened prominent doors for her to speak at events

including, Momentum User Group –Southwest Meeting, Houston Area Health Information Management Association Quarterly Meeting, a

vendor sponsored web seminar, vendor’s booth during Health Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference, and EMC

World Conference.

Her decorated work and academic experience impresses salient professionalism and knowledge of the industry in each project/ investment

pursued.


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Project Management Toastmasters Clubs - News and Tips ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

News: Congratulations to Rashid Kapadia from the North Houston Project Management Toastmasters Club for 1st

place in Division R Evaluation Speech Contest!

Quote: "Those who tell the stories rule the world” – Naïve American Proverb

6. Arrive early. Give yourself enough time to get acquainted with the stage or presentation area, and test the microphone and any visual aids you’ll be using.

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Project Management Toastmasters clubs are open to all, but members are

predominately professional project managers. The clubs welcome people

from all backgrounds and professions. Houston Area Project Management

Toastmasters Clubs are sponsored by PMI Houston and aligned with the

goals of PMI International. Certified PMPs receive Professional

Development Units (PDUs) for participation. As a member of a Project

Management Toastmasters club, you can learn to:

Excel at job interviews

Give powerful business presentations

Effectively teach classes or training sessions

Lead successful meetings or seminars

Present persuasive arguments, summations or brainstorming

Visit a meeting to discover the benefits of membership!

Houston Galleria Project Management Toastmasters

North Houston Project Management Toastmasters

Southwest Houston Project Management Toastmasters

Woodlands Project Management Toastmasters

http://hgpmt.org http://1314186.toastmastersclubs.org

http://swpmt.org http://4748183.toastmastersclubs.org

Houston Baptist University Denny's Restaurant Schlumberger Sugar Land Campus

Sam Houston State University

Atwood 2 Bldg, Rm 202 7502 Fondren Rd Houston, Tx 77074

12697 Gessner Rd Houston, Tx 77064 South of FM 1960 off FM249

The Forum 210 Schlumberger Dr Sugar Land, Tx 77478

3380 College Park Drive, 4th Floor The Woodlands, Tx 77384

1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesdays 6:15pm - Networking

1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesdays 6:00pm - Networking

2nd & 4th Wednesdays 6:15pm - Networking

2nd and 4th Tuesdays 6:15pm - 8:00pm


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6:45pm - Meeting Starts 6:30pm - Meeting Starts 6:30pm - Meeting Starts


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Classifieds Project Manager

Job Posting

May. 4, 2016

Project Manager

Optech4D

Job Posting

Mar. 21, 2016

Visit http://www.pmihouston.org/classifieds.php for all job listings. If you have a job opening that you would like to promote through the PMI Houston Chapter, please use the Submit a job URL on the website!

Your ad will be posted on the PMI Houston Chapter website and featured in weekly and monthly newsletter communications.


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