Calendar of Events

Board Meeting

BA Users Group

The BA User group is a recurring roundtable event where members provide technical training for each other. The round table explores local issues and discovers solutions to local and role specific challenges. This group is for business analyst and those aspiring to be business analyst. Please register with to BAUserGroup@gmail.com and this registration to receive distribution for business analysis 530 - 730 PM SPSCC, Lacey Campus Room 182

Agile Round Table

AGILE ROUNDTABLE Abstract: This event is a discussion, learning, and problem solving event where the group explores current issues in Agile and works to understand and resolve those challenges. Event Hosted by Cayzen, PMI Olympia, and DOL Location Cayzen Time 12:00 - 1:00 Agenda 12:00 - Introductions 12:05 - Agile Moment - 12:20 - Topic - Agile Planning 12:45 - Around the Room - Current Issues 12:55 - Wrap-up and next steps

2018 April Dinner Meeting

Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Time:5:30 to 7:30pm.(1 PDU - Technical) Supporting a Project Sponsor: Strategies project managers must do to effectively engage and support project sponsors The project sponsor is critical to the success of projects. However, project sponsors generally have other demands on their time, and the project is an additional demand. This presentation will be an interactive discussion on strategies project managers can employ to best engage and support the project sponsor throughout the life of the project. Megan Pilon, a senior project manager with Treinen Associates, will provide project managers with strategies, guidelines and tools to use for getting the best out of project sponsors. Megan Pilon, PMP, is a senior project manager at Treinen. She has more than 27 years of Information Technology (IT) experience, including 21 years in project management and 23 years in state government. Having served in the role of project manager for public agencies, an IT vendor and an IT consulting company, Ms. Pilon brings several perspectives to acquisition and implementation of solutions. These perspectives allow her to view risks from the agency’s perspective and to understand the issues and concerns of vendors. She attributes her success in project management to excellent project sponsorship and incredible teams. She is currently engaged at the Department of Licensing, managing Rollout 3 of their Business and Technology Modernization Project which is to replace business and professions licensing and regulatory systems.

Treinen – Supporting a Project Sponsor: Strategies project managers must do to effectively engage and support project sponsors

Title: Supporting a Project Sponsor: Strategies project managers must do to effectively engage and support project sponsors PDUs: 1 Technical Abstract: The project sponsor is critical to the success of projects. However, project sponsors generally have other demands on their time, and the project is an additional demand. This presentation will be an interactive discussion on strategies project managers can employ to best engage and support the project sponsor throughout the life of the project. Megan Pilon, a senior project manager with Treinen Associates, will provide project managers with strategies, guidelines and tools to use for getting the best out of project sponsors. BIO: Megan Pilon, PMP, is a senior project manager at Treinen. She has more than 27 years of Information Technology (IT) experience, including 21 years in project management and 23 years in state government. Having served in the role of project manager for public agencies, an IT vendor and an IT consulting company, Ms. Pilon brings several perspectives to acquisition and implementation of solutions. These perspectives allow her to view risks from the agency’s perspective and to understand the issues and concerns of vendors. She attributes her success in project management to excellent project sponsorship and incredible teams. She is currently engaged at the Department of Licensing, managing Rollout 3 of their Business and Technology Modernization Project which is to replace business and professions licensing and regulatory systems.

(Speaker Only) 2018 April Dinner Meeting

(Speaker Only) Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Time:5:30 to 7:30pm.(1 PDU - Technical) Supporting a Project Sponsor: Strategies project managers must do to effectively engage and support project sponsors The project sponsor is critical to the success of projects. However, project sponsors generally have other demands on their time, and the project is an additional demand. This presentation will be an interactive discussion on strategies project managers can employ to best engage and support the project sponsor throughout the life of the project. Megan Pilon, a senior project manager with Treinen Associates, will provide project managers with strategies, guidelines and tools to use for getting the best out of project sponsors. Megan Pilon, PMP, is a senior project manager at Treinen. She has more than 27 years of Information Technology (IT) experience, including 21 years in project management and 23 years in state government. Having served in the role of project manager for public agencies, an IT vendor and an IT consulting company, Ms. Pilon brings several perspectives to acquisition and implementation of solutions. These perspectives allow her to view risks from the agency’s perspective and to understand the issues and concerns of vendors. She attributes her success in project management to excellent project sponsorship and incredible teams. She is currently engaged at the Department of Licensing, managing Rollout 3 of their Business and Technology Modernization Project which is to replace business and professions licensing and regulatory systems.

(Webinar) 2018 April Online Dinner Meeting

(Webinar) Supporting a Project Sponsor: Strategies project managers must do to effectively engage and support project sponsors The project sponsor is critical to the success of projects. However, project sponsors generally have other demands on their time, and the project is an additional demand. This presentation will be an interactive discussion on strategies project managers can employ to best engage and support the project sponsor throughout the life of the project. Megan Pilon, a senior project manager with Treinen Associates, will provide project managers with strategies, guidelines and tools to use for getting the best out of project sponsors.

MASTERING TEAM LEADERSHIP with THE FIVE BEHAVIORS OF A COHESIVE TEAM

MASTERING TEAM LEADERSHIP with THE FIVE BEHAVIORS OF A COHESIVE TEAM – A 2-day workshop for Supervisors, Managers and Project Leaders April 18-19, 2018 at the Olympia Red Lion Hotel Attention Supervisors, Managers and Project Leaders! Would you like to… Raise the level of ENGAGEMENT on your team? Foster more productive RELATIONSHIPS between members of your team? Increase the effectiveness of how your team COMMUNICATES? Improve TEAM PERFORMANCE and generate better RESULTS? If you answer yes to any of these, then MASTERING TEAM LEADERSHIP is for you. This engaging 2-day workshop will teach you how to master The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, the powerful framework used across Washington and around the world to enhance team performance. Presented by Integris Performance Advisors and PMI Olympia, this workshop will enable you to help your team: • Build deeper levels of trust and openness, strengthening team communication, partnership and relationships • Engage in healthy conflict around ideas, which will help your team focus on shared vision, values and goals • Gain commitment to decisions that form the basis for team action plans • Hold each other accountable to the commitments that are made • Focus on collective results, setting aside personal agendas for the good of the team As a leader one of your most important responsibilities is to create a healthy team dynamic. Your actions have an enormous impact on how your teammates interact. Do team members trust each other enough to ask for help and to say sorry? Is the team able to talk about the most important (and difficult) issues? Is everyone committed and accountable for the decisions the team makes? During the MASTERING TEAM LEADERSHIP workshop, you will learn the skills and techniques you need to drive higher levels of team cohesion, engagement and performance. DATES: Wednesday & Thursday, April 18 & 19, 2018 LOCATION: Red Lion Hotel, Olympia, WA TIME: 9:00 pm to 5 pm WHAT’S INCLUDED? The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team sample assessment Everything DiSC Workplace assessment (if you have not already completed one with Integris) Two full days of instruction Workshop materials and learning aides All Taxes and Fees are paid as part of tuition WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED? Lodging Meals ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR Gwen Voelpel, a Senior Advisor with Integris Performance Advisors, has been a government leader, change agent, and coach/mentor in Washington for more than 25 years. The depth of Gwen’s experience in government, along with her dedication to public service and keen curiosity about the work of leaders gives her a unique insight as consultant and coach. Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Nebraska Omaha Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Accredited Facilitator for The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team Certified Facilitator for The Leadership Challenge and Everything DiSC ABOUT INTEGRIS Since 2011, Integris has supported Washington State’s efforts to build more effective, efficient and accountable government. A proud member of Governor Inslee’s Lean Partnership Program, Integris offers a full range of training and coaching support related to Leadership Development, Team Performance and Lean Six Sigma. Learn more at IntegrisPA.com. The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ is a trademark of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

Boot Camp Exam Prep for PMP® / CAPM® Certification

Have you been postponing taking the PMP® or CAPM® Certification Exam because you were not sure you were ready? The Olympia, Washington Chapter of the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI)® is sponsoring a 4-Day Boot Camp presented by industry-leading Project Management Expert Steve Norton, PMP and PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.)®. Steve Norton’s Boot Camp will prepare you to take the PMP® / CAPM® exams and earn the prestigious PMI® certifications. Register at www.stevenortonpm.com. PMP Olympia Boot Camp April 2018 Start: April 23, 2018 – 7:00 AM End: April 26, 2018 – 5:30 PM Where: DoubleTree 415 Capitol Way N. Olympia, WA 98501 Early Bird Registration through March 26, 2018 PMI Chapter Members: $1197 Non-Members: $1397 Registration after March 26, 2018 PMI Chapter Members: $1397 Non-Members: $1597