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PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
CHAPTER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT  

 

The May WV/OV PMI Chapter program meeting for 2010 is scheduled for Thursday, May 20, at 5:30 PM.

The program will feature Annette Lucas, presenting the topic,  

Automated Project Status Reporting

 Annette has been practicing project management for 20+ years.  She received her PMP Certification in 2001 and was the chairperson of the committee to charter the WV PMI Chapter which was accomplished in 2003.  Annette holds a B.S. in Computer Management from West Virginia Institute of Technology (now WVU Institute of Technology) and an MBA from the WV College of Graduate Studies (now Marshall University Graduate College).

 

The meeting will be held in room 2014 in the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center (WVU Building) on the CAMC Memorial Hospital Campus, with a remote teleconference site in the auditorium of the I-79 Technology Park Research Center located in the I-79 Technology Park, 1000 Galliher Drive, Fairmont, WV.  In addition, a Webex session will be made available for those members who cannot attend in person.  Details on the session will be made available at a later time.

  Special thanks to the WVHTC Foundation and the CAMC for providing the meeting facilities. All PMI certified attendees receive 1 PDU for attending.

 

Presentation synopsis: Automated Project Status Reporting

  Siemens recognizes the value of project status reports.  Not only do regular status reports provide information about the project for management and stakeholders, they also ensure that on a regular basis, the team, and in particular, the project manager, is required to focus on the project milestones and the progress being made toward their completion and on issues that may be preventing the project’s completion.

   Annette designed and developed an Access database to automate project status reports for the Siemens Project Office staff, providing the functionality to communicate on multiple levels.  This database is in the process of being developed as a Siemens Best Practice.

 This presentation will review the before and after processes of developing and communicating project status reports, showing the efficiency and time savings in using the database, while providing consistency in project status reporting to the various levels of stakeholders.

 

Annette Lucas – PMP, MBA

 

Annette has been practicing project management for 20+ years.  She received her PMP Certification in 2001 and was the chairperson of the committee to charter the WV PMI Chapter which was accomplished in 2003.  Annette holds a B.S. in Computer Management from West Virginia Institute of Technology (now WVU Institute of Technology) and an MBA from the WV College of Graduate Studies (now Marshall University Graduate College).

 Annette is employed with Siemens Corporation as the Director of Technology Services, providing Technology Services to Charleston Area Medical Center.  Prior to this position Annette held the position as Project Manager for Siemens, completing  38 projects in the 2 years she worked in that position.  Annette continues to manage 5 projects while transitioning to her new position.

As usual, everyone (including non-members) is welcome to attend this session.  There is no cost to attend.

 

Interested in being a speaker for a future meeting?   Speakers are awarded 5 PDUs.  Marvin Taylor is coordinating speakers for the Chapter program meetings, and would be happy to hear from you.  E-mail your interest in speaking to   President@wvovpmi.org .

Feel free to pass this message to others who may be interested.  Hope to see everyone there!        

Ron Madurski - VP, Communications
WV/OV Chapter of the Project Management Institute