Join Us for our January 22, 2020 Evening Event

at the UM Kim Engineering Bldg

Registration ends at 10 am on January 22, 2020

Topic: PMI, the Project Economy, and PMI's new Branding

Speaker: Jeff Yellets

Meeting Location Date and Time:

January 22, 2020, from 7 - 9 pm

Location: University of Maryland Kim Engineering Building in the Kay Boardroom, 8228 Paint Branch Dr, College Park, MD 20742

Pizza and drinks will be served.

Cost $15 PMI Southern Maryland Chapter Members; $18 Non-Members

PDUs - 1

Receive PDUs for reading the book and an additional PDU for participating in the online discussion about the book!

Online Discussion: Thursday, January 23, 7 pm - 8 pm

Book of the Month for January 2020

Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project

Tom Kendrick

Overview:

You'll Learn:

All projects are inherently risky, and especially complex ones can potentially be the downfall for even the most experienced project manager. From technical challenges to resource issues to overwhelming and unrealistic deadlines to the rarely dependable commitment of your subcontractors, any number of things can go completely wrong--any day of the week! Therefore, perhaps the most essential component of every project manager’s job is the ability to identify potential risks before they cause unnecessary headaches and turmoil all around.Fully updated and consistent with the Risk Management Professional (RMP) certification and the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), Identifying and Managing Project Risk remains the definitive resource for project managers seeking to be pro-active in their efforts to guard against failure and minimize unwanted surprises.

Online Discussion Meeting Cost: $0 Members; $5 Non-Members

Buy the book here:

Cost: $22.99 on Kindle, $14.70 for paperback from Amazon.

Receive PDUs for reading the book and an additional PDU for participating in the online discussion about the book!

Online Discussion: Friday, February 28, 7 pm - 8 pm

Book of the Month for February 2020

Six Simple Rules: How to Manage Complexity without Getting Complicated

Yves Morieux and Peter Tollman

Overview:

Does your organization manage complexity by making things more complicated? If so, you are not alone. Authors Yves Morieux and Peter Tollman recommend six simple rules to manage complexity without getting complicated.

Showing why the rules work and how to put them into practice, Morieux and Tollman give managers a much-needed tool to reinvigorate people in the face of seemingly endless complexity. Included are detailed examples from companies that have achieved a multiplicative effect on performance by using them.

Online Discussion Meeting Cost: $0 Members; $5 Non-Members

Buy the book here:

Cost: $18.49 on Kindle, $21.51 for hardcover from Amazon.