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  February 2010 Chapter Dinner Meeting  

Sponsored by
Keller Graduate School of Management

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http://www.keller.edu/

How to Create and Manage Great Remote Project Teams

Presentation Abstract:

In this interactive hour you will:

• Use assessment tools to identify what's working and where the bottlenecks are for team performance, communication and relationships
  
• Discuss why managing remotely is difficult
  
• Discuss what makes a high-functioning project team
  
• Learn simple and even free tools to help your team get running NOW
  
• Learn best practices for getting people to use those tools
  
• Share with others your best tips, techniques and get answers to some of your most pressing questions
  

This presentation is based on the popular "How to Create and Manage Remote Teams" webinar workshop which has been delivered to dozens of companies around the world.

About the Speaker

Wayne Turmel is the president of www.greatwebmeetings.com where he teaches people the communication and presentation skills to sell, train and communicate using web presentation platforms and tools. He's also a well-known writer for Management Issues, BNET and the host of one of the world's most popular management podcasts, The Cranky Middle Manager Show, where he's interviewed hundreds of the smartest people in management and project leadership. Find out more about him at www.crankymiddlemanager.com/aboutwayne

Online Registration

NOTE:
No Walk-in registrations can be accommodated
- Registration Deadline is 11:59 p.m. CT on Sunday, February 7, 2010

Online Registration : Click on this link to register

DATE: Wednesday February 10, 2010

START: 5:30 p.m. CDT

LOCATION:
The Meadows Club
2950 W Golf Rd
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
(847) 640-3200

NOTES:

• Registration is limited.
• No Walk-in registrations can be accommodated
• Remember - Registration Deadline is 11:59 p.m. CT on Sunday, February 7, 2010

News & Events

• Chapter President Jim Vaughan Resigns
• President's Message Jan 10: Program vs Project Management
• Wondering how to submit Dinner Meeting PDUs?. Follow the link and find out.
• CIO.com's IT Project Management Blog. Our very own Jim Vaughan, PMI Chicagoland Chapter President has a blog on CIO.com focused on IT project management. If you want to know more about Jim's thoughts on project management, stop by his blog at http://advice.cio.com/blog/jim_vaughan and share your thoughts, ideas and comments.
• 2010 PMP® Exam Prep Workshop: January 16th, 23rd, 30th and February 6th 2010 at DeVry University, Oakbrook Terrace Tower (Workshop will be held at Downers Frove Campus beginning Jan 30th). This PMP Exam Prep workshop is designed to meet the needs of those wishing to prepare for the PMP Exam and earn the PMP® certification.  For details click here.
• 2010 PMP® Exam Prep Workshop: The dates for this course have changed to a later start date, click on link for details. The course will be held at DeVry University - Keller Graduate School of Management, 225 W. Washington Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60606 . This PMP Exam Prep workshop is designed to meet the needs of those wishing to prepare for the PMP Exam and earn the PMP® certification. For details click here.
• Ever wondered how to reset your website account password? Get the answer to this and some other frequently asked questions.
• Upcoming events. To see upcoming Chapter events you can view the online Chapter calendar.

• PM Knowledge Sharing Forum - February 18, 2010 , presented by PMI Chicagoland Chapter - 02/18/2010
  

  The PMI Chicagoland Chapter PM KNOWLEDGE SHARING series next meeting will be on Thursday February 18, 2010. The session will be a roundtable interchange focused on critical PM issues where participants will have the opportunity to tap into the knowledge and experience of their peers to solve key "pain points".

  • Topic: Project Management
  • Facilitator: Ura Puranda
  • Sponsor: Allstate Insurance Company
  • Location: 2675 Sanders Road, Willow Rd Plaza, X1-Presentation Room, Northbrook, IL
  • Parking: Please use parking lot.
  • Website: http://www.allstate.com
  • Time: Check-In at 6:00 p.m., Program Starts at 6:30 p.m.