April 2010 Blog Posts (6)

Asking Questions Leads to Answering Questions

I lead a meeting last Tuesday that reminded me that it is essential to know what the "powers that be" feel is important when leading meetings. In this case, I was able to provide satisfactory answers to three looming questions that a decision maker had on his mind, and secure funding for the recommendations I provided.

The key to clairvoyance is to know what decision makers think is important up front. If you know what a decision maker thinks is important, then you know what kind of… Continue

Added by Chris Hall on April 26, 2010 at 11:53am — 1 Comment

New Member Profile: Dwight Schonfeld

Dwight Schonfeld recently relocated to the Kentuckiana region from Indianapolis. A proud Hoosier Air Force veteran, he has been in I.T. as a civilian since 1988. He began his career on the technical side as a Work Study at a community college in Tennessee. From there, he worked as a field service technician, later a Technical Consultant for Raymond James and then progressed to management of technical teams (Service Delivery) and Project Management. His last…

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Added by Bud Ratliff on April 20, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

How to Find a PM Job in Louisville

Check out this presentation by Paul Sizemore, a member of Louisville PM. Paul outlines some tips and tricks for uncovering job opportunities and resources. Please let him know what you think by visiting his profile here.… Continue

Added by Bud Ratliff on April 14, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Job Opportunity: MIS Project Manager

This information comes from CMI Consulting in Lexington. Please find the description and contact information below:

Our client, a non-profit membership driven organization in Lexington, KY is seeking an MIS Project Manager for their organization to manage an electronic database system, provide website management and database management services.

Specifically, the person selected for the position will provide technical expertise in the development of and project management… Continue

Added by Bud Ratliff on April 14, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

New User Profile: Stephanie Ledford

Stephanie Ledford came to Kentucky from Florida several years back, and has been volunteering with the Ky Bluegrass PMI Chapter as Programs VP. She is super-responsive, and very talented.

Stephanie is a certified PMP Project Manager who has run successful projects in information technology. She's a results-oriented team leader possessing strong communication, analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task.

Stephanie also enjoys…

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Added by Bud Ratliff on April 12, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Clain Hendrix speaks on "Unleashing the Power of Metrics"

I learned that Clain Hendrix, a super smart and all around good guy, is going to be speaking at the next PMI KY Bluegrass chapter meeting. If you have a chance on Thursday, April 22 at 11:30, go to DeSha's and hear him.

Here is a…

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Added by Bud Ratliff on April 1, 2010 at 6:15pm — No Comments