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Succeeding with Project Management
Wednesday Dec. 1, 2010
9:00 am – Noon
McCullough Social Space
Presenters: Porter Knight and Catherine Matosky
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Workshop Description:
There’s more to Project Management than making a list of actions and scheduling them on the calendar. If you’ve ever worked on a project – of any size or type – this workshop will show you how to avoid the common misconceptions and pitfalls that lead to missed deadlines and budget over-runs. We’ll teach you the key principles of Project Management and show you how to apply them in your work for greater success and
productivity.
On-Time & Under Budget: Project Management Modules
• Project Management & Productivity
• What is Project Management?
• Role of the Project Manager
• Project Management Components
• Five Phases of PM
• Triple Constraint
• Misconceptions & Pitfalls
• Resources & Tools
Click link to register: http://www.middlebury.edu/offices/business/hr/files/reg/spm
About Porter Knight, CPO®
Porter Knight is a dynamic and popular presenter, life-changing consultant, and published
author of two books: Organized to Last: 5 Simple Steps to Staying Organized and Get
Paid to Win Clients: Public Speaking as a Marketing Tool.
After years of creating order out of chaos at the request of friends and family, Porter
founded Organized by Knight in 1996. She has taught thousands of clients and workshop
participants to dig out from under piles and create systems to improve the flow of ideas,
paper, and the “stuff” we all accumulate in our lives.
Porter was one of the first in the nation to achieve the credential of Certified Professional
Organizer®. A proud and active member of the National Association of Professional
Organizers (NAPO), she has been one of NAPO’s most popular presenters at past
conferences and has twice been nominated for the prestigious “Founders Award.” In
2003 she was chosen to develop the industry’s flagship education courses PO-001
“Introduction to Professional Organizing” and PO-101 “Starting an Organizing
Business.”
A graduate of Middlebury College (Middlebury, Vermont), Porter lives in Bristol,
Vermont with her husband and their two sons.
About Catherine Matosky, PMP®
Catherine Matosky joined Porter Knight in the spring of 2009 after 20 years of project
manager roles in the business sector, where she actively participated in project
management training, worked to educate colleagues in project management techniques,
and implemented project management processes and tools in the workplace.
Along with a love of helping others learn the skill of organizing, Catherine brings a
passion for methodology – she has designed trainings to make the institutional practices
of Project Management and Process Design/Documentation accessible to small business
environments and those looking to improve productivity in any workplace setting.
Catherine holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in project
management through the Project Management Institute. The certification exam requires a
college degree, 4500 hours of project management experience, and 35 hours of project
management education plus ongoing Professional Development Units to maintain
certification.
Catherine graduated from the University of Vermont in 1988 and is currently pursuing
her MBA. She obtained her Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification in
2006. Catherine lives in Shelburne, Vermont with her husband and their two sons.
Click link to register: http://www.middlebury.edu/offices/business/hr/files/reg/spm
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Sheila Andrus
Training & Development Manager,
Human Resources
Service Building 207
Middlebury College
802-443-5190
sandrus@middlebury.edu