May 2004 NEWSLETTER
We will be accepting registrations for the PMP Workshop at this meeting (see the PMP Workshop email sent Monday).
Note below that this meeting will not be held at Excel Corporation.
Tuesday, May 18th Chapter Meeting
Networking
Dinner: 6:00 PM
Meeting
Opening: 6:25 PM
Presentation: 6:30
PM
Dennis Claussen
Flint Hills Resources, LP
Dennis Claussen has been involved in project delivery at Koch Industries, Inc. for thirteen years and currently works in a subsidiary named Flint Hills Resources (FHR). Dennis has project managed several projects that have invested over one million dollars of I.T. labor. His experience spans custom-built applications, commercial packages, and now, mergers & acquisitions. Dennis' strengths include the ability to break complex projects (or programs) into manageable sub-projects and then orchestrating the multiple focused sub-project teams towards the collective end result. This approach can enable a faster, less costly and/or higher quality implementation.
In a recent example of this approach, a FHR project team guided by Dennis delivered the I.T. Components related to a large refinery acquisition in Alaska. In five months and an estimated 10,000 labor hours, the I.T. team was able to provide necessary infrastructure, connectivity & integration, functionality, and IT compliance necessary to successfully cutover as a new FHR refining and marketing location with minimal downtime or issues. Additional key business benefits resulted from the more-than-typical application & process redesign and application integration we successfully implemented with this acquisition..
Dennis will share a few key points from this effort and highlight due diligence and planning considerations, team structure, and project management tips you can apply to your next complex project.
Fee: $10 Members - $12 Non members
Please be sure to RSVP so that we can determine the number of meals to order.
RSVP:
Dave Krofssik
by
Noon Friday,
May 14th
online
at http://www.pmiwichita.org/meeting_rsvp.html
or
email
to rsvp@pmiwichita.org or
by
phone at 316-250-0586
Location:
Amy's Kitchen Shop and Cooking School
Clifton Square
3700 E. Douglas
In the Northwest Corner of Clifton Square
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