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September 2005 NEWSLETTER

Dennis Battles, our Vice President of Programs, has accepted a new position outside the area. We wish Dennis all the best in the new opportunity. Chapter members interested in this position should contact a board member (contact information is in the left column of the newsletter).

We will be hosting a PMP Prep class again this fall, Monday and Tuesday, October 17 & 18. We are bringing back Lee Towe again to provide a concentrated preparation format that is guaranteed to have you pass the test. Southwestern College has agreed to let us use their facility on South Rock Road again.

See below for information on the PMP Exam changes.

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Tuesday, September 20^th Chapter Meeting

Networking Dinner:    6:00 PM
Meeting Opening:       6:25 PM
Presentation:               6:30 PM

LEANENTERPRIZE
R. Keith Engel
SAGETHINK, Inc.

R. Keith Engel has over 25 years of experience with Fortune 100 companies working in project management, operations management, maintenance management and leading change initiatives. Areas of expertise include a wide variety of skill sets that generate earnings growth through implementation of value-added practices in project management, quality, lean enterprise, operational reliability and constraints management. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration. He holds the following certifications from the American Society for Quality (ASQ): Certified Quality Manager, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer, and Certified Reliability Engineer.

Customer demands will continue to push organizations, as more is required in less time at a lower cost. Popular initiatives for dealing with these demands are Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. But implementing Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma can easily overwhelm an organization because of the seemingly endless number of methods and work practices to put in place. Too often, initiatives don’t directly improve earnings or customer satisfaction.

Beginning at Toyota, changes in thinking caused different approaches to manufacturing and service operations that created the lean enterprise we see today. The key was that improvements were made only where they raised customer satisfaction or improved earnings—in other words, Toyota leaned due to market-driven needs.

LeanEnterprize instills the thinking processes and skill sets that Toyota used to create their production & service systems. These skills go beyond Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma because they begin from an enterprise point of view using Constraint Analysis. Constraint Analysis finds the market-driven leverage points for the enterprise. Actions that improve performance at these constraints yield the gains needed in today’s competitive environment. By starting with Constraint Analysis, LeanEnterprize ensures that bottom line performance and competitive advantage improve with every project. The synergy of Constraint Analysis, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma coupled with the foundational skill sets create a powerful strategy that is easy to execute.

Fee: No Fee
Dinner is ordered off the menu at the menu price.

Please be sure to RSVP so that we can plan appropriately.

RSVP:        Dave Krofssik
                  by Noon Monday, September 19^th
                  online at http://www.pmiwichita.org/meeting_rsvp.html or
                  email to rsvp@pmiwichita.org or
                  by phone at 316-250-0586

Location:   Loft 150
                  above the River City Brewing Company
                  150 North Mosely
                  (see map below)

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Next Meeting – Tuesday, October 18^th –




Speaker:    Lee Towe

Innovators International, Inc

Topic:    To Be Announced

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