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Chapter Events
PMI Central Indiana Chapter

PMI Central Indiana Chapter offers a variety of educational and professional development events relating to the discipline of Project Management. Our 2-hr Monthly Program Meetings include dinner and a Project Management presentation lasting approximately 1.5 hours. Our full-day Seminars include breakfast, lunch, and a Project Management training session lasting 6 - 8 hours. Our Professional Development Day (PDD) and Vendor Fair is a full-day event that includes breakfast, lunch, and several Project Management presentations available in each 1-hr timeslot. For more information on these events, or to register, visit our website at www.pmicic.org.

PMP Exam Preparation: Break Your PMP® Studies Into Small Pieces
Cornelius Fichtner, PMP

Taking the PMP® examination is one of the biggest steps you'll take in your career as a Project Manager and one of the most daunting. There seems to be an endless parade of information to stuff into your brain but don't be discouraged! By careful planning and structure, you can pass the exam with a minimum of stress and absorb more of the information you need to be a success in your chosen career.

The Greatest Project Management Ability: The Ability to Anticipate
Dr. James T. Brown PMP, President of SEBA® Solutions, Inc.

The ability to anticipate is by far the greatest project management ability. Anticipation is an ability that is a culmination of knowledge, experience and skill. The ability to anticipate is not only what separates great project managers from good project managers; it is what separates great from good in most professions. The best hitters in baseball have the ability to anticipate what kind of pitch will be thrown to them and where the ball will be when it is time to swing the bat. The best soccer goalies have the ability to anticipate where the ball will be kicked so they can block it. This really comes into play during penalty kicks and this ability to anticipate will determine the goalies success or failure.

PM Views: A project with life changing impact.
Chuck Thompson, Newsletter Editor

How often do the projects that we work on change people's lives?

Most of us spend our time doing our work breakdown structures and critical path scheduling in the world of software development. We go through the motions of getting the requirements from fickle users that we know will change their minds as soon as we document what they just said. Am I right?

Our Sponsors’ Spotlight: Fusion Alliance
Tom Nash, Director of Sponsorship

In the spotlight for the PMICIC this month is Fusion Alliance. They are an active and long time sponsor for the Central Indiana Chapter. Without them, and our many other accomplished sponsors like them, this chapter could not continue its mission to advance the field of project management in industry, government, educational institutions and other organizations. The PMICIC wants to foster educational and professional opportunities to enhance the growth of project management in Central Indiana and we feel our sponsors are a big part of that growth.