January 2019 Monthly Dinner Meeting

Join us on Thursday, January 24th for a Dinner Meeting in Thousand Oaks Topic: Risk Management: Is it really worth the effort? Speakers: Michael Haupt, PMP, and Richard O'Shaughnessy, PMP This fast-paced presentation will introduce the concept of risk management and present some ways to prevent risks within your company. Many of the risk management activities companies are currently performing do not provide them with actionable tasks to address performance, cost and schedule risk. This presentation will cover risk management best practices in order to deliver projects within specified time frames, budgets, and quality. Biography: Michael Haupt, PMP Michael Haupt, PMP, is currently the CEO of the Project Management Knowledge Academy in Thousand Oaks, California. PMK Academy is a leading provider of instructor-led Project Management Workshops and Training offered in flexible training formats suitable for virtually any learning situation. Michael is also a Professor teaching Project Management Courses for DeVry University in Sherman Oaks, California and the Keller Graduate School of Management in Sherman Oaks, California. Michael is a frequent speaker for many of the PMI Chapters and for APICS. Michael holds a BA and an MBA from Texas Christian University and a Masters of International Management (MIM) from Baylor University. Michael holds PMP and CPIM certifications and is also certified in Earned Value Management. Biography: Michael Haupt, PMP Richard O'Shaughnessy, PMP Project Manager/Senior Program Analyst at United States Department of Defense Richard leads efforts to simplify work environments and introduce project management best practices for the Naval Facilities and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Naval Base Ventura County. In response to increasing organization and system complexity he works with senior leaders in guiding business decisions in the complex defense logistics environment. His previous experience includes work as a partner in an international consulting firm specializing in work with the Department of Defense, improving effectiveness and efficiency by applying the principles of project management, knowledge management and organizational change management. Date: Thursday, January 24th, 2018 Meeting Time: 5:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (dinner at 6pm) Location: Sheraton Agoura Hills Hotel 30100 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301 http://www.sheratonagourahills.com/ Agenda: 5:45 pm - 6:00 pm New Member Orientation 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Dinner 6:45 pm - 7:00 pm Announcements 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Speaker Presentation 7:45 pm - 8:00 pm Break 8:00 pm - 8:45 pm Speaker Presentation 8:45 pm - 9:00 pm Raffle/Meeting adjourned This meeting provides attendees with 2 PDUs.