• If you select the On-Site option, please come to the venue at 05:30 PM for Networking
  
  
• If you select the Virtual option, you will receive a link instructions a day before the meeting. The  Zoom meeting starts at 06:30 PM
  
  
• Dinner service starts at 06:00 PM. Dinner is included within the registration fee.

CHAPTER MEETING & PRESENTATION

05:30 PM - Arrive at the venue for On-Site Meeting 
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM - Networking
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM - Dinner & Networking
06:30 PM - On-Site/Virtual/Zoom Meeting/Presentations Start
06:30 PM - 07:30 PM - "Elevate Your Project Management Skills by – Blocking and Tackling (Basics)" presented by Walter Almon

WALTER S. ALMON

Walter S. Almon, PE, PMP, is involved in project management in industry and academia. He has been an adjunct professor in project management in the graduate program at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and is an active faculty advisor and guest lecturer. He is on the UAA Project Management Advisory Board and is immediate past chair.

Walt has been a member of Project Management Institute since 2007 and is Past President-Alaska Chapter, and past VP of Finance. He has engaged within PMI via attending annual Leadership Institute Meetings, and annual Region 1 meetings. He has also been involved over the years teaching PMP prep courses and lectured in project management Professional Development courses. Walt is Past President-Austin Chapter, and past interim VP of Operations. Walt is currently the PMI Region 6 volunteer.

Walt’s work experience includes small project management, managing multi-million-dollar projects and programs, software design, data management, Process Safety Management, and inspection methodologies. He has worked in chemical plants, refineries, and oil & gas facilities. Management roles include Project Engineering Superintendent (DuPont), Operations Engineering Team Lead (BP), and Data Management Supervisor (Conoco). Walt has worked in Europe and the Middle East.

Education: BS Mechanical Engineering, MBA, MS Project Management from UAA. PMP certification from PMI. Professional engineer: Oklahoma and Texas.

"Elevate Your Project Management Skills by – Blocking and Tackling (Basics)"

For excellent project management, MUST elevate your skills by employing the basics of project management. Even very experienced project managers often 
barely use or completely bypass fundamental project management processes. When bypassed, projects fail! For any project to be successful, MUST get the basics 
done and done right! Advanced project management methods, computer systems, and AI won’t effectively manage a project that ignores the basics.

This presentation will cover much of the project management basics, with examples. Also, discover the real reason why schedules and costs are almost always late and overbudget. Discuss The Exponential Theory of Apparent Construction Completion. Do ALL the basics and do them right! 

About this session
PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working, 1 PDU, time about 55 minutes. 

Learning Objectives

1. Concept of basic project management principles
2. Review and reminders of the project phases and ten knowledge areas.
3. Learning some best practices of practical project management.

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MEETING TYPE - Hybrid (Virtual) & On-Site Meeting 
ON-SITE VENUE - CG Public House,  9221 W Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336
DINNER MENU - Buffet style dinner. Dinner is included within the registration ticket and fee. 
NO HOST BAR - As always, a No Host Bar will be available during the Networking.
REGISTRATION - Required no later than Sunday 11:55 pm immediately preceding the Tuesday meeting. 
EARN PDU - Earn 1.0 PDU by attending this organization meeting.
CANCELLATIONS - please check our Cancelations & Refunds policy.