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February Chantilly Luncheon - Meryl Rowley - "Dynamic PM Training"

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Event Date: 
Friday, February 13, 2009 - 06:30

Dynamic PM Training for the Virtual Classroom

featuring

Meryl Rowley
President, Journey Beyond, Inc

When:

Friday, February 13, 2008
11:30 am: Check in and networking
12:00 pm: Presentation
12:45 pm: Q&A
1:00 pm: Meeting concludes

Where:

Washington Technology Park Building
Main Auditorium
15000 Conference Center Drive
Chantilly, VA

Costs

  • The Chantilly luncheons are free of charge
  • Membership in PMI is not required
  • Pre-registration is not required

About the Program 

With the price of energy and project costs skyrocketing, smart organizations are harnessing the power of the virtual world to provide their employees with relevant project management training. In order to capture the fast paced nature of how today’s learners use technology, a variety of dynamic media must be employed.

Lessons learned are an important part of capturing feedback, gathering information on the project and improving subsequent projects.  This presentation captures the highlights of repurposing a Project Management Instructor Led Training (ILT) course to virtual training using the synchronous tool, Centra Symposium.  Included will be a demo of the finished course.  Demo highlights will touch on virtual classroom capabilities in real time, such as using microphones, a whiteboard, breakout rooms, quizzes, games and videos.

About the Speaker

For 20 years, Meryl Rowley has worked in the fields of adult learning, business operations and human performance improvement.  She has experience managing and developing customized performance solutions for clients in diverse markets; including transportation, pharmaceuticals, energy, manufacturing and IT. 

Ms. Rowley spent 15 years working for the Xerox Corporation where she served in a variety of positions in operations, training, and Human Resources.  She participated in Xerox’ business development of Quality Partnerships with the U.S. Government, and held positions as customer support rep and trainer, quality practitioner and manager of recruiting and hiring for the Xerox Mid-Atlantic region.

While a project manager Ms. Rowley created multimedia/online and traditional learning programs.  She has also held several director level positions in HR; with IT companies in the DC/Dulles area.

Ms. Rowley instructs on an adjunct basis for the George Washington University, School of Business and Public Management through ESI International and for Northern Virginia Community College.

Ms. Rowley holds an M.A. in Human Performance Systems from Marymount University, a Training Specialist Certificate from Georgetown University, and a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from the George Washington University. She also holds a facilitator certification from the Ohio State University for DACUM (Developing a Curriculum), and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). She is a member of PMI (Project Management Institute), Washington, DC chapter. 

Ms. Rowley is President of Journey Beyond, Inc. Organizational Development consulting in the Dulles, Virginia area.

Have an idea for a presentation topic? Interested in speaking at a future meeting? Contact 
pmiwdc-chantilly@pmiwdc.org

Directions to the Chantilly Luncheon

 

From Reston/Herndon/Dulles Airport:

  1. Head East on Dulles Airport Access Road (267).
  2. Take the VA-28 exit. Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp.
  3. Merge onto Sully Rd/VA-28 S. Proceed south for approximately 6 miles.
  4. Turn RIGHT onto WILLARD ROAD after crossing over RT 50.
  5. Take next LEFT onto LEE ROAD.
  6. Take next RIGHT onto CONFERENCE CENTER DRIVE.
  7. Turn RIGHT into The Washington Technology Park building (No. 15000 Conference Center Dr.)
  8. Some visitor parking is usually available in the front, but additional parking is available behind the building.
    8. Enter through the main front entrance and tell the receptionist that you are going to the PMI meeting in the auditorium, and you will be directed where to go.

From Route 66: 
From Route 66:

  1. Take the VA-28 N exit, exit number 53, towards Dulles Airport. Proceed for approximately  1.6 
  2. Bear RIGHT onto the exits for WESTFIELDS BLVD. Exit onto WESTFIELDS BLVD WESTBOUND.
  3. Bear RIGHT onto STONECROFT BLVD.
  4. Turn LEFT onto CONFERENCE CENTER DR.
  5. Turn LEFT into Washington Technology Park building. Some visitor parking is usually available in the front, but additional parking is available behind the building.
  6. Enter through the main front entrance and tell the receptionist that you are going to the PMI meeting in the auditorium, and you will be directed where to go.

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