PMI Erie Chapter

Location: The Concourse at Union Station, 121 West 14^th Street, Erie, PA

BONUS PROGRAM (1 PDU)  5:15 – 6:15 PM

Presented by: John C. Spaziani, PMP, MSME, MBA, MA, PE

Vice President, Project Management

Cockerill Maintenance & Ingenierie Erie Power Technologies Inc. (CMI EPTI)

During this segment, John will provide an overview of the PMI Buffalo Chapter’s approach to Chapter Organization, Officers, Chairs, Committees,  Membership, Events Calendar, Recruiting, Mentoring and their “Ambassador Program”.   Their critical success factors appear to be consistent and frequent communications, and an aggressive programming approach.  Quite simply, there is always something going on in Buffalo.  The goal of this segment will be for interested PMI Erie Chapter Members to gain some takeaways that might help with our chapter’s direction.

John Spaziani is Vice President of Project Management with Cockerill Maintenance & Ingenierie Erie Power Technologies Inc. (CMI EPTI).  He holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Steven Institute of Technology) and an MBA (the University of VA/Lynchburg College), three Certificates from the University of North Carolina (Business Analysis, Process Management and Project Management), is a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and a Green Belt in Six Sigma. He has taught the Principles of Project Management at the Erie Manufacturers and Business Association where he is currently teaching Quality Management.

DINNER PROGRAM (1 PDU)  6:30 – 8:00 PM

Truths About Agile Software Development Efforts (register here)

Presented by: Ray Kutzer, PMP, Section Manager, Software Delivery, Erie Insurance

Would you like to hear more about the practical realities that are associated with IT software development projects that are following an Agile software development methodology/approach?  If so, please join us for this exciting presentation highlighting real-world Agile project management experiences.  Ray Kutzer, PMP, Section Manager in Software Development with Erie Insurance will offer insight and advice for overcoming common challenges in managing custom software development efforts using Agile methods.   During this presentation, Ray will talk about what Agile really means today, key basic concepts, how to adapt those concepts and will present real project example.

Ray Kutzer is currently a section manager in the Software Development organization at Erie Insurance.  His career has spanned 30+ years in Information Technology, from health care, finance, consulting, e-Commerce, government, and insurance industries.  His direct project management experience now spans 20 years.  He has managed successful Agile projects since his first Agile project began  in 2006 and completed in 2007.  Ray was the founder of the Erie PMI chapter and served as past-president.