PMI Willamette Valley Chapter

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MS Project presented by Bob Choquette

September 17, 2009, 6:00-8:00pm
Red Lion Hotel, Eugene, OR

About the Topic

Learn more about how to use Microsoft Project effectively. Be able to use MS Project for the following real-world tasks:

  • Resource Management Setup
  • Managing a Single Project
  • Management Reporting
  • Scheduling
  • Resource Management
  • Managing Multiple Projects
  • Importing / Exporting Data

About the Presenter


photoBob Choquette has been an educator and project manager for almost 20 years. Since earning a master’s degree in Urban Planning in 1991, Bob has been a part- and full-time instructor at the University of Oregon in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management. He teaches classes in project management, strategic planning, nonprofit management, and grant writing.

Bob spent a decade as a project manager with the UO’s Community Planning Workshop, managing graduate student teams in the completion of planning projects for local and state government agencies. He spent two years as the Director of Administration for the University of Oregon Survey Research Laboratory before becoming the Director of Professional Development Services for the International Society for Technology in Education. At ISTE he was responsible for providing and managing the delivery of professional development services in school, districts, and state agencies across the US and internationally to integrate technology in the K‐12 classroom.

Bob is now the project director for Project ShIFT, a federally-funded demonstration program at Lane Community College that works with 25 colleges and universities nationwide to improve the chances of students with disabilities to complete their higher education.

Bob has also taught computer applications, including Microsoft Project, through LCC’s Business Development Center for the past 15 years.