FWPMI Book Club (Wichita Falls)

Overview:
There are many ways to improve your professional knowledge and skills. One way is to increase your knowledge by reading current and relevant project management and professional leadership books. We've created book clubs that are designed to be small discussion groups led by a facilitator.

It's an informal group meeting for a Saturday morning where one person serves as the facilitator to guide and promote discussion. It is an excellent way to meet other project professionals and open a dialogue regarding trends and challenges experienced by those in project management roles.
And, earn PDUs!

NOTE: It is not a requirement to be a member of PMI to join this book club meeting.

Current Book:
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals eBook : Burkeman, Oliver

The average human lifespan is absurdly, insultingly brief. Assuming you live to be eighty, you have just over four thousand weeks.
Nobody needs telling there isn’t enough time. We’re obsessed with our lengthening to-do lists, our overfilled inboxes, work-life balance, and the ceaseless battle against distraction; and we’re deluged with advice on becoming more productive and efficient, and “life hacks” to optimize our days. But such techniques often end up making things worse. The sense of anxious hurry grows more intense, and still the most meaningful parts of life seem to lie just beyond the horizon. Still, we rarely make the connection between our daily struggles with time and the ultimate time management problem: the challenge of how best to use our four thousand weeks
Agenda:
The facilitator will open the session and handle the meeting logistics. The group will rate and discuss the selected book.
Other book club business includes:
>Select the meeting facilitator for the next book (volunteer requested)
>Request a volunteer to write a review for the current book to be posted on the chapter website.
Want to learn more? See the Book Club webpage.
PDUs:
You can earn PDUs by simply reading the book. Under the new CCRS guidelines, reading is its own category ("Education - Read"). You can earn up to four (4) PDUs for reading the book selection. You will also earn two (2) "Informal Learning" PDUs for attending the meeting. One volunteer will earn an additional "Giving Back - Volunteering" PDU for writing a book review or (2) PDUs for facilitating the meeting.
The alignment to the Talent Triangle will vary based on the book selection. Please note that "Giving Back" PDUs has a maximum allowed per certification cycle.
Please note: Category limitations may apply.

Questions:
If you have questions, please send an e-mail to pastpresident@fwpmi.org.