September General Meeting  

"Compare and Contrast of Six Sigma and Project Management"

Presented by

Mr. Geoffrey Withnell, CSSBB, PMPI
Manager, Public Services, Bearingpoint , Inc.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

At the
The Golden Bull Restaurant
In
Gaithersburg, MD

The cost is $10.00 for ASQ members and students or $20.00 for non-members.

Please register using the link above or by contacting Vijaya Thadikonda at (713) 292-4384 or [email protected]    Please note:  Meal preferences cannot be guaranteed if one is not registered by Tuesday, September 18, 6:00pm.

Important Notice: ASQ Section 509 is responsible for the meals for all �No shows� at The Golden Bull Restaurant.  Please help us control our losses by notifying our Program Chair Vijaya Thadikonda at (713) 292-4384 or  to cancel your dinner prior to the event.  Thank you for your cooperation!

Program Summary:

Six Sigma and Project Management:  A discussion of the similarities and differences between the Six Sigma Black Belt BOK and the Project Management BOK.  The nuts and bolts that Black Belts need to learn from PMPs (Project Management Professionals) and pros and cons that PMPs need to learn from Black Belts.  The result is an effective lean management of a Project.  Those who are neither will hopefully learn methods of dealing with these almost ubiquitous specialists.

Speaker Biography:  Geoffrey Withnell

Geoffrey Withnell is a manager with Bearingpoint, Inc., and is currently assigned as a Master Black Belt at a Department of Defense installation.  He is a CSSBB, CQE, CMQ/OE, CQA, CSQE, and recently earned the PMP credential.  During the preparation for the PMP exam, he noticed the similarities and contrasts of these two BOKs.  Geoff is a Senior Member of ASQ, and is currently the Section 509 Treasurer, and Moderator for the Quality Management Division Discussion Board.

For more information and directions to the restaurant, see the meeting announcement below.