Results Are In!
Thanks to
everyone who responded to the 2007 PMI Mass Bay Chapter Membership Survey! 261 members provided us with their
experiences, suggestions and recommendations.
All response information has been incorporated into the 2007-2008 PMI Mass
Bay Chapter planning.
What Did We Hear?
Top
Recommendations
- Provide
more Professional Development / Education opportunities for multiple PDUs
- Provide
alternate monthly meeting locations to Burlington
- Continue
electronic communications (email blasts, newsletters) but reduce frequency
Survey
Highlights
Overall
Satisfaction
- Although
Satisfaction is high with overall chapter services, there was a
significant ambivalent response (33% neither satisfied/unsatisfied).
Top
perceived benefits
- Professional
development
- Networking
- Maintenance
of PMP certification (PDUs)
Chapter
Meetings
- 35%
respondents could not/did not attend any chapter meetings
§
Major reasons:
§
Work / schedule / business travel / life balance
§
Location not convenient
§
Topic not interesting
§
Not notified
- 50%
attended less than 6 meetings per year
- Alternate
meeting locations preferences:
§
1
st choice order: North Shore, Metro
West / Newton, South Shore, Boston
§
56% 2
nd choice of Cambridge
- 46%
prefer a buffet meal at chapter meeting
- 54%
did not feel a sit-down meal was important
- 81%
chose to keep meeting price between $30-35
Chapter
Services
- Most
used Chapter services
§
E-newsletters, Monthly meetings, Chapter website
- 40
respondents are satisfied with the Roundtables
Demographics
- While
a variety of industries were represented, Information Technology and
Finance claim the largest percentage of respondents
- Majority
of respondents have 6-15 yrs project management experience
- 74%
are PMP certified
Taking Action
Based on
all the feedback:
- Stay tuned to hear about the courses and mini-courses
planned for the upcoming membership year.
- The November Chapter meeting will be held at the Cambridge Marriott!
- Chapter meetings at the Peabody Marriott and Newton Marriott are being
planned for the spring.
- New and improved chapter
communication strategies are underway.
Please
continue to send your recommendations, ideas, concerns and suggestions to
membership@pmimassbay.org!
