PMI Mass Bay Chapter e-Newsletter

It is difficult to believe that ten months have already gone by since we started our PMI Mass Bay Chapter year for 2005-2006 season. So, how are we doing as an organization, addressing and meeting our members’ needs?
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Next PMI Mass Bay Chapter Meeting: May 18, 2006
Project Alignment: What it is, How to Get it, and Why it is Absolutely Essential
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID...
by By Maggie Kurko, Director of Programs, PMI MassBay Chapter

Presented by: Jay Ress, PMP – CEO, The Outset Consulting Group

Project alignment represents the executive and management activities that position an initiative for success. It is an approach that applies to both product definition and to how the project will be managed.
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Reminder Announcement of PMI Mass Bay Chapter Election Schedule
Announcement of Nominees and e-voting Election Process
by Brenda Gillingham, PMP and Martin Hatzadourian, PMP

The PMI Mass Bay Chapter will report the results of its Annual Election of Chapter Officers during the May 18th Chapter Meeting at 6:30 PM, at the Burlington Marriott, 1 Mall Road, Burlington, Massachusetts. This year we are electing a President Elect and a Vice President of Professional Development.

The Nominating Committee and the Board of Directors are pleased to announce the following Mass Bay Chapter members as candidates for elected office:

Evans Travis, PMP: Candidate for President-elect
Kathleen Langone, PMP: Candidate for Vice President of Professional Development
Sanjay Saxena, PMP: Candidate for Vice President of Professional Development.

In late April, an e-ballot was sent electronically via e-mail to all Mass Bay Chapter members. If you have not voted yet, please do so now as the elections balloting ends on Tuesday, May 16, 2006.
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Chapter Elections - And the Nominees Are!
Reprint of Candidates' Biographies, Statements, Goals, and Photos
by Brenda Gillingham, PMP and Martin Hatzadourian, PMP

The nominees' biographies, statements, goals, and photos are listed below for the chapter menbership's review. Evans Travis is a candidate for chapter President Elect. Kathleen Langone is a candidate for VP of Professional Development directorship, years 2006-2008. Sanjay Saxena is also a candidate for VP of Professional Development directorship, 2006-2008. Any questions regarding the elections process should be directed to Brenda Gillingham or Martin Hatzadourian.
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News from PMI
by Ed Horniak, PMP, Past President

PMI seeks your review and comment: Exposure draft of the Practice Standard for Project Configuration Management is now available online.

PMI is moving towards publication of the Practice Standard for Project Configuration Management and has posted online the exposure draft for your review and recommendations. Project configuration management addresses change management in projects. The new standard, now in draft format, addresses rules, frameworks and practices by which change within projects is best managed.
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Regional Chapter Events Calendar
Project Management events in the New England region
by P.A. "Bala" Balasubramanian, PMP, Director, Member Communicatio

Each month PMI Mass Bay will provide you with a list of the education programs being presented by the other PMI chapters in our region.
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Chapter Volunteer Openings
Seeking volunteers for Recording Secretary, Speaker Programs Chair, and Advertising Chair
http://pmimassbay.org/forms/volunteers.c...
by Jim Walsh, PMP, Director, Membership Services and Volunteers

Support your local PMI chapter!

Become a volunteer

Members who contribute their time to the chapter gain:

Knowledge

Professional experience

Career contacts

PDUs (Professional Development Units) toward continuing certification

Program Committee Member

At the end of June, Maggie Kurko will be retiring from her position as the Chapter's Director of Programs. We have identified a replacement to continue her outstanding effort. Ann O'Connell will be transitioning to this role from her position as Recording Secretary. The volunteers selected for this committee will work with Ann and the speaker program team for the upcoming PMI Mass Bay chapter year (2006-2007) to ensure our presentations are of the highest quality, geared to our audience, and cover a broad range of project management knowledge areas. As part of this committee you will perform activities such as reviewing presentation slides, assist in recruiting top-notch speakers, act as a welcome committee for out of town speakers, and review other chapter's speakers for potential resources.
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Traversing the Chasm to Executive Leadership
April Meeting Speaker Review - Greg Woo & Donna LeBlanc
http://www.pmimassbay.org/
by Ann O'Connell, PMP, Recording Secretary

Can project managers move into executive leadership roles? This was the question posed to a packed room at the April meeting by Greg Woo, PMP and Donna LeBlanc, PhD. Both are consultants with Peak Performance Group, an organization that has designed a curriculum that helps technical professionals transition to executive leadership positions.

Greg and Donna asked each table to collaborate on answering the following questions. Are project managers good executive candidates? What project management skills and attitudes are consistent with executive level leadership and which are not?

Donna Leblanc engaging audience Greg Woo conducting a Q&A exercise

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PDUs at a Glance
by Kathleen Langone, PMP, VP of Professional Development, PMI MassBay Chapter

So you’ve passed your exam!!! All you can of think of is never having to study again. But now that you’ve earned your certification, you have to maintain it. And we’ve come up with a quick reference diagram to help with that process. Every 3 years you must earn 60 PDU’s (Professional Development Units) and there are over 40 ways to accomplish this task, including formal education, self-study, seminars and volunteer work.
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Microsoft Project 2002/2003 Class: June 7-8, 2006
Sponsored by PMI Mass Bay Chapter - given by William George Associates
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID...

This course is for a new user of Microsoft Project with no prior experience in the product, or someone wanting to brush up their skills. Students should have experience with a PC and be comfortable with the keyboard, mouse, and Windows. Project management experience is not required but is recommended.
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Website Redesign Project
Project Status Update
by Sarah Benjamin, PMP and Molly Corbett, PMP

The website redesign project team has been formed with Molly Corbett and Sarah Benjamin as co-project managers. The volunteer orientation meetings in April were well attended. We now have 14 volunteers working with us on this effort. More are welcome!
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Building your Business with Powerful Project Management
Reprint from CEO Strategy Magazine with permission
http://www.cheetahlearning.com
by Michelle LeBrosse, PMP, Chief Cheetah, Cheetah Learning

Project Management Overview

Project Management (PM) is a powerful business tool that you can use throughout your organisation to boost personal and collaborative productivity, and ultimately show triple digit return on investment. In this paper, we’ll explore the use of PM throughout the enterprise, and show you how to build a standardised system that embeds PM best practices. You’ll use our return on investment model to illustrate the benefits to your bottom line.

Project Management (PM): THE VALUE BUILDER IN YOUR ORGANIZATION
PM is the science of getting things done. It’s what every organisation and individual needs to do to succeed. The problem in most companies is that there is no set process for PM. According to a February 2003 study by The Center for Business Practices (CBP), the largest PM challenge facing companies is implementing a consistent process. What happens when there is no common process for getting things done in an organisation? From lost time to inconsistency, no process means poor performance.

SIGNS OF POOR PERFORMANCE

• Lost time. People spend too much time creating and recreating processes.
• Duplication. They duplicate efforts.
• Lost knowledge. They do not benefit from the best practices that other people have discovered.
• Inefficiency. They are inefficient because they are using poor processes.
• Inconsistency. They achieve inconsistent results.
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Maintaining Your PMP Certification
Reprint - Education Update on how to Maximize PDU's
by Linda F. Desmond, PMP, President Elect PMI Mass Bay

Education Update To Maintain Your PMP Certification
Reprint with updates from 16 May 2005

This is the last newsletter article I will be writing as the President Elect as I move to the office of President, so I decided to give you a recap “lesson” in being frugal and getting as many PDUs as you can for free or at low cost.

Part 1 – Category 3 and 4 MAINTAINING CERTIFICATION-Getting those elusive and FREE! PDUs.
There are many ways to get PDUs to meet your 3-year 60 PDU requirement. You can attend a formal class given by a local college/university or attend the cost effective workshops provided by Mass Bay PMI Chapter. But many of us have a “frugal” gene and are looking for a very cost effective way (a.k.a. “Free”) to get additional PDUs. As promised in last month’s article, here are some meetings you can attend.
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Website: www.pmimassbay.org / Email: info@pmimassbay.org / Edited by: Michelle Runge, PMP, Director of Marketing and Communications

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