PMI Mass Bay Chapter e-Newsletter

Dear Friends and Colleagues, As my term as President nears its end, I would like to thank you all for helping us to have an incredible, exciting and thought provoking year. I would like to “welcome aboard” our new members who helped the PMI Mass Bay Chapter to surpass the 2000 membership milestone this year.
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News from PMI
Spreading the Word on Project Management and PMI Certifications
by Ed Horniak

Spreading the word on project management and PMI certifications.
As a part of the 2006 outreach campaign, PMI has launched new advocacy advertising campaigns for the project management profession and for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) credentials.

The advocacy campaign is part of PMI’s strategic sponsorship of the Forbes Global CEO Conference 2006, to be held 4–6 September in Singapore. New ads will feature the testimonials of Asian executives who encourage project management practices in their organizations and PMI certifications for their staff. The campaign will run in a number of Asian publications including Forbes Asia, Forbes Korea, and Forbes China throughout 2006. (For more about PMI’s principal sponsorship of the important Forbes Global CEO Conference 2006, see today’s edition of PMI Community Post.)

The PMP ad campaign capitalizes on the high brand recognition of this certification. It compares the three letters of the credential’s abbreviation to ROI, VIP and URL, abbreviations that are dynamic, powerful and universally recognized. These ads will appear in Certification, PE (Professional Engineer), Civil Engineer and Redmond magazines, as well as in PM Network®.
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Project Alignment – What it is, How to Get It and Why it is Absolutely Essential -- Presented by Jay Ress, PMP
May Meeting Speaker Summary
by Ann O’Connell, PMP

Bay PMI Chapter about project alignment. Project alignment was conveyed as an approach which focuses on key stakeholders and customers and represents the executive and management activities that position an initiative for success. Early stakeholder involvement, efficient use of project resources, risk identification, productive meetings that foster accountability and high performance and adherence to business needs as drivers to technical work are among the key attributes of a properly aligned project.
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June 2006 Chapter Meeting - Thursday, June 15
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro: A PM Case Study with Kerry R. Wills, PMP
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID...
by Maggie Kurko, Director of Programs

Thursday, June 15, 2006, 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Topic: Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro: A PM Case Study

Presenter: Kerry R. Wills, PMP

Agenda: Networking period 5:30 - 6:30 / Dinner 6:30 - 7:30 / Presentation 7:30 - 9:00

Presentation Summary: Reaching almost twenty thousand feet high, Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest point in Africa. In Swahili, Kilimanjaro is translated as the 'Mountain of Greatness.' In 2000, my brother and I decided to climb this great mountain. We spent months preparing including understanding what we would need to summit, designing our approach, getting the right equipment and training for endurance. We then spent one week executing the plan up the mountain.
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PMI Mass Bay Chapter Bulletin Board Improves Job Opportunity Access
PMI Mass Bay Chapter Forum Index -> Career & Job Center
http://pmimassbay.org/forums/viewforum.p...
by Geoff Moore, Newsletter Team

The PMI Mass Bay Project Management Career Connections (PMCC) team has implemented a self-serve, user-friendly and searchable bulletin board to replace the 'Job Referral' email notification system. Users will now be able to view all available jobs at a glance and in a single location. Job posting will be more frequent due to ease of posting and the number of jobs will increase with the recent launch of the PMCC Corporate Outreach program.
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Review of Patrick Lencioni’s “Leadership Fable”
by by Thomas Garnier, PMP and PMI Massbay member

An effective team has the power to multiply the individual abilities of its members, resulting in a whole that exceeds the sum of the parts. A dysfunctional team is frustrating, inefficient, demoralizing, and fails to achieve its purpose.

Effective teams don’t just happen; they must be built. Patrick Lencioni’s “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team”, is a fast and painless way to learn a model of effective team building that I have found through personal experience to have considerable merit. The author, through the telling of a “leadership fable”, illustrates a hierarchy of dysfunctions – negative behaviors that must be overcome, starting with the most fundamental, in order for a team to operate effectively.
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New Volunteers Introduction
by Jim Walsh PMP, Director Membership Services and Volunteers

The Mass Bay Chapter is among the oldest and largest components within the global PMI organization.This position of prominence was obtained largely as a result of the generous contribution of time, talent, and tireless energy made by volunteers who we rely upon to run our chapter.
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Chapter Volunteer Openings
Help to Insure Our Continued Success
http://www.pmimassbay.org/
by Jim Walsh PMP, Director Membership Services and Volunteers

Positions Open: Recording Secretary, Education Committee Chair, Advertising Committee Chair, Program Committee Member, Newsletter Reporter/Photographer, Career Committee Member

The Chapter seeks your help to insure our continued success. Have you ever thought about volunteering some of your time to help run our chapter? As you may know the PMI Mass Bay Chapter is a non profit corporation operated entirely by volunteers. And we are looking for help to enhance our services and replace leaders who are completing their terms or moving into new roles.

We are currently working to fill several positions to support continued growth and evolution. High level descriptions follow. If any peak your interest and your schedule can accommodate 8-10 hours a month, use the Become a Volunteer link on our Homepage (www.pmimassbay.org) to obtain a more detailed descriptions. And if the spirit moves you to proceed with getting actively involved in running our chapter, use the Volunteer Now button at the bottom of the Volunteer page to complete and submit our brief information form. Within a few days, you will be contacted by a chapter leader who will answer your questions and help you through the appointment process.
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Microsoft Project 2002/2003 Class Update
June 7-8 in Burlington, MA
http://www.acteva.com/ttghits.cfm?EVA_ID...
by PMI Mass Bay Chapter & William George Associates

Class Description: 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. This course uses a combination of lecture, hands-on practice, and independent exercises to familiarize students with the concepts of Microsoft Project. The topics include creating and revising tasks, sequencing tasks using dependencies and constraints, revising a schedule using a critical path, tracking progress, reporting variances, and manipulating project data.
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PMI Mass Bay Chapter Announces New Officers
by Brenda Gillingham, PMP, Director at Large & Nominating Committee

The PMI Mass Bay Chapter Board of Directors and the 2006 Nominating Committee are pleased to announce the results of our 2006 annual election of officers. Please join us in congratulating our newly elected officers:

EVANS TRAVIS, PMP President-elect 2006-2007 term of office

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PDU Information
9/2005-6/2006
by Kathleen Langone, PMP, VP of Professional Develompent

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September Meeting Speaker Preview
Titanic Lessons for IT Projects with Mark Kozol-Holland
by Ann O'Connell, PMP, Recording Secretary

R.M.S. Titanic was promoted to the public as an unsinkable ship. With redundant safety systems, the ship was considered so safe that it did not need a full complement of lifeboats. Only four days into its maiden voyage, the Titanic collided with an iceberg and became known as one of the worst maritime disasters in history.
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Chapter LinkedIn membership grows
Update on LinkedIn PMI Mass Bay chapter network
https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1633/290D...
by Geoff Moore, Freelance Writer, Newsletter & PMCC Team

Chapter members who have joined the exclusive PMI Mass Bay LinkedIn Group now have over 150 networking contacts to assist them in identifying opportunities and obtaining the inside track with area employers.
Some of the benefits to members include the ability to contact other members for advice on employment opportunities, working conditions or company contacts and to continue networking outside of regular chapter meetings.

New networking members are welcome and may sign up by clicking on this link:

https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1633/290D4730DE1C/
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Regional Chapter Events Calendar – June, 2006
by P.A. Balasubramanian, PMP, Comm Dir & Holli Jones-White, PMP, Newsletter Ed

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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Website: www.pmimassbay.org / Email: info@pmimassbay.org / Edited by: Michelle Runge, PMP, Director of Marketing and Communications

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