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President's Message
A Final Message from our Outgoing President
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by Linda F. Desmond, PMP, President
I look at most of the things I undertake in life as projects and I did so with my service to the office of presidency for the Mass Bay Chapter PMI. Every project has a beginning and for me that began as president-elect when I first announced my number one goal: To expand upon the Job Referral Network.
With so many chapter members still actively seeking jobs and/or transitioning to the project management field, I saw the need for additional support for our membership and to focus specifically on the project management profession / market. The PMCC (Project Management Career Connection) soon became a reality and grew rapidly under the leadership of chapter member Ellen DePaul, to become one of the largest and most active committees in chapter history. After a year, leadership transitioned to June Morrison and this team continued to expand the website job postings, added the web based tool LinkedIn, and greatly helped with the recent Career Night in April.
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June 2007 Chapter Meeting - Thursday, 21 June
The Greenbush Commuter Rail Project with Al Goff, Consultant Program Manager, MBTA
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by Ann O'Connell, PMP, Programs Chair
The MBTA Greenbush Commuter Rail Project ($500M) will restore commuter rail service on the 18-mile  long Greenbush rail line through the towns of Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, and Scituate, Massachusetts. The Greenbush Line will provide needed additional transportation capacity and an attractive new rail commuting option between Boston and the South Shore. The Project will help to alleviate the severe highway and rapid transit congestion in this area as well as improve commuter rail service in Massachusetts. Construction began in 2003 and the Project is currently nearing completion. Preliminary system testing is scheduled to begin in early summer 2007 with revenue passenger rail service expected to start in late 2007.
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PMI Mass Bay Announces Newly Elected Officers
The PMI Mass Bay Chapter Board of Directors and the 2007 Nominating Committee are pleased to announce the results of our 2007 annual election of officers
http://www.pmimassbay.org
by Brenda Gillingham, PMP, for the Nominations Committee
The PMI Mass Bay Chapter Board of Directors and the 2007 Nominating Committee are pleased to announce the results of our 2007 annual election of officers. Please join us in congratulating our two newly elected officers.
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Diana Bishop, PMP
President-elect
2007-2008 term of office |
Allen Babroudi, PMP
Vice President of Marketing and Communication
2007-2008 term of office
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May Speaker Review - Renee Speitel, VP, HP Services
Building & Sustaining a Global Project Management Organization
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by Holli Jones-White, PMP, PMI Mass Bay Chapter Newsletter Editor
What does it take to build and sustain a Project Management Office (PMO)? Renee Speitel, Vice President Engagement PMO at Hewlett Packard Services gave a succinct and clear presentation on this topic to an attentive audience of PMs at the May PMI Mass Bay chapter meeting at the Newton Marriott. Much of her presentation was based on personal experience including participation in three company mergers (DEC ŕ Compaq ŕ HP) and previous experience as an engineering and quality manager in the auto industry.
 
May Chapter Meeting at Newton Marriott with speaker Renee Speitel
Creating and sustaining a PMO requires that there is an understanding that project management brings value to the business. Project Management incorporates good business management practices especially regarding risk. Good project management can bring balance and be a bridge between the business and technical realms of an organization. If an organization practices disciplined project management, then project results are more predictable and more profitable.
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PDU Information
A Listing of This Year's Chapter Events Eligible for PDUs
http://www.pmi.org
by Holli Jones-White, PMP, PMI Mass Bay Chapter Newsletter Editor
If you are a PMP, a current PMI member, and have attended chapter meetings, chapter seminars, or the Mass Bay chapter Career Night this year, then you are eligible to get PDU credits towards maintaining your PMP certification. The table listing below shows all of the chapter events with the PMI code and PDUs available. Note that the PDU self reporting process is performed on the PMI organization website (http://www.pmi.org) under your account which is your PMP certification number. If you don't remember your PMI member number or your PMP certification number you will need to contact PMI directly.
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Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable Program
Roundtable Program – Over the Summer!
http://www.pmimassbay.org
by Evan Travis, PMP, President-Elect
We are nearing the end of the regular season for the Mass Bay Chapter events. But, there is one event that continues over the summer. Several of the Roundtables continue over the summer. So if you value the networking and learning opportunities of your chapter membership, why not consider attending a Roundtable. They are located closer to where you live or work and there is no cost to you!
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Mentoring at it's Best
A Special Thanks to My Mentor
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by Linda F. Desmond, PMP, President
Mentoring is when a role model, or mentor, offers support to another person. A mentor has knowledge and experience in an area and shares it with the person being mentored.
In April of 2001, I first talked to someone who would eventually become my PMI mentor. At that time I was getting ready to take the PMP certification test and was interested in what the Mass Bay Chapter could offer me as a potential member. I ended up joining PMI, the chapter, and signing up for a 2 day PMP prep class. Obviously someone was leading me in a good direction.
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Regional Chapter Events Calendar
Chapter Events for New England PMI Chapters for June, 2007
by Holli Jones-White, PMP, PMI Mass Bapy Chapter Newsletter Editor
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. Please note that most PMI chapters in New England do not having chapter meetings in July and August. Check the each chapter’s website for further information.
Central Massachusetts
June 12, 2007
Case Study of IT-focused Project Management in a Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Environment
by Bruce Kozuma, PMP
http://www.pmicmass.com
Southern New England (CT, Western MA)
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Note from the Editor
Introducing the new Newsletter Editor for the MassBay Chapter
http://pmimassbay.org
by Hitesh Aurora , PMP
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Newsletter Editor for PMI MassBay chapter. I look forward to working with all the members and BOD in generating the Newsletter every month. I would encourage all the members to send me feedback in terms of what kind of information you would like to see in the newsletter, any changes or improvements recommended will be greatly appreciated. It would be great if our members contribute in writing articles (PMI / Project Management related book reviews , white papers ) . Articles written can be credited as PDUs towards maintaining the PMP certification.
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