MISSION
The PMI Great Lakes Chapter Corporate Outreach Committee is the liaison between PMI and the companies located in the Chapter’s geographic area. The committee’s goal is to ensure that PMI is aware of and responsive to the project management needs of the companies we serve, and that the companies are aware of the project management profession, its value, benefits and accepted practices.
OVERVIEW
The committee is in place to accomplish the following:
- To understand the needs of the companies in the community we serve and to solicit their input as to how PMI can fill them
- To list the companies in the community we serve
- That have PMI members
- That should have PMI members
- To increase the value and recognition placed on the practice of Project Management in our community within Senior Management and other key stakeholders
- To have company executives support and expect more rigorous Project Management practice
The Corporate Outreach Committee officially kicked-off in November, 2001. Since then, the committee has made significant strides in building a dialog between the PMI-GLC Chapter and the companies in the community.
The dialog is primarily performed through two forums:
- Needs Analysis Interviews, and
- The Corporate Roundtable.
The Needs Analysis Interviews are face-to-face meetings with the people who have responsibility for implementing project management in their companies. The interview involves asking the company representatives what they know about PMI and how PMI can be more relevant to their companies. The questionnaires also address how the companies practice project management. These meetings typically result in action items to provide companies more information on project management related topics. Dozens of interviews have been conducted across a span of businesses and industries.
Please note: we are looking for more companies who would like to participate in a Needs Analysis Interview. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Tom Keuten, PMP, at corporate@pmiglc.net.
The Corporate Roundtables are facilitated discussions between project management leaders from area companies. These Roundtables are a direct result of the feedback we obtain from the Needs Analysis Interviews. One constant theme heard from those implementing project management practices in their organizations was the desire to learn about the challenges and successes their peers in other companies are facing. So far, more than twenty Roundtables have been conducted since September 2002.
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