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BASELINE NEWS

May 2008

Volume 13 - Issue 5

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This month's PMIGLC Baseline News includes:

Events: Don't miss our May Events! Dinner Meeting & Forum in Novi on May 12th and Online Advanced Topic Seminar May 5th - 9th !!
News and Articles: Coming Soon - New PMIGLC.org website!
Membership Value: Tell us what you like about your PMIGLC membership benefits and events and you may win a $25 Gift Certificate in our monthly drawing.

Online Advanced Topic Seminar: Best Practices in Project Management Leadership -
May 5 through May 9

Something different is coming!!!
May 5-9 an advanced topics seminar in leadership will be offered for 3 PDUs entirely online. It will include power points with audio, special activities, and discussions. Again, the participants must plan their schedules so they can access the site for five consecutive days for 20-30 minutes per day. This may sound like a lot of time; however, it is at your convenience rather than at a set time. The site is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

You may have asked yourself, "Is online learning as effective as face-to-face?" Many research studies have shown that online learning is as, or more effective, than face-to-face learning. In fact, there have been so many studies showing the same results that most journal editors will no longer accept publications comparing the two methods. The major difference between face-to-face and online learning is that the participant may be passive in face-to-face learning, but he/she must be an active learner in online events. This means the participant must actively participate through exercises, reading, and discussions in online learning for it to be effective.

As you may have noticed, the PMP review course has been offered online for the past year. PMIGLC has its own site and uses a course management system which is used by many non-profit and for-profit organizations and associations. Online learning has become the mainstream course delivery method in many colleges and universities. In addition K-12 institutions have increased their online learning opportunities. For example, the State of Michigan Legislature passed a law last year requiring all students to take at least one online course before they graduate from high school.

If you have any questions about online learning, please ask vp.pd@pmiglc.org.

PMI GLC - DINNER MEETING - May 12		PMI GLC FORUM - May 12
Location:	Novi Sheraton	Location:	Novi Sheraton
Title:	Global Program Management: Executing Product Programs across Multiple Regions	Title:	How Six Sigma Relates to Project Management
By:	Sandy Henige, General Motors Powertrain	By:	Freddy Joseph, PMP
Time:	Check-in ~ 6:00pm Dinner ~ 6:30pm Presentation ~ 7:30pm	Time:	5:30-6:30 - Before the Dinner Meeting
		Fees:	$20 (Member), $25 (Non-member)
	PDU Code C011-051208		PDU Code C011-051208F

PDUs: Earn 2.5 PDUs by attending the dinner meeting and the forum; forum only…1 PDU.
For more details on this month's dinner meeting topic, forum and for registration, please visit http://www.pmiglc.org/pd/mtg_08_05.html

A Message from the PMI GLC Vice President of Communications ………..

Communications to our Members!
Our pmiglc.org website is a vital part of our communication to our members and project management stakeholders. New technology will reduce maintenance costs and provide additional features and services. Our Web Services Director, Kulveer Virk, is currently leading the project to develop our new website with Microsoft ASP.NET architecture. We plan to move to the new website over the Memorial Day Weekend. This will require some pmiglc.org downtime but we hope to keep it to a minimum.

Our new website will initially (Phase I) have the same look and feel but will have easier navigation tools, such as drop down menus. New functionality (Phase II) including searching by keywords and the ability to mail a page or forward a link to a friend who may have interest in an event. We will also have the ability to track visits by page which will tell us what is of most interest and value to our members and visitors to our site. We can then use this information to make improvements. Phase I will be implemented Memorial Day Weekend and then Phase II development will begin. We will provide implementation dates of Phase II when available.

Communication from our Members!
We want to hear from you on what you like about your PMIGLC membership, communications, events and suggestions for improvements. Send your suggestions in an email to vp.communications@pmiglc.org with the subject line: "PMIGLC Membership Benefits" and you may win a $25 Rewards Certificate in a monthly drawing.

Karen Lange, PMP
VP Communications

Winners from the Symposium Drawing are:
Ranaye Jacobs, EDS and Gerret Peters, Comerica Bank
Congratulations Ranaye and Gerret!

2008 PMI GLC 7th Annual Spring Symposium - Reflections - A Huge Success!!

Comment from the PMIGLC VP of Programs, Ravi Panuganti:
"Thank you all for making the 7th Annual Spring Symposium another huge success. We extend our gratitude and thanks to the sponsors and member/non-member participation whose invaluable support makes this event possible each year. Looking forward to see you all in Spring 2009."

From an Attending PMIGLC Member:
"I attended the 2008 PMI GLC Annual Spring Symposium. I just wanted to extend a hearty thanks and congratulations for putting on such a wonderful event. I enjoyed the day very much. I just recently joined the GLC and this event reinforced my belief that it was a good decision."

From our PMIGLC Members……….
We thought it would be a great idea to hear from our members. So this space in the Monthly Newsletter will be devoted to articles submitted by the PMI GLC members. To get your article published, just email it to the PMI GLC Newsletter editor - mailto:newsletter@pmiglc.org. Members who have their articles selected will be entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 Rewards Certificate for their input.

Membership Drive Results for February and March:
90 new members!
Get a Reward Certificate for referring a friend!
http://www.pmiglc.org/about/join.html

From the Editor……..
Looking for ways to keep your projects on time and under budget?
Looking for ways to keep your project management skills on the cutting edge and in high demand?
Looking for top notch PM talent to network with or hire?
Looking for ways to express your PM knowledge and experiences?
Look to PMI-GLC - http://www.pmiglc.org/

PMI GLC affiliâtes
- The Association for Operations Management (APICS) http://www.apicsdet.org/

Newsletter Editor - John M Schnable - email your comments to - mailto:newsletter@pmiglc.org

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