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Leaders' Corner
Board Business- Letter from the President
The end of 2011 marks the end of my tenure as the President of
PMIGLC and I cannot but thank each and every one of you for helping me to improve
this Chapter for the better. I am honoured and humbled to have had the chance to
serve you. Each and every member had a part in improving the Chapter and getting
us to where we are now. Your input helped me to stay focused and address what needed
to be done. Thank you.
I would like to thank the rest of the 2011 Executive Committee and Board colleagues
for helping me to carry out the responsibility.
They have worked selflessly and created value for the membership. Thank you for
your invaluable contributions. Also, to the volunteers that have worked with the
Executive Committee and Board members on various initiatives of the chapter, thank
you for your time and effort.
For those of you that haven’t visited our website or participated in any of
our events in a while, I urge you to give us another try. I encourage all of you
to take advantage of the courses, programs, professional development seminars, and
volunteering opportunities that PMIGLC has to offer. Considering the present, the
chapter still has huge potential and can improve its services to the stakeholders.
The 2012 Executive Committee and Board are an experienced volunteer team; certainly
our membership will be in for some pleasant surprises with the achievements that
this group will bring to the chapter!
Sincerely,
Mira Kukla
2011 PMIGLC President
The November dinner meeting also included the annual review of chapter accomplishments.
If you were not able to attend, that presentation is posted on the
website. On November 18-20, the PMI GLC Board of Directors conducted its
November board meeting and board transition meeting. Roles and responsibilities
were reviewed for VPs new to the board, and additional Director roles and volunteers
in several areas were reviewed and approved along with business plans and budgets
for each VP area. The board also conducted the first phase of a SWOT analysis as
it moves into review and update to the chapter’s strategic plan.
Membership
New Member Orientation
- On November 14, the PMIGLC Membership Committee sponsored a New Member
Orientation at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy. Twenty-five participants
attended and participated in discussion about the PMIGLC chapter organization, chapter
benefits & how to get involved in chapter activities and volunteer opportunities.
Interested in attending
the next New Member Orientation? Contact Jeff Adams, Director of Membership Promotion,
at memberpromotion@pmiglc.net
and the next Orientation details will be emailed to you when they are finalized.
Outreach Programs
Community Outreach -
The State of
Michigan honored our request to declare November as Project Management Month via Proclamation. The project
management profession is a critical component of the Michigan economy and academic
community. Professional project managers are key employees for the companies involved
in vehicles, electronics, buildings, information technology-- just to name a few.
Many of the state’s educational institutions offer degreed and certificate
training programs to meet the ever-increasing demand for professional project managers.
Michigan can boast having five local geographic-based chapters of the Project Management
Institute.
Corporate Outreach/Affiliates
- Engineering Society of Detroit
is a valued Affiliate of the chapter, and as such it offers many benefits to chapter members ranging from professional
to personal services, including significant discounts. ESD is also seeking volunteers
and mentors for its middle and high school programs; Future City Competition and SMArT. Learn more about ESD -- take a free tour!
Next tour - December
6.
For more information on Outreach
Programs, visit www.pmiglc.org
or contact vp.outreach@pmiglc.net
Chapter Meeting & Forum
Monday, December 12 • Presenter: Stan
Green
Southfield Marriott
27033 Northwestern Highway
Southfield, MI
Check-in: 06:00 PM
Dinner: 06:30 PM
Presentation: 07:30 PM
Dinner Meeting Presentation
Please join us for our final Dinner Meeting of 2011
and learn how to improve the out come of your presentations, by utilizing your communication
skills, in becoming a great presenter!
This presentation is part one of a two part presentation. The second part, "The
Technical Side of Presentations," is scheduled for the January 2012 PMI GLC
Forum.
Report
PDUs
PMI® News
PMI North American Congress 2011
Project
professionals from around the globe—3,800 total-- gathered together in Dallas/Fort
Worth, Texas on 22-25 Oct. 2011 to collect the know-how and inspiration needed to
make their next project a success with over 150 educational presentations.
The NA Congress has
the largest attendance of the various PMI regional Congress events. Countries with
significant representation included: USA, Canada, Brazil, Japan and Nigeria. PMI
awarded its PMI Project of the Year Award to the Prairie Waters Project, Aurora,
Colorado, USA. For more info, read seven PMFORUM international correspondents' reports.
myPMI @ PMI.org
Register
an account on PMI.org to access the new
myPMI. This redesigned, interactive tool lets you access your information
and manage your account, all in one place. See below for a sample of the new and
improved features. If you’re already a registered user or PMI member, log in to get started.
PMI's Three Knowledge Assessments
Joining the Project Management Knowledge Assessment, formerly known as the Basic
Knowledge Assessment (BKA), are knowledge assessments for program and portfolio
management.
- The Project
Management Knowledge Assessment is based on A Guide to the Project Management
Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)-Fourth Edition.
- The Program
Management Knowledge Assessment is based on The Standard for Program Management-Second
Edition.
- The Portfolio
Management Knowledge Assessment is based on The Standard for Portfolio Management-Second
Edition.
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