PROJECT NAME

Corporate Outreach Committee

PROJECT MANAGER

Ravi Krishnaswami, PMP
corporate@pmiglc.org

TEAM MEMBERS

• Raul Onoro
• Bill Artzberger, PMP
• Bill Doran
• Mohan Kondur
• Ravi Krishnaswami, PMP
• Tom Keuten, PMP
• Maureen McCarthy, PMP
• Peter Tegner, PMP
• Ed Tumas, PMP

CUSTOMER

PMI GLC Project Management primary stake-holders in local companies

ENDUSER

Community PMI-GLC Serves

MISSION

The PMI Great Lakes Chapter Corporate Outreach Committee is the liaison to assure 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 benefits and accepted practices.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES

• To understand the needs in the companies in the community we serve, and to have them tell us how PMI can fill them.
• To list the companies in the community we serve.
  • That have PMI members
  • That should have PMI members (long-term objective)
• To increase the value and recognition placed on the practice of Project Management in our corporate community within Senior Management and Key Personnel.
• To have company executives expect more rigorous Project Management practice.

DELIVERABLES

• Corporate roles defined
  • Advisors, Mentors, Developers…
  • Criteria / Credentials
• Communication Plan
  • Presentations, Audiences, Frequency, Messages, Acceptable Formats, Luncheons, 1-on-1 Meetings, Focus Groups, Surveys, Breakfasts…
• List of Contacts (i.e. database)
• List of identified PM needs w/in companies, and their expectations of Corp Outreach Committee
• Corp Outreach Committee Performance Metrics
• Benchmarking
  • Other Chapters
  • Other Professional Associations

SUCCESS MEASURABLES

Looking back in 5 years, how will we know we were successful?

• Continuity of Corporate Participants
• X % of Participants say we meet expectations
• Increase in PMP's, CAQ's, and Competency
• Others…

LESSONS LEARNED

Benchmarking activities.