JANUARY 2017 | Volume 19, Issue 01
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Like the seasons, our chapter undergoes constant change. We had elections back in September. Since then we’ve had transition meetings for our Board of Directors (new, returning and retiring), and our Operations group (our volunteers and service providers). During those sessions we revisited strategies and tactics for continuous improvement of our services for all our members. As a predominantly volunteer organization, “we eat your own dogfood” – a crude way of saying that as member / customers consume the services we produce as member volunteers. Still, our volunteers are only a portion of our total membership, so we also run continuous surveys and measure our “Net Promotor Scores” (NPS) to ensure we are listening closely to all our members. By the way, our NPS improved significantly in 2016!
We have a great organization in the PMI. For the last couple of years our chapter has increased the number of volunteers we sent to Region 2 and Leadership Institute Management programs run through PMI global. It is part of our chapter strategy to improve our succession planning and training for the volunteers who make this a great chapter. Our chapter ranks among the top 15 PMI chapters in the world – based on a number of criteria!
As a chapter, our greatest strength is the ability to offer friendly venues to network with your fellow professionals. We meet folks from local companies, hear their stories, learn about job opportunities, and have a chance to participate in community projects (like Paint-A-Thon). I’ve brought my spouse (who is now also a member) and family members to events. It’s tough to find a better way to meet up! As Terri Kimball, now Past President (CoB), has stated in previous communications, we will continue to roll out improvements to our monthly member activities (communications, events and web based), increase our chapter and brand visibility, and enhance volunteer engagement.
Got an idea you would like to share? Let us know! You can contact members of the Board (including me) and/or Operations – our contact information is on PMI-MN.org under the “About Us” tab. Interested in presenting on a topic of interest? Interested in volunteering? Enter your preferences as a member in the “VRMS” section of the PMI.org site (vrms.pmi.org), and / or contact Administrator@pmi-mn.org about your area of interest (enter “I want to volunteer” in the subject line). There are also periodic Volunteer Fairs (check the web site for schedules).
Chris Doyle
President & CEO, PMI-MN
Chapter News
SAVE THE DATE: Annual Business Meeting
Congratulations to Members Awarded Certifications!
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January Events
- January 16 - Chapter Dinner in Bloomington
5:00 - 6:00pm - Career Networking Group: "The Impact of Confidence" presented by Polly Meyer | (0.0 PDU)
5:30 - 6:15pm - Register & Networking
5:30 - 6:30pm - Healthcare PrC: "The Business of Healthcare Transformation – from a Health IT Lens" presented by Sunny Ainley & Tracy Mastel| | (1.0 PDU)
5:30 - 6:30pm - Manufacturing/Lean/Quality PrC: "Navigating the ISO9001 Process" presented by Ryan Fleser | (1.0 PDU)
5:30 - 6:30pm - Agile PrC: "Why Scrum Does Not Work: Taking a Deeper look at the “stew” that makes up our Scrum Teams" presented by
Teresa (Tess) Thompson, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSP | | (1.0 PDU)6:00 - 6:30pm - New Member Orientation
6:30 - 7:20pm - Dinner
7:20 - 7:30pm - PMI-MN Chapter Business / Intros
7:30 - 8:20pm - - Featured Presentation “Mini-MBA” Psychology for Project and Program Managers"presented by Carolien Moors | 4:30-8:45pm - Bloomington, MN | (1.0 PDU)
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- January 17 - Outreach MN: "The PM Speaks" presented by Steve Compton | 5:30-7:30 pm - Sartell, MN | (1.0 PDU)
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- January 21 - Volunteer Appreciation Gala | 6:30-10:30 pm
- January 25 - Webinar: "Cancel Your Project Without Cancelling Your Career" presented by Chris Vanderslius | 12:00 to 1:00 pm CST
- January 31 - Chapter Seminar - "Houston, we have an opportunity! To Value Delivery and Beyond!" presented by Tim Eiler, PMP, CSM, MBA | 8:00 - 4:30 pm Anoka, MN (8.0 PDU)
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February Events
- February 4 - Student Conference keynote speaker Garfield Bowen | 8:30-1:30pm Minneapolis, MN
(4.0 PDU)
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- February 14 - Chapter Breakfast "Step Into Your Spotlight: Make Great Things Happen" presented by Patty Matthews | 7:30-9:00am Bloomington, MN (1.0 PDU)
- February 20 - Webinar "Take me to your Leader" presented by Christine Pierce | 12:00 - 1:00 pm - Plymouth, MN | (1.0 PDU)
- February 20 - Chapter Dinner in Plymouth
5:00 - 6:00 pm - Career Networking Group | (0.0 PDU)
5:30 - 6:15pm - Register & Networking
5:30 - 6:30pm - Healthcare PrC
5:30 - 6:30pm - Agile PrC
6:00 - 6:30pm - New Member Orientation
6:30 - 7:20pm - Dinner
7:20 - 7:30pm - PMI-MN Chapter Business / Intros
7:30 - 8:20pm - - Featured Presentation "The Key to Organizational Agility" presented by Jim Ruprecht | 5:00-8:30pm - Plymouth, MN | (1.0 PDU)
| Chris Doyle President/CEO President@pmi-mn.org |
Geraldine Marks, PMP® Director - Governance/Board Secretary DirectorGovernance@pmi-mn.org |
Michelle Maas, PMP® Director - Finance DirectorFinance@pmi-mn.org |
| Mohamed Diab, MBA, PhD President Elect/COO - 2017 PresidentElect@pmi-mn.org |
Jerry Gomes, PMP® Director at Large Jerry.Gomes@pmi-mn.org |
Alisha Walter Director at Large Alisha Walter@pmi-mn.org |
| Terri Kimball, PMP® Past President - 2016 PastPresident@pmi-mn.org |
Joe Perzel, PMP® Director at Large Joe.Perzel@pmi-mn.org |
Mark Meumann, PMP® |
 PMI-MN Office 1611 County Rd B West, Ste 320 St. Paul, MN 55113 phone: (651) 917-6246 fax: (651) 917-1835 administrator@pmi-mn.org pmi-mn.org |
 PMI Headquarters Four Campus Boulevard Newtown Square, PA 19073-3299 phone: (610) 356-4600 fax: (610) 356-4647 pmihq@pmi.org pmi.org |
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