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PMI Insights A publication for members of the PMI Chicagoland Chapter PMI Insights JANUARY 2015 A publication for members of the PMI Chicagoland Chapter PMI Chicagoland Chapter • P.O. Box 1183 • La Grange Park, IL 60526 • www.pmi-chicagoland.org Join PMI Chicagoland Mentorship Program! The Chicagoland Chapter's Mentoring Program is now accepting applications for the 2015 Mentoring Program. The schedule for the 2015 sessions is listed below. Deadline to Apply .............................................. Saturday, Jan 31 Mentor Training .............................................. Saturday, March 7 Kickoff for Mentees and Mentors ............................. Saturday, March 14 Mid-session meeting for Mentors and Mentees ................... Saturday, May 30 Graduation / Lessons Learned for Mentees and Mentors ......... Saturday, August 8 Both Mentors and Mentees are expected to attend all sessions listed above, in addi- tion to meeting on a regular basis during the five month 2015 session. Together, they will work through a learning program designed to bring mentees up to the next level of project management professionalism. This program is especially useful for Project Managers who want to improve their "soft skills" i.e., communications, stakeholder management and leadership. The Mentoring Program also provides a way for entry level Project Managers who want to move up to the next level, to work one on one with a more experienced Project Manager who has "been there and done that". Project managers early in their careers will work with their mentor to seek advice, ask questions, and learn what’s beyond the PMBOK. Many will find that working with a mentor within the project management profession to be especially valuable. Seasoned project managers with 10 years or more experience may find the men- toring role to be meaningful and rewarding. They will have the opportunity to “give something back” to the profession. In “giving back”, they will work with professionals who can benefit from the lessons they’ve learned (often the hard way). If you’re interested in joining the program as a Mentor or Mentee, please complete your application at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PMIMentoring-Spring2015. Applicants are also asked to email resumes to [email protected]. There will be a $30 fee for individuals seeking a Mentor. PDUs can be earned for time volunteered to this program. The deadline for Applications is Saturday January 31, 2015. Discussions are private and confidential. JANUARY IS NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH! National Mentoring Month 2015 Workshop! The PMI Chicagoland Chapter welcomes you to join us for our second annual “Mentoring Workshop” in celebration and promotion of National Mentoring Month, and in advancement of mentoring in the project management profession. This workshop will include a one (1) hour networking lunch opportunity for all participants in attendance. Theme: Mentoring Builds Better Communities LOCATION: DePaul University O’Hare Campus 8770 W Bryn Mawr Avenue Chicago, IL 60631 DATE: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 TIME: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Students = Free PMI Members = $10.00 Non-Members = $15.00 ** PDUs will be awarded.**
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PMI InsightsA publication for members of the PMI Chicagoland Chapter
PMI Chicagoland Chapter • P.O. Box 1183 • La Grange Park, IL 60526 • www.pmi-chicagoland.org
PMI InsightsJANUARY 2015A publication for members of the PMI Chicagoland Chapter
PMI Chicagoland Chapter • P.O. Box 1183 • La Grange Park, IL 60526 • www.pmi-chicagoland.org
Join PMI Chicagoland Mentorship Program!The Chicagoland Chapter's Mentoring Program is now accepting applications for the 2015 Mentoring Program. The schedule for the 2015 sessions is listed below.
Deadline to Apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, Jan 31Mentor Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, March 7Kickoff for Mentees and Mentors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, March 14Mid-session meeting for Mentors and Mentees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, May 30Graduation / Lessons Learned for Mentees and Mentors . . . . . . . . .Saturday, August 8
Both Mentors and Mentees are expected to attend all sessions listed above, in addi-tion to meeting on a regular basis during the five month 2015 session. Together, they will work through a learning program designed to bring mentees up to the next level of project management professionalism. This program is especially useful for Project Managers who want to improve their "soft skills" i.e., communications, stakeholder management and leadership.
The Mentoring Program also provides a way for entry level Project Managers who want to move up to the next level, to work one on one with a more experienced Project Manager who has "been there and done that". Project managers early in their careers will work with their mentor to seek advice, ask questions, and learn what’s beyond the PMBOK. Many will find that working with a mentor within the project management profession to be especially valuable.
Seasoned project managers with 10 years or more experience may find the men-toring role to be meaningful and rewarding. They will have the opportunity to “give something back” to the profession. In “giving back”, they will work with professionals who can benefit from the lessons they’ve learned (often the hard way).
If you’re interested in joining the program as a Mentor or Mentee, please complete your application at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PMIMentoring-Spring2015. Applicants are also asked to email resumes to [email protected]. There will be a $30 fee for individuals seeking a Mentor.
PDUs can be earned for time volunteered to this program. The deadline for Applications is Saturday January 31, 2015. Discussions are private and confidential.
JANUARY IS NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH!
National Mentoring Month 2015 Workshop!The PMI Chicagoland Chapter welcomes you to join us for our second annual “Mentoring Workshop” in celebration and promotion of National Mentoring Month, and in advancement of mentoring in the project management profession. This workshop will include a one (1) hour networking lunch opportunity for all participants in attendance.
Theme: Mentoring Builds Better Communities
LOCATION: DePaul University O’Hare Campus 8770 W Bryn Mawr Avenue Chicago, IL 60631
DATE: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015
TIME: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE
Students = Free PMI Members = $10.00 Non-Members = $15.00
** PDUs will be awarded.**
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Presenter: Judy Hale, Principal of Hale Associates, Ph.D., CPT, International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (IBSTPI) Fellow
Presentation Abstract:Politics is the art of getting things done. It is all about access and influence. When politics is done well, it is the “oil that makes good things happen,” according to speaker and training consultant Judy Hale. When politics is done badly, it compromises personal and professional ethics, destroys trust, and demeans professional integrity. Judy will bring clarity to why politics is important and why there is value in doing it well. She will present practical tips about how to increase your influence, so your ideas get a fair hearing and your opinion is valued. By the way, Judy hails from Chicago, the home of the best and worst in politics.Attendees will learn:• What is evidence of political skill• Six techniques to increase your political skill• A tool to assess your level of influence
Speaker Bio:Judy Hale has worked with clients in both private and public sectors for more than 25 years. Her clients describe her as someone who:• Knows what is going on in the field of performance improvement,• Quickly analyzes organizational problems and identifies key issues,• Gets the job done,• Is easy to work with, and• Can make sense out of confusion keeping the focus on what matters.
Judy’s list of global clients includes Abbott Laboratories, Anheuser-Busch, Boeing, Harley-Davidson, International Monetary Fund, KPMG, McDonalds, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines and Walgreens. She has received the International Society for Performance Improvement’s (ISPI) “Life Member” award in 2008 and distinguished Thomas F. Gilbert Award in 2009. Judy is the author of several books, including “The Performance Consultant’s Fieldbook".
For more information about Judy, see the Hale Associates web page:http://www.haleassociates.com/home.html
Why Politics Matter: How to Influence Decisions And Get Commitment
PMI Chicagoland Chapter Dinner Meeting
Wednesday, January 14, 2015The Hotel Chicago333 N. Dearborn StChicago, IL 606105:30 pm - 9:00 pm Price:Members: $40Non-members: $55
Click here to REGISTER ONLINE NOW!
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Community Outreach Corner
We are delighted to invite the founder of Ladies of Virtue, Jamila McClinton, and the LOV Team of the Year 2014 to our January 14th Dinner in downtown Chicago. The girls from LOV will present “Barbie Me Not!”, a selection of candid images and personal testimonies that describes their project
of the year which tackled the social issue of Body Image and Low Self Esteem. PMI Chicagoland chapter partnership supports LOV with Project Management training
materials from the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF) targeted to primary and secondary students, along with volunteer Project Advisors from the
PMI Chicagoland chapter. For further details about LOV’s mission and objectives, please visit their website http://www.lovirtue.com.
Outreach SpotlightProvides insight into each community outreach program and their mission
Our Academic Outreach program is focused on partnering and building relationships with schools, inner city community colleges, universities and local academic organizations to:
• promote awareness of the value of project management practices• reach out to students and help them connect with the project management profession• provide expert support, advisors and speakers for educational purposes• to promote the Chicagoland Chapter and the global Project Management Institute
If you would like to speak at educational events or get involved in developing our academic program, please contact our Director of Academic Outreach, Tasharia Gardner at [email protected].
Aisleigh, Maria, Tasharia and Tjuan,The Community Outreach Team
Latest Community Outreach news and events Upcoming Event!
ANNOUNCEMENT! Self-Nominations for the 2015-2016 Board Positions are now being accepted. Volunteers for the Nomination Committee are also being solicited. ------> GET INVOLVED to help your chapter move forward!
For More Information:Contact the PMI-Chicagoland Past President at [email protected]
GET INVOLVED
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Guiding Organizations Through Change
• Interactive! • Apply tools to real project
challenges!• Best practices!• All you need to successfully
implement change!
Call 513-354-9503 to register or go to www.changeguidesllc.com
Organizational Change Management Certification
Learn to Manage the People Aspects of Change
May 12-14th, 2015Chicago, Illinois
$1,895 (before April 13th)
$2,095 (after April 13th)
Earn 24 PMI PDUs
Here’s a peek of improvements coming to Insights, the PMI Chicagoland monthly newsletter!
• Updated branding to reflect PMI’s global design
• Improved newsletter layout – to help you skim and review highlights
• Added news story content, complete with visuals – including photos and icons directly related to news events
• More distinctive content and formatting, including rich, high level details to emphasize upcoming events
• Meaningful advertisements, clearly marked and related to the latest trends in professional development
“We believe these improvements will enhance Insight’s value to our 4200+ membership,” said Annette Harris, PMI Chicagoland’s Director of Communications. Harris also stated she’d like to see the newsletter become one of the top in the nation. “We’re inviting some of the best minds in project management to share best practices with our members,” says Harris.
Annette took the reins of leadership for the Chicagoland Member Communications Team in July 2014. She added that Insight’s original goals continue to be:
• The best source for local and global PMI news and events
• A leading provider of opportunities to earn free PDUs
• A primary networking connection between members, PMI Global and the Chicagoland chapter
• A leading source of project management best practices and industry trends
• An excellent source for finding Knowledge Sharing events throughout Chicagoland, and
• The leading link to employment resources and volunteer opportunities
So treat yourselves to this month’s Insights newsletter. The Communications team invites you to share your feedback at [email protected] to help them con-tinuously improve the chapter’s communication methods and processes.
PMI Chicagoland plans to relaunch Chapter Newsletter
Microsoft Project 2010/2013 Best Practices Class - PDU’s 14
When Where Feb 24-25, 2015
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Lewis University Oak Brook, IL
Consultant/Trainer: Ellen Lehnert, MVP, PMP, MCP
Learn how to have MS Project work for you Discover the Best Practices Managing Projects using MS Project 2010/2013. Whether you are new to MS Project or a long time user, you will gain insight and knowledge of how to stop fighting MS Project and create productive schedules. All level MS Project users are welcome.
Register Now: General and non-‐member registration: $1100 PMI Member discounted rate: $1000
Computers will not be furnished for class. Bring a laptop with MS Project installed Receive a published copy of
"Introduction to Scheduling using MS Project 2013" courseware
Questions or class outline: Email [email protected]
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PMI Chicagoland, along with DePaul University, will host a Knowledge Sharing session Tuesday, January 20 on the subject Cyber-Security, beginning 5:30 p.m. till 8:00 p.m., at DePaul University’s downtown campus, 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL, 10th Floor, room 1001. JoAnn Becker, PMP, MSJA, MBA will facilitate this session.
The newest business risk is being hacked – a cyber-security breach, which continues to escalate in costs. Organizations must have a response plan assigning responsibilities for such an inci-dent. Project development is typically assigned to an executive with ongoing responsibility for all facets of this plan, including development, training, updating, communication, etc. Normally, this is not an Information Technology project under the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
The chief challenge is getting all stakeholders – especially key executives – to agree and support the plan, so that each of their organizations meet their responsibilities as outlined in the plan. For the project manager, it means managing expectations and influencing a diversity of stakeholders with a variety of goals.
This discussion group will address the comments and ques-tions of the attendees, providing all with firsthand knowledge and a fresh look at how to be successful and deliver a working enterprise cyber-security breach incident response plan.
Anyone interested in discussing cyber-security is welcome to attend. It is an opportunity to share your experiences, questions and to network with fellow project managers and those inter-ested in project management topics. This is a free community outreach program from PMI-Chicagoland.
If interested, please register at PMI-Chicagoland.org with a daytime phone, name, and 1 - 3 questions about Team Dynamics. If you are having issues with the website, send your e-mail to [email protected]
About our facilitator: JoAnn Becker, PMP, MSJA, MBAJoAnn Becker’s business and technology career spans more
than 25 years in management, consulting, technology, health-care, government, financial services, manufacturing, and educa-tion. Her work includes the development of a method for stake-holder analysis and expectation management, and the SPOTT® gap analysis that helps define all work to achieve desired organi-zational results from projects.
JoAnn is an active coach, presenter and instructor for executives, managers, business analysts, and project managers throughout the world. She has authored several articles, and is writing a book on stakeholder management.
JoAnn earned her MBA from the University of Chicago, an MSJA from the University of Denver, College of Law and a BS in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin. She is a PMP. Her company, Achieving Results from Change (ARC), is a con-sortium of expertise to assist organizational leaders and their associates in achieving the results they desire from change.
When:Tuesday, January 20
Where:DePaul University10th Floor, Room 100114 E. Jackson Blvd.Chicago, IL 60604
(directions)
Time: 5:30 – registration, informal networking and refreshments5:55 to 6:00 – introduction to DePaul University6:00 to 8:00 – JoAnn Becker and attendees
Knowledge Sharing On Cyber SecurityTUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015
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Member News
Congratulations to Our New PMPs
Welcome New Chapter MembersAgra MonaganAlexander HoAnita Carlos-ReyesAnkit GargAnnette KendziorAutumn May-HarasBeth HamBrian AlvarezBrian SmithCamelia ZlateaCharles AndersonCheryl CacioppoChiaka PattersonCoura BadianeCraig hendersonDaniel GutmanDanielle BeachDavid DuvnjakDeborah CollumDeborah LeeDonna CatalanoDontien IngramDragan RandjelovicDylan OletzkeEdith MurryEllen CraftErvine FoxFrank FaronFrank LaRoseGarrett VandendriesGene RigsbyGeorge BoddyGeorge RogojinaGlenn McBrideHarold TorunskyHela Ben-AyedIgor Goodman
James MichalakJanika ScaifeJason StanbroJen ShouerJessica HartmanJim McAveeneyJoanna VahlsingJohn TumbarelliJoseph PinkstonKaren LesterKisha HearnKyle ListerLaura MentgenLinda BillhymerLinda HonourLinda Rotmanmadhuri jagiasiMandy WolffMary AzmanMelody PaulMichael BuettnerMichelle SweeneyNicholas ErtzPatricia McGinnis - ScheafferPhilip SpataforaPiotr KaminskiRich KraybillRichard HicksRobert MurphySally Ann WilliamsSean NealonSeth VermilyeaShirley TongShivakumar SadasivamStephanie VospetteWalter LumWendy Connelly
Andrew Doyle, PMPMark Ennis, PMPC Steele, PMPWeston Trestler, PMPLitsa Capece, PMPJohn Baima, PMPJohn Fischer, PMPBeena Givati, PMPAnn Marie Scesnewicz, PMPGlenn McBride, PMPSteve Smith, PMPAllison Silver, PMPJean Staunton, PMP
Alex Kassabov, PMPThayer Johnson, PMPArkady Lisovich, PMPEric Gabriel, PMPMichael Crothers, PMPEileen Thomas, PMPCynthia Buettgen, PMPNicholas Ertz, PMPRahul Ramachandra Sankapal, PMPLeung Yu Tang, PMPJason Blum, PMP
Are You Looking To
· Build your confidence· Earn PDU’s· Improve your
communication & public speaking skills
Join the PMI Chicagoland Toastmasters Club
The Club meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month
· 1st Wednesday – 2 Downers Grove locations
· 3rd Wednesday – Downtown Chicago
For more information:
Email: [email protected]
Website: Pmichicagoland.toastmastersclubs.org
GET CONNECTED | LEARN MORE | EXPAND YOUR NETWORKGood things happen when you stay involved with PMI
· Building and Leading High Performance Teams· Coaching and Managing Employee Performance· Influencing without Authority· Leadership Assessment for the Effective Leader· Managing and Resolving Conflict in the Workplace
WORKSHOPS BEGIN IN FEBRUARY 2015 ON DEPAUL’S LOOP CAMPUS.
To register, call (312) 362-5295 or visit cpe.depaul.edu/leadership.
LEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENTSERIES
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Chapter Leadership
The Leadership Team consists of two groups. There is an elected Executive Board made up of the President, Past President and Vice Presidents. The primary function of this board is to set the strategic plan for the chapter and to oversee the execution of that plan by the Directors and their volunteers. The Directors are appointed by the Executive Board and are responsible for the execution of the strategic plan through the tactical day to day operation of the chapter. The Directors coordinate the efforts of chapter member volunteers to accomplish the activities of the chapter. If you are interested in serving your PMI-Chicagoland Chapter, contact our Director of Volunteers for more information.
President James Karthan, PMP
Past President Gregory Jones, PMP
VP Technology Malcom Culbertson
Director, Advertising Donna R. Liotta, PMP
Director, Technology - Website, Christopher Nieves, CAPM
Director, Social Media R. L. JELE
VP Community Outreach Aisleigh McGann
Director, Academic Outreach Tasharia Gardner
Director, Professional Association Outreach Maria E. Astudillo
Director, Social OutreachTjuan Smith
VP Business Outreach Stefan Lorincz, PMP
Director, Corporate Outreach Jose Matuk
Director, Executive Outreach Robert Chakrabarty
Director, Public Relations and Marketing Erik Jensen
VP Operations Lawrence Witham, PMP
Director, Logistics Lucyna Jewulski
Director, RegistrationGwendolyn Nichols-White, PMP
VP Membership Louisa Kim, PMP
Director, Member Analysis Michelle Vant
Director, Member Communications Annette Harris
Director, Member Relations Sameer Khaja
Director, Mentoring Louisa J. Kim, PMP
Director, VolunteersUra Puranda, PMP
VP Education Ravikumar Avasarala, PMP
Director, Programs Wilfred Hegg
Director, Certification Jerome Rowley
Director, Knowledge Sharing Cynthia Anderson
Director, Professional DevelopmentPeter Novicki
VP Finance Michael Malinowski
Director, ProcurementMichael Malinowski
Attorney at Law Certified Public Accountant Mary Alice C. Strzalka
Board Administrator Anne W. Clark
Publications Carolyn Schiffner
The PMI Chicagoland Leadership Team is made up of dedicated volunteers who constantly strive to add value to the
membership and to forward the best interests of the chapter. Please feel free to contact any member of the Board or
Directors with any questions, concerns, or suggestions you may have.
