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ISSUE 5 MAY 2013 VOLUME 3

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FRONTLINE:

LEADING THE WAY ....... 1

COMING IN MAY:

EVENTS …………… ….2

TRAINING & PROGRAMS 4 MY MESSAGE CENTER:

PROJECT OF THE QUARTER

.................................. 5

REGION 6 CONF. 2013 . 9

PMI HOUSTON

SCHOLARSHIP .............. 6

REFLECTING ON LIM &

GLOBAL CONF. 2012 .... 7

AGILEDOTNET FLYER

SPONSORS .................. 8

CORPORATE OUTREACH 10

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Coming in May Visit pmihouston.org website for May ‘latest’ meeting details

Usual PMI®-Houston Meeting Times and Locations Venue Meeting Type Time Registration

North

Strack Farms Restaurant -

Banquet Hall

5707 Louetta, Spring, Texas

77379

(Between Kuykendahl &

Stuebner-Airline Rd.)

(281) 376-0901

http://www.stracks.com

Presentation with guest

speaker

Monthly on second

Tuesday

Pre-meeting

5:30 to 6:30 PM

Pre-meeting is free, but please register online.

Dinner Meeting with

guest speaker

Monthly on second

Tuesday

Dinner meeting

6:30 to 8:00 PM

Dinner meeting has a cost of $25 for members and $30

for non-members.

Walk-ins are an additional $10.

Registration closes at 12:00PM the day of the event

date.

Central

Galleria Area

HESS Club

5430 Westheimer Road

Houston, TX 77056

(877) 661-4377

(713) 627-2283

http://www.hessclub.com

Presentation with guest

speaker

Monthly on second

Wednesday

Pre-meeting

5:30 to 6:30 PM

Pre-meeting is free, but please register online.

Dinner Meeting with

guest speaker

Monthly on second

Wednesday

Dinner meeting 6:30 to

8:00 PM

Dinner meeting has a cost of $25 for members and $30

for non-members.

Walk-ins are an additional $10.

Registration closes at 12:00PM the day of the event

date.

Southwest

Schlumberger

Schlumberger

Sugar Land Campus

Forum Café or Room 121*

210 Schlumberger Drive

713-513-2457

Presentation with guest

speaker

Monthly on third

Wednesday.

Time: 5:30 to 6:30 PM

This meeting is free, but please register online.

*Please make note of the room each month as it may

change.

University of Houston

University of Houston

Houston Texas 77204-3038

Presentation with guest

speaker

To be resumed

This meeting is free, but please register online.

The UH meetings are to be resumed. Please always

refer to the Events section of the website for the latest

meeting and training schedule.

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Coming in May Downtown

Houston Library

Main Houston Public Library

Branch

Concourse Level Meeting

Room

500 McKinney Street

Houston, Texas 77002

Underground parking is

accessible from Lamar Street

Presentation with guest

speaker

Monthly on last Thursday

except in December as

well if it conflicts with

Thanksgiving

Time: 5:30 to 6:30 PM

This meeting is free, but please register online.

West

SYSCO

SYSCO

1390 Enclave Parkway

Building 1390, Houston, TX

77077-20255

Presentation with guest

speaker

Usually quarterly

on third Thursday

Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM

This meeting is a joint meeting with the Agile

Leadership Network (ALN) Houston Chapter,

formerly APLN.

This meeting is free to attend. For latest schedule and

registration please visit ALN Houston site

at www.aplnhouston.org

ALN meets every month. Meetings in March, June,

September, and December are joint PMI-

ALN Meetings.

Brazos Valley

College Station, TX

Presentation with guest

speaker

Quarterly

This is PMI Houston's most recent venue for the

Brazos Valley area.

Please see the Events schedule for upcoming meeting

details.

Toastmaster Club Name Location Time

Houston Galleria Project Management Toastmasters

Houston Baptist University

Atwood 2 Building, Room 215

7502 Fondren Rd.

Houston, TX 77074

First, Third, and Fifth Wednesday

6:15 to 8:00PM

North Houston Project Management Toastmasters

Denny's Restaurant

12697 N Gessner Dr

Houston, Texas, 77064

First, Third, and Fifth Tuesday

6:15 to 8:00PM

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Training Schedule Training Schedule of Classes

Date Class Level Location Cost Register

May 6 - 7,

2013 Managing Projects with Microsoft Project

2013, Advanced Intermediate EPM Architects Training and

Solution Center $895.50 Register

May 8 - 9,

2013 Managing Projects with Microsoft Project

2010, Advanced Intermediate EPM Architects Training and

Solution Center $895.50 Register

May 13 - 16,

2013 Managing Projects with Microsoft Project

Server 2013 Intermediate EPM Architects Training and

Solution Center $1795.50 Register

May 13 - 15,

2013 Project Managment Framework Introductory Tri Tech Surveying Company $1050 -

$1250 Register

May 20 - 23,

2013 PMP® & CAPM® Prep - 4 day Intermediate Tri Tech Surveying Company $1400 -

$1700 Register

May 28 - 29,

2013 Managing Projects with Microsoft Project

2010, Essentials Introductory EPM Architects Training and

Solution Center $895.50 Register

May 30 - 31,

2013 Managing Projects with Microsoft Project

2013, Essentials Introductory EPM Architects Training and

Solution Center $895.50 Register

To see the full list of course offerings please visit the Events tab - http://www.pmihouston.org/meetinginfo.php

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My Message Center

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PMI Houston is currently accepting

Project of the Quarter applications until June 30th.

Eligible projects are those managed by a Project

Manager based within the Greater Houston Area. The

PM does not have to be a PMP or a Houston PMI

member. The project must have been successfully

completed within the last 12 months.

Please send an e-mail to

ProfessionalAwards@pmihouston.org for additional

information and an application.

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PMI Houston

Scholarship

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In order to be considered eligible for the scholarship,

applicants must be enrolled in or applying to an accredited

project management degree program or a program in a

related field benefitting from project management, with the

following order of priority:

1. Any individual residing in the Greater Houston

Area, USA, who is attending or planning to attend

an accredited college or university program in the

Greater Houston Area. The Greater Houston

Area is defined as the following counties: Austin,

Burleson, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery,

San Jacinto, Walker, Waller, and Washington.

2. Any individual residing in the Greater Houston

Area, USA, who is attending or planning to attend

an accredited college or university program

anywhere. The Greater Houston Area is defined

as the following counties: Austin, Burleson, Fort

Bend, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, San Jacinto,

Walker, Waller, and Washington.

3. Any individual residing in the state of Texas, USA,

who is attending or planning to attend an

accredited college or university program

anywhere.

Application Deadline is 01 June 2013

Please apply for the scholarship at the below link:

http://www.pmi.org/pmief/dev/scholarship/scholarship-

houston.asp

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The PMI Leadership Institute Meeting and Global Congress

The PMI Leadership Institute Meeting and Global Congress were held consecutively in Vancouver, Canada in October of 2012.

PMI Houston sent eleven board members and subcommittee members to the Leadership Institute Meeting to increase their

skills on communications, conference management, marketing, membership retention, and sponsorship. Beyond having over

47 countries represented, 859 volunteer leaders thirsty for new knowledge, and 183 chapters present, the LIM represented

different perspectives on how to run a successful chapter.

The conference technology was top notch as PDU’s were submitted electronically after scanning attendee’s nametags at the

entrance to each program. The phone app, which was free to download, revealed a directory of attendees and the potential to

email other attendees to obtain their full contact information. Registration for the Global Congress breakout sessions was also

mandatory in order to track PDU’s and the demand for speakers. Breakout sessions scheduling could be altered onsite through

a bank of computers. The quality of the conferences exemplified PMI’s commitment in educating its members on the

importance of project management, worldwide.

One of PMI’s missions is to educate firms about the value of Project Management. Although some organizations find it hard to

measure the value of Project Management, all speakers touched on topics that were important to adding value to an

organization. Below are some of the top topics that were touched on at this event.

1) What are your leadership challenges? We all know the challenges Rudy Giuliani faced after 9/11, but he focused on

one thing, survivors, not on the body count or on the blame game. He kept everybody focused and working together.

Ed Tate proved how most leadership challenges are with soft skills by writing down all the issues attendees yelled out in

the session (Emotional Intelligence, Culture Change, Virtual Teams, Politics, and Enthusiasm). Ed Tate will be speaking

at the Houston Conference in June.

2) “All project problems are people problems” from Samad Aidane speaking on Neuroscience of emotions. Samad looks

at a project as a social experience which helps in understanding why we make the decisions we do. There are a number

of emotional triggers that lead us into or away from danger. Sustaining positive emotions and your resiliency to

negative triggers are great things to know about your team when running through the stress of a project.

3) Dub McNamara stated four reasons why it is tough to get project approval. Usually the scope is poorly defined or too

broad. Without a clear definition of direction, how do you know you are going the right way? Here are some of the

heavy hitting topics from his session: The goals of the project are not aligned with the goals of the organization. The

benefits of the project are not clearly and credibly defined. The project presentation was not effectively presented and

sold. The most important statement was to always treat your proposal like a project.

In June the PMI Houston Conference & Expo also has a great line up of subject matter

experts. The Leadership Institute Meeting and Global Congress will be held in New

Orleans in October this year.

David Thomas

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Sponsors Platinum

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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Region 6 Conference

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PMI Houston Corporate Outreach - May 2013

Hello from PMI Houston Corporate Outreach Desk,

Hope you are all enjoying this wonderful weather in Houston as we get ready for summer. I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on

the new happenings in the world of Corporate Outreach.

One of the initiatives of the PMI Houston Outreach this year is to start lunch hour Monthly Brown Bags with Houston area corporations. We

understand that due to family or other personal commitments, it is not always feasible for members to attend PMI Monthly evening meetings

after work. We do not want this to be the reason that PMI Members and those interested in becoming members to not attend monthly

meetings. Hence, we have decided to start PMI Monthly Brown Bags during lunch hour. What better way to spend lunch than to learn

something new in your field of interest and earn PDUs while doing so!!!

After few months of careful planning and collaboration, we are pleased to inform the starting of two lunch hour Brown Bags in Greater Houston

area in June right after our Annual Conference.

Greenway Plaza Brown Bag will be open to all PMI members as well as non-members and Stewart is presently for Stewart Company

Employees.

Greenway Plaza Brown Bag (Open to all)

Enaxis Consulting will be the host for Greenway Plaza Monthly lunch hour Brown Bags. Enaxis Consulting is an IT Consulting Firm specializing

in Oil and Gas Industry. Enaxis has a wonderful facility on the 30th Floor of Greenway Plaza. This brown bag is open to all employees of greater

Houston area companies. PMI members and non-members are welcome to attend. PMI Member PMPs will earn I PDU for attending Brown

Bags. Just to sweeten the deal, lunch will be served and parking at Greenway Plaza validated if you plan on attending.

Stewart Companies (Stewart Employees Only)

Stewart Companies will be starting a Monthly Brown Bag for Stewart Employees in June as well. At present this is open to Stewart Company

employees only, but this may change as we get the program going. At present, the facility has just enough space to hold all the Stewart

Companies Project Managers.

We are in the midst of an ongoing conversation to start lunch hour Brown Bags with several other Houston area corporations. We are keen on

starting Brown Bags in Houston Downtown, Southwest Houston, Woodlands/North Houston, and Houston Energy Corridor. Let us know if you

are keen on starting a Brown Bag at your company? We would love to engage with you or your PMO office on creating a Brown Bag that fits

the bill.

We feel strongly that schedule constraints must not prevent our beloved members and those interested in becoming a member from missing

out on invaluable source of information and ability to collaborate with your colleagues. Let us meet for lunch and nourish our minds. Welcome

to the world of Brown Bags!!!!

For all inquiries pertaining to Houston area Brown Bags, please send your questions, suggestions, or comments to Perry Mehta, PMI Houston

Director of Corporate Outreach, via email to perry.mehta@pmihouston.org

Thank You,

Perry Mehta

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