Building Professionalism in Project Management™ August 2007 Volume 10, Issue 8 New Member Orientations August Breakfast Meeting: Oh No! Your PMO is On Life Support and You Are the Keeper of the Templates August Dinner Meeting: What Do You Mean I Started It? Career Networking News: August Event: "Networking for Introverts" September Breakfast Meeting: PMP vs. Scrum Master: Compatible or Incompatible? September Dinner Meeting: Date & Topic Change - Sept ember 27 - 4th Thursday Career Networking News: September Event: R é sum é Workshop" October Breakfast Meeting: Challenges of New Technology Development in the Manufacturing Environment Professional Development Days: Master Craftsman: Building Project Success Welcome to a new PMI MN Corporate Partner: TEK Systems Seven Tips for Successful Project Manager Professional Development Chapter Calendar New Member Orientations The PMI MN membership services team is developing a New Member Orientation Program. The purpose of this program is to give new members helpful information about the chapter, ways to maximize their membership, and opportunities to connect with other chapter members. Starting with the June meeting, a new member orientation is conducted each month from 6:00-6:25 p.m. in the back of the room where the dinner meeting is held at the Airport Hilton. New and current members are welcome to attend. Future plans include a new member welcome at the breakfast meetings and telephone contact with all new members. August Breakfast Meeting: Oh no! Your PMO is On Life Support and You Are the Keeper of the Templates Page 1 of 11 8/29/2007Revised (Newsletter Revised - 08/29/2007)
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Building Professionalism in Project Management™August 2007 Volume 10, Issue 8
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New Member Orientations August Breakfast Meeting: Oh No! Your PMO is On Life Support and You Are the Keeper of the Templates August Dinner Meeting: What Do You Mean I Started It? Career Networking News: August Event: "Networking for Introverts" September Breakfast Meeting: PMP vs. Scrum Master: Compatible or Incompatible? September Dinner Meeting: Date & Topic Change - September 27 - 4th Thursday Career Networking News: September Event: Résumé Workshop" October Breakfast Meeting: Challenges of New Technology Development in the Manufacturing Environment Professional Development Days: Master Craftsman: Building Project Success Welcome to a new PMI MN Corporate Partner: TEK Systems Seven Tips for Successful Project Manager Professional Development Chapter Calendar
New Member OrientationsThe PMI MN membership services team is developing a New Member Orientation Program. The purpose of this program is to give new members helpful information about the chapter, ways to maximize their membership, and opportunities to connect with other chapter members. Starting with the June meeting, a new member orientation is conducted each month from 6:00-6:25 p.m. in the back of the room where the dinner meeting is held at the Airport Hilton. New and current members are welcome to attend. Future plans include a new member welcome at the breakfast meetings and telephone contact with all new members.
August Breakfast Meeting: Oh no! Your PMO is On Life Support and You Are the Keeper of the Templates
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This presentaiton is designed to show the audience how and why their PMO/PM function is failing even though they did everything exactly as the so called “experts” said. Program includes tips on how to fix what you have. Multiple case studies are included.
Michael Vinje, PMP is a Senior Certified Project Manager as well as an IT and software engineering specialist. To assess, lead, manage, measure and control risky projects — these are the areas where Mr. Vinje has honed his expertise over two decades. Mr. Vinje brings the discipline and rigor sought out by Fortune 500 companies in areas such as healthcare, finance, insurance, e-business, and aerospace, as well as government.
A strong motivator and mentor, Mr. Vinje leads the team well; plus his history working at every level of implementation makes him an indispensable asset on any project. Mr. Vinje is also an IEEE enthusiast.
What August Breakfast Meeting Date August 14, 2007
Time 7:00–7:40 a.m. Registration, Breakfast, Networking
Location Holiday Inn East, 2201 Burns Ave., St. Paul, MN 55119 Directions
Cost Registration received on or before 8/1/2007 PMI members $19, non-members $22 Registration received after 8/1/2007 PMI members $22 non-members $25
Register Community Tix: 651-209-8991 or www.ctregistrations.com
PDUs Earned 1 PDU
August Dinner Meeting: What Do You Mean I Started It? You’ve been there. You know you have. You’re plugging along, doing your job, making progress, and then all of a sudden… BAM! You feel like the victim of a hit-and-run (and to some extent, you are). You’ve just been nailed by office politics. Many will tuck their tails between their legs, chalk it up to a bad experience, and try to salvage what they can. Those who bother to investigate may hear the accusation that they themselves started the whole mess. This is where the real confusion begins. You ask yourself how one could be both the victim AND perpetrator of office politics. During this presentation, Timothy Johnson will share the process of using GUST to understand your office politics situations better. You’ll see how much control you have over the GAME, learn the importance of UNDERSTANDING the players and motives, determine the best STRATEGY for addressing your specific situation, and then figure out how to TAKE ACTION without compromising your integrity. We all face office politics situations, from bullies who overstep their bounds to office prima donas who think everything revolves around their egos, from passive-aggressive types to saboteurs, you’ll see new approaches for framing and handling your office politics situations. After his presentation, Timothy will have copies of both of his books, Race Through The Forest – A Project Management Fable and GUST: The “Tale” Wind of Office Politics, for sale and he will be signing copies for those who wish.
Timothy L Johnson is Chief Accomplishment Officer of Carpe Factum, Inc. (Latin for “seize the accomplishment”). He has almost two decades of highly successful experience in project and program management, business solutioning, creativity, executive and management coaching, and strategic facilitation. Carpe Factum, Inc. has just announced a series of training workshops to be rolled out in the fall of 2007. He is also a professor in the MBA program at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, teaching classes in Project Management, Creativity for Business, Leadership Development, and Managing Office Politics. He is a contributing writer on www.office-politics.com, an online advice column for office politics situations, as well as www.iowabiz.com, a resource for small business. Recent Speaking Engagements:
Information Systems Audit and Control Association – Iowa Chapter PMI Minnesota Chapter PMI Eastern Iowa Chapter PMI Quad Cities Chapter PMI Central Ohio Chapter PMI Sioux Empire Chapter Drake Business Link Client Sales Conference Keynote Speaker: Harnessing Creativity Midwest Underwriters Association: Managing Effective Meetings Iowa Christian Convention: Project management for churches
What August Dinner Meeting Date August 16, 2007
Time 4:30–6:00 p.m. Career Networking Group
5:30–6:15 p.m. Registration, Local Interest Groups (LIGs), Networking 6:00–6:25 p.m. New Member Orientation 6:30–7:20 p.m. Dinner 7:20–8:30 p.m. Presentation 8:30–8:40 p.m. Questions & Answers
Location Hilton MSP Airport Mall of America, 3800 American Blvd East, Bloomington, MN 55425 Directions
Cost Registration received on or before 8/1/2007 PMI members $27, non-members $32
Registration received after 8/1/2007 PMI members $32 non-members $37
Speaker ONLY Reservations PMI member $15, non-member $20
Register Community Tix: 651-209-8991 or www.ctregistrations.com
PDUs Earned 1 PDU
Career Networking News: August Event: "Networking for Introverts" Some people really know how to work a room, schmooze, and work their “elevator speech” into every
This presentation, held before the August dinner meetng, is for the rest of us: The ones who too often skip the social hour, or spend it talking to someone we’ve known for years. The ones who are bored by small talk and embarrassed by shameless self-promotion. Yet we also know that today’s job market depends on making new contacts and turning new contacts into friends. Aren’t there some ways for people like us to network without feeling awkward or phony?
Yes! In fact, as this presentation will demonstrate, being an introvert can actually be an advantage. (If you haven’t done a Meyers-Briggs profile, you can find a free, quick, and accurate version at www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp.)
Laura French, Ph.D., is an independent consultant specializing in organizational change and communication within IT departments. She is also a freelance writer for the Star Tribune Jobs, Cars, Ideal Home, and Urban Living sections. She is an INFP. (Her Meyers-Briggs profile: Introvert Intuitive Feeling Perceptive.)
Visit the Career Development page on www.pmi-mn.org for more details on this event.
All are welcome! There is no cost for these networking sessions. Remember to bring your business cards, resumes and PDA’s for informal networking before and after the session!
September Breakfast Meeting: PMP vs. Scrum Master: Compatible or Incompatible?With the advent of agile methodologies, a new role has emerged – that of Scrum Master. In many ways, a Scrum Master fills the same relative role on a project as a Project Manager. But is a Scrum Master really a project manager? How does the role of a Scrum Master differ from that of a Project Manager? Can a Scrum Master be a PMP at the same time without going crazy? Come attend this breakfast meeting to find out!
Speaker Karen Little, PMP, MBA, CSM, CBAP, MCP, ITIL, of Magenic Technologies, has more than 33 years of information technology experience, with over 27 as a manager. She is the chairperson for the 2007 Professional Development Days conference, and the PMI MN finance director, as well as being the assistant web master for the PMI MN chapter.
Ms. Little has multiple years of hands on project management experience on both agile and traditional projects, and has also been a stand-up trainer. She is both a PMP and a Certified Scrum Master, as well as being certified in ITIL Foundation. She has recently contributed to the development of the Business Analyst Book of Knowledge, put out by the International Institute of Business Analysts, and is a Certified Business Analyst Professional, one of about 100 in the world.
What September Breakfast Meeting Date September 11 , 2007
Time 7:00–7:40 a.m. Registration, Breakfast, Networking
Location Holiday Inn East, 2201 Burns Ave., St. Paul, MN 55119 Directions
Cost Registration received on or before 9/1/2007 PMI members $19, non-members $22 Registration received after 9/1/2007 PMI members $22, non-members $25
Register Community Tix: 651-209-8991 or www.ctregistrations.com
PDUs Earned 1 PDU
September Dinner Meeting: CHANGE IN SPEAKER & TOPIC
-- See PMI-MN.ORG (Chapter Website) for Updates!
The majority of professional project managers generally share a common set of misconceptions about the knowledge and tactics that make the alpha project managers highly successful. The alphas work approximately the same number of hours as everyone else, face the same challenges, and deal with the same difficulties; yet they manage their projects, teams, and stakeholders in a way that takes them far ahead of the pack.
In this fast-paced and information-packed presentation, acclaimed project management author and speaker Andy Crowe explains myths and realities surrounding the world’s top project managers, as well as the underlying traits that make the Alphas stand out among their peers.
Andy Crowe is the author of "The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try", "The CAPM Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try", and “The Alpha Project Managers: What the Top 2% Know that Everyone Else Does Not.” As an expert on project management, he recently served on the Project Management Institute's team for the 3rd edition of the PMBOK Guide and the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OMP3). He has served as project manager for several high-profile international information technology projects, including the creation of Europe's largest e-commerce site. He was appointed to serve on Microsoft's DNA and .NET Advisory Committees as one of 21 individuals worldwide.
What September Dinner Meeting
Date September 27, 2007 -- CHANGE IN DATE - 4TH THURSDAY
Time 4:30–6:00 p.m. Career Networking Group 5:30–6:15 p.m. Registration, Local Interest Groups (LIGs), Networking 6:00–6:25 p.m. New Member Orientation 6:30–7:20 p.m. Dinner 7:20–8:30 p.m. Presentation 8:30–8:40 p.m. Questions & Answers
Location Hilton MSP Airport Mall of America, 3800 American Blvd East, Bloomington, MN 55425 Directions
Cost Registration received on or before 9/1/2007 PMI members $27, non-members $32
Registration received after 9/1/2007 PMI members $32 non-members $37
Speaker ONLY Reservations PMI member $15, non-member $20
Register Community Tix: 651-209-8991 or www.ctregistrations.com
Career Networking News: September Event: Résumé Workshop
Hosted by Genesis10
An important instrument in your job-search toolkit is your résumé. We all know that it is not the only tool you need, but at the same time, a good résumé can be your entry into a new opportunity. There are countless books and articles on how to write a résumé. But how does yours measure up against the attention-grabbing yardstick? Does it concisely portray what you want to say to your potential employer to get you that all-important interview?
In September, the Career Networking Group is pleased to bring you our annual Résumé Workshop. This has been a popular session for the past three years. We’re delighted that Genesis10, a top-rated local project management consulting company and PMI-MN Corporate Partner, will once again sponsor the event.
Due to the special nature of this session, we have two requirements for participants.
1. Register by Noon on September 13. In order to have enough recruiters on hand for the group, we need to know how many people will be attending. Register by sending an e-mail to [email protected] or calling 651-917-6246. Provide your name, e-mail address and PMI Member number (if applicable).
2. Bring 10 copies of your résumé to the session. This is an interactive session. Participants at your table will want to follow along as the recruiter reviews each document.
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2007 - 4th Thursday with Dinner Meeting (Change in Date)
Time: 4:30 – 5:30 pm
All are welcome! This is no cost for this networking session. Remember to bring your business cards and PDA’s for informal networking before and after the session.
October Breakfast Meeting: Challenges of New Technology Development in the Manufacturing EnvironmentThis presentation will highlight challenges of new technology development within the global manufacturing environment of a large company such as 3M. Specific technology examples related to the development of custom sensing and inspection equipment will be used to illustrate challenges such as:
Development of technical solutions within a multi-disciplinary team “Selling” the solution within the management hierarchy Integration and worldwide deployment strategies
Particular emphasis will be placed on potential pitfalls and strategies to overcome these pitfalls.
Since receiving his MSEE degree from the University of Minnesota in 1990, speaker Steve Floeder has held various positions within engineering, corporate research, and business divisions at 3M. Currently, he is technology leader for measurement and inspection technologies within 3M’s Optical Systems Division. What October Breakfast Meeting Date Ocotober 9, 2007
Location Holiday Inn East, 2201 Burns Ave., St. Paul, MN 55119 Directions
Cost Registration received on or before 10/1/2007 PMI members $19, non-members $22 Registration received after 10/1/2007 PMI members $22, non-members $25
Register Community Tix: 651-209-8991 or www.ctregistrations.com
PDUs Earned 1 PDU
Professional Development Days: October 29 – November 1, 2007: Master Craftsman: Building Project SuccessThe 2007 Professional Development Days (PDD) Planning Committee has completed the selection of educators and speakers for this year’s event. Course/educator and Symposium Day speaker information will be available on the web (www.pmi-mn.org). Pricing information will be available on the registration vendor’s website, noted below.
This year we are pleased to offer 13 one-day classes, four two-day classes and a 3-day PMP exam preparation class. For the very best pricing register by September 28, 2007. The final registration deadline for education classes is October 26, 2007, and October 29, 2007, for Symposium Day.
In addition, our Symposium Day will be held on Thursday, November 1, and features four tracks with sixteen speakers. Attendees can hear up to four speakers, as well as our keynote and luncheon speakers. Register for an education class and Symposium Day at the same time and receive a $50 discount on total registration price!
Registration is being handled by CTregistrations. Register on-line at www.CTregistrations.com or by telephone at 651-209-8991 or 1-866-404-2222. Their website also contains course/education and Symposium Day speaker information.
A direct mail registration piece will be sent to PMI members in early August and will contain full information on dates, events, registration, facilities and other useful attendee information. A reminder postcard will be sent immediately prior to the early registration pricing deadline.
We are looking forward to putting on another exciting and informative event, in a brand new, professional event delivery venue that we are certain attendees will find comfortable and convenient. The Earle Brown Heritage Center is conveniently located at the intersections of Interstates 94/694 in Brooklyn Park, MN. If you are interested in learning more about the facility, visit their website at www.earlebrown.com, or contact them at 800-524-0239.
We are currently seeking volunteers to help with event delivery. Volunteers are needed to assist with registration, room monitoring, speaker and educator assistance and facility preparation activities. If you are interested in volunteering for this year’s event, please visit PDD on the PMI Minnesota website at www.pmi-mn.org, or email [email protected].
Welcome to a New PMI MN Corporate Partner: TEK Systems PMI MN welcomes TEKsystems as a new PMI MN Corporate Partner. The vision of the PMI MN Corporate Partner Program is to advance the project management profession while providing value to both the chapter and partner organizations by exchanging ideas, and providing a collective voice to PMI.
Founded in 1983, TEKsystems is one of the nation's largest single source providers of information technology and communications staffing and services, providing more than 20,000 professionals to client locations every day.
TEKsystems is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with 90 offices throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. TEKsystems is the nation's largest IT staffing firm.
TEKsystems has always recognized the importance of the field of project management and the PMI MN chapter. Their commitment to the field of project management has contributed to the success of TEKsystems and they are seeking opportunities to contribute time and support to the advancement of the field of project management through their partnership with PMI MN chapter.
Seven Tips for Successful Project Manager Professional Development by Timothy J Everett, MBA, PMP
Let’s face facts, there is a huge disconnect when it comes to professional development.
The National Human Resources Association reports that American businesses spend in excess of $2 billion a year on employee professional development.
A Society of Human Resource Management survey published in April 2005 found that practically all organizations say that they deem employee development to be of strategic importance. They recognize that professional development helps retain talent and equips the organization for growth. However, the survey also found that formalized avenues for development are not the norm with 83% of development programs being informal, unstructured or not measured. As a consequence, professional development results are random and often disappointing.
It’s the “tyranny of the urgent." Without the proper intensity, process, structure and methods, day-to-day activities get in the way of developing an organization's most valuable assets: its people. The greatest waste of potential occurs when resources are spent inefficiently and professional development results are not realized.
Nevertheless, the demands on project managers continue to increase. The bar keeps going up and traditional methods fail to create the desired results.
And the answer is…
Project Managers sit at the controls that manage countless people and billions of dollars. Organizations looking to optimize team execution should focus their resources on the development of these professionals. Here are
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seven tips for overcoming the professional development disconnect and increasing project team effectiveness.
• First, establish accountability workgroups. These groups of seven to twelve practitioners are the key to turning your professional development process around. Groups led by professional facilitators create higher levels of professional development intensity and results.
• Second, meet with your manager and secure their permission to apply time and resources to develop stronger skills in leadership, communication, facilitation and problem solving.
• Third, take the time to understand your organization’s goals and metrics. Then link them to your professional development plan. Think in terms of return on investment for your development activities.
• Fourth, most organizations are not effective in communicating the full extent of the resources available for professional development. Put in the necessary effort and seek to understand all the resources at your disposal.
• Fifth, document your development plan and keep it current. Use the document as a tool to communicate your successes.
• Sixth, leverage the knowledge and energy of experts. Outside resources can be helpful in providing the proper intensity, process, structure and methods required to meet your goals.
• Finally, many organizations under fund their professional development activities. Utilize program or project budgets to help pay for team development.
The impact for you and your team …
What would your team look like if you could solve the professional development disconnect?
Just imagine: • Getting project leaders to work together with enhanced cohesion, collaboration and a shared sense of urgency.• Developing clearer strategies; making better decisions. • Finding a better path to the solution faster; finding the real issue at hand and addressing it. • Creating fresh perspectives for breakthrough ideas and innovative solutions. • Not just going with the flow but bringing about strategic change. • Establishing an enhanced environment of accountability for your team.
What are you waiting for?
The tangible benefits realized in organizations that practice the seven tips are compelling. Project Managers show demonstrable progress towards their professional development goals. They enjoy increased job satisfaction and experience the investment the organization is making in them as organizational commitment and recognition. Bottom line: New initiatives roll out better and faster, key projects complete on time and on budget, employee productivity and creativity increase.
If you have been a Project Manager for any amount of time you have encountered barriers to your professional development. Traditional approaches have proven not been effective. Try these seven tips because your raise will be effective when you are.
About the author Timothy Everett ([email protected]) has 26 years of business and technology solution experience and has deployed enterprise-wide strategic programs with annual budgets up to $30 million comprised of cross functional teams at top health care, finance, retail, distribution, insurance, manufacturing, marketing and emerging technology firms. Mr. Everett is an experienced communicator including serving as a part-time professor of business for two colleges and founder of a highly successful eBusiness users group
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