2020 PDD Reschedule Notice
Upcoming Events
PMI Thumb Chapter Mar 2021 Dinnertime Meeting
VIRTUAL MEETING!! Mar 10th, 2021
TOPIC: Better Communications = Better Relationships!
BONUS: Maximizing Human Potential
PDU: 1 Technical - .5 Leadership
SPEAKER: Lisa Harvey Roach, MM, PMP, DTM, Master in Mgmt, & Distinguished Toastmaster
BONUS: Niel Magsombol
ABSTRACT:
Almost everyone would agree that effective communication is crucial for success in business and in life. Often there are gaps in communication because we have different perspectives and expectations based on our beliefs and experiences. With our customers, business associates, and family members, we need to be more receptive to these differences. In this interactive session, you will learn keys to communicating with tact and diplomacy to build better relationships.
BONUS: Niel will be discussing ways to maximize our human potential.
PMI Thumb Chapter Apr 2021 Dinnertime Meeting
VIRTUAL MEETING!! Apr 14th, 2021
TOPIC: Leadership is Broken
BONUS: Diversity During Covid
PDU: 1 - Leadership - .5 Leadership
SPEAKER: Robert Heath, Sr.
BONUS: Dr. Mamie Thorns, Chief Diversity Officer, SVSU
ABSTRACT:
Leaders are struggling. Studies abound that confirm this truth. 50% of organizational employees leave their jobs to get away from bad leaders. Gallup reports that 51% of managers are not engaged in their job while 14% report actively disengaging from their work altogether leading a workforce where 7 out of 10 employees are not engaged in their work. The average workday for an executive leader is 13.5 hours during the week AND 5 hours on the weekend.
BONUS: TBD
2021 MTC Professional Development Day (09-20-2021)
RESCHEDULED!! September 20th, 2021
TOPIC: Tools and Tactics to Recover Troubled Projects
PDU: 7.5 - Technical
SPEAKER: Shawn Belling M.S., PMI-ACP, PMP, CSP, & Vice-President, Professional Services for CloudCraze
ABSTRACT:
We will be spending the day learning practical applications to asses a project and develop a recovery plan in 'real life' scenarios. For instance, how to get projects, months behind, back on track, to release it and immediately convert it to work with a brand new ERP system that goes live within 8-weeks, MUST work and is plagued by technical, sponsorship, governance issues. Just to name a few.
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| Total Members | 157 |
| New Members This Year | 3 |
| PMP® Members | 107 |
| CAPM® Members | 3 |
| PgMP® Members | 0 |
| PMI-SP® Members | 2 |
| PMI-RMP® Members | 0 |
| PMI-ACP® Members | 3 |
| PfMP® Members | 0 |
| PMI-PBA® Members | 1 |
| Members with no Certification | 48 |
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Members in Spotlight
New Members This Month
- Shriram Patki, PMP
- Corietta Meeks, PMP
Renewing Members This Month
- Georgia Clark
- Jessica Sierakowski
- April Eckles, PMP
- Michael Connolly, PMP
- Lincoln Brousseau, PMP
- Todd Hare, PMP
- Douglas Kiracofe, PMP
- Fred Weeks, PMP
- Brenda Coleman, PMP
- Helen Myers, PMP
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Speakers for our Chapter's Events
Our PMI Chapter welcomes proposals from passionate speakers interested in sharing their experiences, knowledge and expertise on such topics as general business and strategy, leadership, project management, and technical or industry-specific specialties. Our Professional Development events provide professional development units (PDUs) of educational information necessary for those attendees maintaining certification designations. Speakers are also eligible to claim PDUs for their creation and delivery of the presentation material.
