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WELCOME TO OUR
ANNUAL PANEL DISCUSSION
What are recruiters
looking for in
Project Managers
Are you ready to serve??
Board positions are opening up this
year for VP of Finance, Membership,
and Outreach.
If you’d like to be considered for, or nominate
someone for a PMI Buffalo board position,
please send Jackie May
an email by May 22
at [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS
YOUR CHAPTER NEEDS YOU
Contact Ann Galli
or visit pmibuffalo.com for
Volunteer Opportunities
Please join us in Welcoming our
New Member attendees:
 Daniel Fetterick from CTG
Welcome!!!
We hope to see you at future events
WELCOME TO
TONIGHT’S SPEAKERS
Jim Cipriani Jr. from System Personnel
Mark McCall of Personnel Resources
Chris Lorenz from GlobalQuest
Do you perform a dedicated role as a project scheduling
professional and support the project team?
Are you responsible for creating and maintaining the
project schedule, include reporting status and updates?
PMI now offers a
PMI Scheduling Professional Credential (PMI-SP)
Visit pmi.org for more information
What do the name tag DOTS mean???
• Red
• Green
• Yellow
• Blue
- hiring manager
- looking for new opportunity
- new member
– guest / non-member
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
OUTREACH
Marketing
Recruitment
 Help to develop Marketing
 Oversee recruiting efforts
 Work with other Board
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Plan
Serve as liaison to any 3rd
party firms selected
Reports to: VP, Outreach
≈ 4 hours a month
Earn PDUs !!
members to develop,
implement & monitor a robust
recruitment effort
 Reports to: VP, Outreach
 ≈ 4 hours a month
 Earn PDUs !!
SEMINAR AT SEA
PMI NJ is once again
Sponsoring the
Seminar at Sea
8/29 through 9/3
Earn PDUs while
cruising the Canadian
Eastern Coast
Details at pmibuffalo.org
PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition
 Standard Language
 Clarify Inputs & Outputs
 Better integration of Knowledge
Areas
 Two new processes: Identify
Stakeholders and Collect
Requirements.
PMI BUFFALO is on FACEBOOK
PMI Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Type:
Organizations - Professional Organizations
Description:
For members of the PMI Buffalo Chapter and
their associates
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
MEMBERSHIP
Member Communications
Member Services
 Photograph Chapter events
 Research article ideas and copyright
 New Member Sponsors
 Work with other Leadership
permissions
 Edit and Proofreading
 Reports to: Director of Member
Communications
 Earn PDUs !!
Team members to provide data
on membership enrollment,
certification etc
 Work on Membership retention
and exit interviews
 Reports to: Director of
Member Services
 Earn PDUs !!
“The greatest weapon
against stress is our
ability to choose one
thought over
another.”
- William James
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
OUTREACH
Corporate Outreach
Community Outreach
 Help reach out to WNY
 Help reach out to WNY non-profit
companies regarding existing
Outreach programs
agencies regarding existing
Outreach programs
 Chapter Ambassadors
 Project of the Year
 Analysis Interviews
 Future City Assistance
 Boy Scout Assistance
 Nonprofit Project Management
 Help develop future programs
 Reports to: Director of Corporate
Outreach
 ≈ 4-8 hours a month
 Earn PDUs !!
 Reports to: Director of
Community Outreach
 ≈ 4-8 hours a month
 Earn PDUs !!
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP SURVEY
COMING SOON
Watch your e-mail or the PMI website for notification
that the annual survey is ready for your input!
UPCOMING EVENTS
 6/09/09
ANNUAL MEETING
& VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION NIGHT
 6/18/09
BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE
Communication – Now and Yet to Come…
 7/16/09
BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE
The Many Flavors of Risk Management
 8/06/09
BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE
Synergies Between Process Methods
“A project is complete
when it starts working for
you rather than you
working for it.”
--Scott Allen
“There is nothing which
persevering effort and
unceasing and diligent care
cannot accomplish”
- Seneca
“Ask not what your
teammates can do for you.
Ask what you can do for
your teammates.”
- Magic Johnson
BREAKFAST WITH PMI
Please join us for our next
breakfast roundtable on
6/18/09 at Bob Evans, Transit Rd
Communication – Now and Yet to Come –
What are the greatest challenges coming
down the pike for Project Managers?
LinkedIn
PMI Buffalo
This is a group for people affiliated with the practice
of Project Management in Western New York.
Sign up today
Volunteers are always needed to staff
standing and ad-hoc committees.
Examples of committees include but are not limited to:
Professional Development –
Logistics, Greeters, Bookstore, Speakers
Membership –
Publish newsletter, analyze chapter statistics, welcome new
members, acknowledge achievements
Outreach –
Market PMI with local companies, organizations and universities
Administration –
Meeting minutes,Website, Audits
ANNUAL NETWORKING AND
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION
th
EVENT TUESDAY, JUNE 9
 Chapter annual review of last year
 Look forward to 2009 – 2010
 Recognize fellow chapter members who have
volunteered their time throughout the year
 VOTE for open Board positions
 Learn more about volunteer opportunities
“Teamwork – a few
harmless flakes working
together can unleash an
avalanche of destruction”
-- Larry Kersten