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ISSUE 3 March 2015 VOLUME 5
Volunteer Networking Event
Date: Wednesday, March 25th Time: 5 - 7 pm Location: The Briarpark Room at
Houston Marriott Westchase 2900 Briarpark Dr ( Just off Westheimer near BW 8) Light appetizers pre-register for 2 free drink coupons
Calling all current PMIH Volunteers and Members interested in volunteering. Join us to connect and find out about the events we have planned for 2015. We are placing both current and new volunteers now. Volunteer a night a month, few hours a week or at specific events. Everything from supporting our Professional Development programs, Ambassador Roles at events, supporting our marketing, communication and technology, community outreach. We look forward to seeing some familiar and new faces. Register to confirm your attendance and receive 2 drink tickets. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XN7GM3R
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FRONTLINE: VOLUNTEER EVENT
SPEAKERS COMING IN MARCH: MEETING SCHEDULE.…...2, 3 TRAINING & PROGRAMS...4 MARCH MEETINGS…...….5 - 7
MESSAGE CENTER:
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP IN PROJECT
MANAGEMENT...……………….……...8 PMI HOUSTON SCHOLARSHIPS……....9 PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOASTMASTERS ........ ……………..10 PMI HOUSTON EBUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY ............ ……………..11 CLASSIFIEDS…………………….…....12 SPONSOR COMMUNICATION…............13 - 15
SPONSORS…....................................16
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Visit PMI Houston Meetings for the ‘latest’ meeting details
PMI® Houston Meetings - Venues and Standard Times
Venue Time Description
North Venue Peli Peli
110 Vintage Park Blvd (back of Vintage complex) - Private
Room Houston, TX 77070
Events
Monthly on second Tuesday Pre-dinner meeting 5:30 to 6:30 PM
Presentation with guest speaker. Pre-dinner meeting is free to attend.
Monthly on second Tuesday Dinner meeting 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Dinner Meeting with guest speaker. Cost: $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Walk-ins are an additional $10.
Galleria Area HESS Club
5430 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77056
http://www.hessclub.com
Monthly on second Wednesday Pre-dinner meeting 5:30 to 6:30 PM
Presentation with guest speaker. Pre-dinner meeting is free to attend.
Monthly on second Wednesday Dinner meeting 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Dinner Meeting with guest speaker. Cost: $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Walk-ins are an additional $10.
Southwest Schlumberger
Sugar Land Campus 210 Schlumberger Drive
Monthly on third Wednesday Time: 5:30 to 6:30 PM
Presentation with guest speaker. This meeting is free to attend.
The Woodlands Sam Houston State University
Center 3380 College Park Drive, 4th
Floor The Woodlands, TX 77384
Monthly on third Tuesday Time: 6:00 to 7:00 PM
Presentation with guest speaker. This meeting is free to attend. *Newest PMI Houston meeting venue.
Downtown CenterPoint Energy Plaza
1111 Louisiana Street Houston, TX 77002
Monthly on last Thursday Time: 5:30 to 6:30 PM
Presentation with guest speaker. This meeting is free to attend.
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For additional details and registration information visit PMI Houston Events
PMI® Houston Toastmaster Club Meetings Times and Locations
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
6:30 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
Southwest Project Management Toastmasters
210 Schlumberger Drive Sugarland,
Texas 77478
Second and Fourth Wednesday
6:30 to 8:00PM
Woodlands PM Toastmasters
Sam Houston State University Center
3380 College Park Drive, 4th Floor
The Woodlands, TX 77384
1st club meeting Tues, May-12
2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month. 6:15pm to 8:00pm
West - Agile SYSCO
1390 Enclave Parkway Building 1390, Houston, TX 77077-20255
Joint meeting with Agile Leadership Network (ALN) Houston Chapter, formerly APLN.
Quarterly on third Thursday Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Presentation with guest speaker This meeting is free to attend. For latest schedule and registration please visit ALN Houston at www.aplnhouston.org ALN meets monthly. Meetings in March, June, September, and December are promoted jointly by PMIH and ALN.
Brazos Valley College Station, TX
Every other month.
Presentation with guest speaker. This meeting is free to attend.
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Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
Date Class Location Cost Register
March 11, 2015
7:00 AM to 11:30 AM
THE SENSEI LEADER: Leadership for Effective
Project Management
Tri Tech Surveying Company
10401 Westoffice Drive Houston, TX 77042
$120 Members $185 Non-Members
Register
March 30, 2015
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
PMP & CAPM Prep Course - March
Tri Tech Surveying Company
10401 Westoffice Drive Houston, TX 77042
Houston Chapter Member
Earlybird: $ 1400.00 (ends two weeks before the course)
Regular: $ 1500.00
Non-Member
Earlybird: $ 1600.00 (ends two weeks before the course)
Regular: $ 1700.00
Register
April 13, 2015
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
Prep Course - April
Tri Tech Surveying Company
10401 Westoffice Drive Houston, TX 77042
Houston Chapter Member
Earlybird: $ 1025.00 (ends two weeks before the course)
Regular: $ 1125.00
Non-Member
Earlybird: $ 1225.00 (ends two weeks before the course)
Regular: $ 1325.00
Register
April 27, 2015
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
PMP & CAPM Prep Course - April
Tri Tech Surveying Company
10401 Westoffice Drive Houston, TX 77042
Houston Chapter Member
Earlybird: $ 1400.00 (ends two weeks before the course)
Regular: $ 1500.00
Non-Member
Earlybird: $ 1600.00 (ends two weeks before the course)
Regular: $ 1700.00
Register
To see the full list of course offerings please visit the Events tab - http://www.pmihouston.org/meetinginfo.php
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North and Galleria Dinner Meeting
New Location for the North Meeting
North Meeting: 110 Vintage Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77070 (back of Vintage complex) - Private Room
Meeting Agenda
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Pre-dinner Speaker Presentation
6:30 pm to 7:00 pm Networking, Dinner Opens, and Chapter Announcements
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Dinner Speaker Presentation
Pre-Dinner Presentation:
Rebuilding Together Houston
Speaker: Max Rodgers
Dinner Presentation:
Think Like a Black Belt
These are the essential traits for personal and professional Mastery.
Over 30 years of practice, study and teaching, Jim Bouchard developed the tools you need to master your life, career and business. In this session, Jim teaches you how to apply Black Belt Mindset to reach your full potential -- and help other people reach theirs!
Goals:
This program teaches the principles of Black Belt Mindset and how to apply these principles to achieve personal and professional Mastery.
Outcomes:
Participants can expect to leave this session:
Knowing how to THINK Like a BLACK BELT- how to cultivate and develop Discipline, Focus, Confidence, Perseverance, Courage and Confidence.
Equipped to apply the characteristics of Black Belt Mindset in personal and professional life.
Understanding Perfection as a process rather than an unachievable barrier to success.
Motivated to accept challenges as opportunities for growth.
Inspired to embrace change and transformation and the continual process of self-improvement.
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Dinner Meeting Speaker:
North Meeting - Register Now
Galleria Meeting - Register Now
Speaker: Jim Bouchard
Through martial arts, Jim Bouchard transformed himself from dropout, drug abuser and failure to successful entrepreneur and Black Belt. As a speaker and author of Amazon bestseller THINK Like a BLACK BELT, Jim tours nationally presenting his philosophy of Black Belt Mindset for corporate and conference audiences. He's a regular guest on TV and radio programs including FOX News, BBC Worldview and FOX Across America. His newest book, The Sensei Leader is due out in early 2015. Jim has been teaching people how to access peak levels of performance and develop personal and professional Mastery for more than 25 years. He is a true Master of the mindset needed for success in business, and in life. He increases productivity and engagement- and develops leadership at ALL levels by teaching people how to THINK Like a BLACK BELT!"
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Southwest Meeting
Location: This month's meeting will be held at Improving Enterprises, 1700 Research Pkwy #260, College Station, TX 77845 from 6-7 pm The meeting is open to all.
Presentation:
How To Improve Business Unit Performance
Suresh Iyengar will present a unique method to increase business unit performance using assessments. He will discuss the 6 areas of any business unit and how it’s important to connect people to the strategy of the business. 1. Marketing: Clearly talking to the unit about identity, purpose & 5+ year goal 2. Sales: Creating goals, measurements and 5+ year strategy 3. Strategy & Alignment: Matching strategy to unit’s reporting layout & norms of behavior for people 4. Project ranking & utilizing people: Deciding on investments based on strategy 5. Operations: Continually tracking and matching project work to strategy 6. Aftermarket service: Reaping benefits by transferring projects to warranty & service phase
Speaker:
Southwest Meeting - Register Now
Speaker: Suresh R. Iyengar
Suresh R. Iyengar is the President at Business Unit Execution LLC, an emerging company specializing in execution excellence for business units, which support customers with products, services and solutions. The company offers job-focused certification, business unit improvement assessments and consulting services. Mr. Iyengar has 20 plus years of operational excellence experience in many industries. As a strategic business partner focused on driving revenue, profit, stakeholder and shareholder value, Mr. Iyengar consistently delivered profitable financial, operational and market share results.
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Thought Leadership in Project Management
This month’s article presents the study done by the author Henry Hornstein entitled The integration of project management and organizational change management is now a necessity. Hornstein carried out a literature review to show that project managers have to be familiar with organizational change management (OCM), which can impact the success of project implementation.
Change management is described by the author from the literature review as the process of continually renewing an
organization’s direction, structure, and capabilities to serve the ever-changing needs of external and internal customers (Moran &
Brightman, 2001). Taking the previous into account and after an exhaustive examination of literature, the author found out that
much research has been carried out in order to spot the elements that outline the project success, but there has been insufficient
research effort to measure the impact that the factors related to change management have on practice along the project lifecycle
and its success. Even though some references were found specifically on the subjects of strategy, impact of organizational culture,
behavioral competencies of the project managers and leadership, which shows an emergent attention to these concepts in the
project management field.
The author supports the idea that so far the involvement of human factors in project management literature has not been
sufficient. An example given by the author in this regard is the study performed by Kaminsky (2012) who investigated the impact
of non-technical leadership practices (e.g., taking responsibility, giving work back to people and getting stakeholders to embrace
change) on IT project success and determined that these qualities were not integrated with technical practices (e.g., risk
management and time management). Based on the literature, the author mentions that project success is highly influenced by the
grade of acceptance that employees have regarding the changes that come along with the project implementation, in terms of
leadership, organizational resistance, culture matching, ethics, user/customer satisfaction. In this respect, the author supports the
idea that project managers should incorporate in their expertise the knowledge and skills to conduct organizational and behavioral
change. One of the aspects mentioned by the author to reach this knowledge is the change leadership which allows the leader to
align and motivate people affected by the change so they are prepared to support and adopt it (Kotter, 1996, 2008).
As stated by the author, change is an expected outcome of project implementations and the management of change will
determine in great extent the project success. In the literature reviewed by the author, a differentiation between project management
and change management was found, in regards to the skills and competencies they require. However, they are complementary
and mutually supportive disciplines that contribute to the project success. The author emphasizes that the competition between
change managers and project/program managers should transform to cooperation to improve project implementation.
Finally, the author concludes that project management educators should expose the project managers to the potential
influence of change, including people-related matters and moreover, promote the development of skills for OCM at the theoretic
and practical levels. In this concern, the author considers that OCM resources should be included in project teams, as an additional
role that will have project activities change management-specific. At last, all organizations, project managers’ educators and project
managers should expand their view to recognize the value of OCM in project success.
Featured Column by Carmen Pascente, PMP [email protected]
Reference: Hornstein, H. A. (2015). The integration of project management and organizational change management is now a necessity. International Journal of Project Management, 33, 291-298.
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PMI Houston Scholarships
PMI Houston Awards $40,000 in “40 Celebrating 40” Scholarships Scholarships totaling $40,000 were awarded to 20 undergraduate and graduate students in the Houston area to commemorate PMI Houston’s 40th anniversary in 2014. Sam Houston State University Vice Provost Dr. Richard Eglsaer, and faculty members Dr. Janis Warner, Dr. William Ellegood and Dr. Pamela Zelbst recognized the scholarship recipients at a special ceremony in January. Sharon Greiff, PMIH Senior Vice President External Operations, and David Thomas, 2014 Academic Outreach Director, attended the recognition ceremony on behalf of the PMI Houston Chapter. The application process is competitive and selection is based on the student’s GPA, college transcript, resume, recommendation letter and essay. In addition, students are required to study a subject related to project management and live and study within 100 miles of Houston. “We had given scholarships before, but never for such a large amount,” noted David Thomas. “The 2015 Board of Directors voted in January to award the same total amount this year and expect quite a few applications.” Two of the “40 Celebrating 40” scholarship recipients study at the University of Houston, and 18 are students at Sam Houston State University. SHSU student Devin McCullough expressed gratitude for the scholarship. “It is an honor to be recognized by PMI for the work I have been putting towards studying operations management, and I am very grateful for the opportunity that has been provided.” Johann Lane, a Finance student and military veteran added, “I am getting married in March and have 2 little girls. My family and I greatly appreciate everything!” Several students also expressed an interest in pursuing PMI certification. This year’s scholarships will be awarded through the recently established PMI Houston Educational Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Project Management Toastmasters Clubs
THE NEW WOODLANDS PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOASTMASTERS CLUB TO BEGIN IN MAY
The PMI-Houston Board of Directors has approved the sponsorship and funding for a new Project Management Toastmasters club that will meet in the Woodlands. There will be a Toastmasters
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demonstration meeting held at the Woodland’s PMI venue on Tuesday, April 21st. The Woodlands Project Management Toastmasters club’s meetings will align with the Woodland’s monthly PMI-H venue. The club will begin having meetings in May and will meet twice monthly on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday evenings of each month, starting at 6:15pm for networking and 6:30pm meeting start time. Meeting location is tentatively planned to be in the same meeting room where the monthly PMI meetings are held - Sam Houston State University – Woodlands campus. Project Management Toastmasters clubs are open to all, but members are predominately professional project managers. The clubs welcome people from all backgrounds and professions. Houston Area Project Management Toastmasters Clubs are sponsored by PMI Houston and aligned with the goals of PMI International. Certified PMPs receive Professional Development Units (PDU’s) for participation. As a member of a Project Management Toastmasters club, you can learn to:
Excel at job interviews
Give powerful business presentations
Effectively teach classes or training sessions
Lead successful meetings or seminars
Present persuasive arguments, summations or brainstorming
Southwest Houston Project Management Toastmasters
Schlumberger Sugar Land Campus
The Forum
210 Schlumberger Dr Sugar Land, TX 77478
2nd & 4th Wednesdays
6:15pm – Networking 6:30pm – Meeting Starts
North Houston Project Management Toastmasters Denny’s Restaurant 12697 Gessner Rd Houston, TX 77064 South of FM 1960 off FM249 1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesdays 6:00pm – Networking 6:30pm – Meeting Starts
Houston Galleria Project Management Toastmasters Houston Baptist University Atwood 2 Bldg, Rm 202 7502 Fondren Rd Houston, TX 77074 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesdays 6:00pm – Networking 6:30pm – Meeting Starts
Visit a meeting to discover the benefits of membership!
Woodlands Project Management Toastmasters
Sam Houston State University Center
3380 College Park Drive, 4th Floor The Woodlands, TX 77384
2nd & 4th Tuesday
6:15pm – 8:00pm 1st club meeting Tues, May-12
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PMI Houston eBusiness and Technology
PMI Houston eBusiness and Technology is dusting off the technology for 2015. Twitter: Follow PMI Houston on twitter, @pmihouston – Link: https://twitter.com/PMIHouston. Expect to read tweets of PMI Houston Happenings from upcoming chapter meetings to myPMIH News.
LinkedIn: Join the PMI Houston’s LinkedIn group, PMI Houston (Project Management Institute Houston Chapter) – Link: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/PMI-Houston-Project-Management-Institute-1844565/about. Connect with fellow PMI Houston Members, Start and comment on relevant discussions, and read myPMIH News.
Website:
Home page: http://pmihouston.org/index.php
Practice Exams & Templates: http://pmihouston.org/content.php?page=Practice_Exams___Templates Under the Professional Development Section on PMI Houston is the Practice Exams & Templates Page.
Events: http://pmihouston.org/meetinginfo.php Under the Events Section on PMI Houston is the Events Page. The Events Page has Monthly Meetings, Lunch and Learns, and Training classes.
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Classifieds
Manager – Change Management Darby Consulting Job Posting Jan. 23, 2015
Project Dashboard Manager Darby Consulting Job Posting Jan. 23, 2015
Dynamics AX 2012 Finance – Senior Consultant Rand Group Job Posting Feb. 12, 2015
Dynamics AX Developer – Senior Consultant Rand Group Job Posting Feb. 12, 2015
Senior Project Manager #915519 Houston, Texas NiSource Job Posting Feb. 12, 2015
Associate Project Manager #915514 Houston, TX NiSource Job Posting Feb. 12, 2015
Visit http://www.pmihouston.org/classifieds.php for all job listings. If you have a job opening that you would like to promote through the PMI Houston Chapter, please email the following information to [email protected].
Title
Company
Ad Expiration Date
Detailed Job Description
Your ad will be posted on the PMI Houston Chapter website and featured in weekly and monthly newsletter communications.
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Sponsor Communications
Agile and the New Year
NEW DATE May 20, 2015 Lean + Agile 2015
Last year at Lean+Agile DC we brought together the best and brightest
within the Lean and Agile communities for a one-day dual track
conference (see presentations from 2014 or take a look at
the website). Our Agile + Lean 2015 conference will take place on May
20, 2015. More information coming soon. Save the date!
LitheSpeed Achieves Gold Partner Status
LitheSpeed is happy to announce that we have achieved Gold partner status
with Scaled Agile (SAI). We are now able to offer SPC classes privately and
internationally, and are more connected to the SAFe community. We are
happy to join Dean Leffingwell and other SAI thought leaders in helping
organizations adopt and apply the Scaled Agile Framework effectively.For our
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LitheSpeed Partners with IC Agile to Offer New
Certifications
As the Agile comity matures, we see understanding of the Agile mindset
deepening and new frameworks evolving. LitheSpeed is partnering with
one global organization, the International Consortium for Agile, to
advance the state of agile learning worldwide. ICAgile has created a
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academic institutions and government entities who value the importance of an Agile mindset
regardless of various methodologies in use. For more information see the ICAgile web site.
Reinvent Management: Go to the Gemba
By Sanjiv Augustine
From Lean management, we’ve heard the exhortation to, “go to the gemba.”
Getting management to perform a gemba walk is gaining popularity in agile
circles, and of course, has been a key Lean technique for decades. As the excellent article Going
to the Gemba points out, the gemba walk is not strolling around and glad handing people. To
read the full blog post click here.
An Itch to Scratch!
By Raj Indugula
Part of the mission at LitheSpeed is to reach back to the community in some small manner, each
of us committed to that notion in our own unique way. The thought of engaging with kids
resonated with us, but of course, we didn’t quite know where to begin. Ideas were tossed around,
and soon, one of them took root and we put forth our maiden venture – a Kids Programming
Workshop. To read the full blog post click here.
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Corporate Training Plans - A Way to Save
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