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  PMI  Houston  Chapter  Launches  the Eric Jenett Professional Development Scholarship Fund      The PMI Houston Chapter and  friends of  Eric  Jenett  are  sponsoring  the  Eric Jenett  Professional  Development Scholarship  Fund,  an  endowment  fund which  will  award  a  maximum  of US$1,250  annually,  which  may  be awarded  in whole  or  in  part  to  one  or more  individuals  each  time,  to  any individual  who  wish  to  obtain  or maintain  project  management‐related certification. 

IN THIS ISSUE:        1  

PMI‐H Launches Scholarship Fund   1 2012 PMI‐H Conference –  Big Success!                                      2 

A Message from the Board                3 

COMING IN JULY  

Events/Training Programs                 4 

Featured Dinner Events                     5 

Announcements                            6‐7 

Sponsors                                             8

 

 

JULY 2012 

Volume 02, Issue 07 

In order to be considered eligible for a scholarship, all applicants must complete the PMIEF application process and 

adhere to its requirements. Recipients will be selected by a panel of impartial judges, in accordance with the established 

guidelines of the PMIEF scholarship program and the scholarship eligibility criteria described herein. Applicants must be 

applying for a professional development course in order to obtain or maintain project management‐related certification, 

credentials, course credits or substantive knowledge. 

Additional information about the application requirements are available in the PMI Educational Foundation Web site 

at  http://www.pmi.org/Pmief/scholarship/scholarship‐eric‐jenett.asp.  The  next  application  deadline  is  September  1, 

2012.  

Mr. Jenett was PMI's president in 1971, chair in 1972 and secretary from 1975 to 1976. He was a founding member 

and former president and chair of the PMI Houston Chapter, which was PMI’s first chapter in the world. Mr. Jenett was 

honored by PMI in 1975 for his distinguished contributions to the Institute. He presented at numerous PMI seminars and 

symposiums, served on a number of panels, and published a variety of articles  in  the Project Management Quarterly, 

later to become the Project Management Journal®, and several other technical publications. The PMI Eric Jenett Project 

Management Excellence Award is named in his honor. He passed last year at the age of 88. 

Mr. Eric Jennet, PMP, PMI Houston 

chapter founding member and 1971 

chapter President. 

 

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 myPMI‐H NEWS                                                                                                                                            JULY 2012   

2012 PMI Houston Conference – Big Success!   

The  Houston  Chapter  of  the  Project Management Institute  (PMI)  hosted  the  annual  conference  last month at the Hyatt Hotel in Downtown. 

More  than  600  people  attended  the  event.  We received  many  positive  feedback  from  attendees, speakers, and  sponsors who praised  the hard work of  our  dedicated  volunteers,  the  quality  of  the speakers  and  topics,  the  convenient  location,  and the organization of the event overall.   The  Board  of  Directors  would  like  to  express  our heartfelt  thanks  to  more  than  40  volunteers  who made  this  event  possible.  Tammy  Hong,  project manager of this event, did a terrific job putting all this conference together in collaborations with volunteers, sponsors, vendors, media, and other stakeholders.   We hope you enjoyed the event, and look forward to seeing you next year in our annual conference.    

 

Tammy Hong, PMP, center of first row and key volunteers at 

the 2012 PMI Houston Conference. 

PMI Houston booth. From  left  to 

right,  Debra  Miersma,  VP  PMI 

Educational  Foundation  (PMIEF), 

Sharon Greiff, PMI Houston VP of 

Finance,  Rita  Barrantes,  PMI 

Houston  VP  of  Communications, 

Robert  Masch,  PMI  Houston 

Senior VP of  External Operations, 

and  Karen Duncan,  PMI Houston 

VP of Marketing. 

 

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A Message from the PMI Houston Board   Dear PMI Houston members,  

This July edition initiates our third 2012 quarter serving your needs and promoting project management in our community.  In reaching our mission and vision, on behalf of the PMI‐Houston Board of Directors, I would like to briefly summarize the key accomplishments we reached during this 2012 year and outline what you should expect in the following months.   Thanks to your support and of our sponsors, we were able to further develop mechanisms to help our members, practitioners, and students in the project management field.  

 

We awarded three (3) scholarships to students pursuing degrees in a project management related field, 

In partnership with Toastmasters, we launched a new scholarship program for unemployed members to fund most of the cost of joining one of two PMI‐H sponsored Toastmaster clubs,      

We revamped our sponsorship program, which resulted in more organizations sponsoring our chapter. We are proud to announce that this year we registered two(2) platinum sponsors, two(2) gold sponsors, one(1) silver sponsor, and two(2) bronze sponsors, 

We partnered with the Global PMI Educational Foundation to establish the Eric Jennet scholarship fund, 

Our membership growth has continued steady. We currently have more than 3,600 members, keeping our chapter within the top 10 largest chapters in the world, 

Our annual 2012 PMI‐H conference held last month was a great success. We had by far more satisfied attendees, including participants, speakers, and sponsors, than in the past few years, who shared their positive feedback about several aspects of the conference, 

We partnered with the PMI Clear Lake chapter to offer the VII Seminar at Sea to PMIH and PMICL members, 

We created a new BoD position to be solely focused on Outreach Development and Promotion,  

We participated in the PMI Region 6 Leadership conference to network with peer chapters, learn and share best practices on how to manage a local PMI chapter.     

 As we move to our third 2012 quarter, we will continue working on several key initiatives underway, such as:  

Participate in several Global PMI events to further identify opportunities for our chapter, 

Revamp our membership value proposition to increase our membership growth rate by 5%, 

Continue offering high quality speakers in our dinner events and monthly venues, and training programs that you can benefit from. 

 Again, thank you for your support. We look forward to continue providing value to you.  Rita Barrantes, MBA, PMP 2012 PMI‐Houston Vice President of Communications  

 

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NORTH DINNER MEETING: PM Unusual – The 3 Key Challenges facing PMs over the Next Five Years July 10, 2012 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Speaker: Kris Reynolds Dinner Meeting: Strack Farms Restaurant 5707 Louetta. Spring, TX 77379 Read More… GALLERIA HESS CLUB DINNER MEETING: PM Unusual – The 3 Key Challenges facing PMs over the Next Five Years July 11, 2012 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Speaker: Kris Reynolds Dinner Meeting: HESS Club 5430 Westheimer Road. Houston, TX 77056 Read More… BRAZOS VALLEY MEETING: The Agile Minded Professional – 7 Habits to Agility Success July 16, 2012 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Speaker: Kris Reynolds Dinner Meeting: Texas A&M Campus Room 101C, 750 Agronomy Road College Station, TX Read More… SOUTHWEST MEETING: Pearl Harbor, A Project Management Perspective (Part 2) July 18, 2012. 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Speaker: Walter Viali Schlumberger – Sugar Land Campus 210 Schlumberger Drive. Sugarland, TX 77478 Read More… DOWNTOWN MEETING: Topic: TBA July 26, 2012. 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Speaker: Carla Fair-Wright Main Houston public library branch – Concourse level room 500 McKinney Street. Houston, TX 77002 Read More… UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON MEETING: No meeting in July

MANAGING PROJECTS WITH MICROSOFT PROJECT 2010 - ESSENTIALS (14 PDUs) July 9-10, 2012 8:00am to 5:00pm EPM Architects Training and Solution Center 6300 West Loop South, Suite 570 Bellaire, TX 77401 Read More… PMP® & CAPM® PREP – 6 Saturday (Up to 35 PDUs) July 14 – August 18, 2012 8:00am to 4:30pm Fluor Enterprises 1 Fluor Daniel Dr Sugar Land, TX 77478 Read More… MANAGING PROJECTS WITH MICROSOFT PROJECT SERVER 2010 (21 PDUs) July 23-26, 2012 8:00am to 5:00pm EPM Architects Training and Solution Center 6300 West Loop South, Suite 570 Bellaire, TX 77401 Read More… PMP® & CAPM® PREP – 4 day (Up to 35 PDUs) July 23 – July 26, 2012 8:30am to 4:30pm Tri Tech Surveying Company 10401 Westoffice Drive Houston, TX 77042 Read More…

For events and training programs please register online. Additional information about coming events and training is available at http://www.pmihouston.org/meetinginfo.php

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Speaker

Kris' areas of client focus include leading large, strategic programs for companies, consulting on project management best practices, developing custom methodologies, providing hands-on coaching to project managers, performing project audits and conducting tailored learning events in a variety of industries.

: Kris Reynolds is the Project Management (PM) Practice Leader for The Persimmon Group (TPG) and is a Project Management Institute-certified Project Management Professional (PMP). As part of the leadership team for TPG, he is responsible for the project and program management, business architecture and analysis services.

Kris has been recognized for his work in setting up Project Management Offices and was listed among the top 25 Outstanding Organizations for his work on TV Guide's PMO in 2008. He earned two Bachelor’s degrees (Economics and Business Administration) from Centenary College of Louisiana, and a Master’s degree in Marketing from Oklahoma City University. Kris is an active member of PMI Tulsa's board, having served as President the past two years. He is also a Six Sigma Black belt.

Topic

Kris’ presentation provides the latest information on these burning matters with practical techniques to help leaders and managers harness their staff’s strengths and understand their various motivators. The presentation raises questions and provides answers that will remain with audience members long after the program ends. Additional information about these dinner events is available at

: PM Unusual - The 3 Key Challenges Facing PMs over the Next 5 Years . The current workplace is undergoing a massive transformation. Gen Y, Gen X, Social Media, a down economy–everything is hitting at once, causing new challenges for companies and industries. Are you prepared for these dynamic challenges: ever-changing priorities, accelerated uncertainty, increased employee turnover, ethical dilemmas stemming from new media and technology, the pending exodus of Boomers from the workplace?

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Meeting Sponsor Persimmon Group: The provides professional services on the following areas: Business Consulting, IT Business Services, Leadership Development, and Project Management Consulting.

Did You Know? We have chapter meeting sponsor opportunities available. Please mention to your organization. For more information contact Giovanni Fanduiz, VP of Programs at vpprograms@pmihouston.org.

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PMI Houston and Toastmasters launch a Scholarship Program

It isn’t what you know that enables you to lead. Leaders can tell a story and inspire people to follow their vision. They listen and acquire feedback. They guide others to achieve their goals, supporting and encouraging them along the way. They don’t just accomplish, they communicate. Maybe you are just starting your career and are working on finding your leadership voice. Maybe you are midway into your career and you realize the key to success and advancement are honing your leadership and communications skills. Maybe you are just a dad who is coaching his son’s Little League team and you know they need an inspiring leader to help them succeed. As a member of Toastmasters you will learn these skills. You will learn how to communicate your vision. You will learn how to lead, support, and develop others so that the goals can be successfully accomplished. You will learn how to listen, provide positive reinforcing feedback — and to accept feedback. I want to thank all of you that attended out sessions at the PMI Conference. I could see the interest in your eyes and we had insightful discussions with some of you on how Toastmasters can help with your professional development. Some of you are victims of all of the layoffs that have occurred lately and find you need a little help getting back into the workforce and / or improve your skill set. PMI Houston has funded a scholarship program for unemployed members who want to join one of the two sponsored Project Management Toastmasters clubs at a considerable discount. We are also pleased to announce that Professional Development Units (PDUs) are now awarded for your participation as a member of PMI Houston Chapter sponsored Toastmasters Houston Galleria (1294652) and North Houston (1314186) Project Management Toastmasters clubs. We at North Houston Project Management Toastmasters (NHPMT) and Houston Galleria Project Management Toastmasters (HGPMT) are here and eager to help you train and improve your communication and leadership skills. For North Houston area: NHPMT - http://1314186.toastmastersclubs.org/ Rashid Kapadia - (rashid.kapadia@gmail.com) – President NHPMT For Galleria or West Houston area: HGPMT - www.hgpmt.org Allen Ashe – (aashe@hal-pc.org) – President HGPMT Meeting Time: 6:15 pm, 1st and 3rd Wednesday

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There are many training organizations out there that offer project management courses, however the majority of these have not been independently assessed against global standards for both project management and continuing education and training by PMI. Only PMI Chapters and PMI Approved vendors offer courses designated as a PMI R.E.P. This indicates that the organization has met PMI's rigorous quality standards and can deliver world-class, effective project management training and education. Project Management Institute's Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s) are organizations approved by PMI to offer project management training, and are authorized to offer direct PMI Approved PDU’s. Benefits of Training with a R.E.P. include:

• Demonstrated alignment with PMI, the world's leading, standard-setting project management association, • Pre-approved by PMI to offer PDUs. Credential holder PDU claims are automatically expedited for processing, • Qualifications are verified before acceptance and every three years thereafter through PMI's quality review process, • Every project management course registered with PMI must be reviewed by an appropriate and valid PMI credential • holder, • Project Management Professional (PMP) credential prep courses must be taught by valid PMP credential holders, • Verified focus of courses on learning outcomes, and • Instructors must be current in learning methods and must continuously enhance their skills.

A list of our courses is available at http://www.pmihouston.org/content.php?page=Professional_Development. If there is a class or topic that you are interested on, please contact our VP of Professional Development, Anna Davydan, at vppd@pmihouston.org and based on demand we will be glad to include it in our list of courses.

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myPMI-H NEWS – Sponsors JULY 2012 We would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsors for their continued support to our Houston chapter: PLATINUM SPONSORS

Saudi ARAMCO GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS