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PMI InsightsA publication for members of the PMI Chicagoland Chapter
PMI Chicagoland Chapter • P.O. Box 1183 • La Grange Park, IL 60526 • www.pmi-chicagoland.org
PMI InsightsNoveMber 2014A publication for members of the PMI Chicagoland Chapter
PMI Chicagoland Chapter • P.O. Box 1183 • La Grange Park, IL 60526 • www.pmi-chicagoland.org
Professional Development Day (PDD) 2014
Another Successful Event Presented by PMI Chicagoland!
The 2014 PMI Chicagoland Professional Development Day was held on Friday, October 24 at the Meridian Banquet Hall in Rolling Meadows, IL. The day-long event offered a host of fresh ideas, new connec-tions and exciting raffle prizes. Eighteen workshops were offered, with the option to choose from one of three workshops each hour. The sessions featured dynamic speakers presenting professional and personal development topics of interest to the project management community.
A host of event sponsors were available in the lobby throughout the day, providing continuing education, business development and employment opportunities. Numerous opportunities for networking with fellow project management experts and profession-als were available throughout the day. Topics at this year’s event included “The seven deadliest communication sins of project managers,” “Soft skills for Agile project leaders,” “Why technology is only part of the solution for team success,” and “Managing risk in an uncertain world” among many others.
An early morning session featured Si Alhir, PMP, and co-presenter Steve Fastabend, providing a lively exchange featuring an evolutionary idea regarding risk and teams, thinking beyond Agile, in a workshop entitled “Agility and Antifragility”. Si and Steve evoked many questions and engaging dialog among attendees with these reformist concepts.
Bill Fournet, President and CEO of The Persimmon Group was the keynote speaker, presenting a timely discussion during lunch on “The Next Generation: How will we Manage Projects in 2030”. Bill reminded the audience, using the popular video game Minecraft, that the ever-evolving technological impact on the next generation will test and alter the future of the project management profession. At the end of the day,
A full audience enjoys a captivating presentation by keynote speaker Bill Fournet during lunch.
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Bruce Bixler presented one of the final workshops, entitled “Social Selling for Project Management Professionals”. Bruce’s boundless expertise and enthusiasm for social media, specifically LinkedIn, were infectious.
Ravi Avasarala, PMI Chicagoland Chapter Sponsor and VP of Education, closed the day by thanking all for attending and raffled many generous prizes. PMP attendees earned 8 PDUs for participating in the day-long event. On behalf of PMI Chicagoland Past President, Greg Jones, and President Jim Karthan, the Chapter wishes to thank all speakers, sponsors, vendors and attendees for supporting this year’s Professional Development Day, and looks forward to seeing our members again next year at PDDay 2015!
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Presentation abstract:The latest business risk is getting hacked – a cybersecurity breach. Every type of organization and their functions are at risk: healthcare, government, military, education and financial – large and small businesses alike. While many are investing in the tech-nology for detecting and monitoring security issues, few organi-zation have an Incident Response Plan (IRP), or an enterprise plan for what happens when there is an incident.
This is not a technology project, though technology is a component. An IRP faces unique challenges due to the diversity of stakeholders and business functions and geographic locations, including several locations and various time zones. This presen-tation will explain the top 13 challenges faced by the project manager. In addition to a list of action items for determining what must be in the plan, attendees will hear how plans are put together and used. While there are some basic similarities to the continuity of business or disaster recovery, the IRP is an even greater challenge.
Key learnings:
• Why having a cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (IRP) must be part of ongoing operations for all organizations today
• Why a cybersecurity response plan is so challenging
• 13 points for the project manager to address
• Suggestions for components of any organization’s IRP
Speaker bio:JoAnn Becker is President of Achieving Results from Change, Inc. in Chicago, IL. JoAnn has extensive experience in continuity of business practices, including a global data center where she implemented a successful recovery plan. After the center was struck and damaged by lightning, all global data center services were back on line within 54 minutes, thanks to practices JoAnn applied.
Becker launched “Achieving Results from Change” to provide the added assistance to organizations when they periodically need more or new expertise when confronted with unprec-edented changes, and at rates of change too fast for their current resources to handle. She works with organizations to keep them fully running to deliver satisfactorily to their clients, patients and customers. Becker has been engaged in this line of work for more than 25 years and has a broad variety and depth of skills, as well as an expansive network of professionals to provide this assistance.
NoveMber 12, 2014 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | MeMberS $40; NoN-MeMberS $55
To register, please visit the chapter website at www.pmi-chicagoland.org
13 Challenges For An Incidence Response Plan
November 2014 Chapter Dinner MeetingWednesday, November 12, 2014Belvedere Events & Banquets1170 West Devon AvenueElk Grove Village, IL 60007
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Community outreach Corner
Welcome! We are so excited to bring you the latest Community Outreach news and stories every month! We encourage our members to get involved in our programs, and be a catalyst for making a difference in our local community!
Key Community outreach eventsCongratulations to black Diamond Charities (bDC) who completed their PM Training Fall Session for wounded/disabled veterans. The first session was highly successful and impactful with many inspiring stories. Plans are already underway for the next session! If you would like to volunteer as a speaker/trainer/mentor for this program, please reach out to Tjuan Smith at [email protected] for more information.
Ladies of virtue (Lov), another great partner of the Chapter, is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of young women in under-served communities. Their annual fundraiser is taking place on November 7th at The Sanctuary, 1400 S Michigan, Chicago, IL from 7pm-10pm. Tickets start at $45! For more infor-mation and to purchase tickets please go to https://LovinParis.eventbrite.com. All proceeds with benefit the participants of Ladies of Virtue.
Congrats to Maria Astudillo and Bakul Banerjee, who spoke about the value of project management at the 8th Annual INCoSe Great Lakes Regional Conference “Systems Engineering Across the Lifecycle” on October 10 - 11, 2014. Thanks to all who helped make this event a success. We look forward to working with INCOSE (International Council on System Engineering) in the future. If you would like us to come and speak at an event you have or would like to be a speaker, please contact [email protected], we would love to hear from you!
We look forward to connecting with our members each month to share our news!
Until next time,The Community outreach Team
Above, Black Diamond Charities completes their PM Training Fall Session for wounded/disabled veterans.
AnnouncementsThe Director of Academic Outreach is looking for several volunteer Project Managers and Project Coordinators to help with the Chicago Junior Achievement and Academic Partnership Forum. For additional information, please contact Tasharia D. Gardner, Director of Academic Outreach at [email protected], or call 256-755-2660.
a Call for seasoned Writers and PublishersIf you are an experienced writer who have successfully published articles in news journals or other publications, the PMI Chicagoland Chapter would like to invite you to contribute your expertise to the Chapter’s Newsletter on a Quarterly basis. If interested in pub-lishing best practices in project management for the Chicagoland Chapter, please contact [email protected]
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PMI Chicagoland Chapter Partners With INCOSE The PMI Chicagoland Professional Association Outreach program is proud to announce a new partnering relationship with the INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) Chicago Chapter. PMI Chicagoland presented at the INCOSE eighth annual Great Lakes Regional Conference (GLRC) on October 10-11, 2014. The presentation provided an introduction to the PMI Chicagoland Chapter and its member-ship benefits. Introduced at this event was one of the Chapters 2014 PDDay speakers, Bakul Banerjee, Ph.D., PMP, who also presented at the GLRC.
The event was a shared effort to promote project manage-ment within the systems engineering discipline. There was an overwhelmingly positive response to the event and the Chapter’s contribution to its success. Paul White, INCOSE Chicagoland Chapter President & 8th Great Lakes Regional Conference Chair states “I believe the collaboration between INCOSE and PMI will be mutually beneficial. Systems engineers and program managers have a lot in common…I am excited about future opportunities to collaborate with PMI.”
Partnering with the local Chicago INCOSE chapter ben-efits PMI members who have a systems engineering career or interest. The partnership plans to provide a collaborative effort to integrate systems engineering and program manage-ment related events. Randy IIiff, INCOSE Charter Member and keynote speaker states “perhaps the most important realiza-tion from the joint project management (PM) and systems engineering (SE) interaction at this year’s GLRC is how strongly both professional communities are limited in practice by senior management understanding.” The best SE or PM in the world is only as good as the situation allows them to be, says IIiff.
Both Chicagoland Chapters seems eager and committed to bringing its members the best resources available for integra-tion in each of their respective fields. INCOSE has experienced a very solid relationship with PMI Global since 2011, and now that they have formed an alliance with the Chicago Chapter, both organizations have also initiated a new “Program Management/Systems Engineering (PM/SE) Integration Community” on LinkedIn Group site. As reported by PMI Global, the LinkedIn “…group is an effort to further facilitate discussion among individuals and organizations” (PMI Global Newsletter October 2014).
To learn more about this alliance click here PMI-INCoSe alliance.
To submit a request to become a member of the LinkedIn Group site, Click here: LinkedIn group site
Additional inquiries about the Chicagoland Chapter’s partnering relationship are encouraged and welcomed. Please contact Maria E. Astudillo, the Professional Association Outreach Director at [email protected].
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Free Joint AITP/PMI Chicagoland Knowledge Sharing
Topic: Portfolio Rationalization facilitated by Michael Waitzman
Date: November 20, 2014Time: 6:30pm to 9:00pm 820 Jorie Boulevard, Ste. 110 Oakbrook, IL 60523
Earn 2 PDUs for participating
Michael will host an interactive session on “Portfolio Rationalization”. Anyone interested in discussing Portfolio rationalization and project management
is welcome to attend. This is an opportunity to share your experiences, questions and to network with fellow project managers and those interested in project management topics. This is a free community outreach program from PMI-Chicagoland and AITP.
If interested, please register at www.PMI-Chicagoland.org with daytime phone, name, and 1 - 3 questions about Mentoring. If you are having issues with the website, send e-mail to [email protected].
Hope to see you there!
Cynthia Andersen, PMP, Director - Knowledge Sharing PMI-Chicagoland
about PMI-Chicagoland:Chartered in 1977 and with a membership base of over 4,000, the Chicagoland Chapter is one of the largest (6th) and most active chapters in the world. Our programs are focused on serving local project management practitioners, organizations and universities by providing the tools and support needed to embrace, value, and promote success in project management. Chapter members enjoy discounts on events, receive Chicagoland chapter publications, certification information and benefit from resources in professional development, mentoring, networking and community outreach. If you would like to become a member of the Chapter, would like to volunteer or know of someone who would like to join the chapter, please visit our website www.pmi-chicagoland.org.
about aITP: The Association of IT Professionals (AITP) Chicago Chapter is one of the leading chapters of the largest technology associations in the country. AITP was founded in 1951 and Chicago remains strong due in part to its focus groups, which bring leading practitioners together from Chicago based companies to share knowledge, on topics such as Mobility, Application Development, IT Leaders, Infrastructure, Project Management, Business Continuity and Security just to name a few.
AITP Chicago sponsors a number of annual awards and holds numerous meetings every quarter. For more event and registra-tion information, go to www.aitpchicago.com.
about our Facilitator: Michael Waitzman is an Engagement Manager, Entrepreneur and Certified SAP Consultant with a balance of result orientation, leadership and strategic planning across enterprise technol-ogy functions. He has been instrumental as the Team Lead and Business Process Analyst in the deployment of large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementations. He delivers new efficiencies through the application of Business Process Management.
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Member News
Congratulations to Our New PMPs
Welcome New Chapter Members
Aditya PolumetlaAgnes SchwietertAllison SilverAmeera Ashraf ONeilAmy HancockAndrea KirimisAnita PasupuletiAnn MulhollandAnnemarie NeffArun Kumar Gopalakrishnan NairBrett ZitnyBrian DavisBrittany BolderyCharles Kevin MannoChristopher SeppalaCorey ZahoraCoskun CavusogluDaniel DaleDaniel GilfandDiane KmetDorothy CullenEdward PetersEileen MulloyEleni MastakaEric RobinEric ThomasFNU CuraFNU SibleyFNU SprowGabriel FigGabriel GarciaGigi BeckerGlenn SuttonHoward KangJames EvansJeanie MathisJennfier WhitmanJesse BrostenJill RuskJo FtizJohn FratamicoJohn GoreJohn McClanahanJohn PabonJohn WeidlerJoshua Van
Kasia McGrewKathyjo ShayKazi RahmanKimberlee McLeanLeung yu TangLinda SmithLitsa CapeceM McDonellMark ManningMark WettourMarques ZahirMartin SpatzMary Ann ThompsonMary Jo MullenMichael BiegelMichael LakeMichael PeltzMichael WardNadia BigNeal VaughanNizamuddin AhmadPamela VanAlstynePatrecia RositoRahul Ramachandra SankapalRalf SiemensRichard BellRizwan MalikRob RomeiRocco MarrandinoRon MozalewskiSabeena HaridasScott QuadeSherwin ThomasSteve SmithSunil JainTanya FleegeTara McCannThomas FederowskiTim RichardsTina metroplosUduak InyangVenkatanaga KolluruVicki KirkVictor AncietaVijay ReddyZachary Hammer
Arun Kumar Gopalakrishnan Nair, PMPAyden Noohi, PMPBob Patchak, PMPChristina Grigsby, PMPChristina Quirin, PMPDiane Weisbrod, PMPHerschel Scott, PMPJennie Foster, PMPJennifer Erickson, PMPJohn Campbell, PMP
John Skowronski, PMPJoshua Van, PMPLaura Heyser, PMPLaurie Andersen, PMPLeonard Coulman, PMPLisa Garcia, PMPMargaret English, PMPRobert Roque, PMPRon Becker, PMPSusan Koshy, PMP
Make the Most of Your Membership
• Take advantage of local face-to-face networking with other project professionals
• Gain knowledge from our exciting programs and services to advance your career
• Access excusive “members only” benefits and valuable resources
• Collaborate and practice project management skills through volunteer opportunities
Learn More - Explore PMI Chicagoland Chapter www.pmi-chicagoland.org.
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Chapter Leadership
The Leadership Team consists of two groups. There is an elected Executive Board made up of the President, Past President and Vice Presidents. The primary function of this board is to set the strategic plan for the chapter and to oversee the execution of that plan by the Directors and their volunteers. The Directors are appointed by the Executive Board and are responsible for the execution of the strategic plan through the tactical day to day operation of the chapter. The Directors coordinate the efforts of chapter member volunteers to accomplish the activities of the chapter. If you are interested in serving your PMI-Chicagoland Chapter, contact our Director of volunteers for more information.
President James Karthan, PMP
Past President Gregory Jones, PMP
vP Technology Malcom Culbertson
Director, Advertising Donna R. Liotta, PMP
Director, Technology - Website, Christopher Nieves, CAPM
Director, Social Media R. L. JELE
vP Community outreach Aisleigh McGann
Director, Academic Outreach Tasharia Gardner
Director, Professional Association Outreach Maria E. Astudillo
Director, Social OutreachTjuan Smith
vP business outreach Stefan Lorincz, PMP
Director, Corporate Outreach Jose Matuk
Director, Executive Outreach Robert Chakrabarty
Director, Public Relations and Marketing Erik Jensen
vP operations Lawrence Witham, PMP
Director, Logistics Lucyna Jewulski
Director, RegistrationGwendolyn Nichols-White, PMP
vP Membership Louisa Kim, PMP
Director, Member Analysis Michelle Vant
Director, Member Communications Annette Harris
Director, Member Relations Sameer Khaja
Director, Mentoring Louisa J. Kim, PMP
Director, VolunteersUra Puranda, PMP
vP education Ravikumar Avasarala, PMP
Director, Programs Wilfred Hegg
Director, Certification Jerome Rowley
Director, Knowledge Sharing Cynthia Anderson
Director, Professional DevelopmentPeter Novicki
vP Finance Michael Malinowski
Director, ProcurementMichael Malinowski
attorney at Law Certified Public accountant Mary Alice C. Strzalka
board administrator Anne W. Clark
Publications Carolyn Schiffner
The PMI Chicagoland Leadership Team
is made up of dedicated volunteers who
constantly strive to add value to the
membership and to forward the best
interests of the chapter. Please feel free
to contact any member of the Board or
Directors with any questions, concerns,
or suggestions you may have.
