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PMI Melbourne Chapter thanks its sponsors |
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Chapter Event
Tuesday August 26 |
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Arthur Marinis, CEO and Director
base2Services Pty
Hindsight is a wonderful thing! This session covers lessons learned from a Project Go Live
Venue: Telstra Conference Room 1, Level 1, 242 Exhibition St. (Corner of Lonsdale and Exhibition Streets). Come to the main foyer and follow the signs to the meeting area.
Timing: 5.30 pm to 8.00 pm
5.30 pm refreshments for a 6.30 pm start.
PMI Melbourne Chapter Members - Free!
Guests & Other PMI Members - $35.00
Please tell us if you have registered but are now not coming! It saves expense for the Chapter (and you). |
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Greetings!
We are constantly thinking about ways we can improve our newsletter to make it more useful to you. so, if you have any suggestions, you can tell me on communications@melbourne.pmi.org.au.
This edition of the newsletter has the details about the August Chapter Meeting - register now!
As mentioned in the last newsletter, you will also see below the details about a link to our newsletter archives - now you can retrieve old editions of newsletters if you need to.
Regards,
Lindsay Whitehead,
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News Briefs
Melbourne Chapter Growth: The Chapter is pleased to congratulate those members that have recently become PMP acredited, and also welcome the new Chapter members that have joined in July.
New members should also have received by now a separate Chapter Newsletter to welcome them and invite them to attend the Chapter's monthly events and other activities. As it can take some time for new member details to filter through from PMI Headquaters, we invite any new members to contact us directly if they are yet to receive the welcome emails.
Newsletter Archive: For past issues of the Melbourne PMI Newsletters, please use this link. You may want to bookmark this link now, for future reference.
Information for PMI Members: To start making the most of your PMI membership today, simply go to www.PMI.organd register now. After you have created your user ID and password, you will have instant access to exclusive information and services.
A wealth of information, knowledge, and resources is available to you as a member. Take advantage of these vulable benefits and more:
- Networking, learning and sharing through local PMI chapters and global virtual communities
- The new PMI PathProTM online career assessment tool to help take your career to the next level
- Free 24/7 access to top project management and business books through eReads & Reference
- PMI publications, including PM Network®, PMI Today®, Community Post, and PMI e-Links
 CELM Seminar Series - The attributes employers look for in selecting engineering managers and leaders; Presenter: Mr Michael JacksonTime: 5:30 for 6:00pm start (Light refreshment served), 7:30pm finish
Venue: Main Auditorium, Engineers Australia House, 21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Essential by August 22 to viccelm@materialsaustralia.com.au
Michael Jackson is a highly motivated industry leader, a management educator and a Director of Incoll Management, one of Australia's leading development and project management firms. "Our team is highly skilled, motivated and growing. We encourage the best people to join us. The attitudes and attributes of candidates are the keys to our understanding their capacity as managers and leaders"
- What does it take to be the best?
- What are employers looking for in managers and leaders?
- What can you do to prepare yourself for such opportunities?
Come along and find the answers to these and other important questions to assist in your career development.
 Call for Team Liaison volunteers for the Homeless World Cup
The Homeless World Cup (HWC) is being held in Melbourne between 30 Nov and 8 Dec this year. This international event is growing every year, with over 50 teams of homeless and marginalised people from all over the world competing for the 2008 cup in Melbourne. The Board has decided to support this event by calling for members to apply for the voluntary role of Team Liaison Officer (TLO).
The organisers want to match every one of the HWC teams arriving in Melbourne with two TLOs to accompany them to all the events on their HWC schedule. The primary TLO relationship will be with the team manager and coach, who have direct operational responsibility for the team and can speak English.
Each TLO will work in shifts to:
- meet and greet the team at the airport
- accompany the team to their accommodation and settle them in
- accompany them to the sports venue and be available during the sporting events
- accompany them to cultural and social events
- accompany them to the airport at the end of their stay
TLOs will need to be available for daily shifts (max 8 hours) from 30 Nov to 8 Dec. Volunteers need to be reliable, have good interpersonal and communication skills, handle high pressure situations, and be willing to have fun!
Monthly Event 26 August; Arthur Marinis, CEO and Director
base2Services Pty: Hindsight is a wonderful thing! This session covers lessons learned from a Project Go Live.
The Overall Project
- Why it existed
- What it was supposed to deliver
- What it actually delivered
The "Failing" concept
- The hidden truth in the messages
- The next month policy subscribed by the team
- The tough integrator
The deliverables
- What was deemed as not required; by the client; by the integrator
- What was actually delivered |
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Melbourne Chapter of the PMI will be held at the Telstra Theatrette, 242 Exhibition Street on Tuesday 24th February 2009 at 6:30pm.
Business and Special Business to be conducted:
- Confirm the minutes of the previous annual general meeting and of any general meetings held since that meeting
- Receive the financial Statements and Report
- Re-election of Directors according to the schedule of rotation
- Other Business
By order of the Melbourne Chapter Board
David Wolfram
Melbourne Chapter Secretary
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Postponement of the PAPA Awards 2008
 It is with regret that I wish to advise you that the Australian PMI Council (APC) has elected to postpone the PMI Australia Professional Awards (PAPA) in 2008, with the next National professional awards programme being planned for the end of 2009 with the ceremony being held in Canberra. Anyone who has began a nomination for this year in preparation of the promotion of this event will be able to submit their nomination to next year's award programme.
With the focus on investigating the transition to a single National Chapter and other key and ssociated projects, we have elected to maintain our ommitment to high quality events and believe that the postponement was necessary on this occasion. I wish to thank those dedicated volunteers that had been working on the PAPA awards to date and we look forward to a spectacular event in 2009.
Regarding the work being undertaken toward a National Charter, the feasibility stage is progressing well and we have received full support from PMI's Global Operations Centre. It is an exciting time for PMI in Australia.
Thank you for your understanding.
Regards,
Todd Hutchison
National Chairman, APC
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PM-related unit at a business school in need of revision - Volunteer Sought
The Chifley Business School (PMI R.E.P. No 2032), is seeking a volunteer with a mix of industry experience with PM but also has been involved in some academic writing, to revise UNIT 303 - Project Management. Basic information about the unit is available here: http://www.mba-distance-learning.com/unit303.asp.
Any PMPs would be able to claim PDUs under the category of volunteer activities.
All queries and furtherdetails can be obtained from Paul Large, Manager Graduate Programs, Chifley Business School, 03 9695-8875 and plarge@chifley.edu.au
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PMI NATIONAL OFFICE TO BE ESTABLISHED IN 2009
It is with great pleasure that I confirm that Iain Fraser, a member of the PMI Board, has officially announced at the recent PMOZ Conference that PMI will be establishing a National Office in Australia in 2009, to be located in Sydney.
The purpose of this Office is to support the pending National Chapter and the growth of PMI membership and certification in Australia. The office will be focusing on outreaching to Government and Corporate Australia, marketing the benefits that PMI brings to its members and the community, and generally supporting the profession.
With the focus on building a substantial support base in Australia, your local Chapter Board and the Australian PMI Council (APC) members have been working diligently toward a brighter future and a greater commitment to serving our membership.
I look forward to keeping you up-to-date with the planning of both the National Office and the National Chapter initiatives.
Regards,
Todd Hutchison
National Chairman, APC
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Help Wanted! - National PMI Project
Last month Todd Hutchison - Chairman of the Australian PMI Council (APC) was sent to members announced the development of a strategy to possibly move towards a single Australian PMI organisation based on single Chapter with Branches model (similar to New Zealand, Poland etc).
The APC see many benefits in this approach including:
- A National presence that will be recognised by the Australian Federal Government and major corporations;
- Members can move interstate and retain the same membership;
- The greater power and reach of a national body will increase the awareness of PMI chapters, their members and its certification leading to an advantage for PMI certified individuals when they are seeking employment.
A project manager has now been appointed by the APC to further develop this strategy and we are seeking a registration of interest from our members to volunteer and join the team on this National PMI project.
We currently need volunteers from our membership who have good finance, legal, marketing or change management skills. If you are interested in joining the team please get in touch with your local chapter president at http://www.pmichapters-australia.org.au/officers.htm
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