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NEWSLETTER 027                                                        October 2009
 
In This Issue
Chapter Meeting
Courses
PMI Standards Sales
PM Behavioural Index Survey
Sponsors
 
GCS
 
eastwood
 
Swinburne
 
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PMI Melbourne Chapter thanks its sponsors

Chapter Meeting

Tuesday 27th October

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Subject:
'Gala Event' - Problem Solving Concepts and Challenges
 
Speaker:         
Peter De Jager
Speaker; Writer; Consultant 
 
Venue:
Park Hyatt Hotel, 1 Parliament Square off Parliament Place, Melbourne 

Timing:
05:00 PM to 09:30 PM
Refreshments at 06:00 PM

PMI Melbourne  Members - $50.00
 
Guests & Other PMI Members - $90.00
* Prices include finger food, beverage and entertainment. 
** Payment due 20 October 
 
 
Please tell us if you have registered but are now not coming! It saves expense for the Chapter (and you). 
Upcoming Courses 
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12-16 October
CAMP Intensive 
 
17 October
Successful Stakeholder Management
 
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APC
Don't miss your chance to Register and attend the Gala event being held at the Park Hyatt of the 27th of this month! Full details below.
 
Purchasing a PMI standard from the Chapter is now even easier! See below for details and the range of standards available. Also be sure to see the new PDU tracking system.
 
The PMI Melbourne Chapter is proud to announce the 2009/2010 Nomination Committee for the 2010 Board of Directors Election. See the News Brief for more details.
 
We also invite you to participate in the newly launched PM Behavioural Index Survey developed by Acuity Consulting, in collaboration with PMI and AIPM. 
 
CAPM or PMP before Christmas?
Just letting you know your last opportunity before Christmas for training for CAPM or PMP from one of our registered education providers, is about to slip past.   Why not book now?   The dates are
  • CAPM - a 4 day intensive course starting 12 October
  • PMP - a 5 day intensive course starting 16 November.

PMI certifications are proven winners in the job market - we can help you stay competitive.   For more information and bookings click here:  Chapter Training

Regards,

Lindsay Whitehead,
Communications Director
 
 
Editors:
Kirrilly Shipley and Jana Gerovska 
 
APC
News Briefs 
newsletter
 
PMI Standards Sales
 
Purchasing a PMI standard from the Chapter is now even easier. 
 
Our on-line shop accepts VISA and MasterCard payments and your books will be on their way, usually within 24 hours.
 
The range of standards routinely stocked by the Chapter are:
      -        PMBOK� Guide 4th Edition
      -        Standard for Portfolio Management - 2nd Ed
      -        Standard for Program Management - 2nd Ed
      -        OPM3 Knowledge Foundation - 2nd Ed
      -        PM Competency Development Framework - 2nd Ed
      -        Practice Standard for Scheduling
      -        New Practice Standard for Project Risk Management
 
To order, simply click on the standards icon on the Home page.
 
PMI Melbourne Chapter Board of Directors Election 'Call for Nominations'
 
Making Project Management indispensable for business results
 
The PMI Melbourne Chapter (PMC) announced the start of its 2010 Board of Directors Election with the announcement of the 2009/2010 Nomination committee.
  • Brenda Treasure - Chair
  • Mark Ives
  • Jo Stephenson
  • Ian Norman
  • Patricia Thomas
  • Ken Farnes - Board Liaison

The nominations Committee are currently preparing the materials required and will be sending out the call for nominations during October.
 
PMC will be seeking Director Candidates in preparation for its 2010 Board of Directors Election at the AGM in February 2010.
 
For initial interest contact the PMC's Election Nomination Committee at [email protected] 
 

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Gala Event
2PMI logo7th October  - 'GALA EVENT'            
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN !!
             
                                                                            
REGISTRATIONwww.melbourne.pmi.org.au  
                                                                            
TIME:  6pm to 9.30pm         
VENUE: Park Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne                                          
ENTERTAINMENT:   Phil Ceberano Trio            
SPEAKER:  'Problem Solving Concepts and Challenges' an interactive session with lots of audience participation!   by Peter De Jager  
                        
Peter de Jager is a speaker/writer/consultant on                          the issues relating to the Rational assimilation of the Future. He has published hundreds of articles on topics ranging from Problem Solving,  Creativity and Change to the impact of technology  on areas such as privacy, security and business.   
                                                                            
 Peter will also be running a full day workshop                       "Managing the Myths of Change"  9am - 5pm Friday   30th October.                                      
                                                                            
You can register for the 'Gala Event' or the 'Workshop' or the cost effective 'Gala Event' + 'Workshop' Package. PDU points can be obtained.  
                                                                           
COST 'Gala Event' only:
$50(incl.gst) - Chapter Members                         
$90 (incl.gst)  - Non Members                
                                                                            
COST 'Workshop' only:                  
$150 (incl.gst) - Chapter Members                 
$190 (inc.gst) - Non Members          
                                                                        
COST 'Gala Event' + 'Workshop:    
$170 (incl.gst) - Chapter Members                           
$210 (incl.gst) - Non Members                
(price includes food and beverage)
                                                                            
Interested in providing Sponsorship for this event?                                             
contact
[email protected]

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PMI Releases a New System to Improve PDU Reportingclaim view pdus
 
Claim my PDUs Now, you and all PMI credential holders can take advantage of a new and improved online system to manage your professional development units (PDUs) and your professional development activities.
 
The new system is faster and easier so you don't spend so much time on administrative tasks and you can focus on your career.
PMI released a new system to support the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) program in August. It was designed based on feedback and requests from the community of credential holders and continuing education providers.
 
The system features a single repository where you can access and browse PDU offerings and claim PDUs needed to maintain your credential.
 

Also, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)� and PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)� credential holders are now able to use the new online system to submit PDU claims whereas before, they had to submit PDUs by paper form.
 
The new CCR System allows you to:
  • Report PDUs quicker and easier with a new graphical interface;
  • View real-time updates to your transcript; and
  • Look up information on PDU-generating activities in which you can participate.

The new system is also more convenient. Sign-on once to PMI.org and gain access to the new CCR system and other PMI systems available to you.

If you earn PDUs through a PMI community or PMI Registered Education Provider, your access to their information is also improved because they also use the same system to update their activity information.

Also, PMI staff has increased ability to view, process and manage the PDU-related information so we can do a better job of helping you maintain your PMI credentials.

For more details, check out the FAQs.  You can direct any questions you have about the new online CCR System to PMI Customer Care.

 

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 APC
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PM Behavioural Index Survey
 
Attributes of a high-performing Project Manager, by the PMO Executive Council, was a ground-breaking report.  It identified that there is no demonstrative link between certification and Project Manager effectiveness. What really matters are behavioural attributes, that is "how" PMs apply their technical skills and expertise.
 
The research found that due to growing project compexity and criticality, business now demands a new breed of PM. To achieve this, organisations must embed behavioural attributes into their PM recruitment, development and performance management processes.
 
The PM Behavioural Index Survey has been developed and launched by behavioural consultancy experts Acuity, to measure the extent to which organisations have implemented these recomendations and hence to gauge their progress towards achieving Next-Generation PM capability.
 
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(see Terms and Conditions for more detail)
 
Invitation to participate
If you are involved in the design, management or delivery of any element of the Project Manager recruitment, performance management and development process please click here to complete the survey.
 
If you are a Project Manager who would like to share your views as a participant in your organisation's PM recruitment, performance management and development processes please click 
here to complete the survey.
 
The survey takes approximately 15min to complete. Please feel free to share this invitation with others.  Protecting your privacy is important to us. Your individual responses are completely confidential.

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