PMI Educational Foundation

PMI Educational Foundation Liaison Newsletter

 

5 October 2012
Greetings!

 

Giving back to the community has become a tradition of many PMI chapters thanks in large part to your support, PMIEF Liaisons.
 
The PMI Mexico City Chapter is no exception.  In past years, its members have used PMIEF resources to provide project management training for a youth robotics competition, helped nonprofit organizations such as EDUCA teach their teachers project management skills, and used project management to help prepare parents and their children for their first communion. 

Continue reading to learn about the chapter's latest initiative. 

 

Regards,

 

Diane Fromm

PMIEF Program Administrator

diane.fromm@pmi.org  

 

 News

Chapter Highlight:

 

Competitions + Competitors with Project Management Skills = Project Success 

 

Mexico Cleanteach Photo - July 2012
Cleantech competitors learn project management from PMI Mexico City Chapter volunteers

For several years, and most recently this past July, the PMI Mexico City Chapter has participated in the Cleantech Challenge - Mexico, a competition created to develop "green" (i.e., environmentally-friendly) projects for companies.  The competitors have included university students and new green project entrepreneurs. Seventy of the competitors received project management training from Dulce Morales and Graciela Barcenas, two PMI Mexico City Chapter members.  Dulce and Graciela used PMIEF resources to teach the competitors how to implement project management best practices in the competition.  

 

cleantech photo 2 Sofia Paredes, the Cleantech competition coordinator, has been very enthusiastic about this training. "Project management increases the impact of the projects in the competition and creates powerful green programs for the purpose of this competition," says Sofia.  

 

Kudos to the PMI Mexico City Chapter members for its community involvement and its efforts to make this green competition a true success! 

 

 

 
For Your Chapter

Info for Your Chapter Members

 

To download PMIEF educational resources, such as those used by the PMI Mexico City Chapter, please visit th Learning Zone and Humanitarian/Nonprofits webpages on the PMIEF website. Many resources are available in multiple languages.    

 

New translation! An Arabic version of the PM Skills for LifeSM presentation with presenter notes is now available. 

 

Many thanks to Ahmed Taha Abd El Hameed, Sameh Bedair, Maged El Qammash, and Amany Mohamed, members of the PMI MENA Chapter, for their work on this Arabic translation. 

 

 

Here are a few places you can find PMIEF at PMI events in Vancouver this October*:

 

 PMIEF Session at the Leadership Institute Meeting
o 19 October at 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM, Pan Pacific Hotel: Oceanview Suite 7/8
o This session will include an engaging presentation by an education expert about project-based learning and 21st century skills.

 Liaison Training 
o 20 October at 1:30 PM, West Meeting Room 220

o Attend this session to learn more about the foundation and the PMEF Liaision role.


 PMIEF Awardee Presentations 
o 21 October 
o Learn about exciting new project management research and hear from this year's Kerzner Award recipient. 

 PMIEF Reception 
o 21 October at 8:15 PM, West Ocean 2nd Floor Foyer 
o Help celebrate our success and hear how we are making a difference.
(If you have not received an invitation to this event via email and would like to attend, please email pmief@pmi.org to request one.) 
 
PMIEF Kiosk during the Leadership Institute Meeting 
PMIEF Booth during Global Congress NA - Booth #318 
 
*All events will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre unless otherwise noted.

 

Articles for Your Newsletter

 

If you would like to feature PMIEF in either your chapter or CoP newsletter, we have articles that you are welcome to publish.  In addition to the following articles, you may also republish any information you find in the PMIEF Liaison newsletter.  

 

 

For Your Calendar
PMIEF Webinar Updates
 
Postponed: Starting a Scholarship or Awards Program
  
Due to technical difficulties, this webinar, originally scheduled for 20 September, has been postponed until a later date. The rescheduled date will be announced in an upcoming Liaison webinar. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please let us know if you have any questions. 
 
 
Future Webinars

 

The quarterly Getting Started trainings provide background information about PMIEF and the Liaison role. These training sessions will be hosted by PMIEF staff and others from within the PMI community who are excited to share their experience and advice.

Today's Getting Started webinar recording and slides will be published in next month's PMIEF Liaison newsletter. 

 

The trainings generally include a guest presenter who shares his/her experience as a Liaison. Other future quarterly trainings will address topics including: 

 

Date TBD 2012:           Scholarship and Award Programs
Date TBD 2012:           PM for Social Good into Strategic Plan
4 January 2013:            Getting Started - New Liaison Training
 
As we plan our 2012-13 trainings, we welcome your suggestions for topics that would be of interest to you.
Resources and Quick Links

 

For Liaisons

For PMIEF Liaison-specific information, please visit the Liaison webpage (under the About Us section at www.pmief.org).  You will find resources such as Liaison FAQs and an overview presentation about the foundation entitled PMIEF in 10 Minutes.  

In addition, we encourage you to review and/or repurpose past issues of PMIEF Liaison newsletters:

  • September 2012
    • PMIEF at PMI Global Congress - NA; Resources Used at University Level
  • August 2012
    • Pilot Program in UK School is a Success 
  • July 2012
    • Collaboration: Spanish Translation of PM Nonprofit Practicum by Argentinian and Mexican Liaisons
  • June 2012 
    • PMIEF at PMI Global Congress - EMEA; PM Circus Camp in Kuwait 


Quick Links

 

PMIEF Website

Learning Zone: Resources for youth and educational programs

Humanitarian: Resources for nonprofits

Scholarships/Awards: Professional and academic opportunities

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

 

For additional information, please email pmief@pmi.org 

or call +1-610-356-4600 ext. 1128